by Debbie Hodge | Feb 20, 2013 | Feature, Motif, Patterned Paper
Print patterns for scrapbooking fall into the four general categories of floral, geometric, motif, and pictorial. (Be sure to check out our very complete discussion of all four pattern types.) There are two types of motifs: representational and abstract. The image in...
by Debbie Hodge | Feb 19, 2013 | Composition, Feature, Photos, Picture Your Story
by Debbie Hodge Edit and crop your photos to make sure they look great, emphasize what’s important, and support the story of your scrapbook page. We recently wrote about 5 reasons to use black-and-white photos, and here we’re sharing ideas and reasons for...
by Debbie Hodge | Feb 13, 2013 | Design Elements, Feature, Ideas Spurred by Design, Ideas via Product & Technique
by Debbie Hodge Dimension (or depth) refers to the measurable extent to which something lifts off the page. Real dimension (as well as the illusion of it) can be added to your scrapbook pages. Dimension on your pages will engage the viewer’s sense of touch–and,...
by Debbie Hodge | Feb 8, 2013 | Composition, Videos
We’ve added a new element to Masterful Scrapbook Design, our membership site. Now the guest teachers not only sit down for hour-long individual interviews, they also spend another hour online with you taking a look at your pages and even providing feedback if...
by Debbie Hodge | Feb 6, 2013 | Color, Design Elements, Feature, Patterned Paper
Tone-on-tone print patterns combine different shades and tones of the same color. Using these prints on your page adds interest without the busy-ness of a many-colored print. Another approach to getting tone-on-tone effects on your pages is through the layering of...
by Debbie Hodge | Jan 29, 2013 | Design Principles, Photos
A focal point is the center of a design. It is the most important part (or parts) of a piece. A scrapbook page benefits from having a focal point because without some variation in emphasis among the elements on your page, everything takes on the same level of...
