by Debbie Hodge | Jul 23, 2012 | Composition, Feature, Finding and Using Inspiration, Lift These Ideas
It’s the accumulation of well-chosen and carefully crafted details that create a masterful scrapbook page. Check out 5 details on “Crazy Circular Car Conversation No 676 ” by Celeste Smith and see if one or two of them can inspire your next page. This is just one of...
by Debbie Hodge | Jul 13, 2012 | Color, Feature, Ideas Spurred by Design
About Purple | Purple Dominating | Purple Drawing the Eye | Purple Guiding the Eye | Purple Accenting About the Color Purple Color conveys meanings or evokes feelings in three chief ways. See the resulting associations with purple for each trigger. 1....
by Debbie Hodge | Jul 10, 2012 | Composition, Embellishments, Feature, Ideas Spurred by Design
Using a grid structure for organizing your photos, title, journaling and embellishments is a great way to organize all of the elements on a page. Consider, though, using a grid to organize just a section of a page that does not have an overall grid foundation. Debbie...
by Debbie Hodge | Jun 29, 2012 | Composition, Feature, Ideas Spurred by Design
Using a grid structure for organizing your photos, title, journaling and embellishments is a great way to start a page. That very same grid that holds your elements on one page, though, can become the backdrop for your elements on another page. Lynnette Penacho says,...
by Debbie Hodge | Jun 28, 2012 | Design Principles, Feature, Ideas Spurred by Design
Repoussoir is a figure or object in the extreme foreground of a composition. It’s used to create contrast and to increase a sense of depth. See how this art technique inspired our creative team and consider how you can use it on your next scrapbook or art...
by Debbie Hodge | Jun 25, 2012 | DoubleUp, Feature, Sketches and Layered Templates
We’re reviving our column on two-page layouts — and giving it a twist based upon a reader suggestion that we show you how to modify one-page sketches (and layered templates) for use on two-page spreads. Read on to see how Terry Billman and Michelle...
