by Debbie Hodge | Jun 20, 2012 | Composition, Feature, Ideas Spurred by Design
[twocol_one] [/twocol_one] [twocol_one_last] There are several layout configurations of combined elements that scrapbookers use again and again when making scrapbook pages (for example, block, cluster, and band). These foundations are used again and again because...
by Debbie Hodge | Jun 14, 2012 | Color, Feature
About Orange | Orange Dominating | Orange Drawing the Eye | Orange Guiding the Eye | Orange Accenting When Pantone announced that Tangerine Tango would be their color of the year for 2012, the executive director of the Pantone Color Institute said,...
by Debbie Hodge | Jun 8, 2012 | About Memory Keeping, Design Principles, Feature
disclaimer re: layout design principles and scrapbooking Learning layout design principles is in no way required for making scrapbook pages. Memory keepers go about preserving photos, stories, and details in a variety of ways, and that act of preserving is what is...
by Debbie Hodge | May 31, 2012 | Design Principles, Feature, Ideas Spurred by Design
by Debbie Hodge Scrapbook pages hold a lot of elements: photos, journaling, title, embellishments, papers, even memorabilia. When you’re deciding how to arrange the parts of your page, strive to GROUND them, to be sure they are purposefully placed. What does...
by Debbie Hodge | May 25, 2012 | Composition, Feature
by Debbie Hodge If you love working with an “explosion” of elements and getting an artsy look, the free form cluster is a page foundation that lends itself to this kind of creativity and variation. [twocol_one] [/twocol_one] [twocol_one_last] There are several layout...
by Debbie Hodge | May 9, 2012 | Composition
by Debbie Hodge A scrapbook page combines photos, text, and embellishments within the space of the page canvas. Margins and mats can be used to “frame” your composition and add emphasis. Frames are familiar. We’re accustomed to frames on artwork,...
