by Debbie Hodge | Apr 7, 2011 | Art Journaling, Composition, Design Principles, DinaWakley
By Dina Wakley I always say that one of the reasons I love art journaling is that there are no rules. Anything goes. You can do what you want. The process of putting paint on the page is more important than the finished outcome. So, why care about composition? I...
by Debbie Hodge | Apr 5, 2011 | Ideas via Product & Technique, Patterned Paper
Patterned paper was my scrapbooking “entry drug.” It’s the product I check out first when I’m shopping for supplies. It’s the product I choose first when I’m making a page. Check out these ideas for incorporating patterned paper into your scrapbook pages. 1. Use...
by Debbie Hodge | Mar 17, 2011 | Doris Sander, Ideas via Product & Technique, Patterned Paper
By Doris Sander Patterned Paper is a beautiful, versatile, and inexpensive scrapbook product. One of my favorite ways to work with it is to cut or tear the paper in strips. Once you see how many looks can be achieved with them, you’ll understand why working...
by Debbie Hodge | Jan 31, 2011 | DoubleUp, Feature, Sketches and Layered Templates
by Debbie Hodge This column is all about understanding design strategies and approaches for two-page scrapbook layouts. In each Double Up, I’ll share: a two-page layout, design analysis of what makes this two-page design work, page sketch with measurements, and...
by Debbie Hodge | Jan 25, 2011 | Composition, Get Started
by Debbie Hodge Here’s a quick and easy way to get a scrapbook page started, improved, and then finally tweaked with small details. It usually takes me 2.5-3 hours to make a page – no matter whether it’s paper or digital. In a quest to start speeding things up, I’ve...
by Debbie Hodge | Jan 24, 2011 | DoubleUp, Feature, Sketches and Layered Templates
by Debbie Hodge This column is all about understanding design strategies and approaches for two-page scrapbook layouts. In each Double Up, I’ll share: a two-page layout, design analysis of what makes this two-page design work, page sketch with measurements, and...
