by Amy Kingsford | Nov 6, 2018 | Feature, Ideas for Page Topics, Picture Your Story
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but as scrapbookers, we are often saddled with the sometimes difficult task of choosing the RIGHT WORDS to tell our scrapbook page stories. This is particularly difficult when it comes to using portraits and snapshots of...
by Amy Kingsford | Sep 11, 2018 | Feature, Ideas for Page Elements, Journaling
Storytelling is an important aspect of scrapbooking, perhaps one of the MOST important and yet we often let the stories we tell on our scrapbook pages become truncated or play second-fiddle to the more flashy and fun page elements such as photos, titles and...
by Amy Kingsford | Jul 3, 2018 | Composition, Feature, Photos
The lines in your photos can “point” the viewer’s eye in a direction, which contributes to flow on your page. Be sure to use the opportunity these lines present to get the viewer’s eye moving the way you want. Ignored, the lines in your photo can mess up flow...
by Amy Kingsford | Jun 12, 2018 | Canvas, Feature, Ideas via Product & Technique
Creative cutouts made with electrolnic or manual die cutting machines–or even a punch or stencial with exacto knife–give you a great way to play with pattern, shape, and dimension on the scrapbook page canvas. You can use cutouts to: create rich and...
by Amy Kingsford | Mar 20, 2018 | Embellishments, Feature, Ideas from Current Trends
Emojis are not only a key tool for communicating online–with social media but they’ve also made their way into fashion, home décor, party supplies and more. Emojis are a fun trend and they present a motif that can convey emotion and tell a story on the...
by Amy Kingsford | Mar 13, 2018 | Feature, Ideas for Page Elements, Titles
Scrapbook page titles–and their rendering–offer many opportunities to be clever and playful in your page design. Rotating the orientation of an alpha or words is a great opportunity for title play that can draw the eye, tweak the mood of your scrapbook...
