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 | Nov 7, 2017 | Everyday Life, Feature, Scrapbook Page Subjects, Write Your Story, Yourself
Fabienne Fredrickson said, “When you have clarity of intention, the universe conspires with you to make it happen.” Intentions are the expectations we have for ourselves and the plans we make to achieve them. Many of us record our intentions in some way,...
by Amy Kingsford | Oct 31, 2017 | Design Elements, Design Your Story, Feature, Ideas via Product & Technique
The best scrapbook page stories reveal characters, setting, plot and theme. In this piece we’re focusing on character and showing you how to use select tools–color, image and type–to put character front and center on your page. [hr] Nicole Mackin...
by Amy Kingsford | Oct 17, 2017 | Design Your Story, Feature, Ideas via Product & Technique
Pockets, pull tabs, flaps, fold-outs or even digital QR codes can bring a higher level of engagement to your scrapbook pages. See how our creative team puts these ideas to work on their own pages. Stefanie Semple says, “This page captures a recent family get...
by Amy Kingsford | Aug 15, 2017 | Everyday Life, Feature, Write Your Story
Ajay Naidu said, “It is important to tell good stories. You can tell stories even if they are not huge, epic, and wonderful. You can still take the responsibility for being a scribe of your tribe.” As scrapbookers we are scribes for family and those...