by Amy Kingsford | Jun 13, 2017 | Everyday Life, Feature, Journaling, Page Guides, Write Your Story
The scrapbook page is place where, in addition to sharing pictures and the who-what-where-when-why of events you can do something more: you can pass on wisdom to future generations. Our Creative Team shows you their pages that do this. And if you’re ready to...
by Amy Kingsford | Jun 6, 2017 | Everyday Life, Feature, Photos, Picture Your Story
Documentary-style photos are taken as events occur. They aren’t staged or posed; no one is dressed for the shoot; contextual and even messy details aren’t Photoshopped out. With these kinds of photos you can share a personal and real version of your daily...
by Amy Kingsford | May 9, 2017 | Feature, Scrapbook Page Subjects, Write Your Story
Do you have stories about dress up? Stories of you or friend and family putting on a costume and even a new persona with that costume. Check out our team’s stories of dress-up and masquerades in their lives. [hr] Sian Fair says, “I don’t actually...
by Amy Kingsford | Apr 4, 2017 | Design Your Story, Feature, Page Guides, Story Styles
A moment storytelling style is great for those photos that move you but don’t necessarily have an incident or story to go with them. Use this style to record what you like, what moves you, how you see the world, or even what you believe. The best “moment”...
by Amy Kingsford | Mar 14, 2017 | Feature, Finding and Using Inspiration, Page Guides, Picture Your Story, Write Your Story
“Humans of New York is a blog that features “daily glimpses into the lives of strangers on the streets of New York City.” Creator Brandon Stanton began it as a photography project in 2010 with a goal of photographing 10,000 New Yorkers. Along the way...
by Amy Kingsford | Feb 14, 2017 | Design Your Story, Feature, Page Guides
Quite often a scrapbook page comes out of the simple desire to get a story told. A “story-first” approach means you: start with your story first, writing it before you design, make room for the written story on the canvas right away, choose the right...
