by Debbie Hodge | Nov 13, 2012 | By # of Photos, Composition, Feature, Photos, Picture Your Story
Here are 5 approaches that work with common crop and size combinations for scrapbooking 6 photos: grids blocks 5 + 1 arrangement layered cluster two-page layout 1. Arrange 6 photos in a grid Crop photos to common height and/or width and arrange in either a 2 by 3 grid...
by Debbie Hodge | Nov 7, 2012 | Feature, Journaling, Write Your Story
[twocol_one] How many of you remember learning to write the “friendly letter” in elementary school? We learned that it’s less formal than the “business letter.” We learned to start the letter with a first paragraph that tells why we’re writing and then to move on into...
by Debbie Hodge | Nov 6, 2012 | Feature, Photos, Picture Your Story
When you make heritage scrapbook pages, you give old photos and stories new life. Use these page ideas and look at the challenges of working with old photos as opportunities. Research a story, look at the details to recall your life past, consider an era and look for...
by Debbie Hodge | Oct 24, 2012 | Feature, Photos, Picture Your Story
by Debbie Hodge When my children were babies, I would take a roll of photos in black and white every few months. Getting black-and-white photos had to be a planned thing. Today, the majority of scrapbookers are taking photos in color, knowing they can easily convert...
by Debbie Hodge | Oct 17, 2012 | By # of Photos, Composition, Feature, Photos, Picture Your Story
by Debbie Hodge Here are 4 approaches that work with common crop and size combinations for scrapbooking five photos: series (row or column) grids and blocks 4 + 1 arrangement layered cluster 1. Arrange 5 photos in a series When your photos are of similar size and the...
by Debbie Hodge | Sep 27, 2012 | By # of Photos, Composition, Feature, Photos, Picture Your Story
by Debbie Hodge When you’re working with four photos there are basic photo cropping and sizing choices you make again and again: crop all photos the same size or create emphasis with a larger photo? crop with same orientation? works great for stacked or side-by-side....