by Debbie Hodge | Jun 28, 2010 | Journaling, Scrapbook Page Elements, Write Your Story
Making scrapbook pages about yourself is an awesome thing to give to friends, family AND yourself. Scrap YOUR Story is a series of 11 lessons that are available free in our classroom. “All about me” scrapbook pages are going to require some journaling—some...
by Debbie Hodge | May 25, 2010 | Photos, Picture Your Story
by Debbie Hodge When you’re cropping photos of people you have several decisions to make that will affect the photo’s presentation on the page. Of course, you could make these decisions when you’re taking the photo–but just in case you didn’t, here are some...
by Debbie Hodge | May 20, 2010 | Journaling, Scrapbook Page Elements, Write Your Story
by Debbie Hodge The “ah-ha!” story form In the “Ah-ha!” story, someone (probably you) comes to a new realization (aka epiphany). This could be a realization about other people or about self. It could be a realization about the past or a new understanding of current...
by Debbie Hodge | May 12, 2010 | Design Your Story, Digital / Photoshop Techniques for Scrapbooking, Hybrid Scrapbooking, Journaling, Paula Gilarde
by Paula Gilarde I like to incorporate letters and drawings into my scrapbook layouts but sometimes my little ones are not too enthusiastic about letting me use the original copies. Scanning the item in question is an easy solution to that problem. I’d like to...
by Debbie Hodge | Apr 29, 2010 | Journaling, Scrapbook Page Elements, Write Your Story
There are common story forms that have been used through the ages, and you can use them to tell your stories on your scrapbook pages. Try this one (and look for others in upcoming posts). Tell a “bear at the door” story in your scrapbook page journaling The beginning...
by Debbie Hodge | Apr 22, 2010 | Everyday Life, Photography, Photos, Picture Your Story
by Debbie Hodge Think about this next statement and let it guide your everyday photography: The photos you take of everyday life are not necessarily pictures from memorable events, but, rather, they are representative illustrations of your life. What I mean is: you...
