by Debbie Hodge | Jan 8, 2013 | Everyday Life, Feature, Ideas for Page Topics, Picture Your Story, Yourself
Writing down your goals makes it more likely you’ll achieve them. We’ve got ideas for recording current goals on your scrapbook pages. Marie-Pierre Capistran says, “Usually, when I set goals, I think of 10 different things, but I get nothing out of...
by Debbie Hodge | Jan 7, 2013 | Everyday Life, Feature, Ideas for Page Topics, Picture Your Story, Yourself
Collecting related photos onto one page achieves several things: it allows you to see both the “trees” and the “forest” it reveals the patterns in your life over time it is a great way to scrapbooking more photos efficiently A trend isn’t...
by Debbie Hodge | Dec 20, 2012 | By # of Photos, Composition, Feature, Photos, Picture Your Story
Got 7 photos that you want on a scrapbook page? We’ve got single and double page layouts for your inspiration. Katie Scott says, “I made a collage of 7 photos with the photo of my son holding the flamingo feather as the focal photo. He was wearing a Mario...
by Debbie Hodge | Nov 29, 2012 | Feature, Ideas for Page Elements, Ideas from Current Trends, Photos, Picture Your Story
by Tami Taylor Richard Dawkins originated the concept of “meme” (short for the Greek mimeme, “to imitate”) as a way to explain the spread of ideas and cultural phenomena. He cited melodies, catch-phrases, and fashion as memes. With current...
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 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...