by Debbie Hodge | Sep 4, 2013 | Design Your Story, Masterful Scrapbook Design, Write Your Story
by Debbie Hodge I originally became interested in the idea of setting a mental clock ticking (to create tension) when I studied fiction writing. As a scrapbooker, I thought a lot about getting tension into the written component of my storytelling–but not so much...
by Debbie Hodge | Aug 23, 2013 | Write Your Story
I’m writing my life story, one piece at a time, and you can learn how to write a memoir this way, too. Last night I finished “In Transit.” It’s the story of a recent roadtrip. And it’s more. The details of one day of travel became a...
by Debbie Hodge | Aug 14, 2013 | Everyday Life, Feature, Ideas for Page Topics, Picture Your Story
An inventory photo is like a list — it’s a quick way to convey rich detail quickly and a great source of ideas for scrapbooking your life. The Get It Scrapped Creative Team shares one dozen ideas for everyday life inventories you can take and record on...
by Debbie Hodge | Aug 13, 2013 | Embellishments, Feature, Ideas from Current Trends
Use a monogram for embellishing scrapbook pages and you’ll be on-trend. See the scrapbooking ideas below, and then get creative with techniques and materials to make your own one-of-a-kind embellishment. [threecol_two] Monograms appeared on coins as early as 350...
by Debbie Hodge | Aug 5, 2013 | Feature, Ideas for Page Elements, Titles
Type makes language visible, and is an important tool for telling scrapbook page stories. Read on for scrapbooking ideas to combine alphas, typefaces, word meaning, color, and size to create both a strong visual element and a story-telling tool. 1. Use sayings and...
by Debbie Hodge | Aug 2, 2013 | About Memory Keeping, Feature, Journaling
by Debbie Hodge As I was developing the Story Coach lesson plan, I read and thought about scrapbooking and how to tell your story in search of stories that any of us could (and would want to) tell. And then I found this advice from writer, teacher, editor William...
