by Amy Kingsford | Aug 15, 2017 | Everyday Life, Feature, Write Your Story
Ajay Naidu said, “It is important to tell good stories. You can tell stories even if they are not huge, epic, and wonderful. You can still take the responsibility for being a scribe of your tribe.” As scrapbookers we are scribes for family and those...
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 23, 2017 | Design Principles, Feature, Page Guides, Titles
One of the easiest ways to draw attention to your title is to create tension within its type. Something as simple as a tweak to case, color, or placement with in your scrapbook page title can really intrigue the viewer – but remember we don’t want to...
by Amy Kingsford | May 16, 2017 | Digital / Photoshop Techniques for Scrapbooking, Embellishments, Feature, Ideas via Product & Technique, Page Guides, Paper Techniques for Scrapbooking
Upcycling is a big trend in fashion and home interiors and one of the easiest ways to make a scrapbook product work with any page! Our Creative Team made pages here that feature an older scrapbooking product given a facelift. They share their tips for altering older...
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...