Ideas for Telling Stories on Scrapbook Pages Without Photos

by Debbie Hodge | Jan 17, 2013 | Composition, Feature, Photos

While photos are often the catalyst for a scrapbook page, other times there are stories you’d like to tell even though you don’t have photos to go with them. Paula Gilarde wrote about the 5 approaches she uses for replacing photos, and now our Creative...

Go from Photos to Scrapbook Page in 5 Steps (free e-class)

by Debbie Hodge | Jan 14, 2013 | About Memory Keeping, Get Started, Picture Your Story

Grab this e-reader-ready 43-page pdf and get how-tos and inspiration for moving from a stack of photos to complete scrapbook page. We want you making pages that look great and “mean.” Cost $0 Try Debbie’s 5-step process for telling your life stories...

Ideas for Scrapbooking Your Goals

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...

Using Round-ups on Your Scrapbook Pages

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...

Ideas for Scrapbook Pages with 7 Photos

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...

Add Your Scrapbook Page Journaling Directly to Photos

by Debbie Hodge | Dec 11, 2012 | Design Your Story, Feature, Journaling, Photos

A big part of scrapbook page layout is allocating space on the canvas, finding a place for journaling and photos and titlework. White space within your photo offers a good home for your journaling. When Jennifer Matott  was walking near a marina in her hometown, she...