by Debbie Hodge | Jun 9, 2011 | Canvas, Ideas, Ideas via Product & Technique, Photos, Scrapbook Page Elements
by Debbie Hodge Memory keeping is about preserving and presenting photos in ways that tell your stories. When you can do that clearly and with appeal you’ve got a page to love. Challenge yourself to tell a story by blurring the line between where the photo ends and...
by Debbie Hodge | May 2, 2011 | Photography, Photos, Picture Your Story
By Katrina Kennedy After reading a few comments on a recent photo of one of our family dinners that I posted on my blog, my mind set off thinking about the idea of context and “the overall picture” of our photography. Sometimes, in working towards the...
by Debbie Hodge | Apr 19, 2011 | Ideas for Page Topics, Pattie Knox, Photos, Picture Your Story
By Pattie Knox digital technology is a boon for scrapbooking 25-year-old photos Are you a child of the 1960s? Did you grow up in the 70s or 80s? Hard as it may be to swallow, those days gone by are now considered “Retro.” While I no longer own shag carpeting or a lava...
by Debbie Hodge | Mar 16, 2011 | Digital / Photoshop Techniques for Scrapbooking, Hybrid Scrapbooking, Ideas, Pattie Knox, Scrapbook Page Elements
By Pattie Knox As memory keepers we recognize that photos only tell part of the story. We fill our own cardboard boxes, knowing that this memorabilia contains the missing pieces in the tale of our lives. My own two children are now in their twenties. I have folders...
by Debbie Hodge | Feb 14, 2011 | Get Started, Ideas for Page Elements, Titles
Do you have an approach for putting titles onto your scrapbook pages that you use frequently? I know I do. And, I know I sometimes just want to break out of my habit and do something new. I spent this afternoon going through layouts and interviews from teachers at...
by Debbie Hodge | Jan 2, 2011 | Design Your Story, Ideas for Page Elements, Journaling
Art journaler and scrapbooker Dina Wakley says , “Eighty-five percent of my journaling is on strips. Strip-journaling is easy and visually cool.” Read on for 5 ways to use journaling strips to rock your scrapbook page design. On “He’s a Fan” Dina used a series of 7...
