by Debbie Hodge | Sep 9, 2010 | Art Journaling, Design Your Story, Journaling, Paper Techniques for Scrapbooking
by Michelle Houghton Sometimes, for something fun and different, I like to write my journaling in shapes—not just in a circle but spiraling around the edge of a circle or other shape. It isn’t practical for reading—the reader always ends up upside down and backward...
by Debbie Hodge | Sep 8, 2010 | Art Journaling, Design Your Story, Journaling, Paper Techniques for Scrapbooking
by Michelle Houghton OK, I love these little guys! I love the frame the circle creates around my journaling. Circles will come in at the end of the steps but grab a scrap piece of paper first and do some practicing. You know what I’m going to say: “Get your elbow...
by Debbie Hodge | Aug 19, 2010 | Journaling, Write Your Story
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife. -Jane Austen in Pride and Prejudice, 1813 Source: Reading Copy Book Blog Jane Austen understood it The beauty of the opening line to Pride and Prejudice...
by Debbie Hodge | Aug 11, 2010 | Canvas, Ideas via Product & Technique, Patterned Paper
by Debbie Hodge I love using patterned papers — especially for backgrounds. However, it’s often a little tricky making sure the photos aren’t overwhelmed by the paper. As long as you employ some basic design principles you should be all set. Try the...
by Debbie Hodge | Jul 9, 2010 | Ideas for Page Elements, Titles
by Debbie Hodge A good title connects your photos to their story. I often start with a placeholder title in mind when I’m making a scrapbook page. I hold it in my mind, and, as I add elements to the page, more ideas come—sometimes without work, and other times because...
by Debbie Hodge | Jul 5, 2010 | Embellishments, Ideas for Page Elements
by Debbie Hodge Ah, embellishments! Yes, they are decorations for your scrapbook pages, but they can do a lot more–from supporting theme and meaning, to guiding the eye and offering opportunities for repetitions that build page unity. Your primary tasks when it...
