by Debbie Hodge | May 12, 2010 | Design Your Story, Digital / Photoshop Techniques for Scrapbooking, Hybrid Scrapbooking, Journaling, Paula Gilarde
by Paula Gilarde I like to incorporate letters and drawings into my scrapbook layouts but sometimes my little ones are not too enthusiastic about letting me use the original copies. Scanning the item in question is an easy solution to that problem. I’d like to...
by Debbie Hodge | Apr 29, 2010 | Journaling, Scrapbook Page Elements, Write Your Story
There are common story forms that have been used through the ages, and you can use them to tell your stories on your scrapbook pages. Try this one (and look for others in upcoming posts). Tell a “bear at the door” story in your scrapbook page journaling The beginning...
by Debbie Hodge | Apr 22, 2010 | Everyday Life, Photography, Photos, Picture Your Story
by Debbie Hodge Think about this next statement and let it guide your everyday photography: The photos you take of everyday life are not necessarily pictures from memorable events, but, rather, they are representative illustrations of your life. What I mean is: you...
by Debbie Hodge | Apr 19, 2010 | Hybrid Scrapbooking, Paula Gilarde, Photos, Titles
by Paula Gilarde Filling text with photos is really easy. Inspired by the Shutterfly ad below, I made my page “Firsts In O8.” To do this in Photoshop (Elements or CS) Create an 8.5″x11″ canvas. Select a “chunky” font and type the...
by Debbie Hodge | Apr 9, 2010 | Design Principles, Design Your Story, Journaling
by Debbie Hodge Justification is all about how you’re going to line things up—or, rather, align them. Read more about alignments in Strengthen Your Scrapbook Page Design with Alignments. left-justified journaling Sometimes I left-justify my journaling. Actually,...
by Debbie Hodge | Apr 8, 2010 | Journaling, Scrapbook Page Elements, Write Your Story
You can use the “zoom” feature of 3rd-person point of view to tell a story that captures the current moment AND the times in which it takes place. Take a look at the lyrics to “On the Night Hank Williams Came to Town” (and even listen to Johnny...
