by Amy Kingsford | Jul 6, 2016 | Feature, Ideas for Page Topics, Photos, Videos
Do your nature photos make it onto the scrapbook page, or do you save them for framing and sharing on Instagram. In this video blog by Christy Strickler, we’ve got scrapbooking ideas for using nature photos on the page to tell a story about yourself. Click here to see...
by Amy Kingsford | Jun 7, 2016 | Photos, Picture Your Story
Have you heard the storywriting advice: Show, don’t tell? It means that, rather than just coming out with your “big idea” (like, for example, hard work pays off) you need to instead show that actual hard work. Here, we’re showing pages that have photos showing...
by Amy Kingsford | May 24, 2016 | Ideas from Current Trends, Titles
Geometric-styled fonts are trendy, but they aren’t always easy to use within a design. The Get It Scrapped Creative Team shares approaches for getting striking looks with these type treatments and shares their best tips for working with them here. [hr] Kristy T says,...
by Amy Kingsford | May 18, 2016 | Journaling, Write Your Story
Arranging photos, journaling, titlework and embellishments onto your canvas is one of the primary tasks of making a scrapbook page. That task gets tougher when you’ve got lots of journaling. Check out these six ways to make room for your journaling. [hr] 1. Use...
by Amy Kingsford | May 10, 2016 | Composition, Design Your Story
Start your page with an idea, or notion, or message. A story or an emotion. Something! Then resolve to convey this intention with all of your design and element choices. We’re pretty sure the scrapbook page storytelling will come more easily and you’ll be...
by Amy Kingsford | May 3, 2016 | Photos
Images that play up human scale can remind us how small we are in the world by placing people in an environment that dwarfs them. Or they can make our subjects look as if they are holding the world in the palm of their hand if you play tricks with perspective. The Get...