by Debbie Hodge | Feb 10, 2016 | Design Your Story, Ideas via Product & Technique, Videos
While the expected goal of making a scrapbook page is to get photos presented and stories recorded, there’s lots of creative satisfaction to be had in working with new and trendy scrapbooking product. Product can even be the spur that gets you inspired to make a page....
by Debbie Hodge | Dec 8, 2015 | Embellishments, Feature, Ideas via Product & Technique, Scrapbook Faster
When you can scrapbook faster, the whole process is more appealing for many of us. When you have solid strategies for choosing and using product you’ve taken a great first step to speeding up the work. In addition to this article, we’ve got an entire free series...
by Debbie Hodge | Dec 1, 2015 | Composition, Feature, Photos
For many of us, photos are the reason to scrapbook and multi-photo scrapbook pages let us pack in lots of memories. While we’ve heard (and even sometimes agree) that one or two photos with strong journaling are as powerful as a dozen photos–still, there...
by Debbie Hodge | Nov 11, 2015 | Feature, Photos
Scrapbook page storytelling with photos taken by others can be a necessity, a pleasure, and even a challenge. Sue Althouse knows about this first-hand because her husband is an avid and skilled photographer who often provides the photos she’s scrapbooking. Last...
by Debbie Hodge | Nov 10, 2015 | Feature, Photos, Scrapbook Faster
Making the work of scrapbooking faster can make the whole process more appealing for many. I’m frequently asked by people considering scrapbooking–or maybe derailed from their past scrapbooking activities: Isn’t there an easier way to make a...
by Debbie Hodge | Nov 3, 2015 | Canvas, Feature, Patterned Paper
Using patterned paper in a “big” way to back up the rest of your elements is exciting–with opportunities to support story and simply charm the viewer–and a little intimidating, since there’s a risk of overwhelming the photos. We just added a new class to...