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 | Sep 20, 2010 | Photos, Picture Your Story
by Debbie Hodge I love making multi-photo scrapbook pages. I frequently use the following approach to bring several photos together on well-designed pages quickly. I consider size, shape and orientation and include repetitions that will make the page feel cohesive AND...
by Debbie Hodge | May 25, 2010 | Photos, Picture Your Story
by Debbie Hodge When you’re cropping photos of people you have several decisions to make that will affect the photo’s presentation on the page. Of course, you could make these decisions when you’re taking the photo–but just in case you didn’t, here are some...
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 | Mar 22, 2010 | Hybrid Scrapbooking, Paula Gilarde, Photos
by Paula Gilarde I’m always looking for scrapbook page ideas that give my page a great look and get me inspired. In this hybrid lesson, I’m going to show you how I created a photo strip for my page “January Snow.” Instructions for doing this in...
