by Debbie Hodge | May 7, 2014 | Ideas from Current Trends, Photos
It’s become easy to alter your photos with photo filters either in Photoshop or right on your phone with editing apps, and this is a great scrapbook page storytelling tool. You can set mood and reinforce story with your treatment. Filters that add a vintage...
by Debbie Hodge | Apr 4, 2014 | Ideas for Page Elements, Photos
Photos are a key part of most scrapbook layouts, and the selection and cropping of them is an early step in the making of a scrapbook page. If you’re looking for new looks, consider photo layering. The Photo Play class in the Get It Scrapped membership got us...
by Debbie Hodge | Mar 19, 2014 | Design Principles, Ideas Spurred by Design, Photos
Part of scrapbook page storytelling is putting things together so that the viewer knows where to start looking and then where to look next and next. There are several tools for creating flow on the scrapbook page. One technique is to understand that the viewer’s...
by Debbie Hodge | Jan 9, 2014 | Digital / Photoshop Techniques for Scrapbooking, Motif, Paper Techniques for Scrapbooking, Photos, Picture Your Story
So many scrapbook page stories are told with photos of people — with portraits. Look closely at those faces and the tools and techniques you like to use and get inspired by artsy portraits for the next page you make. We did! And we’ve got the results. ...
by Debbie Hodge | Nov 27, 2013 | Everyday Life, Photos, Picture Your Story
While much storytelling is done with photos of people, the well-chosen and well-pictured object can be a springboard for your story and a great illustration of it. Sian Fair says, “The object I’m scrapbooking today is a piece of clay pipe we found in our...
by Debbie Hodge | Nov 22, 2013 | Canvas, Composition, Photos
Standout photos deserve a standout scrapbook layout treatment. Try these scrapbooking ideas for using oversized photos as the first foundational element on your page, layering journaling, titlework, embellishments, and even photos on top of your favorite enlargement....
