by Debbie Hodge | Jan 17, 2013 | Composition, Feature, Photos
While photos are often the catalyst for a scrapbook page, other times there are stories you’d like to tell even though you don’t have photos to go with them. Paula Gilarde wrote about the 5 approaches she uses for replacing photos, and now our Creative...
by Debbie Hodge | Dec 20, 2012 | By # of Photos, Composition, Feature, Photos, Picture Your Story
Got 7 photos that you want on a scrapbook page? We’ve got single and double page layouts for your inspiration. Katie Scott says, “I made a collage of 7 photos with the photo of my son holding the flamingo feather as the focal photo. He was wearing a Mario...
by Debbie Hodge | Dec 11, 2012 | Design Your Story, Feature, Journaling, Photos
A big part of scrapbook page layout is allocating space on the canvas, finding a place for journaling and photos and titlework. White space within your photo offers a good home for your journaling. When Jennifer Matott was walking near a marina in her hometown, she...
by Debbie Hodge | Nov 29, 2012 | Feature, Ideas for Page Elements, Ideas from Current Trends, Photos, Picture Your Story
by Tami Taylor Richard Dawkins originated the concept of “meme” (short for the Greek mimeme, “to imitate”) as a way to explain the spread of ideas and cultural phenomena. He cited melodies, catch-phrases, and fashion as memes. With current...
by Debbie Hodge | Nov 13, 2012 | By # of Photos, Composition, Feature, Photos, Picture Your Story
Here are 5 approaches that work with common crop and size combinations for scrapbooking 6 photos: grids blocks 5 + 1 arrangement layered cluster two-page layout 1. Arrange 6 photos in a grid Crop photos to common height and/or width and arrange in either a 2 by 3 grid...
by Debbie Hodge | Nov 6, 2012 | Feature, Photos, Picture Your Story
When you make heritage scrapbook pages, you give old photos and stories new life. Use these page ideas and look at the challenges of working with old photos as opportunities. Research a story, look at the details to recall your life past, consider an era and look for...
