by Debbie Hodge | Apr 8, 2014 | Ideas for Page Elements, Ideas via Product & Technique
We found great scrapbooking ideas –and a product and technique challenge for you–from something we spotted in print materials like posters and packaging: overprinting. This is the process, in repographics, of printing one color on top of another. Using...
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 | Jan 14, 2014 | Events, Ideas for Page Elements, Scrapbook Page Subjects
Record the times you are living in with a scrapbook page that zooms in on a particular cultural aspect of the past year. Consider what was on your radar in 2013 and how it got. Think about the items that most struck you on the news or in your social media feeds. Or...
by Debbie Hodge | Nov 23, 2013 | Embellishments, Events, Ideas for Page Elements
Whether the next get together you host is a big party or a small family celebration, keep an eye out for memorabilia to scrapbook with the photos. Shopping lists, menus, invitations, and guest lists are a few of the pieces you might include–just as the Get It...
by Debbie Hodge | Aug 22, 2013 | Feature, Ideas for Page Elements, Ideas from Current Trends, Patterned Paper
Botanical and zoological prints have an old-fashioned look that fits well with many scrapbook layout subjects–and that just looks beautiful as you’ll see in the scrapbooking ideas here. Illustrations made for scientific purposes — botanical and...
by Debbie Hodge | Aug 5, 2013 | Feature, Ideas for Page Elements, Titles
Type makes language visible, and is an important tool for telling scrapbook page stories. Read on for scrapbooking ideas to combine alphas, typefaces, word meaning, color, and size to create both a strong visual element and a story-telling tool. 1. Use sayings and...