by Debbie Hodge | Apr 3, 2013 | Feature, Get It Scrapped!, Ideas for Page Elements, Ideas via Product & Technique
by Debbie Hodge As more of us read books on electronic devices, the actual paper page takes on an aspect of nostalgia — and of the treasured! Book pages for making art are available in digital forms, in torn bundles from Etsy, and in books you pick up at the...
by Debbie Hodge | Feb 28, 2013 | Embellishments, Feature, Ideas for Page Elements
by Debbie Hodge Knowing what you’re good at and what you like makes getting scrapbook pages made easier. Know what your masteries and aesthetic preferences are and work them. See how our team and teachers describe their “go-to” embellishment...
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 | Oct 9, 2012 | Feature, Ideas for Page Elements, Titles
by Debbie Hodge Titles can do more than label a page. They can cue the page subject, enhance page design, draw the viewer right on into the journaling, and just plain dazzle. Take a look at long titles on the pages below for the way they enrich the stories being told...
by Debbie Hodge | Oct 8, 2012 | Embellishments, Feature, Ideas for Page Elements
by Debbie Hodge Making embellishment clusters is a great way to have fun with product, incorporate meaningful images, add repetitions and interest to the page and draw the viewer’s eye to the focal point. For some of us, clustering comes easily while others of...
by Debbie Hodge | Sep 4, 2012 | Embellishments, Feature, Ideas for Page Elements
Embellishments are those details on a page that do things like add charm, deepen meaning, and guide the eye. It’s the photos and/or the story we’re told should be most important. Every now and then, though, shouldn’t you just GO BIG and use an...
