by Debbie Hodge | Jun 3, 2011 | Finding and Using Inspiration, Ideas for Page Elements, Ideas for Page Topics, Ideas Spurred by Design, Ideas via Product & Technique, Round-Up
by Debbie Hodge When I want to sit down and scrapbook but I haven’t preplanned, I need scrapbook page ideas — I need quick ideas. I’ve found these ideas comes from 6 general sources for me: product, technique, design, page elements, topic prompts, and outside...
by Debbie Hodge | Feb 14, 2011 | Get Started, Ideas for Page Elements, Titles
Do you have an approach for putting titles onto your scrapbook pages that you use frequently? I know I do. And, I know I sometimes just want to break out of my habit and do something new. I spent this afternoon going through layouts and interviews from teachers at...
by Debbie Hodge | Jan 2, 2011 | Design Your Story, Ideas for Page Elements, Journaling
Art journaler and scrapbooker Dina Wakley says , “Eighty-five percent of my journaling is on strips. Strip-journaling is easy and visually cool.” Read on for 5 ways to use journaling strips to rock your scrapbook page design. On “He’s a Fan” Dina used a series of 7...
by Debbie Hodge | Jul 9, 2010 | Ideas for Page Elements, Titles
by Debbie Hodge A good title connects your photos to their story. I often start with a placeholder title in mind when I’m making a scrapbook page. I hold it in my mind, and, as I add elements to the page, more ideas come—sometimes without work, and other times because...
by Debbie Hodge | Jul 5, 2010 | Embellishments, Ideas for Page Elements
by Debbie Hodge Ah, embellishments! Yes, they are decorations for your scrapbook pages, but they can do a lot more–from supporting theme and meaning, to guiding the eye and offering opportunities for repetitions that build page unity. Your primary tasks when it...
by Debbie Hodge | May 27, 2010 | Digital / Photoshop Techniques for Scrapbooking, Ideas for Page Elements, Paper Techniques for Scrapbooking, Titles
by Amy Kingsford Here’s an idea for jazzing up your scrapbook page titles and embellishments. Ransom Alphas are a fun new trend both in paper and digital scrapbooking worlds. Basically a “Ransom Alpha” is an alphabet that is made up of mismatched letters and...
