by Amy Kingsford | May 30, 2017 | Feature, Finding and Using Inspiration, Ideas from Current Trends, Ideas Spurred by Design
When you juxtapose elements that aren’t usually shown together, the viewer is not only interested, they are curious and maybe uneasy. There’s something off and they want to figure out what and why. This approach is one to use occasionally and with consideration...
by Amy Kingsford | Mar 28, 2017 | Digital / Photoshop Techniques for Scrapbooking, Feature, Ideas from Current Trends, Page Guides, Photos
Thanks to advances in technology for photography as well as the many apps available, we can do amazing things with our photos and capture life in new ways. One of those new ways is 360 photography, popular in real estate marketing, tourism and news. Here our Creative...
by Amy Kingsford | Jan 10, 2017 | Finding and Using Inspiration, Ideas from Current Trends, Page Guides
The Wabi-Sabi style comes out of the Japanese aesthetic and idea that “nothing lasts, nothing is finished, nothing is perfect–and that is a good thing.” The style limits itself to the essentials, but at the same time focuses on the imperfections,...
by Amy Kingsford | Dec 13, 2016 | Feature, Ideas from Current Trends
The Nordic Christmas style–something you’d see in storybook illustrations by Jan Brett–include: natural pine and spruce woods rich textures, including felt, knit fabric, and stitching winter floral elements like pine branches and pine cones neutral...
by Amy Kingsford | Nov 15, 2016 | Finding and Using Inspiration, Ideas from Current Trends
The “English Countryside” style has been made popular by the shabby chic look of old English cottages. In this style you’ll find collected and mixed floral prints, ornate frames, fine china and charming textures like lace, worn paper, or old painted...
by Amy Kingsford | Oct 5, 2016 | Feature, Ideas from Current Trends, Patterned Paper, Videos
A popular photography goal in recent years is to achieve a successful Bokeh effect, in other words to take a photo in which out-of-focus points of light are rendered appealingly. The good news for scrapbookers who don’t have the lens or the skill to get this look with...
