by Amy Kingsford | Sep 27, 2016 | Ideas from Current Trends, Ideas via Product & Technique
We’ve been spotting crayon and crayon techniques in home decor and crafty tutorials–especially those canvases with the melted crayon running down them! With the kids headed back to school maybe it’s time to pick up their crayons for yourself–or...
by Amy Kingsford | Aug 10, 2016 | Feature, Ideas from Current Trends, Round-Up
Do you like finding ways to incorporate the latest fashion, decor and graphic design trends in your scrapbook pages? Then check out these six trends and our ideas for using them to try out in your next scrapbook page. [hr] Scrapbook Ideas for Using Geometric Fonts in...
by Amy Kingsford | Aug 9, 2016 | Color, Ideas from Current Trends
Fashion, home interiors, and wedding trends all provide great starting places for checking out new and trendy color combinations. Our Creative Team shares the color combos they’re pulling from those arenas and putting to work on their own pages. [hr]...
by Amy Kingsford | Jul 20, 2016 | Feature, Finding and Using Inspiration, Ideas from Current Trends, Videos
Scrapbook page storytelling is visual storytelling, so why not turn to currently popular infographic design, including Venn diagrams, for inspiration? In this video blog by Christy Strickler, we share ideas and inspiration for using venn diagrams as a storytelling...
by Amy Kingsford | Jul 5, 2016 | Feature, Ideas from Current Trends
“Americana” is a casual style that can be patriotic, primitive, or reminiscent of a country farmhouse. Usually it s a mix of the three. This style is great for telling scrapbook page stories of home, history, travel and even sports. Red, white, and blue...
by Amy Kingsford | Jun 28, 2016 | Ideas from Current Trends, Patterned Paper
Combining geometric patterns–making a mashup of the style–is currently trendy for surface pattern design. Take a look a examples we’ve collected on Pinterest here, and let them inspire and instruct you in making your own mashups. Take a look, also,...
