by Amy Kingsford | Jun 17, 2013 | Feature, Finding and Using Inspiration, Ideas via Product & Technique, Their Cool Thing Now
When you come upon a new technique, product, story approach, design challenge or just SOMETHING that gets you excited, you often find that the the creating comes easier and faster. You start using this new “cool thing” again and again because it results in...
by Debbie Hodge | Jun 5, 2013 | Embellishments, Feature, Ideas via Product & Technique
by Debbie Hodge One of the 4 approaches we recommend for using up your stash is to “find strength in numbers.” You can combine a whole of elements when you unify around something like color or theme or motif. See how the Creative Team collected and found...
by Debbie Hodge | May 22, 2013 | Color, Feature, Ideas via Product & Technique
by Debbie Hodge Surface treatments that add a golden finish are trendy in home decor, and gold is showing up in fashion, too. Gardener Susan Cohan says, “Opulence isn’t a dirty word. After years of frugal garden and DIY design options ie. the pallet craze and...
by Debbie Hodge | May 21, 2013 | Feature, Ideas via Product & Technique, Patterned Paper
by Debbie Hodge Mosaic, the making of images by combining small pieces of glass or stone, was a primary form of decorative expression in antiquity. Its use arose independently in a number of cultures, with the earliest in China. Mosaics continue to decorate homes and...
by Debbie Hodge | May 8, 2013 | Feature, Ideas via Product & Technique
by Debbie Hodge In the 1999 movie Office Space, Chotchkie’s restaurant manager Stan explained to Jennifer Aniston’s character that, really, 15 pieces of flair on her uniform was the bare minimum. [twocol_one] He said, “People come to...
by Debbie Hodge | Apr 19, 2013 | Digital / Photoshop Techniques for Scrapbooking, Feature, Ideas via Product & Technique
by Debbie Hodge I interviewed Corrie Jones for Masterful Scrapbook Design recently and among the many details on her pages that we admired and wanted to lift were the wonky-cut transparency triangles bordering the bottom of her page. In this video tutorial, I show you...
