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...
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 | Sep 19, 2016 | Design Your Story, Feature, Finding and Using Inspiration, Ideas Spurred by Design
Everyday items can be a great source of inspiration for your scrapbook pages–giving your ideas and plans for color, shape, motif, and layout. Today our team shares their pages inspired by board games. Take a look at what they’ve done, and then check out...
by Amy Kingsford | Sep 14, 2016 | Feature, Finding and Using Inspiration
Are you following our GIS Creative Team Pinboard? If not we want to give you a taste of what you’ve been missing! We feature inspiration from a new Creative Team member every other week over on Pinterest. With a combination of guest pins from our team members as...
by Amy Kingsford | Aug 30, 2016 | Motif
Arrows are thought to be a symbol of flight, direction and power. Two arrows crossed are said to be a symbol of love or friendship, while two arrows pointing in opposite directions is a symbol of war. Arrows are also a great way to direct the eye to certain parts of...
by Amy Kingsford | Aug 24, 2016 | Feature, Lift These Ideas
It’s the accumulation of well-chosen and carefully crafted details that create a masterful scrapbook page. Check out 5 details on “Your Grace is More Than Enough” by Wilna Furstenberg (shared in a recent GIS Membership special event) and see if one or two of them can...
