by Debbie Hodge | Jan 21, 2014 | Ideas via Product & Technique
Collage comes from coller, the French word for “to glue,” and it refers to artwork that’s put together from different forms that create a new whole. It was used by Braque and Picasso in the early 1900s when the technique was an aspect of modern art....
by Debbie Hodge | Jan 17, 2014 | Give Your Photos Stories, Ideas for Page Topics, Picture Your Story, Podcast, Write Your Story
This week Debbie Hodge talks with Jennifer Wilson, Terry Billman and Michelle Houghton about the photos they have of grandmothers in order to uncover the many stories these kinds of photos offer. Be sure to let us know what stories the podcast triggered for you...
by Debbie Hodge | Jan 15, 2014 | Give Your Photos Stories, Ideas for Page Topics, Picture Your Story, Podcast, Write Your Story
This week we talk with Christy Strickler, Sue Althouse, and Michelle Houghton about the photos they have of people posed with cars in order to uncover the many stories these kinds of photos offer. Be sure to let us know what stories the podcast triggered for you...
by Debbie Hodge | Jan 14, 2014 | Events, Ideas for Page Elements, Scrapbook Page Subjects
Record the times you are living in with a scrapbook page that zooms in on a particular cultural aspect of the past year. Consider what was on your radar in 2013 and how it got. Think about the items that most struck you on the news or in your social media feeds. Or...
by Debbie Hodge | Jan 9, 2014 | Digital / Photoshop Techniques for Scrapbooking, Motif, Paper Techniques for Scrapbooking, Photos, Picture Your Story
So many scrapbook page stories are told with photos of people — with portraits. Look closely at those faces and the tools and techniques you like to use and get inspired by artsy portraits for the next page you make. We did! And we’ve got the results. ...
by Debbie Hodge | Jan 2, 2014 | Color, Ideas from Current Trends
A 2014 Catwalk color trend identified by Patternbank is the combination of soft pastels with neon fluorescents. This is a color treatment with built-in contrast and the ability to set a sweet mood. See this color scheme at work on pages below. Ashley Horton says,...
