by Debbie Hodge | Jun 24, 2013 | Feature, Finding and Using Inspiration
When you’re looking for a starting point and ideas for a scrapbook page, you want resources for getting the job done, and Pinterest probably has what you need–if you could only find it. Leah Farquharson loves using inspiration she finds on Pinterest as a...
by Debbie Hodge | Jun 19, 2013 | Feature, Ideas from Current Trends
by Debbie Hodge “Folk” art is the art of the people — and the motifs and colors will vary with those peoples (and cultures) in which they arose. Folk art is defined by Dictionary.com as being marked with attributes of “highly decorative design,...
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 12, 2013 | Feature, Motif, Patterned Paper
We challenged the GIS Creative Team to mix plaid and paisley patterns on a page. See how they made it work with an attention to color, scale, density and motif combinations. Take the challenge: Make a new paisley-and-plaid scrapbook page. Put it in our Community...
by Debbie Hodge | Jun 10, 2013 | Feature, Finding and Using Inspiration
When you’re looking for a starting point and ideas for a scrapbook page, you want resources for getting the job done, and Pinterest probably has what you need–if you could only find it. Christy Strickler (aka Emeraldvalkerie) often uses inspiration found...
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...
