by Debbie Hodge | Oct 30, 2012 | Feature, Finding and Using Inspiration
by Debbie Hodge [twocol_one] What entertains you? You can use those entertainments to inspire scrapbook page motifs, colors, and composition–whether on a page about that entertainment or something completely different. Movies, television shows, books, music and...
by Debbie Hodge | Oct 25, 2012 | Feature, Ideas via Product & Technique, Paper Techniques for Scrapbooking
Trends don’t arise in a void. They happen in the midst of and as a result of current events, social issues, the economy, entertainment, consumer mood, and technology. In the last year, technology has made personal electronic die cutting machines affordable and...
by Amy Kingsford | Oct 22, 2012 | Feature, Motif
by Amy Kingsford Check out home decor and fashion images and you’ll find owls, deer, squirrels and other “critters.” Embellishments and papers with these motifs are available, too. Clara Lafrance says that these nature inspired motifs are nostalgic,...
by Debbie Hodge | Oct 15, 2012 | Composition, Feature, Finding and Using Inspiration, 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 “This is the Question” by Kiki Kougioumtzi and see if one or two of them can inspire your next page. Kiki says, “The inspiration...
by Debbie Hodge | Oct 9, 2012 | Feature, Ideas for Page Elements, Titles
by Debbie Hodge Titles can do more than label a page. They can cue the page subject, enhance page design, draw the viewer right on into the journaling, and just plain dazzle. Take a look at long titles on the pages below for the way they enrich the stories being told...
by Debbie Hodge | Oct 8, 2012 | Embellishments, Feature, Ideas for Page Elements
by Debbie Hodge Making embellishment clusters is a great way to have fun with product, incorporate meaningful images, add repetitions and interest to the page and draw the viewer’s eye to the focal point. For some of us, clustering comes easily while others of...
