by Amy Kingsford | Aug 1, 2017 | Feature, Ideas via Product & Technique
Working from a kit makes the scrapbooking process more efficient and adds limits that can yield creative outcomes. It’s also a great way to use your stash and have resources that work for your style. See the kits our creative team made–and the pages they...
by Amy Kingsford | Jul 25, 2017 | Composition, Design Principles, Feature, Ideas Spurred by Design
Conventional design advice is that working with odd numbers, and especially threes, is a great way to make a solid looking design. The eye likes things that come in threes. When you work with an odd number of items, you have the options for both symmetrical...
by Amy Kingsford | Jul 18, 2017 | Composition, Design Principles, Feature, Ideas Spurred by Design, Page Guides
The design elements and principles we often teach in our articles here are guidelines that you can use to build a solid and appealing design that tells a story. Once you understand these rules, though, it’s time to break them purposefully and take advantage of...
by Amy Kingsford | Jun 20, 2017 | Feature, Finding and Using Inspiration, Ideas from Current Trends
The popularity of educational play is on the rise. Homeshooling is becoming more common, new innovative STEAM toys (STEAM=Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) are filling the shelves of big box toy stores, and now instead of playrooms people are beginning...
by Amy Kingsford | May 30, 2017 | Feature, Finding and Using Inspiration, Ideas from Current Trends, Ideas Spurred by Design
When you juxtapose elements that aren’t usually shown together, the viewer is not only interested, they are curious and maybe uneasy. There’s something off and they want to figure out what and why. This approach is one to use occasionally and with consideration...
by Amy Kingsford | May 16, 2017 | Digital / Photoshop Techniques for Scrapbooking, Embellishments, Feature, Ideas via Product & Technique, Page Guides, Paper Techniques for Scrapbooking
Upcycling is a big trend in fashion and home interiors and one of the easiest ways to make a scrapbook product work with any page! Our Creative Team made pages here that feature an older scrapbooking product given a facelift. They share their tips for altering older...
