by Debbie Hodge | Aug 5, 2013 | Digital / Photoshop Techniques for Scrapbooking, Feature, Paper Techniques for Scrapbooking
With fashion imitating art, we’ve seen light airy shades of color in paintbrush strokes on the runway, on textiles for the home and on papergoods. The result is a soft and flowing effect that works well for creating mood and adding color to scrapbook page...
by Debbie Hodge | Jul 17, 2013 | Digital / Photoshop Techniques for Scrapbooking, Feature, Hybrid Scrapbooking, Ideas via Product & Technique, Paper Techniques for Scrapbooking
by Debbie Hodge With the rise in popularity of digital cutting machines the word “weld” has come to have a new meaning for papercrafters. Welding has come to refer to when elements are connected so that they can be cut as one piece even though there are...
by Debbie Hodge | Mar 18, 2013 | Feature, Finding and Using Inspiration, Paper Techniques for Scrapbooking, 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 | Feb 4, 2013 | Digital / Photoshop Techniques for Scrapbooking, Feature, Ideas from Current Trends, Ideas via Product & Technique, Paper Techniques for Scrapbooking
by Debbie Hodge Painting techniques have shown up on t-shirt, tabletop decor, and wallpaper. We’re seeing wide and messy brush strokes and even finger-painting looks on everyday accessories, clothing and even dishes. Amy Kingsford says, “I combined a...
by Debbie Hodge | Nov 14, 2012 | Feature, Ideas via Product & Technique, Paper Techniques for Scrapbooking
by Michelle Houghton Have you ever thought about adding subway art to your scrapbook pages? Here’s a quick and easy way to add this trendy look onto any layout. No computer skills needed. Step 1 – Create the base that your subway art will be sitting on top of...
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...
