by Debbie Hodge | Apr 22, 2010 | Everyday Life, Photography, Photos, Picture Your Story
by Debbie Hodge Think about this next statement and let it guide your everyday photography: The photos you take of everyday life are not necessarily pictures from memorable events, but, rather, they are representative illustrations of your life. What I mean is: you...
by Debbie Hodge | Apr 19, 2010 | Hybrid Scrapbooking, Paula Gilarde, Photos, Titles
by Paula Gilarde Filling text with photos is really easy. Inspired by the Shutterfly ad below, I made my page “Firsts In O8.” To do this in Photoshop (Elements or CS) Create an 8.5″x11″ canvas. Select a “chunky” font and type the...
by Debbie Hodge | Apr 7, 2010 | Art Journaling, Crafty Projects, Hybrid Scrapbooking
by Amy Kingsford I have always been fascinated with old books . . . the smell, the worn edges, the discolored and torn pages all seem to hold a certain history that should never be discarded. Every year, though, libraries, bookstores and schools discard millions of...
by Debbie Hodge | Apr 7, 2010 | Copic Markers
by Michelle Houghton This is the 3rd article in a series by Michelle on copic markers. See the first: An Introduction to Copic Markers and the second: Blending with Copic Markers. My first question after I saw someone demonstrate how to blend Copic markers was: “What...
by Debbie Hodge | Mar 31, 2010 | Embellishments, Hybrid Scrapbooking, Ideas for Page Elements, Paula Gilarde
by Paula Gilarde Don’t have the right embellishment for your page? Use Photoshop (or even Word if you’re handy with its drawing features) to create shapes, then add color and text for a custom embellishment you can print, trim, and mount on your paper...
by Debbie Hodge | Mar 30, 2010 | Copic Markers
This is the 2nd article in a series by Michell on copic markers. See the first: An Introduction to Copic Markers. by Michelle Houghton The next step once you have some Copics is to get them out of your drawer and start using them. The magic of these markers, like I...
