by Amy Kingsford | Dec 18, 2018 | Events, Everyday Life, Feature, Ideas for Page Topics, Moments, Scrapbook Page Subjects, Travel, Yourself
Great artists create around recurring subjects again and again. Georgia O’Keefe painted flowers, barren landscapes and close-up still lifes. Annie Leibovitz is a photographer who takes intimate portraits. And Jane Austen wrote about love and marriage, examining...
by Amy Kingsford | Oct 11, 2018 | Feature, Ideas for Page Elements, Ideas via Product & Technique
Your scrapbook page canvas doesn’t have to be one solid piece. You can build your page’s base with blocks or strips of different papers to add instant appeal and charm. What’s more, these blocks and strips don’t have to be used as compartments to house your page...
by Amy Kingsford | Sep 25, 2018 | Feature, Ideas for Page Elements, Motif
Shapes are often associated with specific meanings and or can create a certain feeling on the page. When we repeat a shape that feeling or meaning is amplified. This is how we can easily reinforce our page’s story thru the use of repeated shapes or motifs. But that...
by Amy Kingsford | Jun 12, 2018 | Canvas, Feature, Ideas via Product & Technique
Creative cutouts made with electrolnic or manual die cutting machines–or even a punch or stencial with exacto knife–give you a great way to play with pattern, shape, and dimension on the scrapbook page canvas. You can use cutouts to: create rich and...
by Amy Kingsford | May 15, 2018 | Feature, Finding and Using Inspiration, Ideas from Current Trends
Monoline (simple linear styled) logos, stamps and other artwork are popular in graphic design. This type of design is created by rendering intricate images, typography and designs in single-weighted lines. We always love seeing how our team takes the challenge to use...