The Designer Digitals team has posted a video showing how you can make your own holiday cards using digital templates. Click here to go to the video.… Read More ...
Article: Studying Others’ Scrapbook Pages
Debbie Hodge has posted an excellent article on the Get It Scrapped blog explaining how to study others’ scrapbook pages for ideas. In the article she looks at pages from designers Celeste Smith, Lisa Dickinson and Kayleigh Wiles, and then … Read More ...
Conversations about Color and Scrapbooking
Debbie Hodge talks to a number of scrapbook designers about how they approach color when scrapbooking. Take a listen to the conversations with Lisa Dickinson and Doris Sander. Click here to go to audio clips.… Read More ...
Design Tip: Repetition and Variety
Debbie Hodge writes about using repetition and variety as design elements for a multi-photo scrapbook page. Click here to go to article.… Read More ...
Design Workshop e-book by Lisa Dickinson on Sale
In this e-book from Ella Publishing, Lisa Dickinson, avid scrapbooker and graphic designer, shows you how to create hip, handmade layouts by following 10 essential design steps. The book is now on sale for $5.49. Click here to go to … Read More ...
Free Online Class: Where Scrapbook Ideas Come From
Debbie Hodge will be holding a free 12-lesson class called Where Scrapbooking Ideas Come From. The class includes 1 intro lesson, 6 lessons on design, and 5 lessons on page parts, which will all be sent to you via … Read More ...
Technique: No Photo Layouts
This post on the Creating Keepsakes blog shows a few ideas for making scrapbook pages without photos. This technique comes in handy if you don;t have photos of an occassion you still want to record. Click here to go to … Read More ...
Article: Balance on Scrapbook Pages
Debbie Hodge has written an article for The Daily Digi on achieving balance on your scrapbook pages. In it she discusses horizontal and vertical balance, how to achieve balance using “weights” as well as symmetrical and asymmetrical balance. Click here… Read More ...
Article: 5 Keys to Well Designed Scrapbook Pages
This article by Joanie McBride on the CK Community Blog outlines five techniques for good design. The article includes scrapbook pages by Elizabeth Kartchner and Mou Saha, and each pages is analyzed to show why the design works. Click here… Read More ...
Monochromatic Color Scheme: Whites
Heidi Kelley of Couture Cardstock shows off a stunning layout made using a selection of whites. Click here to go to article.… Read More ...
Article: Color Theory
Zaira-Yvette Sierra of Scrapbook Latino discusses using a color scheme of black, white and one other color, as a guest post on the Creative Designs by Luisa blog. Click here to go to article.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Make Your First Scrapbook Page
Not sure how to make that very first scrapbook page? Debbie Hodge shows you how with instructions using basic supplies and a sketch by Paula Gilarde. Click here to go to tutorial… Read More ...
Article: Scrapbook Page Design Using Alignments
Debbie Hodge discusses how to use the principle of alignments when designing a scrapbook page. In it she discusses how you can organise, group and create connections between elements on the page. Click here to go to article.… Read More ...
Scrapbook Page Design: The Rule of Odds
Read this article on the Scrapbooks and Cards Today blog about one of the most important design rules, The Rule of Odds, and how it applies to scrapbooking and paper crafts. Click here to go to article.… Read More ...
Tutorial: White Space Layout
White space is also known as negative space, and is that part of a layout that isn’t “filled up” with elements. It doesn’t need to be white, just empty, but I chose to use white card stock for my background. … Read More ...