Struggling to find a color combination for a layout? Try choosing one color and doing a monochromatic page. Natsuko fussy cut lots of leaves from pattern paper along with a few frames, butterflies and birds for this lovely green monochromatic … Read More ...
Beach Day Focal Layout
A quick and easy way to create a focal point on your layout is with paper. These two papers form a loose arrow pointing straight to the photo, drawing the eye in and anchoring the layout. A title and some … Read More ...
Meow Cat Pages
I love how Patricia used a large cat silhouette shaped die and split it between her two pages, leaving the background white helps this cat shape really pop. On one of the pages she added a cluster of accents and … Read More ...
Floral Layout with Shimmerz Paints
Jennifer McMurtrey used a smooshing technique with different colors of Shimmerz Paints Creameez to color the die cut flowers on her layout. Each one has it’s own unique marble and splattered look that she carried over into the background of … Read More ...
Scrapbooking with Kids
While many of us are still staying at home and probably spending lots of time with the kids it’s the perfect time to include them in your artistic process. Terhi created this lovely layout with her 12 year old daughter, … Read More ...
DIY Background with Stencils
Nicole created her own DIY background for this layout using a stencil. With a soft blue stamping ink pad, she blended it over the stencil in sections on her textured cardstock creating a subtle design. She added more texture to … Read More ...
Summer Layout with Glue Quill
Lisa used the new Glue Quill from We R Memory Keepers for this wonderful Summer layout. She used the quill in conjunction with her Silhouette electronic die cutting machine which drew the outline of the flowers in glue which she … Read More ...
Illustrate Your Faith with Shanna Noel: 10 Simple Steps for Bible Journaling
Illustrated Faith founder and Bible Journaling pioneer Shanna Noel (check out her journals) guides you along a soulful journey to discover your creative faith. Easy to follow and a joy to listen to, Shanna gently shows you how to get
Adding Collage Elements to Journal Pages
Michele is sharing some great tips for mixed media art journaling over on the Mixed Media Art site. She’s showing how to add collage papers and transparencies using gel medium to make it look as through they are embedded and … Read More ...
DIY Page Embellishments
How sweet are these DIY Doggie Flower Embellishments!? Karen used a large brad making tool and some dog patterned paper to create the centers and the flowers themselves are punched from old book papers. This is such a fun way … Read More ...
Create Your Own Thicker Stickers
Kerry has a great sticker hack to create your own thicker stickers. She placed stickers on white cardstock and cut around them using her Brother Scan N Cut Machine. This made them sturdier and also gave a nice white border. … Read More ...
Large Rainbow Background Layout
Danni created this large rainbow design by cutting curves of different pattern papers. I love how she didn’t use any fancy tools, just traced a dinner plate, it’s a great reminder to use whatever you have on hand! By roughing … Read More ...
Photo Focus Dog Layout
Sometimes it’s easy to get swept away in designing a layout, playing with new accessories and embellishments and forget that the focus of a layout should be the photos. Sara focused on a picture of her dog, still adding clusters … Read More ...
Tea Cups Ride Layout
The spinning tea cups ride at Disney is one I really love. I remember being 5 years old and riding it with my mom and being a huge fan of Alice in Wonderland it’s remains a favorite of mine. Michelle … Read More ...
Travel Pocket Pages
Nancy used pocket pages to design this double page spread about her trip to Germany. Pocket pages are perfect to slip in photos from your travels as well as places for tickets, maps and more that you’ve picked up along … Read More ...