Get It Scrapped Blog

by Debbie Hodge The canvas is the piece of paper (or digital background) upon which you build your page. It’s what holds all of your elements, and it defines the space within in which you’re working. The canvas shape and size is one of the choices you have to make, and the base material is [...]

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by Debbie Hodge A successful scrapbook page captures the viewer’s attention, controls the eye’s movement, conveys information, and evokes emotion. The title is one of the tools you have for achieving these ends. Just as every sentence in a story should either deepen character or advance the action, every item on your scrapbook page should be pulling [...]

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by Debbie Hodge The canvas is the piece of paper (or digital background) upon which you build your page. It’s what holds all of your elements, and it defines the space within in which you’re working. One of the first scrapbooking choices you’ll make is of canvas size and shape. This choice is primarily driven by how [...]

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By Paula Gilarde For some people the term “scrapbook” evokes visions of construction paper, shaped photos and stickers. But, for me, scrapbooking is about so much more: In scrapbooking events and moments from my life and that of my family, I get a chance to re-live them, to reminisce. In doing so, I’ve found that [...]

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by Debbie Hodge Photos are easier to come by today than ever before. You take them with your phone as well as your camera. Your partner, parent, child, friends are taking photos on their phones and cameras and sending them to you via email or facebook or their preferred photo sharing website. You can even [...]

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These are the basic supplies you’ll use to make a digital scrapbook page. 1. Digital scrapbooking software To make a digital scrapbook page you will need software for combining your photos and journaling with digital scrapbooking elements. The most widely used programs for digital scrapbooking are Adobe’s Photoshop Elements and Photoshop CS. The free tutorials and [...]

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So you’d like to start collecting, preserving, and presenting your photos. You’ve heard this referred to as ”scrapbooking” traditionally and, more recently, as “memory-keeping.” Whether you scrapbook with paper supplies or digital supplies, whether you think of your collections as albums or photo books, understanding the elements of a scrapbook page, basic design principles, and all [...]

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by Debbie Hodge I approach making scrapbook pages by asking myself questions that are based upon my understanding of: 5 scrapbook page elements (canvas, photos, journaling, title, embellishments), and 6 design principles (emphasis, contrast, balance, alignment, repetition, and flow). It’s not really as formal that sounds, though. The premise is: If you know what the [...]

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By Amy Kingsford Let’s be honest for a moment–we haven’t exactly chosen the most earth-friendly hobby in scrapbooking–now have we?  However, I happen to think that preserving the memories of our lives and those of our family, is just as important as preserving the planet we live on.  Now for some people “being green” is [...]

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Do you have an approach for putting titles onto your scrapbook pages that you use frequently? I know I do. And, I know I sometimes just want to break out of my habit and do something new. I spent this afternoon going through layouts and interviews from teachers at Masterful Scrapbook Design and Get It [...]

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