Scrapbook ideas and tutorials

About Figure and Ground and Page Foundations Make a “shelf” page with embellishment “scatters” Click here for Quick Reference PDF

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A focal point is the center of a design. It is the most important part (or parts) of a piece. A scrapbook page benefits from having a focal point because without some variation in emphasis among the elements on your page, everything takes on the same level of importance, and the viewer has to find some [...]

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The visual triangle When you have three spots on your page that have something in common and that stand out, they catch the viewer’s eye. The viewer’s mind looks for things that stand out. Check out these idea for making visual triangles: 4 ways to make visual triangles on your scrapbook pages from Doris Sander. Why triangle [...]

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by Debbie Hodge In a symmetrically balanced visual design, elements on either side of a central axis balance one another. The act of riding a bike requires the balancing of physical weight on either side of a vertical axis. The act of creating a symmetrical visual design requires balancing visual weight on either side of [...]

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A successful scrapbook page captures the viewer’s attention, controls the eye’s movement, conveys information, and evokes emotion. That first task–capturing the eye’s attention–is the work of making a focal point. Photos are most often the focal points on scrapbook pages. They don’t have to be, though. Depending upon your story and the materials you’re working with you could make [...]

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by Debbie Hodge Resources: I use Totally Rad Labs to edit my photos. I use acdSEE to organize my digital supplies. I used this layout from Frankie magazine as inspiration. Digital scrapbooking supplies used: Country Charm by Celeste Knight; Storyteller by One Little Bird; Farm Fresh, Tied Fasteners No 2 by Katie Pertiet; Cumulus, Cabin fonts.  

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by Debbie Hodge Resources: I used Totally Rad Labs to edit my photos and get the shadows off my subjects’ faces I used this page by Doris Sander to figure out where to put my photos, to guide my foundational pieces and titlework. The digital kit Diptych by Paisley Press is a part of this month’s [...]

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by Debbie Hodge Resources Digital Supplies: Trendy, Beach Party, Rhinestone Buttons and Bows, Mercantile Mix 4 by Jenni Bowlin Digital; Just Linens by Michelle Martin; Tidbits by One Little Bird; Yellow Paper Alpha by Katie Pertiet; Wanderlust by Pink Reptile Designs; Cookie, Century Schoolbook fonts  

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by Debbie Hodge I like making scrapbook pages because I get to spend time playing with color and pattern and image — all the while thinking about the memories associated with the photos I’m working with AND the story I want to tell about them. It’s a puzzle; it’s an exploration of my life; it’s [...]

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Repoussoir is a figure or object in the extreme foreground of a composition. It’s used to create contrast and to increase a sense of depth. See how this art technique inspired our creative team and consider how you can use it on your next scrapbook or art journaling page. In two-dimensional works of art, like painting or photography, the repoussoir is an object along the [...]

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