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by Debbie Hodge The text of your journaling has a shape. It also takes on visual weight and can even set a mood.  When you’re deciding how and where to place your scrapbook page journaling consider: how you might place and shape your journaling to enhance the story you’re telling how you might place, shape, and [...]

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by Debbie Hodge At Get It Scrapped, we frequently share ideas for what we call the 5 different parts of a scrapbook page: photos, title, journaling, embellishments, and canvas. Any time the content of one or more of those elements are closely linked your page has more unity, your story has more power, and you [...]

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by Debbie Hodge The space your journaling fills has a shape it and it a particular amount of visual weight. A block with tight line spacing will be dense and, thus, heavier than a few staggered lines. Pay attention to the shape and weight of your journaling and use it as an integral part of [...]

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A big part of scrapbook page layout is allocating space on the canvas, finding a place for journaling and photos and titlework. White space within your photo offers a good home for your journaling. When Jennifer Matott  was walking near a marina in her hometown, she noticed how interesting the sidewalk pattern was with the subtle [...]

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Write a letter to a loved one Michelle Houghton wrote a letter to her daughters about how lucky they are to have the dad they do. She says, “I originally thought about writing it as a thank you to my husband, but I always tend to get a little mushy when I write to John.  Writing to my [...]

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by Debbie Hodge Journaling prompts yield scrapbook pages that take thought and even a bit of soul searching. While it may not be everyday fodder for your scrapbook pages, taking that “journaling journey” every once in a while will give you albums with a rich variety of stories and a record of your life that [...]

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by Debbie Hodge While journaling is an important part of many scrapbook pages, there are times when minimal journaling works just fine. Here’s a look at 6 of those instances in which titles, design, lists, and photos do the work typically expected of scrapbook page journaling. Short journaling works: 1. When a list does the [...]

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by Debbie Hodge Alignment refers to how text is arranged into blocks or columns with hard or soft edges. There are four basic approaches to alignment: 1) Left,  2) Right, 3) Centered, 4) Justified. Check them out below — as well as a fifth option. Flush Left Type that is justified flush left is the easiest [...]

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by Debbie Hodge I love scrapbooking. I love having scrapbook pages made. And sometimes, in my rush to try a new look or use a new product or just get those new photos on the page, I neglect journaling. Yep. Even though I’ve written countless articles and lessons on how to incorporate meaningful journaling on [...]

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by Debbie Hodge Texture is tactile. When you add texture and dimension to your scrapbook page, you engage the viewer’s sense of touch — another sense in addition to sight. As a result you draw your viewer in on another level. It’s an obvious design move to add texture with embellishments, chipboard titlework, and mixed [...]

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