by Debbie Hodge Michelle Houghton’s online class, “Hand Lettering for Scrapbookers, Crafters, and Journalers” starts next Monday. As I’ve been going through the materials and prepping them for her, it’s been occurring to me how many ways there are to use these skills. Here’s a round-up of some...

Monthly prompts, sketches, ideas & encouragement for getting your photos scrapbooked “one month at a time.” See the all of Tami’s One Month at a Time posts. by Tami Taylor How many of us moms were counting down until the day we sent our kids back to school?  I’ll admit my count down this...

This series provides “starter” lists for making scrapbook pages on a particular subject. Each post includes a list of hallmark images and motifs associated with the theme as well as phrases and fonts that would well for titles or embellishments. Use these “starters” to jumpstart your creative...

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife. -Jane Austen in Pride and Prejudice, 1813 Source: Reading Copy Book Blog Jane Austen understood it The beauty of the opening line to Pride and Prejudice (above) is that it plays with...

by Debbie Hodge The Pila by by Doris Sander butterfly symbolism and beliefs Here’s a big list of associations various cultures have attached to butterflies. Butterflies are frequently associated with transformation, change, and rebirth because of the butterfly’s metamorphosis and/or rebirth into a new...

by Debbie Hodge “Boho” – as in Bohemian – is back, Baby! It’s been a couple of years, but bohemian-inspired styles have shown up in the 2010 fashion lines. See it in fashion and home decor In the Anthropologie catalog, “richly detailed Bohemian decor is on the rise.” Source:...

by Debbie Hodge I love printing digital elements directly to cardstock and patterned papers for my scrapbook pages. To make the vertical border on “Five Star Attraction,” I opened a photoshop document 12” x 12” and 300 ppi resolution. I stamped a digital star brush one time, then copied that brush...

by Tami Taylor This is the 8th installment of a project in which Tami embarks upon a year-long quest (inspired by the Julie/Julia Project) to use the Get It Scrapped! book and website to get scrapbooking done). Tami Taylor is a busy mom, teacher at Get It Scrapped! and the owner of Scrap This Kit! I...

online workshop with Michelle Houghton 6 lessons from September 6 to September 22nd (on Mondays and Wednesdays) price: $30 early birds: $25 through August 17th if you’re excited about adding a new technique to your scrapbooking and crafting toolkit, click the button below Create hand-lettered...

by Debbie Hodge I love using patterned papers — especially for backgrounds. However, it’s often a little tricky making sure the photos aren’t overwhelmed by the paper. As long as you employ some basic design principles you should be all set. Try the following approaches. 1) be generous Text...

Betsy Sammarco made this page of her niece while she was on vacation! “Hybrid is vacation friendly,” she said, explaining that she doesn’t usually scrapbook on vacation. She began the page with a Jen Martakis template and American Crafts digital elements from DaisyTrail.com Before leaving for...

by Amy Kingsford Making your own digital invitations, announcements and greeting cards can be simple, inexpensive and speedy…especially when you use helpful tools such as digital templates, that most of us digital scrapbookers already have on hand! Read on to see how to use Photoshop Elements or Photoshop...

by Debbie Hodge What are you going to do when you don’t have just the right embellishment for a page? This is what I do: I search the digiscrap world for something to print. I began this page with a variation on one of my favorite page sketches/layered digital templates and patterned papers from...

Sketch #61 by Paula Gilarde You can find a new sketch every Friday in the Get It Scrapped Sketch Gallery. This week’s sketch is a one page sketch with a blocked design made funky with a wild title font. Paula’s sketch allows for two OR three photos, an eye-catching title,  journaling, with some...

by Michelle Houghton If you’re new to this series by Michelle, you can find all of her tutorials here: Copic Marker Tutorials. Are you ready to monkey around? Hi all, this week I have a fun, silly design to share that will test your control.  My youngest daughter loves monkeys so it was a must to have one...

by Debbie Hodge From paisleys to paw prints, you’ll find a huge variety of images on scrapbook papers and embellishments that you can use to support your page subject. Some motifs are fun decorations and cues to your subject while others come with associations that can be used to deepen meaning. the...