Scrapbook ideas and tutorials

  Krista’s cool thing right now is using tape to add texture to her digital pages. Krista has found that tape is a quick and easy way to add dimension and give her pages a realistic look.  She enjoys reworking this in many of  her pages. Krista says, “One of the things I love about [...]

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by Debbie Hodge One of the 4 approaches we recommend for using up your stash is to “find strength in numbers.” You can combine a whole of elements when you unify around something like color or theme or motif. See how the Creative Team collected and found strength in numbers below. Kiki Kougioumtzi says, “This is [...]

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by Debbie Hodge Surface treatments that add a golden finish are trendy in home decor, and gold is showing up in fashion, too. Gardener Susan Cohan says, “Opulence isn’t a dirty word.  After years of frugal garden and DIY design options ie. the pallet craze and other recycled madness, many (including me) are ready for [...]

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by Debbie Hodge Mosaic, the making of images by combining small pieces of glass or stone, was a primary form of decorative expression in antiquity. Its use arose independently in a number of cultures, with the earliest in China. Mosaics continue to decorate homes and architecture today — and digital technologies make new approaches possible. [...]

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by Debbie Hodge In the 1999 movie Office Space, Chotchkie’s restaurant manager Stan explained to Jennifer Aniston’s character that, really, 15 pieces of flair on her uniform was the bare minimum. 1. Put flair in the middle of elements, alphas, and arrangements Christy Strickler says, “We visited a friend’s farm to meet her new chickens. The rooster on [...]

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by Debbie Hodge I interviewed Corrie Jones for Masterful Scrapbook Design recently and among the many details on her pages that we admired and wanted to lift were the wonky-cut transparency triangles bordering the bottom of her page. In this video tutorial, I show you how to cut the triangles, create and shadow tranparencies or [...]

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Amy’s cool thing right now is making 8.5″ x 11″ pages Scrapbooking on an 8.5″ x 11″ canvas isn’t exactly a new concept, but, says Amy, “it was definitely one that I had mixed feelings about.  Though I was intrigued by the possibilities of cutting down on time, printing my own pages and spending less [...]

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by Debbie Hodge Since the launch of the Scrapbook Coach series, I’ve gotten great feedback and questions. One thing asked by several is about cutting digital papers in Photoshop to make a page. Oftentimes when we start a new hobby–like Digital Scrapbooking–it’s hard to find the how-tos for the most basic things. Those teaching us [...]

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by Debbie Hodge  Tearing papers on your scrapbook pages is a way to add texture and dimension. It’s a way to get a handmade, spontaneously crafted look that varies from the clean lines of scissors or punches.   Ashley Horton says, ”While out running errands, we found these great barrels in front of the Feed Store, and [...]

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With stencils and paint you can add new layers to to your scrapbook page. These tools let you add texture and dimension, color, motif and touchable interest. Top designers are creating stencils that let you get a bit of their style on your pages and die-cut machines have made it easier to make your own [...]

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