(Read the full article...)Transform a discarded book into a vintage keepsake book. Sally White is in love with books. When she's not reading books, writing books or editing books, she loves to make faux vintage books that hold photos and ephemera. To make her vintage keepsake book, she guts an old hardcover book and embellishes it with decorative papers, copper mesh pockets, rubber stamping, gesso, paint, embossed wallpaper, ribbons and eyelets.
(Read the full article...)In our November/December Title-izing! feature, you learned to Use Your Own Words, Pay Attention, Play with Words, and Record Dialogueall effective tools for creating more compelling titles for your layouts. Here are three additional approaches to help you craft even more amazing titles. Using someone elses words as a layout title is a classic approach. Someone famous, an expert on the topic, or a masterful writer might just say something better than we can. But sometimes a quote might be too long for a succinct title. When this happens, try picking out two or three words from the quote that illustrates the topic of the layout and forms a thought on its own. Then, use large letter stickers, a different typeface, or another color of ink to highlight just those words. This creates a sort of double title; onethe highlighted wordsthat immediately catches the eye and relates the topic; anotherthe entire quote itselfthat adds depth.
(Read the full article...)Circles are all the rage right now in the scrapbooking world. But for me, breaking from the obsession with straight edges and right angles isn't so easy. So, while I was on a recent road trip with nothing but time on my hands, I took out my sketchbook and began to draw as many layout schemes as I could using circles. This was one of my favoritesit's a great way to use an oversize photo for dramatic effect. Using my home computer, I enlarged my main photo to 8 x 10, converted it to black-and-white, and printed it on cardstock. I then trimmed it into a circle and chopped one side off to line up with the edge of my layout. Want to create a "chilly" title like this? Simply dab a bit of white acrylic paint on the edges of metal letters, so they appear to be gathering snow.
(Read the full article...)This paper bag scrapbook album includes a unique cracked-glass process. Project by Carole Jolene Himmel from Sunrise, Fla. What do you call a scrapbooker and a stamper? A scramper? Carole Himmel of Sunrise, Fla., fell in love with scrapbooking and stamping a few years ago and continues to invent new ways to make her albums. This time she's featuring her family in a scrapbook made out of paper bags.
(Read the full article...)When is a holiday greeting also a gift? When it's handcrafted by you! This heartwarming snowman card is simple to create with few supplies.
(Read the full article...)No tricks needed to preserve Halloween memories! This scrapbook page will be a treat for your loved ones to view year after year.
(Read the full article...)The word composition is used in art, music, and writing to convey the fusion of separate elements to form a whole. A music composition is the sum of all of its individual notes. A written composition is the sum of all of its words. Likewise, a photographic composition is the sum of all of its graphical elements: the main subject, the foreground, the background, and any supplemental subjects within the frame. When most of us "ooh and ahh" over a picture, it's usually the composition that has captivated us. It's not just the content of the picture that we respond to, but rather the way a photographer has created something greater than its parts. For example, compare these two pictures of the Snake River leading up to the Teton Mountains.