(Read the full article...)Whether your pet has four legs and a tail, a beak and feathers, or fins and gills, consider capturing its physical and personality traits on a scrapbook page. Try using Photoshop CS's full range of Layer Options. Scrapbook your favorite music, the tunes that transport you back in time or rock your current world. Extend your inspired ideas into meaningful, simple scrapbooks. Take a close look at four of Marnie's beautiful scrapbook projects.
(Read the full article...)Guest Beth Cote shares this project for a charming memory book. Available at local office supply and art supply stores.
(Read the full article...)Guest Mariah Peterson shares a technique for creating the look of leather on a scrapbook page using polymer clay.
(Read the full article...)After she turned 37, Stephanie Milner thought it was a good time to make a whimsical layout about how she looks now, and how charmed her life ishow princess-like despite its normality. The thought came to her that a journaling block could make a wonderful body for this page. The layout would be a caricature of her fitting snugly on a 12 x 12 page. A princess dress made of cardstock would function as her journaling block, accompanied by photos of her head and her feet, with shiny, hot-pink toenails.
(Read the full article...)If you've ever had a dog for a pet, you know how much fun (and how much trouble!) they can be. For all their paw prints and pan handling, they also provide unconditional love, loyalty and companionship. Mary MacAskill of Calgary, Alberta knows all about dots. At least, she knows all about her little Pug, Howie. So much so that she created this adorable scrapbook page describing, with abundant humor, just exactly what all of Howie's little dog parts are designed to do. Good thing he's so cute, Mary!
(Read the full article...)Technique: rubber stamping into fun foam - Heat the foam until it softens, then press the stamp firmly into it. Hold it there until the foam cools. You can also ink the stamp first, or use embossing powder, or any combination of this. A nice effect would be to use some metallic rub-on's afterwards as well."
(Read the full article...)Here are some ideas to help you take pictures that capture the essence of the current season - winter, spring, summer, or fall. Even if you're in a different latitude and your climate is considerably different from ours in New York, you may still find valuable tips here. Our discussion of a particular picture that we think captures the essence of the current season often involves a photographic technique that is basic to good photography in general. So, whether you live in Australia or Oahu, Beijing or Boston, check out this page for ideas you may be able to use now or later.
(Read the full article...)What's a fast way to add a little extra dimension to your scrapbook pages? Here's a tip: It's a quick technique with a funny name that's easy, inexpensive and absolutely indispensable! It's called "direct-to-paper inking" and it's one of my favorite scrapbooking tricks. The name might sound technical, but direct-to-paper inking is simply applying ink directly from a rubber stamp inkpad onto your paper. That's it! I like to use black or brown ink to edge my papers or journaling to add definition and help them stand out from whatever kind of paper I'm placing them on. It's a little thing, but it adds a nice finishing touch to my layout and helps it go from "so-so" to fabulous.
(Read the full article...)With the busyness of the holiday season behind us and the new year officially underway, this is a great time of year to catch up on scrapbooking. And where better to start than with all those winter photos? Stay inside, grab a cup of hot cocoa and take inspiration from the colors of the season around you to scrap right through these chilly days-and keep your fingers crossed for a warm spring! Featuring one special photo on each page, LeNae created this simple double-page spread using new Paper Pizazz? 8"x8" 4 Seasons Papers. She selected two coordinating papers from the winter color set for the background (remember: Your background papers don't have to match exactly!), then used the textured companion papers for photo mats and journaling. She added winter-themed artwork cut-outs around the photos, attaching some with foam tape for dimension. LeNae added tons of metallic shine to this spread by accenting the artwork and journaling block with pearly brads and shiny silver pinwheels.
(Read the full article...)Click here or on layouts to view in more detail. Its true! One of the newest styles in scrapbooking is to create background spreads that coordinate rather than match. How? Start by picking two different, but coordinating, patterned background papers, then using matching elements on both pages to tie the layout together. Ask your scrapbooking questions on the Forum. Susan wanted to create a double-page spread that showcased Lynda and Earls individual personalityand she wanted the pages to look great side by side in her book! Step one for Susan was to pick a masculine and a feminine paper that coordinated.