The Weekly Sketch Wk2

Mixing printed and handwritten journalling on your layout One of the most important aspects of scrapbooking is journalling, telling the story behind your photos. Whilst you can always choose between using printed or handwritten journalling, combining the two can add depth and character to your layouts. Our guest scrapbooker Melinda, has done this very successfully on this layout.  Using printed text for main headings and titles; and handwritten for the smaller labels.  Here are some ideas and tips on how to mix printed and handwritten journalling to create visually appealing and personal scrapbook pages.   Create a Visual Hierarchy When...

 Here’s another double page layout by guest scrapbooker Sarah, using the ‘Industrial Zone’ Scrapbox kit from the Memories and Photos shop One of the key elements in creating visually appealing and captivating scrapbook layouts is the use of layers, and Sarah has used this to full advantage with this layout. Layers add depth, dimension, and interest to your designs.  Let’s think a little more about cardstock and paper layers and how they can elevate scrapbooking projects.   The power of cardstock - Cardstock is a heavyweight paper that serves as go-to base for your scrapbook layouts. Usually measured in GSM, 90-100...