The Weekly sketch Wk4

Another beautifully clean and simple page for guest scrapbooker Angela.  She has used the page sketch to its full advantage, using the design to leave ‘white space’ around the main focal point images of the layout. While there are many design techniques we can use in scrapbooking, I particularly love the use of white space. White space doesn’t have to be white – it refers to the areas in a design that are left blank, without any elements or embellishments. White space can be used to enhance the overall design by drawing attention to the elements that are present. White...

Cardstock is an often underused and underated resource for make pages. Helen has used cardstock to great effect on this page to add embellishments that add interest without adding too much bulk to the page.  (Bulky or heavy pages are more difficult to store and deteriorate more rapidly.) Here’s 10 uses for that cardstock you have in your craft room: Punch out shapes: Use a variety of punches to create shapes from cardstock. You can layer different shapes and colours for added dimension. Borders: Cut strips of cardstock to use as borders around photos, journaling blocks, or other elements on...

Don’t be afraid of photo repetition. I know I’m not the only one with this affliction…  taking far… too… many digital photos.  Put you’re hand up if you have this problem too!  In many cases, I just find myself having to spend some time choosing the best ones and deleting the surplus.  I used to get really anxious hitting the ‘bin’ button, just in case I’d made an error.  But, yes you can delete digital photos, it really isn’t too painful once you get used to it.  On the other hand, you can sometimes use the series of photos you’ve...