January 2012: Focal Points
Study with Noell Hyman, Kelly Purkey, Krista Sahlin, Betsy Sammarco and Celeste Smith
Every scrapbook page should have a primary area of interest (the focal point!) that acts as the point of entry into the layout. Understand and see why a focal point helps you tell your story and make a well-designed page. Learn how to make a focal point with eye-catching techinques that fall into the categories of Appeal, Contrast, and Structure.
February 2012: Motif, Meaning & Design
Study with Melanie Grimes, Vee Jennings, Amber Ries, Cindy Liebel, and Francine Clouden
From paisleys to paw prints, you’ll find a huge variety of images on scrapbook papers and embellishments that you can use to support your page subject. Learn about motifs as fun decorations, as cues to your subject, and even as triggers for associations that can be used to deepen meaning.
March 2012: Typography
Study with Anna Aspnes, Tiffany Tillman, Paula Gilarde, Emily Pitts, and Lisa Dickinson
Use type as focal point, embellishment, title, backdrop with ideas and how-tos from paper and digital scrapbookers who rock the typography on their own scrapbook pages.
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