Create a scrapbook layout that tells the story behind the dates. This Bright Idea shows you how to combine a calendar with Polaroid-style photos to create a meaningful chapter opener for a month, a vacation, or any collection of memories.
Transform your title into part of the story with Layered Letter Views! This creative technique uses thin photo strips, oversized title letters, and layered effects to create a dimensional design that showcases multiple photos in a bold and eye-catching way. Perfect for travel pages, event highlights, and any layout where the title deserves to take center stage.
Create a simple but beautiful page using a mask, a text shape, and the erase tool. It doesn't get any easier than this!
Create the look of a collection of pinned note cards to organize photos, journaling, and memories in a fun and creative way. Whether you're documenting a vacation, a year in review, or a favorite collection of stories, this technique keeps everything neat while adding depth and dimension to your page.
Make your title the star of the page by transforming text shapes into photo-worthy design elements. In this Bright Idea, you'll use large text shapes filled with patterned papers, textures, or photos to create a bold focal point, then surround the title with a collage of supporting images. The combination of oversized lettering and layered photos creates a dynamic, story-rich layout that captures the spirit of your memories while showcasing both your photos and your favorite papers. Perfect for travel pages, milestone events, and any layout where the title deserves center stage.
Design a rugged wire-grid embellishment that adds an industrial, inner-city edge to your page.
Discover a fun and easy border technique that brings extra personality to your pages. You’ll still have plenty of space for your photos, while the decorative border helps tell your story and draws attention right where you want it.
This technique combines angled paper strips with a bold silhouette to create a striking title border. Learn how to use the Straight, Shape, and Custom Cutters to build a one-of-a-kind border that highlights your page theme with dramatic black-and-white contrast.
Create a fun title using a shape that looks like a polaroid.
Highlight the heart of your photo in a creative and meaningful way with Trace the Moment. This technique uses a custom cut to trace your focal point, transforming it into a shape that guides the viewer’s eye while adding text along the path. It’s a simple yet powerful way to combine design and storytelling - keeping your page clean, focused, and visually engaging.
Create a quick, easy border for a single or double-page spread using one sheet of paper and custom coordinating textured strips arranged around the edges of the page.
Use a photo with a strong focal point to create a torn-paper effect that combines color and black-and-white versions of the same image.
Give your layout the perfect finishing touch with a custom accent created from your own photo. In this Bright Idea, you’ll use the Draw Edges filter to turn a photo with distinct details into an outlined embellishment that can enhance a title, journaling area, or open space on your page.
Create a quick and fun title cluster using an alpha set and a shape.
Create visual impact by pairing a full-bleed photo with a coordinating collage of images. A shadowed title adds depth and dimension to the feature photo, while subtle edge shading guides the eye toward the center of the spread, allowing both the title and photos to take center stage. The result is a balanced design that highlights both the big picture and the memorable details.
Add subtle dimension and visual movement to your layout with the Blend and Weave technique. By blending out small sections of narrow strips where they overlap a shape, you can create the illusion that the strips weave underneath the design and reappear on the other side. This simple technique adds depth while keeping your layout clean and graphic.
We tend to think of photos in their most common aspect ratios - portrait and landscape. This Bright Idea takes you outside that box by using a single geometric shape to create a fun way to display your photos and text on your page.
Create a striking layered page using simple Artisan features, repeated text cutouts, and a mix of texture, fill, and opacity.
Layering a shape on your grid cut rectangle will have you designing pages with a pop!