Bright Idea 481: Quad Focus
Create a vibrant cluster: one special photo, four decorative squares, and playful embellishments—bring your story to life with Quad Focus.
Create a vibrant cluster: one special photo, four decorative squares, and playful embellishments—bring your story to life with Quad Focus.
This design uses a series of vertical strips as the foundation, each topped with a framed photo and accented with coordinated embellishments. The strips vary in height, color, and texture to create visual movement across the page, while consistent spacing keeps the layout balanced. Layered frames add dimension, and journaling boxes tucked beneath the outer strips help anchor the design. The result is a structured yet artistic composition that lets your photos and clusters shine.
Turn your title into design! In this Bright Idea, a short bold phrase is stacked, rotated, and transformed into a stylish border that looks more like a pattern than words. Perfect for adding subtle texture or a striking backdrop to your page.
Have fun creating a fun yet straightforward page using a variety of rectangles. Fill them with coordinating papers, and you'll have a quickly completed page to add to your project.
Discover the creative possibilities of using a photograph as a blend layer versus applying a blend layer to a photograph in Artisan 6.
Create a sleek, dimensional tiled photo frame with a top-centered opening and customizable fill. This technique focuses on building the frame itself—complete with 3D-style trim and layered shadows—for a polished, tag-like look.
Using the Text Cutter, 3D edge, and Shadows, create a title that will pop off your page!
Create a page using the shape of your state (or favorite country) and the nickname of that state. This page makes a great chapter starter or even the cover of the family album.
This Video Tidbit introduces a fun and simple way to create a dynamic circular layout using photos and papers. With a few smart cuts and layered elements, scrapbook pages gain depth and personality in just a few steps.
Use the shape editing tool to create a fun title embellishment.
This video will demonstrate how to use a shape to create a fun layered butterfly.
Create a beautifully crafted "String of Beads" design, featuring various shapes and effects that create a visually appealing and intricate pattern.
Learn and practice a quick way to fill your transparent shapes with text that extends to the edges of your outline. Then, have fun creating accents for your layouts.
Play with shapes, filters and a splash of color to turn simple letters into something that looks like ice cream cones—drippy, sweet, and full of personality.
This quick and easy technique will show you how to add an embossed look to paper, giving it a rich, textured feel.
Fill a variety of shapes with a single kit, and using the grid cutter, create fun borders or backgrounds.
Learn how to create a shape that has several layers that make it look like it pops off the page. Each outline sits just above the one inside it, giving it a 3D effect.
Create a fun border of ghosts that can be used on any page.