Learn how to turn ordinary text into a stunning design feature by creating a custom mask that blends your title seamlessly with your photo. In this Pixie Power Minute, you'll discover how to make your words become part of the image itself, adding depth, impact, and a professional touch to your scrapbook pages.
In this Pixie Power Minute, learn how to create Polaroid-style photo frames with custom captions to add names, dates, locations, and special memories right alongside your photos. Perfect for adding a nostalgic touch to your scrapbook pages.
Creating borders is one of my favorite things to do. It allows me to spruce up my page while leaving plenty of room to add photos and journaling. This technique shows how to cut a shape and make it a border on your page. Adding a bright glow, or a more subtle shadow will be your personal touch on this technique.
In this Start2Finish, I am creating a page highlighting our family afternoon at the local theatre. It was our first time seeing Beauty and the Beast and we were all very excited. My page will highlight our before and after images. With the journaling and a the QR Code, my page will tell the story of our time together. Join me on my creative process of completing this page.
Take your quartered circles to the next level by rearranging them into a beautiful heart design. This technique shows how a simple shape can be transformed into a meaningful focal point - perfect for telling a story full of love, connection, and creativity.
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.
For this Start2Finish, I’m creating a simple layout using a mask as the main focal point on the page. A mask can turn any page into a simple eye-catching page or a decorative work of art. This video will show you that it can be both!
Build an easy fragmented-strip mask with a gentle fade, then use it to turn a photo into a beautiful backdrop for your headline.
Create a clean, modern chapter-starter page for your travel scrapbook in this “Start2Finish Discover Normandy” video.
Turn a favorite photo into a feature-worthy story. Front Page Moments shows how to design a layout inspired by editorial storytelling - using hierarchy, typography, and intentional placement to give one moment the spotlight it deserves. By thinking like an editor, this Bright Idea helps transform a single photo into a cohesive, magazine-style layout that feels timeless, thoughtful, and meaningful.
The Half-Moon Title is a simple, high-impact technique that turns your wording into a curved design element. Pair bold, individually placed letters with a finer secondary line of text that’s positioned along the shape for a clean, finished frame.
Create a title that feels personal, playful, and full of meaning. In this Video Tidbit, you’ll learn how to design a license plate-inspired title, turning simple letters into a bold, story-forward focal point. A great technique for turning letters into a cohesive, eye-catching title that supports your photos without overwhelming them.
Inspired by fancy, non‑traditional stamps, this Bright Idea features a uniquely perforated design divided into four uneven quadrants for photos and art, finished with a classic postmark showing the city and date it was sent.
Wondering whether your pages have been imported into the right album projects? Page Import Markers make it easy to tell at a glance.
For this Start2Finish, I’m creating a layout called Eclipse - and this time, the design does the storytelling. We weren’t in the path of totality, and I didn’t have dramatic sky photos. Instead of wishing for more, I leaned into what I did have and let intentional design carry the experience. This layout is about using symbolism, typography, and journaling to turn limited photos into a powerful story.
Love the look of layered pages but want them to feel calm, balanced, and intentional? Bright Idea 490, Organized Overlap, shows you how to create depth through overlapping elements while keeping everything clean and easy to follow.