Book Review: A Designer’s Eye for Scrapbooking

A Must Read for the Scrapbooking Enthusiast

Send in by Clare, from London (thank you Clare!)

Using patterned paper for scrapbooking is not easy to do effectively and consistently. Ali Edward’s second book, A Designer’s Eye for Scrapbooking, provides us with some designer secrets for choosing and using patterned paper in our layouts.

A Designer’s Eye for Scrapbooking has been organized into chapters that are further classified by patterned paper type such as circles, florals, text and geometric. This makes for easy reference of the materials. All of the layouts have a sketch that provides the reader with instant ideas about how to translate the designs for their own scrapbook pages.

Embrace the fun and joy of scrapbooking

A Designer’s Eye for Scrapbooking also teaches the reader how to embrace the fun and joy of using patterned paper, making suggestions for how to choose the patterned paper which puts the chosen theme and story in the best light. A Designer’s Eye for Scrapbooking also teaches the reader how to mix and match many different patterns for creating appealing and everlasting layouts. There is also information about how to store and organize papers for easy access.

This best selling book teaches the reader how to design fantastic layouts by using real design principles - as well as helping the reader to apply those basic design principles to suit individual tastes and styles. There are tips on how to create balanced pages, fix a page that does not meet with expectations, use the current scrapbooking accessories (cardstocks, punches, ribbons, and stamps etc.) as elements of design, and a lot more.

The book is a must for the scrapbooking enthusiast: perfect for getting the beginner of to a good start but containing enough detailed and exciting information to benefit the experienced scrapbooker too.