| While writing your scrapbook journaling isn't usually | | | | stressed to me my entire life, and it turns out they're |
| very hard for many scrappers (most of us have a lot | | | | good to add. These little bits of information are SO |
| to say already) ... it can be difficult to get everything | | | | important, especially if you are very big into genealogy, |
| just the way you want it on your pages. So here are | | | | history, ephemera, and memorabilia. |
| 5 of my favorite scrapbook journaling tips you can use | | | | 4. Flip It |
| to make sure you get your thoughts down how you | | | | If you don't include something on the main journaling of |
| want them. | | | | the layout, you should always try and write something |
| 1. Type it Out First | | | | on the back of the page. |
| I almost always type my journaling first, before I even | | | | 5. Autographs ... PleaseAdditionally, you should almost |
| think about whether or not I want to print it, hand write | | | | always sign and date your pages. Personally, I think, if |
| it, or stamp it onto my layout. It helps to write a rough | | | | my Grandma had done scrapbook pages, I think it |
| draft of it, first, so you know how much you want to | | | | would have been interesting to see at what point in |
| stay on the layout, and how much room to leave for it. | | | | her life she was at when she made her layouts. I do |
| This can also help you decide whether you want to | | | | this, hoping that someday, my Grand-children will enjoy |
| put it in an envelope, or hide it under a lift up picture. | | | | looking at my pictures and reading about what I had to |
| 2. Forget Your English Teacher | | | | say. |
| When you sit down to type, you should type as if you | | | | Doing all of these steps also help me to decide when, |
| are speaking to the reader. Don't think of grammar, | | | | and when NOT, to journal. And I guess what I mean |
| punctuation, or any of those things that your English | | | | by NOT journaling, is that all scrapbook pages don't |
| teacher would have scolded you for. And you have to | | | | have to have 3 paragraphs of high emotion (this is |
| try and block out extra noises ... like kids running around | | | | what I feel about this picture at this moment in time) |
| screaming, the radio blaring, or the TV in the other | | | | comments. Some layouts are like that. But some |
| room. It really helps your thoughts to flow onto the | | | | layouts are more event focused. Those event |
| page when you can write freely with less distraction. | | | | focused pages should be more practical. The journaling |
| After you finish the draft that you are writing ... go | | | | on these pages should cover the specific "who, what, |
| ahead and edit it a little bit, to make it readable. | | | | when, and where" type of information. |
| 3. Always Answer the Big 5 | | | | Even though you might struggle getting just the right |
| You should always try to answer the full "who, what, | | | | thing down in your writing, these 5 scrapbook journaling |
| when, why, and how", if at all possible, on the layout. | | | | tips can be super helpful. I use these strategies every |
| Adding these facts is a part of the process that our | | | | time I sit down to write the journaling for my layouts. |
| English teacher actually got right. I've had these | | | | |