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Journaling
Learn creative ways to incorporate journaling in scrapbook pages.
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Six Fun Ways to Include Journaling on Your Layouts
by Jeanette Giancaspro (Sep 29, 2011)
In my last journaling article, I showed you techniques for generating ideas for your scrapbook journaling. Now I’d like to show you a few ways to incorporate those stories into your pages. |
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Journaling About Childhood Memories: Summer
by Jeanette Giancaspro (Jul 26, 2011)
If there were no journaling, all we would have is a fancy photo album. It’s the journaling that brings the photos to life and tells the story behind them. |
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Defining Words
by Denise Gormish (Mar 3, 2011)
The dictionary can be a great journaling tool in scrapbooking. By using a definition on a scrapbook page, you can add more meaning and good composition to your layout. |
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10 Layouts with a Focus on Journaling
by Stacy Milford (Jan 31, 2011)
For me, a layout just isn’t complete without journaling. Who doesn’t enjoy reading a great story? I browsed the Scrapjazz gallery searching for ways to kick my journaling up another notch and found some amazing examples: |
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Journaling By Kids
by Denise Gormish (Oct 6, 2009)
Most often journaling comes from the point of view of the scrapbooker. When you can, though, it is memorable to get the point of view from kids. It isn’t always easy though! Here are some suggestions for getting journaling done by kids. |
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Product Review: Fancy Pants Notebook Journal
by Allyson Bright Meyer (Aug 19, 2009)
Of all the scrapbooking trends to hit the market in the past few years, journaling books are my absolute favorite. So I was delighted when Fancy Pants Designs released these fabulous 5" x 8" notebook journals in several designs. |
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Rhyme Time: Adding Rhymes to Your Layouts
by Rachel Myerson (Jul 24, 2009)
I have a son that loves to rhyme. He would never say something is "easy" when he could say it’s "easy-peasy lemon-squeezy." You can also include rhymes on your layouts in interesting ways. |
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Journaling Worth Repeating
by Denise Gormish (Jun 26, 2009)
Repetition is a fantastic and fun design feature in a layout. It can involve repeating an element or a color within a layout. It can also be the repetition of a word or phrase. |
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Top Ten Layouts
by Denise Gormish (Jun 12, 2009)
In 1985 David Letterman began a regular segment called The Late Show Top Ten List. A scrapbooker can use the top ten list format for scrapbook pages. |
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Creating a Storybook Album
by Denise Gormish (Apr 22, 2009)
A storybook album is an entire album centered around one event told in a story format. |
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Date It!
by Denise Gormish (Apr 9, 2009)
In my early days of scrapbooking, I often would forget to add the date to my scrapbook pages. In recent years, I have endeavored to find ways to add the date. Here are a few of my suggestions for where to add dates to a scrapbook page. |
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Product Review: Making Memories Spiral Journaling Notebooks
by Rachel Myerson (Feb 23, 2009)
Do you like the idea of journaling on die-cut shapes or patterned paper? Have you ever considered bringing a notebook on vacation to do your journaling and then using the pages directly on your layouts? The Making Memories Spiral Journaling Notebooks may be just the product for you.
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Layouts Without Photos
by Tiffany Roberts (Sep 11, 2008)
When we are left without photos, but still have something important to say it requires us to take our creativity to a new level. How can you effectively express yourself without those photos to draw inspiration from? |
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Point of View
by Denise Gormish (Aug 27, 2008)
Every scrapbook page has a point of view. You might not consciously choose a point of view before writing your journaling, but your journaling will still have a point of view. However, to get the best journaling, you should consider and carefully choose your point of view. |
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A Thousand Words
by Rachel Myerson (Mar 7, 2008)
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. In scrapbooking, as well as other situations, this is often true. Usually, the pictures are the focal points of our layouts and the journaling is used to provide supporting information. However, sometimes the picture doesn’t tell the whole story. |
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Finding Your Voice in Journaling
by Denise Gormish (Jan 24, 2008)
Your voice shows your personal attitude and that very attitude is translated into your writing. Your most enjoyable writing will be your writing which uses your natural voice. Here’s a quiz to help you determine your journaling voice:
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Tips for Better Writing
by Denise Gormish (Nov 1, 2007)
We all want to be good writers, and to create easily readable writing. When we are writing in our scrapbooks, we want people to find the writing accurate, understandable and enjoyable. Here are some tips to write good journaling entries: |
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Secrets to Great Writing
by Jane Swanson (Oct 19, 2007)
Storytelling on our scrapbook pages doesn’t have to resemble the world’s greatest novel, but with a few writing secrets to help you remember, your pages will tell it all. |
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Common Writing Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
by Denise Gormish (Sep 11, 2007)
Although it can be tedious, correct grammar and punctuation are important to writing. It makes the message clearer and easier to read. To become a better writer, consider some of these common writing mistakes and how to avoid them. |
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Journaling on The Go
by Ramona Greenspan (Aug 9, 2007)
Sometimes remembering everything that you saw and did on your vacation is not that easy, and sorting through all your collected memorabilia can be a tiresome task. So, why not journal while on vacation? |
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Creative Bullet Points
by Denise Gormish (Jun 5, 2007)
Looking for a quick and easy way to add journaling to a layout? Consider bullet points. And to get away from the simple bullet points take a look at these ideas for creative bullet points: |
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Overcoming Writer’s Block
by Rachel Myerson (Mar 19, 2007)
Even those of us who are comfortable with our ability to write a sentence can suffer from writer’s block. Here are some suggestions to help you work through your writer’s block and create journaling that you can be proud of. |
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Using Tone in Scrapbook Journaling
by Denise Gormish (Mar 1, 2007)
It’s time to do the journaling but you can’t figure out how to say what you want to say. What’s wrong? One problem may be that you haven’t chosen a tone for your journaling. |
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Finding Inspiration for Journaling
by Denise Gormish (Feb 9, 2007)
When you get stuck it's time to look for some journaling inspiration. It’s often easier to find than you might think. I encounter many things in my daily life that can lead to a good journaling idea. |
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Conversational Journaling
by Denise Gormish (Jan 22, 2007)
Every day we talk and have meaningful and fun conversations. How often do we include conversations in our layout journaling? |
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