by Tami Taylor Welcome back. This is the fifth installment of: “Keep a 5 year Journal.” I’m back with a quick observation and another list of questions. I’ve been plugging away at my journal and have a few things to share. As we approach the half way mark of the first year, I think you [...]
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When Short Journaling Works on a Scrapbook Page
by Debbie Hodge While journaling is an important part of many scrapbook pages, there are times when minimal journaling works just fine. Here’s a look at 6 of those instances in which titles, design, lists, and photos do the work typically expected of scrapbook page journaling. Short journaling works: 1. When a list does the [...]
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Keep a 5 Year Journal | Progress to Date and Prompts for May
by Tami Taylor Welcome back. This is the third installment of: “Keep a 5 year Journal.” I’m back with a quick observation and another list of questions. I’ve been plugging away at my journal and have a few things to share. Slow and steady wins the race When life gets in the way, it’s hard [...]
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Keep a 5-Year Journal | Progress to Date and Prompts for April
by Tami Taylor Welcome back. This is the third installment of: “Keep a 5 year Journal.” I’m back with a quick observation and another list of questions. I’ve been plugging away at my journal and have a few things to share: It’s OK to fall behind I had family in town, my life got chaotic [...]
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Typesetting on Scrapbook Pages: Alignment
by Debbie Hodge Alignment refers to how text is arranged into blocks or columns with hard or soft edges. There are four basic approaches to alignment: 1) Left, 2) Right, 3) Centered, 4) Justified. Check them out below — as well as a fifth option. Flush Left Type that is justified flush left is the easiest [...]
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20 Lessons on Scrapbook Page Journaling
by Debbie Hodge I love scrapbooking. I love having scrapbook pages made. And sometimes, in my rush to try a new look or use a new product or just get those new photos on the page, I neglect journaling. Yep. Even though I’ve written countless articles and lessons on how to incorporate meaningful journaling on [...]
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3 Journaling Treatments That Add Texture and Dimension to Your Scrapbook Page
by Debbie Hodge Texture is tactile. When you add texture and dimension to your scrapbook page, you engage the viewer’s sense of touch — another sense in addition to sight. As a result you draw your viewer in on another level. It’s an obvious design move to add texture with embellishments, chipboard titlework, and mixed [...]
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Keep a 5-Year Journal | Progress to Date and Prompts for March
by Tami Taylor Welcome back. This is the second installment of this series: “Keep a 5 year Journal.” I’m back with a quick list of observations and another list of questions. I’ve been plugging away at my journal and have a few things to share: It’s not too late to reevaluate your system My drawer [...]
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Finding Room for Journaling on Scrapbook Pages with Lots of Photos
by Debbie Hodge What do you do when you want to get lots of photos onto your single-page layout AND you’ve got a good bit of journaling to add? Here are 4 ideas for pulling it off –even when you think there isn’t any room. 1. Use longer text lines Longer text lines can be harder [...]
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Keep a 5 Year Journal – Daily Prompts with Steps for Getting Started and Prompts for January and February
by Tami Taylor What’s a 5 year Journal? That was my question when I first heard of it. (Ok, my first question was “five years??” Stick with me, though, it’s relatively painless. I promise.) A five year journal is, just as it sounds, a journal you keep for five years. You write just one line every [...]
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