Three Things : Lines (and a Designer Digitals giveaway)

To get words down on my projects, I keep a little notebook where I jot down things I want to remember. I tend to do my journaling first, so I know how much of a mat or general space I need to for text, and then build the project around that. Thanks!

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Toni

I digi scrap so I journal straight away using the typing tool in photo shop easy as... xxx good luck to your new adventure in digi land xxx

My favorite are the Heidi Swapp journaling spots. I use them all the time. They also come in handy for labeling things around the house.

with my digital layouts, I journal immediately. on paper, I always use a little tag to make sure to get the important info such as who, when, where and ususally just write the story on the layout where it fits. I try to do this immediately also. Can't wait for the digital stuff to come out! yay!

Happy summer Ali!

Oh my goodness, that mug is cool!! :) As far as your question, I try and keep a basket of favorite pens right at my fingertips, as well as a few journaling stamps or labels/stickers close by. Sometimes breaking the journaling up into smaller bites of information has helped a story not seem as overwhelming.

oops! Forgot my tip... I dedicate time to add the journaling. I keep unjournaled pages in a folder and journal them all at once. That helps me keep organized and keeps the creativity flowing when I'm working on a ton of lo's.

I wait for a contemplative mood to strike and it just *pours* out.

Like you, I often refer to my blog post from the day the pictures were taken. It's great to have the journaling from the day the pictures were taken and the event still fresh in my mind.
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i keep a notebook that i jot journaling and ideas to journal so that when the time comes i don't draw a blank...i've always loved lines and notebook paper! i used to have my mom take me to the office supply store with my extra money when i was little!

For my journaling, I often times refer to my blog for tidbits of what Tanner said or did. I also will grab whatever is close by and write it down and put it in my scrap space for when I scrap again.

B/C I am totally afraid of my own handwriting (yes, STILL) I LOVE to print journaling and then cut it into strips. It's my all time favorite way to get the all important words down.
XO

Write on photos, write ontop of your embellishments, write around the photos, if you have something private to say, write it inside a pocket, tuck it inside the layout, use white pen ontop of other elements, use journaling blocks, tags, journaling templates and stamps, words cut out of magazines and junk mail, interview your family to get their views of the subject, just get it down....Just do it.

I just write it down...no penciling it in and coming later with a Sharpie. I don't write it out somewhere else as a "rough draft." What I'm thinking at the moment will be just fine. And if I have a blog entry that works...all the better.

I am addicted to journaling spots and notecards on my layouts. I also go old school and use my journaling templates (basically a stencil of lines in different shapes) I used to do all of my journaling with a pencil then go over with pen, then erase pencil lines. Now I just go with the flow - in pen - just get it down - typos and all.

I usually keep a journal to write every detail down. Also if I scrap everything right away i am still able to recall all of the details!

When I'm working on a mini-book or LO I jot down all my thoughts in a little notebook. Then I can keep or edit what I want. I sometimes have to get away and sit quietly for this to work!
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Right now I LOVE to do my jounaling (either computer printed, handwritten, stamped or with rub-ons) directly onto my photos, save them in transparent photopockets and add them to my photowall in the staircase...

I scrap digitally and hybrid and most of my pages are about the journally with photos, etc. as embellishments. Some are better than others but I just let it flow. I also very rarely edit after I'm done. It can be in a poetic form, a story telling form, 1st person or letter writing form. It can be on typed strips, journalling cards or as part of the entire design of the page. It really is interesting to look back at what emotion I was feeling when a particular LO was completed. By the way, thanks for all of your inspiration!