Three Things : Lines (and a Designer Digitals giveaway)

I have a notebook that I keep simple sentences and phrases in that I like. I also use the 'stickies' on my mac to cut and paste quick ideas that I am totally all about!
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Mandy

I refer back to my blog, but I do like to incorporate journaling blocks in the layout so it "forces" me to journal more.

Telling myself that something is better than nothing and just writing, because I know (from many half-done pages) that later means not at all. Thanks for the giveaway!

I love that mug! For journaling, I ask myself who, what, when, where, and why. It usually sparks some memories and I make sure I cover everything.

I usually just write right on my LO - around pictures, freehand somewhere on the page. Or I make my own lines - recently I painted lines on with acrylic paint and then wrote with my favorite American Craft journaling pen. I also really like using Heidi Swapp journaling spots. I great holder for journaling.
Thanks for sharing all your talents!

I tend to write my journaling down before I start designing the page. I want to get the "feel" of the page down because that will influence what the "look" will be. Plus I can design the right amount of space for what I want to say when I know what my journaling will be. There is always room to tweak along the way too!

Post it notes!!! LOVE 'em in every color! I keep them with the pictures till they are scrapped. Also, I have been journaling on my blog so it is all ready when I get the opportunity to scrap.

I love your three things for Tuesday. Lines are really fascinating aren't they?
I want to wish you well on your digital adventure. I'm sure your productline will be awesome. Journaling for me? When I'm on vacation, I keep a small journal of what we do, see, feel etc every day. Then I put it with the photos from that vacation so that when I eventually get around to doing that album, it's ready to use.
Sue

Usually I just write them straight on the page. I feel so brave doing this but it almost always works out great.
I have been taking Jessica Sprague's digi classes amd she is helping me learn new ways to do this which are exciting!

With my laptop on and in a convenient location, I jot things down all the time. Sometimes I get the whole story, others it's a list of what I want to write about. I catch up while we travel (lots of time spent in the car) and I'm able to get my family's input as well.
My writing is divided by month and then into categories: my kids, family life, personal space, and other happenings. I copy and paste, add photos and I'm practically finished.
I was just looking over a scrapbook from a trip to France. I was so glad that I kept a little notebook with me. I wrote down interesting things guides taught, memories from my dad when he lived there years ago, observations, contrasts and comparisons, etc. My little notebooks have made for great albums that bring back so many memories and remind of the neat things I've learned. Nothing beats journaling written in the moment.
How quickly we forget...even those things we never think we will. My mom frequently says, "have you written that down yet?" What an example!

I have a mini notebook in the front pocket of my camera bag and try to jot down a few thoughts when I'm out shooting. Not for every photo I take but just for the ones that I might forget why I thought they were important to photography or how the scene made me feel. Later I turn the notes into sentences and write them in, either handwritten or typed straight on the photo.

I love my KI Memories acrylic stamps that just have lines. I use them often -- inside cards, on pages of mini books, and for layout journaling or at least to simply record the details such as the date, time, place, etc.

i keep my laptop right next to me on my scrap table - then I can type and print right away with no excuses!

Make sure the story isn't coming from hubby then I'm sure to get words to papers; or, at least make sure he's told the story enought that I recall it well enough that I can put words to paper

I'm excited to see your stuff in the digital world. I love your artistic style. I've adapted it not only in my scrapbooking but my everyday life as well. Salamat (thank you in tagalog). I need more journaling in my life. I'm sure your digital products will help emphasise the need.

I love using templates that have a space for journaling.

I keep a little notebook to journal daily or weekly thoughts I have about my kids, such as the way they talk or act and so on and then when I get the photos printed, it is easy to look up in the journal what I said about a particular time.

I always carry a little notebook with me to jot down memories, quotes, stories I want to tell. That is usually my jumping off point for my page! I think about what I want to say ahead of time and draft it out so I make sure there will be room on my page.

We have an infant at home, so finding time to make it through a project at one sitting is almost impossible. One day a week, though, my husband and I sit down and talk about our favorite things that happened during the week.
He's the photographer in the family and I'm the writer and scrapbooker. And although many of our favorite moments are the same, sometimes he'll surprise me with a new story or something he loved doing with our son during the week.
I write the tidbits on blank index cards, then either sit down with them or file them away until I have a spare moment.
Without these journaling "date nights," I think our son's first year book would be very mommy-sided. I love that it tells both of our stories now.

I keep two small spiral notebook (3 in by 5 in) in my purse. I have one for each of my two boys. I like to jot down every day moments, things they said or did, etc. I have labeled one, Spencerisms (he says the funniest things), and one Connorisms, after my boys' names (obviously). Sometimes, I find it easiest to just rip the page right out of the notebook and add that to the scrapbook page.