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My thoughts are that journalling should be honest, heart-felt and handwritten.

My best journaling tip is to make sure I have all the essential information...where, when and why. I use my daily journal to write how I feel about things that are happening, so that is also very helpful.
I would love to take an online digital class. We no longer have a scrapbook store in my town and I have no access to classes. As a matter of fact, I am depending upon you, Ali, to keep me up to date on products which I can order online. I so much appreciate your including links to vendors.

I am so wanting to start getting kits, but I am a little hesitant (so I want to win one first). Add transparencies to that? I am ... drooling.
Journaling tip? I write like I speak. Yep, grammatically incorrect and my weird little sayings - all of that. When my boys read my words to their children, I want my grandkids to hear ME.

When downloading photos from my camera, I will sometimes take a moment to add a text file that gives some info about the activity shown in the pictures. That way I'll have the details when I go back to scrap the pictures later.

My only journaling tip is "just do it"! too many times I have completed a page only to realize months and months later that I still need to journal and can't remember what i wanted to say.

I keep a little notebook with me all the time so I can remember the datails of why I took a picture, what was going on, what was I thinking, etc.. I might not scrap those photos for a few months (lets be honest it might be years!), but being able to look in my notebook helps me remember the event more clearly and have more meaningful journaling.

i love using the 7 gypsies 97% complete stickers when I'm having a hard time with my journaling. They are quick and easy for those pages that just don't need a lot of journaling.

I try to write down as much as I can as soon as it happens. Then, I'll either keep what I wrote or take bits of it and re-write what I want for the page.

Don't over think what you want to write, speak from the heart.

I've given up on journaling in separate places for the five of us. My best journaling happens when I jot down reflections in my one Moleskine notebook right when stuff happens (or a few hours later).

Keep it as honest as possible and write it as soon as possible after the event. It it's historical photos you're scrapping, scrap your honest response to them.

I have a new rule for journaling on layouts and individual pictures - quick and simple! Get to the point - less is sometimes much more.
If I'm making a themed album, etc. then it's good to give a lil more detail ;)

Absolutely, by far, my best journaling tip is to grab a tag, or precut journaling shape, or rectangle with lines, or whatever... and pass it off. My favorite is to give it to my kids and have them write the journaling themselves.
Ok, one more. :) Took my laptop in the car on a trip and interviewed the whole family at the same time. Journaling was already typed up when I got home. That was awesome!

I would have to say that journaling is the toughest task I have in scrapbooking. The one thing that helps me is I write down things my kids say that is funny, or "noteworthy". I also try to make notes of things I want to remember regarding a trip, moment, etc. and keep all this in a notebook. Then, when it comes time to scrapbook the pics, I can refer to my book for info. The notes also help jog my memory regarding the event, etc.
Still - journaling is SO DIFFICULT for me.

Think about it first. Write it out once or twice. Get a real feel for what you want to say before you put it down on paper. When I did the layout about my fiance proposing to me, I ended up doing several drafts of the journaling before I hit on the right words, right font, and right amount of typing to make my page look attractive while still telling the complete story. It ended up taking me 10 months to find the inspiration to finally get the page done, but it was SO worth it.

I keep a week by week calendar on my nightstand and everynight I try to write something meaningfull that happened that day (event, milestone, dinner, company, etc.). I am constantly refering back to these calendars to remember dates, events, funny things when I am scrapbooking.

I Journal in my kid's scrapbooks like i'm speaking to them. I think it will be so wonderful for them to read as they grow up!

After something is said or happens I write it down immediately on a scrap of paper. I also keep a small notebook in my purse for such occasions. I kept a small journal for each of my boys when they were young. Whenever they said something cute or insightful that I wanted to remember I wrote it in their book.

On a trip, home remodeling, family vacation, etc I write down a few basic details I want to remember. The 5 w's usually work for me. I rarely write in complete sentences and usually in a word processing program (I love spell check!) Doing this helps me to remember all the important details when I'm ready to scrap the photos. It also prevents the dreaded blank page syndrome. Finally, I print out the details & store them with my photos or place a copy of the file with my digital photos. When I'm ready to scrap them all the info is in one place.

i think my best tip for journaling is just to practice it and do it daily. i know that sounds lame, but its the best trick. I've been keeping a daily journal since the first day of high school. I'm now a senior in college. Be it online in blog form or on paper in a cute little book, just DO it!