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I write my journaling out on scrap paper or the transparent sheet of my stampamajig that way I can see where it fits best on the page. Thanks for the great giveaway! If I win, I hope it's the TTT or Blue Moon prize since I'm not a digi scrapper.

I keep my thoughts together in a Moleskine notebook with a pocket in the back to drop in slips of paper and little items I want to reference or include in my journal. It helps me to have a stop before the final stop so I can organize my thoughts and my items to be in a really strategic and storytelling order....
I also take photos of items I wouldn't otherwise be able to fit in my scrapbook/journal, such as my children's artwork and other special things I'd like to remember but don't want to keep the item itself.

What really helps me is carrying a notebook! All the time. Oh, and it has a pen attached and an elastic piece that goes around it so I can keep things in it. I write all kinds of stuff down. Things my kids say, things I just want to remember to scrap about, a good wine I tried at a dinner out, etc.
Love my notebook!

My best journaling tip is to write down what you want to say before you create your layout so there is room for your words or so you create a enough space or a special place for your words as you create a layout.

I have several notepads available in a desk drawer for those way to brief moments of inspiration that usually occur in the middle of the night.

i am excited about today's give aways! my tip is to journal with your child's words. i love going back and reading convos i have had with my son.

Wow! What amazing giveaways! Ali, I love your blog... you are so inspiring!!! Best to you and the family....

My best tip is to just write from the heart and write what you want. As long as the story is told, that is more important then if it is funny, or serious, or grammar correct. Your family will appreciate the story, no matter how it is written.
Great prizes again today! I would LOVE to have any of them! Thanks for the chance Ali.

Journaling is soo hard for me!!! I try to:
1. carry a notebook with me wherever I am and jot down thoughts.
2. Have my 4 YO randomly pick a letter and think of some words that describe it with that letter...it is a learning experience as well as a creativity spark for me.

I carry a notebook in my car and write notes to myself-the song the kids love to sing, quotes, things they are into, little snippets from our day to day stuff.

Honestly, I get my best journaling from my husband and kids. They bring a fresh approach to the event or idea I'm trying to capture. I am glad that we will have all their voices in the scrapbooks.

i like to keep it simple, i cover the W's, the title and focus on the picture

when something is happen I try to write down my thoughts, feelings immediately at the moment in my skechbook :)
when I create a layout from that event, I have to read it only what I wrote down.
Thanks for this giveaway :)

Just write something, anything! It doesn't have to be a long novel,just a few words about the photos you took time to take, process and scrap

Just write something, anything! It doesn't have to be a long novel,just a few words about the photos you took time to take, process and scrap

Just write something, anything! It doesn't have to be a long novel,just a few words about the photos you took time to take, process and scrap

I think it's fun to hear it from the other people involved, not just your own memories. When I got married, I had my husband write up his account of the day on the plane enroute to the honeymoon. I wrote up my account too, it's one of those things that two people remember and recount their memories differently and I think its an awesome to look at it from different perspectives ala "How I Met Your Mother."
I also like to interview the participants, I picked that trick up from Simple Scrapbooks and thought it was super awesome.

I love to make lists...sometimes they are just a starting point for my real journaling and sometimes they end up being the journaling. It helps me organize my thoughts :)

I try to write like I speak. I find my words flow better that way. But I've also discovered that when I write that way, not only am I truly leaving a piece of myself in every project I do, but that my projects feel a heck of a lot more honest, more genuine.

I am a super forgetful person. I've found the best solution is to keep a little journal in my purse that I write stuff down in that I don't want to forget. It's great for helping me start journaling later on in my scrapbooks.