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I always carry a little note pad around with me in my purse or the diaper bag. When something interesting happens, usually something the kids did, I write it down so I can put it together with photos on a layout later. Otherwise I'd forget the details!

always use your handwriting. and i tend to like to use my blog as a way to keep the stories and photos together. its really easy to post the pictures with the story on there really close to when they happened, while the memories are fresh, and then go back to the post when i have the printed pictures in hand ready to scrap.

I like keep a small notebook in my camera bag to record the little things my kids say. That way I won't forget those small details when I am journaling in their scrapbooks.

What works for me is to take notes on an event even if I'm not going to scrap it anytime soon. I then file it in an index box under different categories. I also blog when I have time and then print it out to use on pages.

It may be simplistic, but I carry around a little notebook with me at ALL times. I have one in my purse and a smaller one in my wallet for those times when I am just carrying it.

I think the best tip is: write what you want to say. We design our layouts in our designing style and we should tell our story in our telling-stories style. I am not good at rhyming, so I don't want to tell my story in rhyming. I am not good at writing metaphors, so I don't want to tell my story with metaphors. I want to tell my stories in my words, my phrases and my style. I don't want to look at my layouts in a few years and to discover my stories are told in someone else's words. I think we should write our stories, without fear it's not good enough.

I never wait to add my journaling to a page later. I know a lot of people who "wait" and it just never seems to happen. Lots of cute pages, no story. I don't consider a page done unless the journaling is done.

I keep a little spiral notepad in my purse to capture some journaling or notes I want to remember of the day/kids/me/family - whatever is going on. Hopefully it will make it to a layout. Thanks for doing this - I'll be reading all the comments for some great ideas!

My best journaling tip is in regards to scrapbooking a page that involved my kids. I always write about what/where/why for the page, but then I try to include something specific that a child said/did/reacted to the event too. Capturing their words and little snipits of their reactions to things is so easy and I know I will be so thankful in 20+ years when those little treasures would have been LONG lost from my memory!!!

I think capturing a conversation is the best journaling. You just write down what the said and the journaling is complete.

Usually i write my thoughts on a piece of scrap before putting it on the layout..that way it helps me form my thoughts & edit my story well !!

I save all the envelopes that my relatives and friends send holiday cards in because it has their handwriting and the date (on the postmark. I will make a little note on the backside of their envelope as to what new things happened in their lives over the past year.

Best tip: Keep it simple sometimes and make lists with bullet points to tell a story!

When my kids were little I would write down things as soon as they happened or I would forget. Now I have a personal journal that I write in. I have just started to do hidden journaling on a page in addition to the other journaling. I figure I can write things that are more private there & since it's in a page protector it's not easily seen.
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My favorite way to journal is to do the journaling before I do the rest of the page. It doesn't matter if it's on the computer or hand journaling. That way I know how much room I need for my words and photos. If I have a big story to tell and I don't do that part first there is never enough room. I love all of the lined papers and journaling tags out now. They make it so fun and easy.

Even though it is another art project all together, I find that keeping an art journal and documenting all my thoughts of a given event make it easier to scrap it later. The art journal is something that I allow to be completely free-flowing, and it is wonderful! I think everyone should have one.

I am horrible at journaling, but find it a little easier when I don't think about it and just do it. I always start on a journaling block so I don't stress out about ruining an entire layout.

I am so bad at the journaling part, so cool to see what others do. I always seem to leave spots and plan to come back never a good idea. I am trying to keep an idea journal we will se how that helps.

I like to use post-it notes to jot down my thoughts then go back and make something cohesive out of it. Thanks for highlighting a kit company new to me!

my best journaling tip is... know who you are writing to, and share with them what you want them to know about what you're scrapping. Knowing your audience will help drive your content.