| When it comes to journaling on my scrapbook pages I | | | | putting the right words together. Unfortunately that |
| often freeze up. I can have fabulous pictures in a great | | | | was not my gift. There are many books available to |
| layout, but many times my journaling falls short. Some | | | | help you overcome the lack of the right wording for |
| of you layouts will have a great story behind them and | | | | your scrapbook pages. These books are packed with |
| the journaling just flows. Then there are the scrapbook | | | | great quotes, titles, poetry, tips, and words to help |
| pages that the pictures pretty much speak for | | | | complete the message trying to express on your |
| themselves and tell the story. In these situation I am | | | | pages. Once you have the right words for your |
| afraid that too much journaling would take away from | | | | scrapbook pages it opens up many options of |
| the page layout and pictures. For these situations I | | | | application of the words. You can use your own |
| have found that I like to do my journaling with quotes | | | | handwriting to apply the wording, computer generate |
| and phrases. As I said the pictures are pretty much | | | | the phrases and then mat them for placement, or |
| self explanatory of the story they are trying to | | | | stamping them onto the pages or cardstock with ink is |
| convey, so a perfect descriptive quote and/or phrase | | | | also a great alternative. Be creative with the |
| is the key to finishing off your scrapbook page layout. | | | | placement of the journaling to your pages. So the next |
| Journaling with quotes and phrases is a great | | | | time you have photos that speak for themselves and |
| alternative to telling the story, but the next problem I | | | | are at a loss for words, try journaling with quotes and |
| may encounter is trying to find the right quotes and | | | | phrases to add just the right touch to your scrapbook |
| phrases for the layout. At these times like I wish I were | | | | page layouts. |
| a poet or someone who was blessed with gift of | | | | |