Thanks for coming back today! My tip this week is journaling by hand. I know you have heard it before…your handwriting is a part of who you are and it is important for you to include in your scrapbooks for yourself and future generations. I want to show you a few different ways to get your thoughts right onto your lay out.
In the photo above, I used journaling to frame the photo. To make the words stand out from the patterned paper, I first painted a frame right onto the orange paper with acrylic paint. To make sure my spacing was correct, I took the measurements of the photo, 4×6 and drew a 4×6 box onto my sketch pad. I then wrote out my words and made needed adjustments like this…
Before adhering my picture, I used a pencil and lightly traced my photo right where I wanted to glue it down. This is where I would paint the frame. I picked up the photo and painted my frame, waited for it to dry and finally adhered the photo. A fine point Sharpie worked brilliantly for the writing on paint. This can be a forgiving way to journal, if you don’t like something, you can just paint over it! For my title, I often use my trusty thesaurus (online!). I was thinking of the word “destiny “, but it wasn’t what I wanted to describe my feelings….and up popped “good fortune” on my laptop, perfect for me.



