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Journaling
The best tip ever taught to me by a friend is to journal as if you are
looking at the photos and sharing them with a friend.
Example: start with I remember when:---(in your mind) and write down what comes
after.
This is best done when you first get photos back, what comes to mind when you
first see the pictures again.
- What made you smile?
- What were they doing?
- Who were they?
- What is the relationship of the people in the photo?
- What is meaningful about the places in the photo.
One of my favorite layouts has this as journaling-- (first the title is- SNOW
BUDDIES)
"Christina and Ralph loved to play all day in the snow. Christina's nose and
cheeks were all red & Ralph was panting from chasing her snowballs."
Of course the photo shows that Ralph was our dog, and Christina, my daughter, a
small pre-school student, so "All Day in the snow" was sort of tongue in cheek"
Journaling doesn't have to be hard. It seems to come last for me in designing
a page, but It should be first when planning a page and the message you want to
tell.
When I do the journaling first, my pages always go faster. It is also important
to do at least some journaling in your own handwriting.
I don't like to see a lot of journaling on my pages so I hide some of mine behind
photos or inside folded tags.
Vellum
Adhere vellum with an embellishment like Eyelets, Mini Brads,
or nail heads,
to avoid using adhesive that shows through.
Adhere vellum with glue dots on each end then cover glue
dot with embellishment such as a button, sticker, charm or letter.
Use vellum over extra
bright paper to tone down colors.
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