| Class 12 Journaling - Captions, Quotes
and Bullets |
| Journaling is one of the most important
parts of preserving your family’s history. From
time to time I take out old pictures from my mom’s
trunk to learn a little bit about my history. It is fascinating
to see how people used to live and what they looked like.
But is not as rewarding if you don’t know whom the
person is or when the picture was taken. That is why journaling
is so important. It doesn’t have to be hard or cumbersome.
Just follow these guidelines and ideas and you’ll
see that journaling is fun. There are three categories
of journaling: Titles, Storytelling, and Captions, Quotes & Bullets.
Within each category, we are going to discuss implementing
them by hand and implementing them by computer. Read on
for the simple and fun journaling techniques. |
| Creative Caption Ideas |
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Captions can be one word or many. They can speak loudly
or softly. Captions are usually
placed above or below your picture. If you have a round
or oval picture, make the caption follow the curve of
the picture. Here are a few ideas that will get you started:
- Names of each person in the picture
- A cheer such as “Go Chargers”
- The
place, address, or city and
state where the picture was taken
- The date the picture was
taken
- Any expression such as “Say Cheese”, “Smile”, “Love
Birds”, or “Liv'in on the Edge”
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| Creative Quote Ideas |
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| Quotes are quick, easy,
and fun to use in your scrapbook. A variety of quotes
can be found in quote books such as Bartletts and on the
Internet. |
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Handwritten quotes: Quote books contain an array of
quotes usually categorized to help you find the perfect
quote for your page. Just copy the quote, word for word,
and be sure to give the author credit. Here are the titles
of a few quote books available at book stores: Bartlett's
Familiar Quotations Best Quotations for All Occasions
Stamped Quotes: A variety of stamps are available with
famous quotes and verses. We carry several popular Bible
verses on stamps by Stampabilities
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Computer Quotes: You’ll be surprised to see how
many quotes you can find on the Internet. Here are two
websites that will get you started: http://www.quotationspage.com/ http://www.quoteland.com/
Try printing the quotes using
different font styles and sizes. Also, try printing quotes
on vellum and matting them with printed or solid paper. |
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| Creative Bullet Ideas |
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| Bullets are lists of
information, usually facts, which summarize something.
In our case, they summarize a picture or a scrapbook page. |
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| Instead of just making black round dots for bullets
try making bullets with color, or with stickers. Use small
stickers such as hearts or stars as bullets. |
Make a list of descriptions for a picture
and put each
description next to a bullet. |
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Have you seen Journaling From Start To
Finish Part 1 and Part
2?
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Enjoy this Scrap Class? See the next one! Scrap Class
13 Instant Gift Album
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