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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.
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Part
2
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Titles
What
it is:
Titles
are mostly used to highlight the theme or
subject of your page. Secondarily, but also
important, they add decorative and creative
accents that anchor your page. For example,
this picture tells that the theme of the
page is a birthday celebration; it adds
decorative color accented by balloons; and
it draws your eyes from the top to the bottom
of the page (anchoring your page to the
top).
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Title
Placement
There
are many places you can put titles on
your page. Just remember, where your
title is placed is where your eyes will
first look on your page. Here are a
few ideas to get you started.
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- In
the top or bottom corner of the page:
this is usually created by placing words
underneath each other and is good for
both one and two page layouts. I also
like to mat these titles in a oval, circle
or square and place them on top of a ribbon
that reach the top and bottom of the page.
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- Across
the top of the page: usually best if
you are changing themes from one page
to the next (one page layouts).
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Left and/or right edge of the page:
good for both one page and two page
layouts.
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Center of the page: this is a good way
to make a nice, neat, yet unusual page.
This works well with square pictures
that add to the nice, neat effect.
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- Waterfall:
this is where you make a title go from
the top corner to the bottom corner
of your page. This is good for ether
one or two page layouts and can help
to bring the two-page layouts together.
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Creative
Title
Ideas
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title can be a name of an activity, event,
person, place, or object, or an expression
of emotion. Here are some ideas for making
Titles in your scrapbook: |
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- Using
an archival quality (Marvy) inkpad.
Take a q-tip, dip it in the ink and
go over letters to create a rustic,
old look.
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- Stencils
allow you to make nice neat looking
letters in one or many different
colors. You can make the letters
straight or crooked (my favorite)
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- Use
alphabet
stickers. Dress them up using
a pen to create dots or small
lines along the edges of the letters.
You can also dress them up by
using other stickers or die-cuts
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- Use
memorabilia. Either use a whole
pamphlet, ticket,etc., or cut
out letters from a pamphlet, ticket,
etc.
- Use
Tags: Make or buy tags that use
big letters and go with the theme
of your page. I like to place
tags in the corner of the page
and put a long ribbon underneath
it that goes from the top of the
page to the bottom or that makes
a frame around the page as seen
in this example - Use Tags: Make
or buy tags that use big letters
and go with the theme of your
page. I like to place tags in
the corner of the page and put
a long ribbon underneath it that
goes from the top of the page
to the bottom or that makes a
frame around the page as seen
in the example above right.
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Use
embellishments to create letters.
You can use stickers, eyelets
and fibers, inked fingerprints,
and more to make titles
- Use
pictures. Take extra pictures and
cut them in the shape of letters
or put them in a die-cut machine
that makes letters.
- When
writing in your albums, be sure
to use archival quality pens such
as
Marvy Pens.
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Ideas: |
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Using
a computer allows you to choose different
font styles, colors, and sizes. You can
even turn your own handwriting into a font.
Most word processors have a huge selection
of font styles but if your not satisfied
or would like to get even more creative,
here are a few websites that allow you to
create and download fonts for free:
http://www.onescrappysite.com/fonts.htm
(this site is especially for scrapbookers
and even has a tutorial that helps you
with downloading and installing fonts)
http://www.1001freefonts.com
http://www.fontshop.com
http://www.vLetter.com
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Here
are a few ideas on how to use your computer
to create titles:
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- Cut
words from print outs. Using your
computer (1) type your word(s),
(2) invert it so that you read the
word from right to left, (3) print
it out onto the back side of decorative
paper, (4) following the printed
lines, cut the word(s) out, and
finally (5) turn the word(s) over
to see your finished title.
- Make
sure the font you choose is wide
enough to make your letters readable.
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- Type
your words onto vellum. Print them
out and cut them to fit your appropriate
space. Mat them and attach them
using eyelets. (EXAMPLE 12)Try using
a picture for your matting. Usually
something that is a symbol of something
works best. For example, use a picture
of a rose, candle, or sunset as
a matting.
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- Format
each letter in your word(s) differently.
Here is an example
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PART
3
Captions, Quotes
& Bullets
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Enjoy
this Scrap Class? Wait till you see the next one!
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