| Class 11 Journaling from Start to Finish Part 2 Titles |
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. |
| Titles |
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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). |
| 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. |
- Across the top of the page: usually best if you are
changing themes from one
page to the next (one page layouts).
- Left and/or right edge of the page: good for both
one page and two page layouts.
- 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. |
| Creative Title Ideas |
A 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: |
| 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. |
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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 |
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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. |
| Computer 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 web sites 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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- 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.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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Enjoy this Scrap Class? See the next one! Scrap Class
12 Journaling
Captions, Quotes & Bullets
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