Scrapbooking Tips Information and Techniques

By Stephanie Boyle



Journaling is just as important to your scrapbook as the photos and the memorabilia you add to it. Too many people add the photos but forget the planning of where the journaling is supposed to go. Plan ahead so you will know where everything is supposed to go before you start attatching anything that will not be able to be removed from the pages. Journaling can be placed anywhere's on the pages. They can go across the top or the bottom, down the sides or even go around the photos. Some may partially sit over die cuts, or part of photos. With a little creativity you can find space to even out or add a few well chosen words to a page that will make a huge difference.



First step is GO AROUND IT. Journaling around photo mats is the easiest solution to a page that just seems like it has no space left, but you have a few words you want to place on it. It takes up virtually no space at all and looks great.



EXTEND IT, page extenders work great for some pages which you have a little more information you want to put on it so people really understand the story. These are especially useful for monumental occasions, or even just something that was important to you. All you have to do with these is fold the pages shut back into the book.



These are two options of how to make room on an already crowded page. I know we all even the most avid scrapbookers have had many pictures you wanted to use and when you got to the point of journaling had to use one of these steps to get it in.