Jounaling For Your Scrapbook Baby Album

So does the idea of scrapbook journaling make you head for the hills? Do you have some beautiful Scrapbooking baby layouts sitting around, not quite finished, they might just be missing the journaling part?? Yeah I know quite a few people who tend to either leave it out completely or they really dread that part of their layout, and when I ask them why, a lot of the time, I seem to get the same two answers.
I never know what to write, and I hate my handwriting; it looks awful and ruins my layout
Well it needn't be like that though, scrapbook journaling can be quite enjoyable and honestly, it is just as important, and sometimes more important than the photos themselves. Don't get put off or scared by the thought of it, it is your scrapbook album and for starters, no one is going to judge you on it. It does not have to be a whole story, it can be in point form, or it can be written in a proper paragraph, the choice is yours. You can make it as simple or as complicated as you like, fancy or plain, it really doesn't matter, so long as it's there.
When you want to know what to write, it is quite simple, try to use the five W's when you do your journaling, this way you shouldn't miss any of the facts or important things going on in the layout. The five W's are of course, the Who, What, When, Where and Why. Those are the things you want to know when you look at a scrapbook layout, who are the people, what were they doing, when was that, where was that and why? So many layouts nowadays just don't seem to have any focus on the journaling, it's almost like journaling has lost its popularity or appeal.
As for your handwriting, if you really hate it, then there are lots of computer fonts you can use. There are fancy calligraphy styles, funny styles, bold designs you can use for titles, there are hundreds, if not thousands to choose from. There are plenty that you can choose to download off the net or just look in your document writing programs like Microsoft Word etc, they have heaps of fonts in them too. If you do choose to use computer fonts, just don't go getting carried away and using too many different fonts on each layout, it can end up looking messy and hard to read. I find sticking to just one, or two at the most usually looks nice. Don't forget that it is a nice touch to have some of your own handwriting within your scrapbooking baby album; it helps give that personal feel.
Sometimes your journaling can be as simple as a well written title and a date within the layout somewhere. A well written title can tell you so much, it can instantly give the who, what and where without any dramas what so ever. It really depends on the individual layout, some layouts can get away with just the simplest of details, whereas other would not be justified without an in depth explanation and recount of the activities that are shown in the photos.
The whole idea of scrapbooking is to record and preserve our precious memories. How can we preserve these memories without any journaling? We can't, scrapbook journaling is a vitally important part of a scrapbook, especially our scrapbook baby albums. Time flies by so quickly and what you once remember that you think you will never forget, soon becomes a distant fading memory, and unless you record it, it's gone, forever.
Written by Tash Taylorand I am addicted to scrapbooking so check out my site http://www.scrapbookingbaby.net
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