Thursday Tip #15

The best way to journal right onto your background paper is to write it lightly in pencil first. This way if you make any mistakes you can fix them before committing to pen. Use a writing pen to trace over your pencil markings, when the ink is completely dry, erase the pencil marks with a white eraser.

Thursday Tip #11

When you journal, are you at a loss for words? Do you sometimes repeat the same words over and over again? Keeping a small Thesaurus handy near your workspace is a great way to make your writing more eloquent - just look up the word you want to use, find its synonym and soon your journaling will flow like poetry.

Do It Today Challenge

Pick up 27 things off your scrapbook area and put them away.

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Create a page layout and finish it.

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Journal 5 pages that need finishing off by journaling.

Monthly Round-Up

Katie updated her “roundup tool.” This is an easy and great way to keep track of your memories and many scrapbookers swear by this simple exercise. Even Ali Edwards referred to this tool in one of her past newsletters. So while the month is still young, take a few moments to jot down your memories from April. You will be so glad you did!

Thursday Tip

Journaling is an important element on any scrapbook page, but there's no right or wrong way to tell your story. There is only YOUR way! You can tell your story any way you like.