Journaling As An Embellishment
Hi all, it’s Monica here today with your Words for Wednesday. I wish that I could say that I have some great words of wisdom for you guys today, but that’s not true. To be honest, I forgot I was doing this post until it popped up on my calendar yesterday. So after some deep thought I decided to focus on layout journaling, once again.
For the most part when you look through the different galleries you see very minimal journaling. There’s the title, date, and maybe some names as well. Some layouts will go into great detail with some additional word art and maybe even a short paragraph. Then there is the digi journal. In the digi journal the journaling is the main focus. I’m a huge fan of the digi journal, but that’s not what I wanted to discuss today.
Let’s say there’s a lot you want to say in a single layout and a few words just isn’t enough. The easy solution here is to allow your journaling to be your most important embellishment. By no means does it have to be your only embellishment.
To help me get my point across i took a little tour through our wonderful ScrapMatters Gallery. Here are a few layouts that put a little more focus on the journaling.
Sahlink made it very easy for me. She had quite a few layouts in her gallery that focused on the journaling. Amazing work.
To end my post today I want to offer you all a little gift. I completed a template in which I embellished with journaling. One simple template can often have many interpretations. This template is for your personal use. I’m offering no challenge with it, but do encourage you to practice your journaling. The possibilities are endless. I’ve also added a bonus acryllic alpha set.
This template will be available for one week only. Included in the download file is 1 PSD layered template, which shadows included in their own separate layer, and the individual png files for non PSD scrappers. Enjoy!
August 20th, 2008 at 10:35 am
Beautiful template, I think there is a real shortage of templates that really allow you to journal. Really enjoyed reading this and seeing those layouts. Thanks for sharing. Hugs Crystal xx
August 20th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
thanks for the cool template. I’m glad you’ve focused on journalling, Monica. I never know where to put my words on the layout!
August 20th, 2008 at 7:04 pm
Lovely, thanks!
August 21st, 2008 at 6:34 am
Thanks so much for the template. I think journaling will be so important for future generations to know the history behind the photos. What a awesome keepsake that will be.
August 21st, 2008 at 7:46 am
Such a wonderful template! Thank you so much for sharing your talents. I loved seeing the great layouts and am inspired to journal more on my pages. Thanks a bunch!