Why is journaling on your layouts so important to you? I always go back to my experience with my mom. She was in a debilitating car accident when I was in my early 20s, and lost the ability to speak or communicate. When I find something in her handwriting and especially heartfelt notes she wrote,…

Although we wish all stories could be happy and perfect, the truth is that some of them aren’t. But, the imperfect stories are still important ones that are apart of us and have helped shaped who we are. These imperfect stories shouldn’t be over looked. As scrapbookers, we tend to dismiss these stories and ignore…

Why is journaling on your layouts important to you? I want my girls to have a unique piece of me after I’m gone. This is why I hand write my journaling. I want them to know the feelings, fears, thoughts i had. What was hard about being a mother. Amazing about being a mother. Why…

Why is journaling on your layouts important to you? Journaling is important to me because I want my boys to have no doubt about what I think and feel about them. Lately I’ve been scrapping older photos, and I can’t remember every detail about what was going on at the time. But I do remember…

I feel like one of the most important times to jot down little notes that you might want to use for journaling later is as they are happening. Things people say or do are easily forgotten days later, or further down the road, when you are ready to scrapbook them. After finding myself always searching…

We have two winners to announce from the Grove’s giveaway! The two winners are: Kit #1: Aphra said I love to journal about those things not evident in the photo. Those things my kids say that I might forget. How I felt when my baby turned one. Dreams for my children’s future. Thanks for the…

Why is journaling on your layouts important to you? Since I rarely remember to scrapbook about myself, I think it’s a fun way of giving a little insight into who I am, with out having to scrapbook actual photos of myself. I love writing about how I felt, or about something that the photos reminds…

Why is journaling on your layouts important to you? I recently learned a very important lesson in life about memories and the pace at which we lose them with the passage of time. The truth is, memories aren’t permanent. Life experiences come and go, and as such, so do friends, family members and other people…

How do you make your journaling fit on to the tag you’ve picked out or space you have left? Out of all the questions we get asked, this one has to be on the top of the list. And, I completely understand why. This is the part I struggled with, too. I’d start writing on…

We have a winner to announce from the Maggie Holmes Studio giveaway from the post below! The winner is:Christina C. who said… I love to take photographs that help capture a story or an emotion. That includes taking photos of myself, weird as that may sound, on August 12, 2010 11:25 AM Congrats! Please email…