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…

Why is journaling on your layouts important to you? I want to remember. I want to sit down on my couch in 30 years, open up an album and be transported back to the moment. I never want to forget the moments of my life… at any stage. I want to freeze time… and this…

Why is journaling on your layouts important to you? Despite taking hundreds of photos every week, there are so many details in my life that can’t be captured on film: Things my kids told that made me laugh uncontrollably, the nervous energy I felt the first time my son competed in a swim meet, the…

Have you heard of using the 5 W’s for your journaling? What is means is covering the five basic W’s (who, what, where, when and why) in your sentences or paragraph. Sometimes this method works great and is just enough and… sometimes it can be just plain boring and monotonous. What about how you felt,…

Why is journaling on your layouts important to you? Journaling to me is just as important, if not more so, than the photos. The journaling provides context to the photos and tells quite a bit more than a photo alone. Journaling on my layouts is also important to me because there are things I want…

What is the most important thing about capturing the story? Saying something real. It can be five words or five paragraphs, the important thing is to put something down worth reading. While I’m not against “cute girl: age 5” layouts, my favorites are those I can go back and find something that I forgot or…

Welcome to our three week journaling class, exploring the way others journal with tips to help you with yours! This class will take place at our blog, right here, for the next three weeks, with a new post everyday. So make sure you check in each day to see what’s new! Besides the amazing Sponsor’s…