Journey To Better Journaling

One of my scrapbook goals for 2007 is to stop procrastinating and journal more. I am a born journalist and have kept diaries, journals and words that I have written over the years. I have notebooks filled with thoughts, poems, journaling and essays I’ve written on various subjects. But the thing I noticed, is that although I tend to do journaling a lot, there is still far more I could do with it. So how does someone who journal’s all the time, get better? There are several ways. Idea Books: On the scrapbooking market, and beyond, there are many different … Continue reading →

Meet Joanna Campbell Slan – The Journaling Expert

Joanna Campbell Slan is one amazing woman. Coming from a small town, she has always loved to cut and paste and essentially create scrapbooks. She was a born story teller and it is obvious in her writing. Joanna now resides near me, in St. Louis, Missouri, where she has taught countless college courses, scrapbook workshops and the like, helping other scrapbookers preserve their histories and journal to the best of their abilities. She has written six absolutely amazing journaling books that focus on preserving personal histories. Her ideas take you on an adventure in your journaling that will far surpass … Continue reading →

Scrapbooking Your Autumn Photographs

I probably enjoy scrapbooking the autumn season far more than I love scrapbooking any other time of year. With the snow and ice all around me, I actually miss the natural colors of fall. The greens and browns, the oranges and reds. They are beautiful to look at, and I absolutely love incorporating them into my layouts. It’s not only challenging but it’s fun and takes me back to those crisp autumn days before the white blanket covered my world. Our leaves in Missouri changed early this year, so I was able to snap many pictures for several weeks of … Continue reading →

Finding New Ways to Incorporate Journaling

Fun Ways to Incorporate Journaling We all know that journaling is one of the most important parts of creating a layout, but sometimes it can be challenging to journal. I have discovered and used a few products lately that actually make me want to think of more journaling just so that I can incorporate these new fun accents onto my pages. I’d like to share a few of my most recent fun journaling products. Heidi Swapp Journaling Spots. Ever since I opened the package, I haven’t been able to stop putting these on my layouts. They work just like a … Continue reading →

Calendar of Strange Holidays and Other Events for Scrapbooking In December

Imagine the strange and jazzy layouts you can make celebrating some of these wild, wacky and unusual holidays. These have been collected and compiled from various sources over the years of my teaching and we celebrated many of them in the classroom. Celebrate them with your children and family and create fun and wacky layouts! The Month of December National Tie Month December 1st-7th Cookie Cutter Week December 8th-19th Operation Santa Paws Week 1 Rosa Parks Day (anniversary of Park’s 1955 arrest) 1 National Pie Day 1 Eat a Red Apple Day 2 National Fritters Day 2 First artificial heart … Continue reading →

Calendar of Strange Holidays and Other Events for Scrapbooking In November

Imagine the strange and jazzy layouts you can make celebrating some of these wild, wacky and unusual holidays. These have been collected and compiled from various sources over the years of my teaching and we celebrated many of them in the classroom. Celebrate them with your children and family and create fun and wacky layouts! The Month of November Aviation History Month International Drum Month National Peanut Butter Lovers Month (a month for me!) November 5th-9th is Dear Santa Letter Week November 14th-20th is American Education Week November 15th-21st is National Children’s Book Week November 21st-27th is National Game and … Continue reading →

Calendar of Strange Holidays and Other Events for Scrapbooking In October

Imagine the strange and jazzy layouts you can make celebrating some of these wild, wacky and unusual holidays. These have been collected and compiled from various sources over the years of my teaching and we celebrated many of them in the classroom. Celebrate them with your children and family and create fun and wacky layouts! The Month of October Adopt A Shelter Dog Month Computer Learning Month Dental Hygiene Month Fire Prevention Month Halloween Safety Month National Chili Month National Cookbook Month National Cookie Month National Roller Skating Month National Stamp Collecting Month Pasta Month The second week in October … Continue reading →

Calendar of Strange Holidays and Other Events to Scrapbook in September

Imagine the strange and jazzy layouts you can make celebrating some of these wild, wacky and unusual holidays. These have been collected and compiled from various sources over the years of my teaching and we celebrated many of them in the classroom. Celebrate them with your children and family and create fun and wacky layouts! The Month of September Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Month Backpack Safety America Month Be Kind To Editors and Writers Month Christmas Seal Campaign Kick-off Month Classical Music Month College Savings Month Fall Hat Month Go Wild During California Wild Rice Month Great American Low-Cholesterol, Low-fat … Continue reading →

Calendar of Strange Holidays and Other Events for Scrapbooking in August

Imagine the strange and jazzy layouts you can make celebrating some of these wild, wacky and unusual holidays. These have been collected and compiled from various sources over the years of my teaching and we celebrated many of them in the classroom. Celebrate them with your children and family and create fun and wacky layouts! The Month of August Black Business Month Cataract Awareness Month Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month Children’s Vision and Learning Month Get Ready for Kindergarten Month Happiness Happens Month Learn Japanese Month National Immunization Awareness Month National Inventor’s Month National Win With Civility Month Neurosurgery … Continue reading →

Calendar of Strange Holidays and Other Events to Scrapbook In July

Imagine the strange and jazzy layouts you can make celebrating some of these wild, wacky and unusual holidays. These have been collected and compiled from various sources over the years of my teaching and we celebrated many of them in the classroom. Celebrate them with your children and family and create fun and wacky layouts! The Month of July Air-Conditioning Appreciation Days Bio-Terrorism/Disaster Education and Awareness Month Blueberries Month Cell Phone Courtesy Month Dog Days Family Reunion Month Hemochromatosis Screening Awareness Month Herbal/Prescription Awareness Month International Blondie and Deborah Harry Month Learn Arabic Month National Baked Bean Month National Bikini … Continue reading →