Journaling Ideas

Today, I wanted to share with you some of the techniques I use to get my journaling onto the page. This is something I struggle with. I have alot of pages that are not completed, simply because the journaling never gets done. This is one of my goals for this year. To get the journaling onto the page.

Use a journaling spot as part of your design – This is one of the easiest ways to get your journaling onto the page. If you incorporate a journaling spot into the design of you layout, you have an automatic place to put your journaling.

Use your journaling to balance the layout – With such a strong cluster and photo placement in the lower left corner of the page, having the journaling in the upper right corner helps create balance on the page.

Put your journaling in a frame - Often, when I am working with a template, I don’t have as many photos as the template has on it. Sometimes, I’ll replace one of the photos with a journal spot and put a frame around it. To me, this kills two birds with one stone: I have one less photo spot to worry about, and my journaling gets on the page.

Tuck the journaling along the edges of the main focal point – I was working with a heavily blocked design, so the journaling is tucked along the bottom and it formatted to match with the blocked design.