I’ve always been a journal person. I’ve gone through every trendy journal type and journal method—anybody remember Password Journal? Eventually, I was introduced to scrapbooking in high school. As the girl who cannot draw a stick figure with a ruler, I found scrapbooks to be a great creative outlet.
At some point, I decided to combine the two loves into what I call scrapbook journaling. It’s a great way to remember the smaller moments, the daily joys. Our phones are filled with a lot of photos, but do we scroll through the photos like we do social media? Enter scrapbook journaling! This doesn’t require you to be a journal person either, just grab a notebook and figure out what you like to do.
Supplies:
- Notebook
- Pens in a variety of colors
- Highlighters
- Colored Pencils (optional, markers work too)
- Washi Tape
- Sticky notes (bonus points for transparent ones)
- Printed photos (want to print at home? the Canon Ivy Printer is great!)
- Movie ticket stubs, boarding passes, and other mementos
- Stickers
- Print out photos and gather all materials you want to use or include.
- Figure out your layout for your page. Where are the photos going to go? What lists or notes do you want to make?
- Put it all together! Don’t stress too much about making it perfect, it’s just meant to highlight memories you want to come back to. Add notes, highlight to your heart’s content, be sure to write down days and dates too.
- Have fun!