Scrapbook Journaling: Stripped by Katrina Simeck

December 2, 2008

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Scrapbook Journaling: Stripped by Katrina Simeck

Katrina Simeck shows you how to balance your scrapbook photos with text to make sure one element does not overpower the other on your pages

Article rating: 8.86

Patterned paper by Katie Pertiet for Designer Digitals (www.designerdigitals.com); ledger paper & staple from Organic Kit by Shabby Princess (www.shabbyprincess.com)

As a scrapbooker, I’m all about great photos, clean design, and fun product. Who doesn’t love to put together a page that is pretty to look at? It’s easy to get caught up in the visual aspect of layouts, and forget one critical element – the story. Whether you’re writing paragraphs of insight, or just a few words of caption, you’re capturing the words in journaling.

Deciding how to include the journaling on your page can be difficult. Long blocks of text can overwhelm a layout. On the flip side, a small journaling block can look out of proportion to the rest of the page. A simple solution? Cut your journaling into strips before placing it on your page. It’s a simple design element that can help you include your story on every page.

Journaling strips can be easily formatted in your computer’s word processing program. Simply type your journaling, leaving wide spaces between the lines that you’ll cut apart. Print onto cardstock, grab a pair of scissors, and cut into strips before adhering to your page. It’s as easy as that!

1. Who Cares? – In this layout, I used one strip per sentence. This allows me to stretch the journaling across a bigger portion of the page…

2. Grad – In this layout, the journaling strips are printed on coordinating patterned paper. I wanted the photo to remain the focal point of the layout, and felt that a block of journaling would be obtrusive.

©Katrina Simeck. Supplies: cardstock (Bazzill), chipboard alphas (Chatterbox), flower (Heidi Swapp), ink (Ranger Industries), patterned paper (fancy pants designs)

3. Seriously? – In this layout, the journaling strips allow the fun patterned paper to shine. The short strips of journaling match the laid back feel of the layout.

©Katrina Simeck. Layout created for Homegrown Scrapbooks (www.homegrownscrapbooks.com) Supplies: alpha stickers (Doodlebug), cardstock (Bazzill), patterned paper (K&Co Urban Rhapsody)

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