| Many people like to add words to their
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| | are making the album, who the album is
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| scrapbooks. Words help to tell the story
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| | for and what information you want to add
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| behind the picture. There are several
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| | with your photos that will determine how
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| ways to add words to your scrapbook
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| | much journaling you'll do.
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| pages.
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| | If your children are young, or your
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| One way to journal is through premade
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| | grandchildren are young, it's fun to ask
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| words and phrases. You can find stickers,
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| | them to write something each year and
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| diecuts and word cutouts, all with
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| | include that in the album so they can see
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| different phrases. You can also use
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| | their writing as they grow up.
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| alphabet sets to create words on your
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| | Sometimes, if I have a lot to say, I'll
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| pages. One page I did has my daughter's
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| | type it on acid free paper and then cut
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| four high school pictures, one from each
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| | out what I've typed and add it to the
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| year. Down the middle of the page I put
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| | page. Typed words will allow me to say a
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| the letters DPHS. In 50 years, when she
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| | lot more than if I write the words.
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| looks at the page, she'll know those 4
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| | Often, we want to include a photo or
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| pictures were her four high school
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| | article from a newspaper on our scrapbook
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| pictures.
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| | pages. My suggestion is to copy the
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| Other folks enjoy writing in their
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| | article onto acid free paper, as the
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| albums. If you are going to write on the
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| | newspaper will yellow and crack with
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| pages, choose an ink color that matches
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| | time. One friend has a son who was on
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| the color theme of your page. You can
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| | the high school football game during his
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| write directly on the pages, or you can
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| | 4 years in high school. He was often
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| write on paper and then attach the paper
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| | written up in the newspaper. She copied
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| right to your scrapbook page.
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| | every picture and story written about him
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| How much, or how little you journal is
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| | and he now shares those stories with his
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| completely up to you. In some cases, I
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| | own son.
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| just wanted a year attached to my pages,
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| | Another technique I use with journaling
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| so that my kids would have a general idea
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| | to cut shapes; ovals, hearts etc. and
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| of how old they were at the time. In
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| | then journal on those pieces of paper and
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| other cases I wanted a city name or
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| | then attach to my scrapbook page.
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| building name to remind me of where I
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| | If you are making a scrapbook for a
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| took the picture. In yet other instances
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| | friend, it can be fun to share your
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| I wanted to put people's names and a
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| | thoughts, versus just telling a story.
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| little bit about the people in the
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| | For example, maybe you and a friend had a
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| pictures.
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| | girl's night out and took some photos.
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| I know some folks who included song
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| | You can share "I remember how much we
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| lyrics or poems with their photos. They
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| | laughed and laughed this night. My
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| believe the song lyrics or poem truly
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| | stomach hurt from us laughing so much".
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| tell the story of the photos on that
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| | This shares not only photos but you are
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| particular page.
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| | also sharing yourself with your friend.
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| I have several photos of my own
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| | Acid free index cards are great for
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| grandmother. On page one, I have just one
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| | journaling. They are just the right size
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| photo of her, and then a lot of
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| | to write on and then attach to your
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| journaling, speaking of where she was
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| | scrapbooking pages.
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| born, what year she was born, where she
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| | There is no right or wrong way to
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| grew up etc. On other pages, I put many
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| | journal. The key is to have something in
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| photos of her, with very little
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| | words to help tell the story of your
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| journaling. It really depends on why you
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| | photo.
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