Jumpstart your journaling

No doubt your friends and family members each have certain personality traits that make them unique. If you can't take a picture of it, how can you showcase it in your layout? Try this: gather some favorite photos of the individual and write about their special uniqueness.

As an example, my daughter has a very dry sense of humor and often quotes movie lines she thinks are hilarious. To be honest, I don't always "get" the things she finds amusing...but I want to document how endearing it is to me. Even though I don't have a photo of her sense of humor, it's an important part of who she is. In this layout, I discuss her sense of humor and included a movie quote I hear her say almost every day.

Part of this layout features a fun technique we wanted to share. On the left side of the layout, we cut off half of one of these fun Maya Road screens:

Behind different sections, we backed it with coordinating papers from Basic Grey. Hope you'll give it a try!