JOURNAL IT: Notes From Today

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Welcome to another journal it series. "Journal It" is where you can find help with journal inspiration or where you can find a quote that you can use on about on almost ANY layout. I hope this will help to inspire you. You could use the prompts in many different ways... you might use the prompt on your layout and stop right there, you may not need to journal more... Whereas other times these prompts might inspire you to write about something even deeper. Feel free to check out this weeks prompt below. If you missed any, you can check out any previous prompts. And be sure to come back because I'll be posting a new journaling prompt every other week!

This weeks Journal It prompt is a simple one: Notes From Today.

Sometimes the Journal It prompt can simply be used as a title, but this prompt requires some journaling. I know some people really struggle with journaling, but this prompt is great for minimalist journalers as well. You could:

- Jot notes from the day just like you would jot notes on a piece of paper. You could even write them down in a list format.

- Write out the full story so you don't forget any detail of the memory you are recording.

My CT came up with some great inspiration using this journaling prompt! I hope they inspire you as much as they do me!

cnscrap

monsu

norton94

And as always, I love to see how you are inspired by these prompts. Feel free to play along and share any layouts by leaving a comment with a link!

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Do you need a hand with storytelling? Journal Prompt Word Art.

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Story-telling. Digital Scrapping is first and foremost the art of recording memories and storytelling. But sometimes it can be really hard to find a story. Even with your pictures right in front of you.. it can be hard to remember the particular story or facts. That is why I began posting journaling prompts or "Journal It" on my blog. It may help those who are looking to capture more meaning in their storytelling OR just be a place that you can go when you are 'stuck' on something to say or help finding a story for your page. Which leads me to what I have for you today. Our journal it prompt this week was "good". You might be thinking using just the word, "good" might seem a little strange. But as I thought on that word for a while, my mind was flooded with ideas of how this word can inspire your journaling process! Think of how many different ways you can USE the word good to describe things.

Check out my blog here for more on this journal prompt.

The longer I dwelled on this word "good" - the more inspired I became!

I even came up with a beautiful word art pack that will help you with this journal it inspiration.

the good life word art

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inspiration

Check out these layouts for a little inspiration!

OR feel free to check out the

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GeVisacri

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monsu

pne123

mommy2boyz

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kimbytx

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JOURNAL IT:- journal prompts: "good"

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Welcome to another journal it series. "Journal It" is where you can find help with journal inspiration or where you can find a quote that you can use on about on almost ANY layout. I hope this will help to inspire you. You could use the prompts in many different ways... you might use the prompt on your layout and stop right there, you may not need to journal more... Whereas other times these prompts might inspire you to write about something even deeper. Feel free to check out this weeks prompt below. If you missed any, you can check out any previous prompts. And be sure to come back because I'll be posting a new journaling prompt every other Monday!

Today's journal prompt is going to focus on a simple word ... "GOOD"

You might be thinking using just the word, “good”, might seem a little strange. But as I thought on that word for a while, my mind was flooded with ideas of how this word can inspire your journaling process! Think of how many different ways you can USE the word good to describe things.

Here are some ideas:
life is good
good day
living the good life

in good time

the good part

good place to start

good idea

good times
good morning

as good as it gets

good as gold

the good news

good-for-nothing

good-humoured

good-looking

good-natured

good-tempered

goodbye

goodhearted

goodness

goodnight

goods

goodwill

goody

The list could go on and on!
You could:
1) Use this prompt as your title. OR
2) Use this as a jump-start for your journaling process.

See where this little word can take you?

The longer I dwelled on this word good - the more inspired I became! I even came up with a beautiful word art pack that will help you with this journal it inspiration - be on the lookout because it will be available in my store tomorrow. Or click to go to the shop.

Here are a couple layouts using the journal prompt
(and some pieces from the wordart pack that is coming tomorrow):

I instantly gravitated toward these photos when I thought of the word, "good". I used the cute term, "what'cha got cookin' good-lookin". This still makes me smile! It really helped me to focus on the story in a different way then if I just opened up the page and started scrapping.


On this next layout I used the prompt, "oh good gravy".
And truth be told it totally help to tell a story on this layout. HAHA!! I didn't include much journaling on this page, but just the sentiment alone lead you to understand 'the story.


I hope that you were inspired!
Feel free to take today's journal prompt and scrap those stories...
As always I love to see what you create, so leave a comment to this post with a link to your layout!

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Small Blessings ONLY $1

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Happy summer everyone! I wanted to send a heart felt thank you to each and every one of my wonderful customers, fans, friends & scrappers! Every single day of my life I think how blessed I am that I get to have my "dream" job! So thank you so very much for all your support!

And now that my kids have summer break... my mind has been thinking of my "blessings" quite a bit. It's very easy to get caught up in the busy-ness of life, work, chores. And I've made it a priority right now to step back a bit and really reflect on my greatest blessings... my children. Time goes so fast with them, and I don't want to miss a moment. So this summer I may be a little quieter, there may not be a new release every Friday, it may take a little longer to respond back to emails... and I've finally realized that it's OK. SO..... (insert grin here) I may be making frozen ice pops, setting up the slip and slide, running to and from T-Ball practice or swimming lessons. I may be reading one of my many books, perhaps out finding a garage sale with my daughter or reading out loud the story of Mouse and the Motorcycle to my son, and I can't forget about having a tea party, baking something scrumptious in the kitchen, or just watch an afternoon movie.

What about you?? What will you be doing this summer?
Don't be afraid to stop and slow down abit....
take time to reflect on a few of your blessings.

"A good memory is one that can remember the day's blessings and forget the day's troubles"


As I'm writing this... I can hear the song, "Count Your Blessings, instead of Sheep" by Bing Crosby in the Christmas movie, White Christmas. Have you heard that song? Perhaps if you haven't you should go over and take a listen. It is just a nice listen.

Which leads me to this weeks journal prompt: "small (or little) blessings".

I was doing my "blessings" layout and I thought I'd make a little something

to help prompt you to journal about your "blessings.

AND... offer it just for $1??

YEP. $1 TODAY AND TOMORROW

(June 14 & 15)

small blessing word art

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Check out these layouts for a little inspiration!
OR feel free to check out the Sahlin Studio gallery.

kristasahlin

also using my kit: Blessed


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becca1976

mlewis

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JOURNAL IT: little (or small) blessings.

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Welcome to another journal it series. "Journal It" is where you can find help with journal inspiration or where you can find a quote that you can use on about on almost ANY layout. I hope this will help to inspire you. You could use the prompts in many different ways... you might use the prompt on your layout and stop right there, you may not need to journal more... Whereas other times these prompts might inspire you to write about something even deeper. Feel free to check out this weeks prompt below. If you missed any, you can check out any previous prompts. And be sure to come back because I'll be posting a new journaling prompt every other Monday!

For today's journal it prompt, we will be focusing on the phrase -
"little (or small) blessings."

Immediately when the phrase, "little blessings" enters my mind, I think of my children or of babies! But as I began to dwell on the phrase a little more, I thought of all the little blessings that fill my life everyday. Blessings that often go unnoticed and unmentioned. Here are some ideas of little blessings that we might overlook on a daily basis:

- health in our family
- safety in our daily travels and activities
- daily provision (food, shelter, clothing)
- love from our children or spouse
- the smile that your sweet children give you in the morning
- hugs and kisses
- help around the house with daily chores

And the list really could go on and on. For your journal it prompt, you will focus on a little blessing that you have in your life. That little blessing might be your brand new baby or it might be something that you often overlook that you want to focus on. You could:
1) Use this prompt as your title. The phrase is pretty self-explanatory when scrapping a page about a newborn for instance. OR
2) Use this as a jump-start for your journaling process. You might have a photo of your children helping in the kitchen. You want to remember the little blessings they are when they become Mommy's big helpers. See where this little phrase can take you?

The last few weeks I've been thinking of all of my blessings I've been given... This just has been motivating me to step back and take time to reflect on these blessings, and be in the moment enjoy them... right now. This layout was just so therapeutic for me.


Here is an example from Becca1976.
She goes back to the original thought of the sweet little blessing of a newborn baby.


I hope this prompt has opened up new ideas for your creative process. And as always I love to hear your comments and love to see your pages! Feel free to leave a link in the comments section so I can see how this prompt inspired you!

NOW a special gift for you!!! YES for FREE... for ONE DAY ONLY!

ON Monday, June 13th you may enjoy this weeks Journal It with a FREEBIE word art pack to help get you started. So be sure to get it while you can!
(If you've missed it, it will be in my shop for Tadpole Tuesday both Tuesday and Wednesday (14-15th)... then back into the shop for the full price.)

small blessings word art by Sahlin Studio:

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JOURNAL IT: That's my Mom...

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Welcome to another journal it series. "Journal It" is where you can find help with journal inspiration or where you can find a quote that you can use on about on almost ANY layout. I hope this will help to inspire you. You could use the prompts in many different ways... you might use the prompt on your layout and stop right there, you may not need to journal more... Whereas other times these prompts might inspire you to write about something even deeper. Feel free to check out this weeks prompt below. If you missed any, you can check out any previous prompts. And be sure to come back because I'll be posting a new journaling prompt every other Monday!

Today's prompt was inspired by this last Mother's Day. But the clever thing is, this can truly work for a layout anytime of year, and for almost any type of layout.

Today's Prompt is: That's My Mom... (or could use: dad, daughter, son, etc) Although this prompt seems like it is pretty specific... it's not. Stop and think about it just a little more. It could be used to inspire a story in SO many ways. I doesn't have to be a just a picture of your mom, or even a picture of you. How about use a photo of your child just doing something ordinary, and combining it with a story. It could be a way for you to tell a story about yourself, perhaps something that you do for or with your child? Maybe it was something that your mother use to do with you? You could ask you child... what are some thing that they think of when they hear, "That's My Mom...". Some examples that I think of is, if you volunteer at your child's school, perhaps it is something that you taught your child, do you sing or dance around the house? something for certain your child will remember, OR perhaps it can be descriptive words that pop into your child's head to describe you. Take the time to 'think' about it, just a little more.

How could you use this prompt? You could:

1) Add this sentiment on your page. Even just this will draw a relationship connecting OR

2) Add this sentiment on your page, AND, perhaps even a story about something as a mom you do for your child, or something your mom did for you, or things that your child say they have about you. Something that is exclusively (MOM)

See where this can take you?

For example: I was doing a layout with Gabe's photo... and trying to think of a story I wanted to tell with it. This photo in itself didn't really have a story. So... thinking of today's prompt I thought, "PERFECT". I can tell the story of how I volunteer teaching his computer class at his school. It's something that I hope will be a great memory of his. And... to be honest, I didn't really want to use a picture of myself to tell the story. I didn't want the focus to be on me, but me being his mama and why I love to do it. So I thought it would work perfectly.

As always, I love to see how you were inspired!
Feel free to play along and leave a comment to this post with a link to your layout!

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