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Journaling Tips and Traps Flipping through the completed pages in your scrapbook albums, do you see page after page of photos accompanied by basic, explanatory writing? Do your scrapbooks truly capture the essence of what you want to say? Are the photos and embellishments creative and fun while the journaling seems a bit dull and poorly executed? In an ideal world, scrapbookers would have as much fun doing Journaling as they do decorating their layouts. Without meaningful journaling, Our scrapbooks are nothing more than decorative photo albums. Put your mind at ease—you don't have to start writing more words on every page and using fewer embellishments. The decorative aspect is equally important. But you can have just as much fun and be just as creative with your journaling as with the rest of your layout. Following are some common Journaling Traps that you should try to avoid: 1. The "Bare Bones" journaling trap—listing only the who, what, where and when. 2. The "Glossy" journaling trap—making every person, every event, everything in your scrapbooks give the impression that you live in a perfect, fairy-tale world. 3. The "Canned" journaling trap—using the same phrases and thoughtless expressions over