Ali Edwards is an advocate for not making things more complicated than they need to be, and embracing imperfection. Check out what Ali had to share about how she scrapbooks...
There's lots of different ways I scrapbook: big pages + small pages, mini-books, random notes jotted down on leftover paper, words + photos, projects with lots of technique and others that could not be more simple. One of the most consistent things throughout my projects is an emphasis on telling the story.
One of the ways I like to tell our stories is to write to Simon. Essentially, little love notes that describe a scene or situation.
Many of my projects are essentially paper stories with love notes tucked into every nook and cranny.
THE STORY : Just a very good time. You and me. In the kitchen, gathering ingredients, measuring and pouring, Lots of pouring on your part. And the excitement building towards your favorite part of the entire process: eating the dough. This was always my most favorite part too. You are not interested in a glass of milk, just the dough. And then while you snack we load the first round into the oven. In ours right now it takes 13 minutes for the most delightful cookie to emerge. By the time they are ready you have usually moved on to something else.
Sometimes my love notes are thought-out and more complete than others. This second example, with handwritten journaling, was completed quicker and is more loose in terms of my writing style. I started in the top section and kept writing until I got to the end. It is a more organic process than typing my journaling on the computer.
For your next project, consider literally writing a love note to your child, parent, partner, self, etc. as your journaling. Say those things you have been wanting to say.
I think I will do this today.
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