Use quotes for journaling

I have been so busy scrapbooking lately that my blog doesn't get much attention:(
On Friday I had some ladies over at my house and we made a few layouts. We meet once a month and work with Basic Grey's page kits. It's awesome! Everything is precut and marked with numbers. It's foolproof and turns out gorgeous. What else with BG!
Saturday I went to a 10-hour crop. I didn't get a whole lot of scrapping done, but I ate a bunch and watched a few chick flicks;)

Yesterday, I taught scrapbooking to a Spouse Group and today I'm going to a Close To My Heart club.

Fun stuff every day!


Do you ever feel that you run out of things to say... or write...when you create?
If you do, quotes come in real handy. They can be used for titles or journaling.

The other day I bought this downloadable e-book from scrapbook.com.

It has hundreds of quotes for every occasion and it only cost $ 9.95 and you get it instantly.
I put mine in a binder with sheet protectors and I will keep adding on new quotes as I find them. Like my favorite Dr. Suess quotes.Here's a few of my favorite quotes from the book;

"Dogs have owners. Cats have staff."

"A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend. A successful woman is one who can find such a man."

" I think men who have a pierced ear are better prepared for marriage.They've experienced pain and bought jewelry"

"My second favorite household chore is ironing. My first being, hitting my head on the top bunk bed until I faint" Erma Bombeck

And then one a bit more serious;

"Some people live an entire lifetime and wonder if they have ever made a difference in the world,but the Marines don't have that problem" Ronald Reagan.

Click here if you wanna download it. If you rather not spend the money, Scrapbook.com has a huge library with thousands of quotes.

Click here to check them out.



Here's the class I taught yesterday; a Fathers day card with some simple origami. I will post a tutorial on how to do this tomorrow.

 

Journaling help

I'm guessing that we all have problems with journaling now and then..we often leave it blank to be filled out later, which usually never happens. I have given myself a rule; all my scrapbook pages has to have some sort of journaling.

When I have already done a gazillion layouts about the kids, it can be tricky to come up with something new to write. That's when quotes and poems come in handy.

And who can be better to quote than Dr. Seuss. He was simply a genius!! I just love the way he puts it;simple and true!

Here's a few of my favorite Dr Seuss quotes:


“Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.”


“Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.”


"I have heard there are troubles of more than one kind. Some come from ahead and some come from behind. But I've bought a big bat. I'm all ready you see. Now my troubles are going to have troubles with me!"




“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You're on your own.And you know what you know. You are the guy who'll decide where to go.”


And who doesn't love this one:


"You're in pretty good shape for the shape you are in.”


But if I had to pick one absolute favorite it would be this one:


“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.”





Here's a layout I made two years ago. A perfect Dr. Seuss quote for Elsa in deep thoughts. It's a scraplift from Memory Makers and Ginger Williams.





Here is one I did a few days ago based on a sketch from Inspired Blueprints.That quote is just perfect for Conrad. He is one of a kind.





Check out this website

to see more Dr. Seuss quotes. If you are running low on your own words, borrow somebody elses;)


Challenge yourself to use one of his quotes on a layout and then I would love to see it. If you don't think you can do it, I'll say this:



"And will you succeed? Yes indeed, yes indeed! Ninety-eight and three-quarters percent guaranteed!”