What was I thinkin?

5 Reasons - A sneak Peek

I love a good list. As Journaling methods go, it is a "no frills" way to get straight to the points.

In this "Chocolate World" page above a list was just the solution I needed. There wasn't a lot I wanted to say about our visit to Hershey's Chocolate World. The event was really just a "pit stop" on our way home from a convention (evidenced by how "rough" we all look in the photos.)

I used April's Paper Tiles Trio (two of the colors) and April's free down load (sneak preview below) to help me create my list and add the year.

You will find this Free Download on Snapncrop.com starting in April.

 

Acrostic

One of the best things about teaching my own children is what I learn, or re-learn, in order to teach them and the bits of inspiration it gives me along the way.

This was our first week "back to school." I decided to take some time this year to encourage my daughter to further explore poetry. This week we are focusing on Acrostic poems. (a poem or other form of writing in which the first letter, syllable or word of each line, paragraph or other recurring feature in the text spells out a word or a message.)

Alexis wrote a lovely little poem about Panda's in China the first day, and a poem about Random Imagination the second. I am looking forward to seeing what she will come up with tomorrow. In the mean time, I thought may be I should use the idea for inspiration. An Acrostic Scrapbook page?

Do you want to see the Page Pattern for this page design? Check our Page Pattern Blog.

OH MY WORDS!

Words are amazing and powerful things. They can make us laugh, cry, create outrage, or fill our hearts with compassion. Combine words with images and you might just have a masterpiece!

I have been sitting on this idea (designing a Mosaic Moments page inspired by word games) for awhile now. I knew I wanted it to be family related - I just had to settle on the right words.

To make the process a little easier, I made a Mosaic Moments Grid Planner sheet. It made it easy to test words for a correct fit. I decided to use our names and some words that describe family.

STEP 1- Create a plan

*Mosaic Moments Grid Plan sheet will be available as a FREE Download at snapncrop.com.

STEP 2 - Print letters onto cardstock

Once I had a plan I designed one inch squares, with the letters I needed, and printed them onto cardstock. FREE Download Available. If you don't have a printer available you could use alphabet stickers, stamps, or handwritten letters.

TYPE TIP: Make sure the letters are adequately filling the 1 inch square space. It will result in a more pleasing visual impact.

STEP 3 - (optional) stamp each square.

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STEP 4 - (optional) ink edges.

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STEP 5 - place letter squares on Mosaic Moments Grid Paper as planned.

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STEP 6 - add photos.

 

I used a couple of 4x6 photos (cut to fit the grid) to block in the larger spaces; but, most were printed as thumbnails - 9 up on a 4x6 sheet.

Using a one inch square punch makes it really easy to create one inch squares out of thumbnail prints.

Don't you think this idea will make a fabulous gift? Just change the words & photos to create custom designs for your favorite people, new moms, newly or to-be-weds, sisters, friends, spouse, neighbors...

I love the finished results. I decided to make another for my friend Jaime -

her birthday is coming next month. Won't she be surprised? : )

FREE downloads!

Exciting news... For a bit of fun I have added FREE Downloads that coordinate with "Oh My Word!" posts, as well as a handy "Year Tiles" sheet with space for journaling - add a month, name, or title with stamps or your own handwriting! I'll be adding new designs to the FREE Downloads section each month - so be sure check back!

Here is a peek...

Just print onto your own cardstock and cut on the grey lines.

AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD FREE AT SNAPNCROP.com