My Personal Jounal - Week 25

Hi there!

Summer is happenning here in Toronto, the temperatures outside are reaching above 40C.  As always life is busy, and some things get put aside, in my case sharing my Personal Journal entries.  I am actually on to week 27 on my journal, but before I show you week 26, let me give you a peek at the previous week.

So much to document, that i chose to just keep it to a major story a day, and then work a few others for DT projects and a Summer TN.  Still using mostly my Citrus Twist Kits and stamps, along with some digital files from Ali Edwards and CTK.

I love working with digital files (CTK and IN A Creative Bubble ) in my journal.  The option of going hybrid for some of my pages helps speed the documenting process.  However, I cannot stay away from stamps, actually i find that i love combining stamps from different manufacturers to retell my stories.

Well that is all for me for today,   I will be back in a bit with last week's entries.  Remember to capture and document your story, as only you can!

take care!

My Personal Journal - Week 20

Hi There!

we are gearing towards the middle of the year! Amazing how fast time is passing by.  I have continued capturing my every day -it is a habit, now- and using the pictures to create my visual journal for 2018.  Well, with that being said, here are the entries for the past week on my Traveler's Notebook:

A couple weeks ago, I found TN inserts at Michaels, and decided to give this grid insert a try.  Though my choice is always white pages,  I gotta say that i am loving having the grid to help achieve the straight lines when gluing things to my TN.

This week, I chose to use some of my PL and scrapbook kits from Citrus Twist Kits to create some of the entries.  Having the option of using the digitals to create some hybrid pages speeds the documenting process a bit.

That is  all the entries to my personal journal for the past week,  I really hope you are also documenting your days!

 See you soon!

My Personal Journal - Week 15

Hi back!

There are so many small little things happenning every day, and sometimes they combine and affect your daily routines.  To say the least, this week we had to deal with some family emergencies, and life.  These meant that the entries were kept simple so that they can easily be added to my tN.

Here are some of this week's highlights:

Still created these pages using mostly Citrus Twist Kits PL and Studio Calico kits.   Most digital stamps and elements come from Ali Edwards and Citrus Twist Kits.

I don't know if you were affected by this week's weather,  but around here it dictated how we spent our weekend, so what better way than to document it

well that is it for me, for now!  Hopefully things begin to settle, and I won't take long to share some of the entries with you all.

remember to document your every days!

My Personal Journal - Week 14

Hi there!

It has been a while since I shared a bit of my personal journal with you all.  But the past few weeks have been a bit of a roller coaster for us here!

However, I have kept up to date with my journal entries  (i might have skipped my daily 20 minute rule some days) even when there was no energy in me.

Here are week 14's entries:

I kept the entries super simple, and actually am loving the new digital cards from Citrus Twist Kits since they can be easily help with some of the hybrid entries on my journal.

I am still learning the ins and outs of  Photoshop, but i think that my quest to reduce the bulkiness of my TNs is pushing me to explore the know-hows of it.   I love adding Ali Edwards, Studio Calico and other digital elements to my pages.

Well that is all for me for right now.  The following post will show you what i created for the past week>

See you in a bit!

My Personal Journal - week 9

Hi there!

It is March, and hopefully the weather will start to change soon.  Winter has been way too cold and long for us here in Canada!  But even documenting the bad weather is a good way to tell your story. 

I am so happy to still be keeping my visual journal.  I have started my 4 TN with March, and still want to combine picture and words to reflect on each day's happenings.  Here are week 9 entries:

I am using a combination of Citrus Twist Kits and stamps along with my beloved Simple Stories goodies to create the first three entries of the week.   The empty page is actually worked out, but i cannot share yet what happened on the day... soon!!!

I think I love having hidden journal spots here and there, but creating this little envelope is one of my fave ways to add my journal!   Once again all the papers stamps and embellishments come from different CTK kits.

The beauty of this format, is that i can easily add lots of journal in one spot.  The last page of the week is all about my grandmother who would have turned 89 on March 4th, unfortunately she is no longer here, but i had to put it in paper how much she is loved and will always be. 

I hope you are also taking the time to capture and document your every day!  Trust me, it is a good habit to keep up, especially when you want to tell your story in your own way.


That is all for me!

See you all next week

My Personal Journal

Traveler's Notebook layout created for Scrapbook Nerd - MY PERSONAL JOURNAL -

Hi there,

My fascination with journaling and notebooks comes from an early age.  I think I have been enamored with paper for as long as i can remember, and then there were the stamps... Be still my heart. So today, I want to share what  is commonly used in my TN to document my every day, and used a combination of my favorite techniques to create this page for Scrapbook Nerd.

Since I wanted to document my kids's 1st day of school, I reached for some mixed media paper, and punched the edge to create the look of a notebook page.  Then used the Tim Holtz stamping platform to create a graduating color stamp look.  I used Distress Oxides, and Pinkfresh Studio's Lovely Borders 2 to create the page.  The title for the page comes from a sticker from Pinkfresh Studio's Dream On Washi booklet.

To cover the other side of the page, I used Pinkfresh Studio's Dream On collection paper, and then matted the pictures on papers from the 6x6 paper pad from the Daydreamer collection from Kaisercraft.   The pictures were glued to the page, and then i used the So Fancy Stamp from Pinkfresh Studio to add a small detail in between pictures.  

The look of the layout before opening the flap.

Since I wanted to add lots of  journaling about this day, I used some washi tape (Carpe Diem from Simple Stories) to  attached the stamped paper to the page of the TN.

When you open the flap, there is a picture of my kids hard at work.  I am a fan of Digital Stamps for documenting on my TN, so i used one of Ali Edwards stamps to add the sentiment to the picture, and then added some stickers from the Daydreamer collection from Kaisercraft.   The journal was then created using a combination of digital stamps from Kerri Bradford Studio, and my typewriter.  Here is the  completed layout:

This page came together super easy and fast with the help of the digital stamps, and the stamping platform.  Remember that all the supplies are available at Scrapbook Nerd ( not the digital stamps!), and I a comment away if you have questions on how this page came together.


See you all soon!


Materials Used:
Kaisercraft - Daydreamer collection - 6x6 paper pad, Collection kit, and ephemera
Pinkfresh Studio  - Dream On collection - 12x12 papers, washi tape booklet
                             - So Fancy stamp set
                            - Lovely Borders 2 stamp set
Tim Holtz - Small Chat word stickers
Heidi Swapp - Memory Planner - Tabs
Ranger - Distress Oxides - Black Soot, Faded Jeans, Broken China, Cracked Pistachio, Grape Preserves.