I've been playing around with the concept of letters and numbers all day for the second prompt of True Stories but I couldn't get the idea of a dictionary out of my head. I know the focus is supposed to be the journalling but I could just see pages of large letters staring out at me.
I started with developing an alphabet of words that mean something to me and I've decided to make a life dictionary. I'm hoping this will be a really easy form of scrapbooking that I can dip into every now and then so of course it had to be digital. The ease of slotting the photos into the templates and adding a large letter will make it easier to focus on the writing aspect, the description of that moment or word that is essential in my life. The definitions are going to be tricky too - have you ever tried to define what being a daughter is like? What laughter is? This is definitely going to stretch my writing skills!
The layouts I have done are only A and B. I have a long way to go and I'm not happy at all with my journalling but since its digital I can always go back and edit ;-) On the more personal layouts, like my very first letter, my journalling will be written on the back once its printed so I can keep some things private.
I've made two pages but four templates and they're available to download here. I would love to see anything you make using my them and any advice would be greatly appreciated as this is my first time at making templates.
Thank you so much if you have visited my blog in over the last couple of days and left a comment :-) x
13 comments:
I love this idea. Have you read the book, Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life? It kinda reminds me of that. :)
Happy Day!
Love your layouts, especially the one about books - I am the same way, am always reading 3 or 4 at a time. Thanks so much for sharing your templates. I'm still faily new to digital layouts and look forward to trying these templates out!
Donna, I had to pop back over to let you know I created a layout with today's journaling and one of your templates! Thanks again for the templates. Here's a link to my post: http://melissagross.blogspot.com/2010/10/true-stories-prompt-2.html
You would love Cathy Zielske's class...Me: The Abridged version, I just took it. I have only just done some of the writing, not the pages yet but here is a link to some of what I have done http://libertycottage.blogspot.com/search/label/Cathy%20Zielske%20Class
Great page and thanks for the templates, will downlaod them later! X
that is sooo smart!! I may have to borrow that idea:)
Really looking forward to doing all this promts, just need to get started *blush*
Hi I live in Hertfordshire as well!!!I found your blog from Melissa blog.She has done a fab LO with your template.I will have a play today.I agree with Liberty about Cathys class.I just took it.It was FAB.I ordered a book I made digitally yesterday.I have the entire Me A-Z on my blog.
So thnaks again for the template.
wow a fantastic idea...i love it. Popped across to you from True Stories :)
Your los are wonderful! Thanks for the templates!
Its me again.I have made a couple of digital layouts today with your template.Check out my blog if your interested.Oh and where in Herts are you?
http://karen-somewhereovertherainbow.blogspot.com/2010/10/alphabet-prompt-2.html
Love your pages....and thanks so much for the templates.
Gorgeous LOs and journalling x
Ooh what a great idea, look forward to seeing C to Z! :)
Beautiful pages! Thanks for sharing your templates. It may just be the thing to get me scrapping =)
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