| When preparing for your vacation, you always | | | | journal during your trip. Note the dates and the places |
| remember to pack your camera, but do you ever think | | | | you visit as well as your feelings and thoughts. Now |
| about how you will scrapbook your vacation photos | | | | when you return home, journaling in your scrapbook will |
| before you leave on your trip? Planning your vacation | | | | be quick, easy and more detailed. You can even tear |
| scrapbooking pages before you begin your trip makes | | | | a few pages from the journal and include them right in |
| it easier and quicker to design a beautiful vacation | | | | your layouts. Planning Photographs of Your Trip Think |
| album when you get home. Here are a few quick tips | | | | ahead and plan a few of your vacation photos. You'll |
| to consider when planning your vacation scrapbook. | | | | want a picture that can serve as the title page of your |
| Your Vacation Scrapbooking Album Most of us plan | | | | album. If you're going a cruise, a picture of the ship |
| our vacations well in advance. It's never too early to | | | | would work well for this. If it's Disney World, take a |
| start shopping for a vacation scrapbooking album. You | | | | photo of the Disney World sign. Remember that as |
| want one that will reflect the theme or location of your | | | | you take photos of the places you visit you will want |
| trip. Consider a location-specific album like Disney or | | | | to be sure to include yourself in the shots too. Before |
| Hawaiian scrapbooks. You may prefer a | | | | you go on the trip, make a list of what photos you |
| beach-themed album or a general vacation album. | | | | don't want to forget to take. Tuck the list in your |
| Planning ahead gives you plenty of time to watch your | | | | camera bag so it's always handy. Mementos of Your |
| local scrapbooking or craft store for sales. You can | | | | Vacation You'll want to bring home mementos of your |
| even get a plain chipboard covered scrapbook and | | | | trip for your vacation scrapbook. Pack small plastic |
| design your own album cover. Embellishments for | | | | bags to hold them so they won't be damaged on the |
| Your Vacation Scrapbook While you are shopping for | | | | trip home. Save tickets to parks and shows, menus or |
| your album, look to see what coordinating products are | | | | napkins, maps and brochures. You will definitely want |
| available to match it. Planning in advance allows you to | | | | to add these to your page layouts. A little planning will |
| take advantage of sales on embellishments as well. | | | | make your vacation scrapbook album come together |
| Choose page elements and paper that will work well | | | | easily. Try to get your pictures developed as soon as |
| with the location and themes of your vacation photos. | | | | possible, and start working on your pages while the |
| Keep all your embellishments with the album you have | | | | memories are still fresh in your mind. Following these |
| chosen together in one place. They'll be ready when | | | | tips, you'll have everything you need when you arrive |
| you return from your trip. Journaling Your Trip | | | | home to design a beautiful keepsake of your trip. |
| Remembering the details of your vacation is part of | | | | Christine Perry invites you to her website, for more |
| the journaling process on your scrapbooking page | | | | scrapbooking ideas and information on scrapbooking |
| layouts. Make it easier by keeping notes or writing in a | | | | home office design. |