Fairy Tale Dreams

Unicorns and fairies....what is more mythical and imaginative than these?

I know... I told you just two days ago I was on a kick with these paperback journal albums. My oldest daughter loves purple, loves unicorns (so does her mom), and was totally bummed when I told her these were going into the shop.

The covers come from DCWV Fairy Tale Pack (affiliate link). I had the 8 x 8's left over from working on a scrapbook with my oldest daughter and recording our many adventures through out her many surgeries since birth.

The inside pages of these journal albums are grey and purple.  Like the Pregnancy & Mommy Journal Albums, there are 100 pages for writing and 18 pages for photos. The unicorn journal has deep purple card stock for photos in the back and the fairy journal album has lighter purple card stock pages.

I was inspired by the glitter floral design on the fairy cover and had a stamp that was similar, so I stamped the journal pages.

 I apologize, it's hard to see the stamp at the top of the page. I've been trying hard to create better photographs, but my camera didn't seem to like me pushing all it's buttons...lol... so I settled for this photo. :)

Can you imagine creating your own fairy tales in the pages of these journal albums?

Journaling Idea #4 - A Memorial to Someone You Love

Memorial Day is all about remembering those who have died for our country. We celebrate it by gathering together as a family, honoring those currently in the military, and creating family traditions. However, throughout our lives there is always just that one special person who we'll never forget.

Today's Journal idea is to write a memorial in honor of that special person in your life.  For me it was woman named Joanne, a dear friend, mentor, and co-worker who passed away in 2000 a few months before she would have danced at my wedding. Now, she's dancing in heaven.

Who was that special person who impacted your life? Why? and on what day do you miss them the most?

Journaling Idea #3 - It's all about your day

This week's journal tip comes from Journalbuddies.com.

This site has a lot of innovate journal ideas for children. Which has inspired me to post not only adult journal ideas, but to add a weekly KIDS IDEA post to the blog too.  I've also added their link to the side bar of this blog if  you'd like to jump over and check it out. :)

Thank you journalbuddies.com for today's inspiration.

Everyday can be an ordinary day, a creative day, or a special day in our lives.  But today's journal idea challenges you to rethink your day and compose it in 20 words or less.

Yep, think about your day and in twenty words or less describe your day in your journal this week.

Get creative! Instead of saying my day was was "Fine" look up and learn new words through a thesaurus. That "fine" day just might turn out to be a "beautiful", "outstanding", "rare", "not to shabby" day.  When we are able to use specific words to describe how we are feeling, events, and situations, it helps us and others (if we choose to share) relate better to our world. (It's an old writer's technique to keep readers involved into a story.)

This journal idea and challenge is also recommended and can be a lot of fun with a child.  Who knows you and your child may want to exchange journals and see how your day compares to theirs!

Have fun!

March Madness Journal Challenge # 18

Yesterday I sat catching up on keeping in contact with old friends and friends who needed a little bit of encouragement for their day.

Today, I urge you to do the same thing, except to yourself. Sometimes we run around on our hetic schedules and forget that we too need a little pat on the shoulder, kind word, or sense of accomplishment.

As you pull out your journals, think about what your best friend would say to you on a day that isn't going so well, and write yourself a letter as if it were coming from that friend.

What would that friend say to encourage you?

Write it in your journal, and if you feel like sharing it here, please do. :)

March Madness Journal Challenge #10

I'm always reading articles on "10 thing" that are most popular, trendy, or rankings.

 Today, open up the next page in your journal and number it one to ten. You're going to make your own "ten list".

Today, list 10 nice things you can do for someone else by the end of the month and write them in your journal.  :)