Digital Scrapbooking Series Tip #3

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This next tip is going to seem like a 'no-brainer'.But it is one that I easily overlooked.
DIGITAL SCRAPBOOKING TIP #3:STATE THE FACTS!(a.k.a. journal!)
In the beginning of my scrapbooking journey, I got easily caught-up in all of the darling papers, elements, alphas, etc.  It was so fun to manipulate them!  Well, I would "waste" so much time playing around with the look of my pagethat at the end I would just hurry and throw in my picture and call it good.I SKIPPED JOURNALING!
In my mind I just didn't think about it.And somehow I thought I'd ALWAYS remember the event that was important enough to document in the first place, right?WRONG!
Some of my pages from 5 years ago don't even have the date!-see example below-Pathetic, I know.

I have recently tried making a conscious effort to put the Who, What, Where, & When  in my pages.
This really is a MUST for documenting your families' happenings.Just think, 100 years from now we will not be around to monologue the background behind your cherished photo album.Your great-grandson may not recognize your sister's blue eyes----so label the photo and preserve your information!
In the LO below I have the essentials covered.
Who: my sonWhat: his Christmas GiftsWhen: Christmas 2011 (although not a specific date, good enough)Where: location of photo w/Santa

The page isn't screaming "informative" but it will be helpful at a future date:)
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DIGITAL SCRAPBOOKING TIP #3:STATE THE FACTS!