How to make a travel scrapbook by wendywitch

"Before we went to Maui, I sat down with all my Istanbul stuff, and just DID IT."

How I did it: I'd been collecting the materials for the scrapbook for a while, buying things I liked as I saw them. It was just a matter of sitting down with all that stuff, plus my photos and journal entries, and doing it. It didn't take me more than a couple of weeks, working off and on, and I was happy to relive that wonderful trip.

Lessons & tips: The "don'ts" are pretty basic.

  1. don't just shove everything in a box and forget about it 
  2. don't over-think it 
  3. don't wait forever 

 The "dos" are harder:
  1. DO keep a travel journal with you on trips (and write in it!)
  2. DO use those entries in your scrapbook 
  3. DO take lots of pictures (and if digital print them out) 
  4. DO pick up maps and brochures, save your ticket stubs - they make great additions 
  5. DO put your pages together thoughtfully, taking time to remember what's going in in the photos, and include current impressions as well as your journal entries 


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