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Published: Mar 23, 2012 · Modified: Sep 3, 2018 by Melissa Mortenson · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · 4 Comments

Travelers Journal Ideas and Tips

Ever since Christmas I’ve been scrapbooking like MAD! More than I have in a few years!  I don’t always understand the ebbs and flows of creativity but I think it has something to do with the fact that I sewed NON STOP for the entire month of December… I think I just need a “break” from my sewing machine  to work on something else, and scrapbooking fit the bill.

I’ve discovered divided page protectors.  Some of them are Project Life dividers and some are Doodlebug…. I know that the Project Life dividers were designed for “day to day” scrapbooking but they have been invaluable for me for scrapbooking some past vacations.

I’ve had a stack of photos sitting around for a couple of years from our trip to Paris…. Now they are finally in a book.

I used the photos I printed at Costco (to save $) and combined them with some printed at home and memorabilia to create the pages.

They are held together now with just a binder ring (to keep them in order) but will get moved into an album when I find one I like.

I used  6″x12″ page protectors for my journaling. Luckily I blogged the trip at the time, so all I had to do was cut and paste from my blog.

I used the Spring Circus and a few other  kits from Rhonna Designs for the backgrounds, then just added text on the top and printed them out at home.

Since I printed a few photos at home, I added some text on top in Photoshop to divide the pages into sections.

The divided pockets were very fun to incorporate memorabilia and decorative elements into. Above, I cut the front off of a shopping bag that I brought home and slipped it into the protector.
More journaling with Rhonna Designs elements.
I also brought home a few maps that came in very handy.. I used them throughout the pages.

Many of our ticket stubs and museum receipts fit in this protector… I cut up a map (but kept it in the same order) to use as the backgrounds for the ticket stubs.

The back of the page above- the subway map showing.

Another 6″x12″ page protector that fit most of our other memorabilia.

I’ve got a couple more albums to share!  Those page protectors have really speed up the whole process. I think I’ll go back and make a couple of 12×12 traditional pages later, just to mix in with the others.

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Melissa Mortenson

Melissa Mortenson is the author of the Polka Dot Chair blog which has been sharing fresh and creative ideas with readers since 2008. She is the author of “Project Teen, Handmade Gifts your Teen will Actually Love”. Her work and designs have been featured on numerous websites including HuffPost, Today, Pioneer Woman & BuzzFeed. Her first fabric line “Derby Style” debuted in January 2015 through Riley Blake Designs.  It was followed by 7 other fabric lines in subsequent years. A mom of 3, she considers herself lucky to be living in Kentucky.

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  1. KristyLou says

    March 23, 2012 at 7:27 pm

    I have heard about Project Life. I was thinking about trying it out since I personally don’t enjoy trying to be so creative with scrapbooking. Seeing your work has totally convinced me I should do it. I loved how everything turned out. And what a great idea to add in a few 12×12 scrapped pages.

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  2. Marilyn says

    March 23, 2012 at 7:55 pm

    very creative. I haven’t heard of these but now I’m going to look into it. thanks

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  3. Chris says

    March 25, 2012 at 12:47 am

    Hi Melissa, just stopping by to say how delightful your blog is. Thanks so much for sharing. I have recently found your blog and am now following you, and will visit often. Please stop by my blog and perhaps you would like to follow me also. Have a wonderful day. Hugs, Chris
    http://chelencarter-retiredandlovingit.blogspot.ca/

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  4. jamie says

    March 26, 2012 at 12:07 pm

    melissa…
    this is a most wonderful take on a travel album.
    there is so much to love here.
    of course the use of rhonna designs and how co-hesive that look is.
    then the use of the pockets…who says they have to only be used for pL?
    then there is the use of the maps throughout the pages.
    and pasting your blogging for your journaling…brillant.
    i love this.
    makes me want to re-do my paris album.
    (when were you there?)
    ~j

    Reply

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