
Summer is right around the corner which means summer travel is as well. If you are traveling by plane, train, or automobile or are simply planning a low key staycation, you will want to document your trip. Travel journaling can be completed (or started) when you are on your trip, or it is something that can be finished up once home with photos and ephemera collected along the way. These five tutorials will show you how to use pre-made and DIY journals to document your travels.
My favorite traveling paper crafter shares her tips on how to create a travel binder that you can complete while on the road. Pack your favorite pen and a roll of washi, pick up postcards of sites you visit, save business cards from restaurants, and print photos while on the road so you can return home with a completed journal.
This globe trotting paper crafter shares how to turn an inexpensive notebook into a travel notebook filled with vacation memories. I love that she also shares her list of supplies she travels with, by taking a few essentials with her she completes much of the album while on her trip and puts the finishing touches on it once home. She shares her process as well in must watch video!
This tutorial will tell you (and show via video) how to create a pocket travel journal using supplies from your scrap stash. Journal memories while on your trip in this easy to transport journal and then add your photos and extra bits and pieces once home.
Looking for a creative way to save all those maps, tickets, and all the other memorabilia that gets picked up while on a trip? This DIY travel journal is the perfect solution as it has pockets to tuck everything into Pockets…what a genius idea! There is lots of room for journaling and pictures as well.
If you would like to add paintings and/or illustrations to your journal, this travel journal is the perfect choice. This spiral bound book has pages made of watercolor paper so you can paint a picture of your day’s adventures and then glue in mementos as well. Embellish the cover with a map of your choice and you have the perfect on the go travel journal for travelers of any age.
Where would you like to travel this summer? I would love to go to China, we have been twice but it has been in winter both times, I would like to go when it is warm for a change!
Martha Bonneau
I started scrapping in 2006 and was quickly addicted!I was an avid scrapper until late summer of 2010 when we started our adoption journey, at that point I was overwhelmed with paperwork (and emotions!) and I had to put something on the back burner in my life but I knew I would eventually come back to it.
We welcomed our daughter home from China in December of 2011 and a few months later I found my groove again and pulled out all of those supplies that had been tucked away.
I started out scrapping again doing traditional layouts, but at the beginning of this year I jumped into Project Life and I love it!
When I’m not scrapping I am usually spending time with our daughters which means library time, going on walks, thrifting (they love it as much as I do!) or watching Kung Fu Panda for the millionth time.I also have an Etsy shop Panda Eight Designs where I sell scrapbooking flair that I design.
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I am obsessed with journals and am always looking for creative ways to store memories. These tutorials look awesome!