Paper Daydreams

Scent of April

09 Apr 2014 1 Comment

by uniquelyyourscraftjournal in Seeds of thought Tags: April, poem, scent

Dear Fellow Journalers,

I came across this beautiful poem by Marilyn Ferguson that I wanted to share with you:

Scent of April

The smell of sweet magnolia

Drifts through the morning air

The lingering scent of perfume

Is found most everywhere.

The lilac tree is blooming

True color in its prime

Its fragrance just like heaven

Aroma, so divine.

The sun is brightly shining

A cloud cannot be found

Bright blue skies of azure

With tulips all around.

The birds are gently lilting

Their song is warm and sweet

With thoughts of home and nesting

Upon the breeze they meet.

With grass so green and tender

A garden that’s been blessed

Daffodils are blooming

God’s beauty at its best.

view the original at:

http://www.marilynspoetry.com/index.php/spring-poetry/scent-of-april

~Sallie

Light always follows darkness

04 Apr 2014 Comments Off on Light always follows darkness

by uniquelyyourscraftjournal in Seeds of thought Tags: courage, lighthouse

Light always follows darkness

….and once the storm is over you won’t remember how you made it through,

how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, in fact, whether the

storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm

you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about.

Hanuki Murakmi

written for my friend D. Her Mom just suffered a debilitating stroke.

~Sallie

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You may reach Sallie at uniquelyyourscraftjournal@outlook.com

02 Apr 2014 Comments Off on Paper Daydreams

by uniquelyyourscraftjournal in Paper Daydreams Tags: covers, digital, photos, pinterest

Dear Fellow Journalers,

While researching for great journal ideas, I came across this quote which, by the way, is very appropriate for today’s post: ” tokens can be a source of inspiration and add visual and texture to pages”.

I have 2 lists of things to add to my journal. One list is digital and the other is of actual things, (tokens) I can hold. My daughter-in-law challenged me to try Pinterest and I am now hooked. I have “pinned” peaceful scenes, book covers, quotes etc. and put them in a folder marked Journal. My second list includes: recipes, cancelled postage stamps, pre-stamped and die-cut images, silk flowers, paint chips, scraps of handwritten notes, greeting cards, keys and sections of maps.

I decorated an envelope and put the items in it. I then placed the envelope in the inside cover of my journal. I am currently reading a great book entitled, “365 Journal Writing Ideas A year of Daily Journal Writing” by Rossi Fox. I found a tip about adding photos to a page that I wanted to share with you. He created a template the size of a photo and added it to the back pocket of his journal. Then when he wanted to add the photo and write about it, he just took out the template, drew around it, added the photo and had space to write. He discovered that 4″ x 2.5″ is the perfect template to fit 8 photos on an A4 sheet of photo paper. I have yet to try this, but it sounds reasonable.

What are your inspirational/motivational tokens? Please share them with me at uniquelyyourscraftjournal.com

~Sallie

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You may reach Sallie at uniquelyyourscraftjournal@outlook.com