Traditional Scrapbook-Lesson 7

History of Handwriting

Handwriting has proven itself to be a unique time capsule:

• Archeologists have evidence that handwriting developed approximately 3500 years ago, giving us vital clues to ancient civilizations.
• In the 18th century, handwriting distinguished social class. It was unheard-of to use a script above your social status.
• In 1776, the signature of John Hancock became a symbol of freedom and democracy for Americans.
• In Holland during WWII, Anne Frank, writing on scraps of paper, gave us the most enduring memoirs of life as a young woman in hiding

Good Monday Morning!

I hope everyone had a great weekend, mine was quiet, just the way I like it. The image at right is something I thought might inspire you and get your week off to a good start. I'm very excited for a new week and a chance to share with you. As I've mentioned before, I have three blogs I create content for so I stay busy. But lately, I've been led to make some changes in my life and my blogs.

Most of the changes have to do with my two ministry blogs. Since I gave this one a face lift not long ago it's in pretty good shape. A lot of the change for this blog took place when I brought all my page content from my over flow blog and put it into post on this blog. I've also re-labeled all of my post making them easier to find. And I'm narrowing my focus to two main categories;

Coming Next Week!

 
This coming week I will continue the traditional scrapbook tutorials with lesson 7. I'll also share some great resources and tips to help build your business/blog. But that's not all, I've also got a couple more things in the works. So be sure to come back and check it out. 


Have a great weekend! 

My Pinterest

I found a few things this week to add to my Pinterest boards but haven't had time to prepare them for a post. But these were a couple of my favorites.

This one is so true especially if they make mine chocolate. LOL

 

May Color Palette-Lavender & Sage

A new color palette for this month, inspired by a painting I found called Lavender and Sage. I'll be putting up a free quick page in the next few days so stay tuned to my sidebar and watch for May to show up under "Free Quick Pages." Until then you can play around with these beautiful colors. Enjoy!

Great Advice for Your Blog/Business

I know this post is a little late but great advice is good any time. And even though I hadn't prepared anything for today, I did stumbled upon a few really great post for those of us who are trying to build a business or blog. So here are the links I came across while surfing around this afternoon. Hope they help!

5 Tips for Bloggers!

How To Start Your Blog With A Bang

19 Ways to Build Relationships With Blog Comments

Convert Social Media

Traditional Scrapbook Lesson 6

Journaling

Why Journal

The purpose of journaling in a scrapbook is so that someone else can pick up your scrapbook, look at the pictures and learn: Who the people are?, What they are doing? , Where they are?, When the event took place?, Why the event took place.