I accumulated many receipts and bags on this adventure. Most of them contain wordy details about meals, times, and locations and are mini journal pages in their own right. I wanted to use those word elements in my journal but did not want to attach a bunch of receipts that would fade over time. I used the ScannerPro app to scan my receipts.
I printed a photo from the area where we stopped for treats and coffee then printed the scanned receipt right over the photo. Remember, there is no law about how many times you can print over the same image. I love that the words on the receipt do the journaling for me.
When we were in Stockholm, we were lucky enough to be blessed with a clear sky and a bright full moon. It was the most amazing sight to see. I added my wording to this photo in the Phonto app.
A photo is worth a thousand words but sometimes I want my words to be the photo. This is one of those times. When we were in Denmark, we had a little situation where we confused a few cities that started with H and got on the wrong bus. The end result was 30,000 FitBit steps. I took a photo of one of the signs we passed and created the text "photo" with Phonto.
Shortly before getting on the wrong bus, we visited the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art and the sky that had previously been cold and grey, opened up with sun and gave us the most amazing views of Sweden from Denmark. I dreamed of visiting this spot when were were doing trip research and was so happy to be standing there. We were all taking selfies and being overwhelmed by the beautiful surroundings (perhaps this contributed to the bus confusion). I made a small purchase at the museum gift shop and even their bags were cool. I cut one down to 5"x7" and used it for my background page. I stuck my selfie on there, too. The printed bag gives me plenty of information about where this photo was taken.
One of the things we found so interesting on our trip was.....7-11. I never thought I would be saying that! Even their advertising is totally different there. I took a photo of one of their giant wall ads. See, words are everywhere! The croissants actually WERE delicious and did indeed make our day good. Again, I wanted my words to be the photo and used the Phonto app.
There are many scanning and text apps available. I used ScanerPro and Phonto because that is what I had. Don't be afraid to experiment. My Epson printer is wireless and I can print directly from my iphone or ipad. I used Kodak photo paper for the photos and just regular copy paper cut to 5"x7" for the text pages. I simply hole punched and assembled with rings.
Remember, your journal is about YOU! You are the boss of the journal. It can be as elaborate or as simple as you want.
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