Black and white - uniforms

All this week the journaling prompts are inspired by “black and white”.

Uniforms!

A lot of uniforms are black and white – what does a uniform mean to you?

Pick one of the following:

• I liked school uniform because…
• I hated school uniform because...
• My favourite kind of uniform is…
• Policeman look …
• Firemen look …
• If I had to wear a uniform I’d rather it were …

~~~ Scrapbooker’s journalling challenge ~~~

Create a layout or mini-album or card featuring a uniform
Your journalling should concentrate on why the uniform was worn (e.g., first day at school, fancy dress party, on duty with St John ambulance….)

~~~ Scrapper’s journaling challenge ~~~

Black and white - the little black dress

This week all our writing prompts and ideas for scrapbooking are inspired by “black and white”.

Little black dress or tuxedo

Do you have a little black dress? Do you love it? If so why? If not – what kind of posh frock would you prefer?

If not female (or not into little black dresses!) what do you wear when you go out to a swish occasion? Or don’t you like things too posh?

Dressing up is …

~~~ Scrapbooker’s journalling challenge ~~~

Create a scrapbook page about a special occasion when dressing up was involved.
Your journalling should concentrate on the outfits(s) worn.

~~~ Scrapper’s journaling challenge ~~~

Black and white - crossing Abbey Road

Every day this week we offer writing and journaling prompts inspired by “black and white”.

Zebra crossing! Pelican Crossing!

Remember that pic of the Beatles crossing Abbey Road?
In any case - here it is…
http://www.btinternet.com/~digital.wallpapers/beatles_abbey_road.htm

What’s it like crossing the road?

~~~ Scrapbooker’s journalling challenge ~~~

Set up an Abbey Road-inspired crossing the road photo opportunity with your friends, family, children…
On a zebra crossing if possible!
Create a LO. Your journalling should have the word “road” in it.

~~~ Scrapper’s journaling challenge ~~~

Black and white - films

All this week the daily writing prompts are inspired by “black and white”.

Check out some old films in black and white./ There’s more difference to the ambience of a black and white film than just the colour – there’s a whole classic/antique feeling to them.

If you were in a classic film noir, what would be the plot?

~~~ Scrapbooker’s journalling challenge ~~~

Take a picture in black and white see if it makes you feel differently about the subject
Create a layout in monochrome (any single colour) with the black and white photo
Your journalling should have an old-fashioned feel.

~~~ Scrapper’s journaling challenge ~~~

Black and white - animals

All this week the journalling prompts are inspired by “black and white”.

Zebra!
or panda, or lemur or badger or penguin…

if you were an animal which animal would you be and why?

A great one for the BOM (Book of Me) and you can do it about any member of the family, friend, celebrity, etc. etc.

~~~ Scrapbooker’s journalling challenge ~~~

Create a layout about your animal
Your journalling should say why you (or the subject of your photo) is/are like that animal.

~~~ Scrapper’s journaling challenge ~~~

Black and white - lyrics

All this week our daily journal prompts are inspired by the colours “black and white”.

Piano keys!

Check out the lyrics of “Ebony and Ivory”

http://www.lyricsmania.com/print/86267.html

Pick one of the lines of the song and use it to start a song of your own…

~~~ Scrapbooker’s journalling challenge ~~~

Create a layout based on this or any other Beatles or McCartney song
Your journalling should be in the form of song lyrics (whether a song you like or written by you).

~~~ Scrapper’s journaling challenge ~~~

Black and White

All this week the journalling is inspired by "black and white".

Here’s the prompt:

What do you think of when you hear “black and white” – make a list – pick one off the list and keep writing…

~~~ Scrapbooker’s journalling challenge ~~~

Create a layout based on a newspaper theme
Your journalling should follow the style of a tabloid newspaper story.

~~~ Scrapper’s journaling challenge ~~~

Travel: coming home

Daily blogging prompts give you something to write about – even if you only blog once or twice a week or less. And writing prompts are a boon for the author with writer’s block. Scrapbookers too are often stumped for ideas. Try something a bit different about your journalling…

The last in this week’s special feature of travel, today’s prompt is about: coming home. As for all the prompts this week it’s better if you select a particular past journey or trip to bear in mind as you write, but you can if you wish write more generally.

What’s it like when you get back?
Are you delighted to be home?
Relieved that the house has burned down while you’re away (or is that just me!!!)?

Travel: transport

Today’s daily blog prompt (and for writers and journallers too!) is still in our weekly topic area of travel.

Modes of transport

What’s your favourite mode of transport? What makes you feel like you’re really on a journey?

I love ferries because they have that definite holiday feel about them. If it was work, I’d be flying, but the ferry trip is part of the holiday….

Travel: getting there

If you’re a scrapbooker you may have piles of photos from holidays and other trips – do they all look alike? It can be difficult to scrap holidays and journeys differently. Follow our journalling prompts this week for seven different ways to write about your holiday.

Today think of a particular holiday – look at the photos if you like, for inspiration, and ask

So what was it like when you got there?

Was it wonderful? Did it disappoint? How did you feel as you moved in?

Travel: the journey

Travelling and journeys is such a big area to write about – and if you’re a journaller or a scrapbooker you’re bound to have notes and/or photos from your past trips.

Dig some out and think not about the PLACE you went to but how you got there. Was the journey exciting? Relaxing? Part of the holiday? Or was it a nightmare, you took 2 days to get Los Angeles, had the meeting, turned round and came home?

Write about the journey and what you remember most.

Travel: the list

Our subject matter for the daily writing prompts this week is travel and today’s writing prompt is about: what you take with you on a journey.

What do you take? What’s essential and what’s not

Here’s some on my list:

An Englishwoman can’t go anywhere without tea, so the first thing I pack is my teabags. Sometimes I’ll pack milk in a thermos to keep it cool and a teapot as well, especially if going abroad where teapots aren’t usual.
I always take a picnic kit too. It’s much cheaper to buy the makings of sandwiches than the made sandwiches, but you invariably need a knife to cut up the bread, and picnic plates, paper napkins etc. are all very useful for a successful family lunch out.
I take a small towel and/or teatowel – someone’s bound to get wet the minute the family goes near the sea or water of any kind
Anti-mosquito spray and suncream are absolutely essential as I react badly if bitten (and am allergic to most antibiotics) and since I got badly sunburned in Pompeii one year, I never tan, just come up in heat bumps, so I need a high factor suncream….

Travel: setting off

Here are more ideas and journal prompts to get you started on your writing. Don’t face a blank screen, use our daily prompts to get your started with writing! Whether you’re a blogger, journaler, scrapbooker or writer, the prompts will get your writing muscles working!

This week’s writing topic is travel and today’s writing prompt is about: setting off

What do you think of when you leave to go on a trip? Excitement, trepidation? I hate packing – I am in the worst temper when I have to pack the day before a holiday or a trip. And I don’t sleep – it used to be excitement, but now I’m the one who’s responsible for all the arrangements I worry that something will go wrong!

Write about setting off on a trip.

Travel: planning

Ever sit there facing the blank page wondering what to write? Or maybe you know what you want to write but somehow you can’t get started? Here’s just what you need, a daily writing prompt that will start you off with your journalling and give you those warm up writing exercises to boost your journal writing

This week’s writing topic is travel and today’s writing prompt is about: planning

Do you like to plan? I do – the going away isn’t the same without the pleasure of weeks o0f planning.

Or do you prefer to just set out and not plan? Why not plan?

Gadgets in the future

What gadget would you like to see invented?

Gadgets – best buy

What was the best household gadget you ever acquired? Why was it such a success?

Gadgets - I wish!

What gadget (that exists in the shops) do you wish you had now?

Gadgets that don't work

Everyone at some point has had a duff gadget, that seemed like a good idea at the time but never worked...

Do you have any gadgets that never worked the way they were intended?

I had a slow cooker that was the rage when I first got it. It was a wedding present in the early 1980s. The idea was that you popped a selection of food ingredients into it and lo and behold when you came home from work your dinner was all ready and cooked. The trouble was it didn’t work – there was a good 10 hours between leaving for work and arriving home and that was too long for most of the programs. And who wants a meal that has been cooking on a very low heat for ten hours anyway? The slow cooker – I really should unearth it from that cupboard and just throw it away!

Gadgets in the kitchen

What gadgets do you use most in the kitchen?

Gadgets – my favourite gadget

What’s your favourite gadget?
And why?

I have just acquired a HTC TyTN II PDA/smartphone, and I love the idea of having all in one neat package a phone directory and phone, camera, calendar (synchronised with my laptop) and the ability to take notes electronically. For learning such devices have even more possibilities. Indeed, it was a seminar on the learning possibilities that convinced me I NEEDED one of these gadgets.

Gadgets

What are the gadgets you can’t live without?

From electric toothbrushes to broadband dongles, think about the gadgets that surround you. List them? Why are we so dependent on gadgets?

This should be a general survey of gadgets that surround you – we’ll look at specific ones later in the week!

Emotions: enthusiasm

When were you last really enthusiastic about something?

What was it and why did it make you feel enthusiastic?

It was really great to see Robert Kubice win the Canadian Grand Prix - not
that he's a big hero of mine or anything, but it was nice to see someone work
hard and get the result he deserved. In a race that was a big disappointment for Lewis Hamilton fans - because he managed to crash in the pit lane AGAIN, it was also great to see David Coulthard on the winners' rostrum again.

Emotions - joy

What does joy mean to you?

By atomicity on Flickr

Emotions - wonder

When was the last time you felt a sense of wonder?

Could it be a landscape, or a person - a baby, a loved one - a special musical experience?

Emotions - surprise

When were you last surprised? Do you enjoy surprises?

From Meredith at the Aussie Scrap Room site

Emotions - amusement

Amusement is a great emotion - what made you laugh most recently?

What makes me laugh is...

Emotions - pride

They say pride is a deadly sin - but sometimes it's a good thing to be proud.

When were you last really proud and why?

I was so proud when...

Emotions - happiness

This week our subject for journalling will be emotions.

Starting with an easy one - happiness.

When was the last time you were really happy and why?

Start with:

I was really happy when ...

Colour - writing with colour

Today is a practical suggestion rather than strictly a prompt - today take a different colour of paper and lots of different colour pens and try writing - you may find that different colours inspire your imagination in a different way.

Colour - quotes and sayings

Write down as many words/phrases/sayings/quotes as you can think of/look up/collect that are related to colour.

• You stop me feeling blue
• Colourful language
• Colouring between the lines
• He led a colourful life
• Rose-coloured spectacles

Now use any one of them to start off a piece of writing.