keeping up with the johnsons

I finally uploaded some new photos to the site tonight. May is a big month for us so hopefully I'll add some more over the next couple of weeks.

Speaking of photos, I've really been enjoying Ali Edwards' blog this week. She's doing a words + photos week with lots of great information about...you guessed it! Words and photos and how we incorporate those into our digital scrapbooking. Here's the intro to her Monday entry:

Hello words + photos.
For me, this is really the heart of scrapbooking. When I look back through all my layouts the ones I love the most are the simple ones that really focus on just the photos + the words. As so many of us know, it is way too easy to get caught up in the latest & greatest product, the desire for more, and never feeling like you have "just the right thing" to complete your project.

This week I am going to consider the following: What if I used all my creative energy towards the words + the photos and forgot about the rest of the stuff for one week? Imagine if all that creative strength went into my story (or the way I take my photos) rather than worrying about matching patterned paper and choosing embellishments?

What if I just told the darn story?

Is it still scrapbooking if no "extra-stuff" is present? Of course it is.

Click here to read the entire entry and to check it out for yourself.