I think it's mostly having both on the same page. Perhaps if just 1 entry/image per page, in landscape orientation, it'd be easier to read.
I whipped up something in LibreOffice, just using a bitmap background and choosing a free/open handwriting font. That font def. has to balance between readability and looks, so feel free to change it in the ODT if you prefer.
LightlessBeaconHandout2.odt
LightlessBeaconHandout2.pdf