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Picking Accent Colors for Junk Journals
One of the many things I love about Junk Journals is how creatively free you can be. There are few rules and little pressure to follow them. I tend to finish off my Junk Journal Projects with a final touch/layer/whatever… I was looking at this group of Mass Make cards and realized they’d be a good example of one of the different ways I do this. 😉 In these examples – part of my projects for the Junk Journal #100DayChallenge – the final touch was stamping with a vintage Business Stamp I have (and yes, it’s a fav! 😉 ) I chose the ink colors I used for this final…
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#100DayChallenge2024, 3 x 5 Projects, Ephemera, Junk Journal Ephemera, Junk Journal Kits, Mini Books
How a Junk Journal Idea Starts
This is how an Idea starts… 😉 I watched a YouTube Video by LUISE HEINZL – JUNK JOURNAL ART @luiseheinzl She and a friend were working on projects inspired by a vintage Tim Holtz book – Tim Holtz Distressables 2, published in 2008. I was lucky enough to snag a used copy on Amazon. As I was paging thru the book, I spotted a cute idea on page 6 – Mini Stitched Booklets. That project called for a lot of supplies that are no longer available, but it was easy to see that I could modify the format I have been using for the #100DayChallenge – the 3×5 format with…
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Free Bonus Page for Spring Bouquet Tags and Pockets
Here is the link to Download the Bonus page: https://junkjournalephemera.com/sdm_downloads/spring-bouquets-tags-and-pockets-free-bonus-page/ You are welcome to share the link to the Bonus Page or Bonus Page PDF. Just please give the full PDF. 😉 Perfect for Gardening themed projects of a Mother’s Day Gift, the Spring Bouquet Tags and Pockets is a springtime collection of 12 Tag and Pockets sets with watercolor illustrations on old book page backgrounds. Create wonderful gifts for Flower lovers, Mothers, Gardeners, or anyone. NOTE – This design set has a Bonus design. The Bonus is included in your purchase. Approximate size is 8 ½ x 11.
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Spring Bouquets Tags and Pockets
Perfect for a Mother’s Day project or to add to a Gardening themed project. 😉 And 25% Off! Spring Bouquets Junk Journal Kit https://www.etsy.com/listing/1646787721/spring-bouquets-tags-and-pockets
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#100DayChallenge2024, 3 x 5 Projects, Ephemera, Grunge Style, Junk Journal Cards/ATC, Junk Journal Ephemera, Junk Journal Making
Junk Journal Ephemera Timesavers
One of the valuable things I have learned while participating in the #100DayChallenge… Prepare ephemera elements ahead of time, so you can grab them and assemble them, whenever you have a few minutes. In the box to the left, I have many 3 x 5 cards printed and prepped. I have rounded the two corners on each and sometimes, have even distressed the edges. (I tend to distress edges on Mondays when my best friend and I talk on Skype for an hour. 😉 In the plastic boxes I have many, many pre-cut whale tail tabs in many, many colors. This means I can sort out a few 3×5 cards…
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Some of My New Personal Stamps
As part of the 100 Day Challenge, I finished these last night. I used only my own stamp designs. 😉 I LURVE Whale Tail tabs, especially stamped. Last month, I designed an entire sheet (6″ x 4″) of stamps made up of insects that are small enough to fit on one side of a Whale Tail, so I used them here. Then, both sides of each 3″ x 5″ card was randomly stamped from my other personally designed grunge style stamps. I consider these all about 95% finished. I plan to leave them like this for now. When I use them in a project, I’ll add a little something to…
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Free Bonus Page for Vintage Photo Booth Designs
Here are some examples of ‘Vintage Photo Booth 1’ images in use. These four are from the BONUS Page which is included in the set Here is the link to Download the Bonus page: https://junkjournalephemera.com/sdm_downloads/photo-booth-portraits-vintage-ephemera-free-bonus-page You are welcome to share the link to the Bonus Page or Bonus Page PDF. Just please give the full PDF. 😉 Anyway, these ID Cards were a fun project. The Photo Booth images I used are slightly smaller than in the PDF because I used my Silhouette 4 Cameo to Print and Cut them.
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Photo Booth Portraits Vintage Ephemera
My newest design set just went live on Etsy. Because they are NEW DESIGNS, they are ON SALE right now at 25% OFF. 😉 Photo Booth Portraits – https://www.etsy.com/listing/1707243190/photo-booth-portraits-vintage-ephemera Charming groups of vintage style portraits, 12 pages with 8 pictures on each page for a total of 96 pictures. Each image has a grunge style frame around it which can be used as is, trimmed to a different size, or removed completely, for maximum versatility. These are great for creating #SevenPlaza style grunge projects, such as Identity Cards or Passports. Unique, vintage, and grungy portraits for your scrapbooking, junk journal, and art projects. Download & print. This Design Set comes…
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My New Natural History Library Clear Stamps
I love stamps and stamping! Clear stamps are my favorite type and my favorite theme is Grunge. Further, as a designer, I have strong ideas about stamps I want… (Tink Hint – Never shop for a sofa or shoes with a designer. 😉 ) Lately, to combat the “I Want Something That Doesn’t Exist” Syndrome, I have started designing my own stamps and having them made. 😉 Here are my most recent sets… All cut apart and ready to use! @RubberStamps_com #stampwithus RUBBERSTAMPS.com I did four Alphabet sets, seen here. The other two pictures feature the stamps I designed for the theme – ‘Natural History Library’. The images have been…
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Small Ephemera Storage
Since I got my Silhouette Cameo 4 a couple of months ago, I have been cutting out digital ephemera like a crafting fool 😉 Both my own designs and those from other Makers… They fit nicely in plastic envelopes I got from Amazon, but I was soon overwhelmed. Where to put all of the envelopes? Anywho… I spent the last couple of days building boxes for them to live on a closet shelf. Sometime in the future, I’ll decorate the boxes. 😉 The one on its side (on the left side of the pic) is to hold the envelopes as I pull them for each project… To keep things organized…
