DIY Journal Cover | Wraparound Elastic Closure

DIY Journal Cover | Wraparound Elastic Closure

I’ve shared many DIY journal tutorials on this blog and have recently shared on youtube as well. In this video, I thought it would be nice to share the idea of a wraparound closure that you often see and how you might use an elastic closure instead of a very long string.

Let me share with you the process of making this little cute journal with a gold elastic wraparound closure – enjoy!

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Free Printable Airmail Stationery Set

free printable airmail stationery set

April is National Letter Writing Month, so I wanted to help you celebrate and write more letters by sharing printable stationery sets.

How about the traditional airmail design that we all know and love? I’ve actually shared quite a few different airmail designs in the past, classic airmail stationery, alternative christmas airmail colors and a vintage map airmail postcard printable.

But here is another set of airmail stationery printables that gives you the classic design with an envelope and matching writing paper.

Everyday NewAirmail Envelope A4   |   Everyday NewAirmail Stationery A4

Everyday NewAirmail Envelope LETTER   |   Everyday NewAirmail Stationery LETTER

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Greeting Card Idea + Free Printable | Easy DIY Minimal Chic Cards You Can Duplicate

greeting card idea

 

See how you can make these easy handmade greeting cards and notecards for happy mail and pen pal friends! These are really easy to make and to duplicate if you need lots for an occasion. I’ve also used a free printable as my patterned paper, although you can use anything you have on hand.

Free Printable Little Blooms Stationery Set

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Free Printable Space Stationery Set

free printable space stationery set
Looking for a free printable space stationery set? Because you are in the right place to download a black and white, ink-friendly print-at-home stationery set – perfect for this month of April Letterwriting!

A few years back, I guested posted for a family blog and created a lot of printables, but never shared them directly here on my blog. So I thought it would be good to post these free printables here for everyone now!

Often we don’t find a lot of neutral or even masculine themed printables and stationery, so I thought the theme of space would be a nice change to my usual girly cute style. I created a poster called “infinite possiblities” because that is what space truly means to me, so much openness and opportunity, right?

You can download the graphic to use as an art print or decorate your snail mail package, so everything is in theme. Just click on the image below to get the full size.

infinite possiblities art printable

However, since April is National Letterwriting Month, I thought it was only right to also include a printable stationery set! Since this is a black and white design, it’s really printer friendly, you can print as many copies as you need! You can download the A4 or LETTER paper sized, envelope template and stationery writing paper. Download via the links below the image.

printable space stationery set

Infinite Possibilities Envelope A4 | Infinite Possibilities Stationery A4

Infinite Possibilities Envelope LETTER | Infinite Possibilities Stationery LETTER

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Art Journaling with Printables

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I love printables and I love art journaling, so it’s only natural for me to share my super simple process of using printables within my art journaling practice.

I hope this will serve as an introduction to how printables can be so useful for all kinds of paper crafting and creative fun. I will definitely be sharing more in the future, but for now… art journaling with printables…

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What Are Printables?

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Over the years, I have shared so many printables on this blog. I wanted to go back to the foundation and share the basics to answer the question, what are printables? I hope that this will help those who are beginners and just getting into printing from home.

We will talk about what are printables, why you might use them and how to use them. I also share a whole bunch of places to find free and paid for printables, for a variety of uses. You can also check out all my blog lists to see the printables I share on a regular basis!

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Free Printable Envelopes Stationery Set for Letter Writers Alliance

free everyday envelopes stationery set

Happy April because it’s National Letterwriting Month! To all my fellow Letter Writers Alliance members, I designed a set of printable stationery awhile back and reposting it here for everyone to use. It’s sort of meta since it’s envelopes on an envelope design and printable writing paper. Hah! Maybe only my fellow snail mail enthusiasts would chuckle at that?

Either way it’s a printer friendly design that you can print at home and there’s a traditional greeting card, matching envelope and matching stationery paper. Everything you need to get your letterwriting vibes going, especially this month in celebration.

Download your preferred paper size below, print and send some happy mail today – enjoy!

everyday envelopes printable stationery set

Everyday Envelopes A4   |   Everyday Envelopes LETTER

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Free Printable Pink Coffee Planner Page – Plan With Me

Print your own free printable pink coffee planner page and DIY your own spread for the week with a pink coffee theme.

Super cute free printable pink coffee planner page to help decorate your spread for the week. Download for free on tortagialla.com

Today I wanted to share my plan with me notebook with you and how I create a weekly spread using free printables. I realize that often, it’s easy for me to fall off the bandwagon of planning, because life gets busy and I want to skip over parts. When planning gets too complicated, then it’s not really serving the purpose anymore.

I’m someone who falls in the middle of being super practical and minimal in my planner versus full-blown creative layouts and loads of decoration. I want planning to be functional of course, it has to work for me. However, I still want it to be cute and pretty to look at as well.

So the happy medium is to use printables or prepared decoration that is easy to add into my planning routine.

Let me share my current plan with me notebook and a super easy planner setup using the free printable pink coffee planner PDF. You can download it for free for your personal use below. Enjoy!

Download the freebie planner page designs below:

Download this free printable pink coffee planner page on tortagialla.com

Freebie Pink Coffee Planner A4 PDF
Freebie Pink Coffee Planner LETTER PDF

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How to Make an Accordion Book + Free Printable Mini Coloring Zine

Looking for a DIY craft with the kids? Download this free printable mini coloring zine for a quick and easy craft session for the kids!

Download this free printable mini coloring zine and watch how to put it together for a fun crafting session with the kids - DIY on tortagialla.com

Accordion books are arguably one of the easiest types of bookbinding to make. They are perfect for showcasing your pages as decor as well. Even you kids will find this easy and quick to do, so it’s a great DIY for an afternoon of coloring and crafting.

In my video below, you can see the entire process of creating this mini coloring accordion book and of course you can apply the same idea to any type of paper and book size. You’ll definitely have lots of fun creating unique book creations… but to start you off here’s my example of a mini coloring zine. You can download the free printable below and make your own, following along my DIY. Ready for a lovely little craft time with your kids?

Download the free printable mini coloring zine in your preferred paper size below:

Looking for a DIY craft with the kids? Download this free printable mini coloring zine for a quick and easy craft session for the kids!
Download Mini Coloring Book A4 PDF
Download Mini Coloring Book LETTER PDF

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Upcycle Greeting Cards and Postcards into Notebooks

upcycle greeting cards

What happens to all the cards and snail mail you receive? Why not upcycle your greeting cards and postcards into little notebooks? I also do this with brand new stationery, because I’m a hoarder of all things cute and pretty. Here’s an idea to get them into circulation and use.

You can get a bit crafty and decorate and make little mini notebooks with your stationery stash, making them into something new! A great way to create happy mail, get creative with the supplies you have on hand and reusing materials again as well. Reuse and recycle, right?

Here’s my process of upcycling greeting cards and postcards…

 

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