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…
Want to know hw to make a journal all by yourself, from scratch? Journals are great for art journaling, notetaking, collage and sketchbook practice – and gifts! Once you learn, I’m sure you’ll be hooked. Let me show you how!
Over the years I have posted many times about my bookbinding experimentations and have tutorials for longstitch binding,making a journal and coptic stitch binding. I have been asked to share more and I realized it would be nice to have video tutorials as it helps to visually see what is happening, not to mention hear my explanations, instead of having to read a long paragraph.
So here is my how to make a journal video series, split up step-by-step, so that it’s easy for beginners. I hope it is informative and helps you to start to make your very own handmade journal.
I hope you enjoyed this make a journal tutorial and are well on your way to making your own journal. Please feel free to let me know if you have more questions or would like videos on a specific subject. I’m happy to share the creative fun!
If you enjoyed my videos, be sure to subscribe to my youtube channnel for more! My plan is to record my entire process each time I make a journal, so you can see the process again and the slight variations per journal.
Are you looking for some cute insect-themed stationery paper? Look no further, because I’ve got a free printable bug stationery set for you, so you can write to nature lovers and insect appreciators across the globe!
As Spring weather starts to set in, I’m always reminded of how many little creepy crawlers there are around us… especially if you just spend a few moments sitting outside to take notice. All sorts of bugs are around and they inspired me to create a sort of summer camp themed, bug stationery set.
Insects in jars and little flying path lines with a variety of insects, from dragonflies to butterflies to ladybugs and bees. Ahhh, I do hope Spring is here with all it’s flower glory, ahah!
Download the free printable bug stationery set below, including envelope template, stationery writing paper, a giant bug jar paper and plained lined paper. I think it’ll be fun for kids and adults to use this free printable bug stationery set!
In this journaling process video, I show you how I use a digital printable collage sheet to create my page. I’ve always loved the flexibility and accessibility of digital printables and I think for anyone who loves to create in journals – they are the perfect supply!
I have used the art collage sheet that I designed to create this spread, check out the video below.
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I’ve been a subscriber to the Papergang stationery subscription box for nearly two years and this is the first time they have used a tube instead of a box. So I wanted to share a video of me unboxing Papergang to share the stationery goodness!
Papergang is a perfect gift for stationery lovers and even if you can’t get the box, you can download the free wallpaper and free printable calendars on their blog! Check out the papergang blog for more.
Download these free printable stickers for planners to use as embellishments and decorations on your weekly spreads and journals!
Looking for some free printable stickers for planners? These designs are super kawaii cute and make a great embellishment for any planner page or spread.
Previously, I sponsored a Sketch Saturday challenge and provided this printable sheet to the design team. They created lovely projects with the designs and now that the challenge is over, I can share with all of you. Take this free printable sheet and incorporate them into your next papercrafting project.
I’m definitely very proud of these cute illustrations I created and I think they would be perfect for decorating all kinds of paper projects. You can use them on the front of a handmade card or to decorate your monthly planner pages. They work for a variety of occasions and style, but always cute and kawaii!
My tip when printing designs is to use the brightest white paper you have and to print at the highest best-quality setting your printer will allow. That will give you the best quality image possible with your home printer. I often use the super affordable Amazon Basics Full Sheet Address Labels – which really is good quality for normal use. With printables and everyday stationery supplies, you can still have pretty embellishments on a budget.
If you love stationery, planners, memory keeping and journaling… you’ll definitely find a use for these beautiful illustrations. I hope you have fun playing with these free printable sticker designs.
Download the Free Printable Stickers for Planners here:
Be sure to check out the archives of this blog for all the free printables available. If you liked this digital printable you might also enjoy these posts:
I happened upon a mixed media challenge called Our Mixed Media Moods and decided to participate. Two artists, DeeDee and Jenn post a moodboard and everyone creates a piece from that inspiration. Such a cool idea, so I had to dive in and try to learn about using new mixed media materials.
Check out my process of making this page below – enjoy!
Looking for an inspirational, yet simple and cute free printable calendar?
Well, it’s not just for decoration, because this printable also makes a great yearly tracker for new habits you are wanting to form. Let me share the multiple uses possible for this printable, not just as a simple wall decoration.
We all love to have a wall calendar with a year-at-a-glance, but I have found that over time it just slips out of my mind. It’s like advertising that is always there, so much so that you forget to even look. I realized it’s because I was not interacting with the calendar, so it slips into the background that way.
Then one day, it sort of dawned on me that a yearly calendar would make an amazing yearly tracker. It’s simple and focused! In the bullet journaling world, we all know about habit trackers and how extensive they can sometimes be. A huge list of things we hope and wish that we will do on a daily or weekly basis. The problem with those trackers for me personally, is that it’s an end of day list to check-off that can often result in a lot of disappointment…having missed or forgot to do a lot of things.
When it comes to new habits or forming new habits especially, it requires a lot more effort than just the accountability of need to check off a box.
I realized that with all habits, we need a trigger that gets us to do that thing. Once it becomes a habit, then we probably no longer need to track it, because it already happens naturally.
So that’s how I got the idea of using this free printable calendar as a habit tracker. If I actually put it in the location of where the action should happen, then it’ll serve as a reminder (the trigger) to doing the action. Yay! Even though it might seem like we might have too many calendars stuck all over our house… it really goes to show what is truly a top priority in our lives and what it is we really want to make a habit.
The good thing about habits is that once you form them, then you probably don’t need to track them anymore. Check out my video on this very topic, as I go through how I use this free printable calendar in multiple ways.
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Download this free printable calendar in your preferred paper size and track away!
In the past I have sponsored the Sketch Saturday challenge, providing them with free printables to use in their papercrafting. I decided to post this entire set of baby dino printables for everyone as a freebie as well, perfect for baby boy party invitations, masculine cards and just anyone who likes dinosaurs!
You can use the printable stationery as is, or customize them with embellishments to add more detail and dimension. You can also cut up the designs and combine them together for cardmaking, scrapbooking, art journaling and papercrafting with your kids.
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