Graphic 45's Wild & Free: Do You Have A Minute
June 24, 2022
A couple extra projects using leftovers from
Graphic 45's Wild & Free
card kit.
A couple extra projects using leftovers from
Graphic 45's Wild & Free
card kit.
Graphic 45 papers are amazing to work with.
And when you have leftovers from any of their kits,
it's double the fun.
For this project I began with a very small box:
using 49 & Market Avesta line
with a
49 & Market book
You can take a walk through the album here:
and order your own to create here:
Part mini-album, part junk journal.
All of it is fun!
10 minutes and a few scraps from
Graphic 45's Cottage Life.
This extremely simple technique is called "torn wallpaper".
For this card front, choose
1 piece 4.25" x 5.25"
and 2 scraps that are approximately 3" x 3".
Using a craft knife, cut an "X" in the 4.25" X 5.25" layer
and roll the cut edges back.
Adhere one scrap 3"x3" to the back of the
decorative paper and make an "X" cut
inside the first "X".
Roll the edges back.
Repeat with the 3rd 3"x3" layer.
I like to add a simple charm in the center.
DONE!
Use this on scrapbook pages, mini-albums, junque journals
or wherever your heart desires.
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What is a junk journal? According to google, "a Junk Journal is a handmade book of recycled and found materials and ephemera. The pages can be used to write, draw, paint or record memories, thoughts, ideas, and inspiration. The finished junk journal can become anything you want."
Since I'm using up these gorgeous Graphic 45 Cottage Life papers, I'm calling this a "junque" journal. Everything sounds fancier in French! Below you'll find photos of the last couple of pages.
Since I'm not sure how I'm going to use this yet,
I decided to keep a space for photos.
When I design a page, I like to repeat
a little something I did on the page prior
thus
the fussy cut roses.
If I'm using a belly band on a page,
I don't want my tickets, cards, tags to fall through the bottom,
so I make a "ledge"
by cutting a strip and raising the bottom of the strip
with pop-ups.
It's a "catch-all".
On to the next page.
Tags, note cards, etc through a belly band again.
The blue tag is cut in 1/3 and decorated with Dare To Dream
then glued to the belly band.
Hanging tickets are skinny and fun to do!
I decided to cut off the side of the last page
so that it also would measure 8" wide.
Then added papers to the 3 pockets
and a bit of vintage lace.
Not sure what I'm going to use this for yet,
but ready for the next trip,
outing with the girls,
or reminders that I need.
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Still playing with my file folder junque journal.
I've added a couple of things to the cover:
a cottage cut apart
Dwell In Possibility cut apart
and a partial tag with a charm
The moved on to the inside. This is the inside front cover:
The roses in the lower left corner are fussy cut and tucked behind is a tag
with lots of removeable parts:
The first page is created by taking an 8.5x11 cardstock,
cut it down to 8" x 11"
and score on the 11" side at 3" and at 3-1/2".
The 1/2" is attached to the spine of the file folder.
The 3" becomes a pocket.
The remainder becomes a page where
I attached journaling pages.
You can see the blue cardstock spine in the photo below.
The rest of the cardstock page becomes a place for photos.
More tomorrow!
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Well, more than a few minutes for this one.
I'm using my leftover papers from the last
Graphic 45 Card Club Kit with Cottage Life.
In my stash I found a Pendaflex file folder that has 3 pockets
and am using that to create a small junk journal.
Here's the inside showing the 3 pockets.
Cool huh!
I cut the folder down to a height of 8".
Decorated the front cover and am working on the inside.
Join me tomorrow for more photos.
My newest Graphic 45 Card Kit
is designed with the beautiful
Cottage Life.
Check it out here: