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Junk Journal Journey Part 1 | Signatures and Vellum Collage Fodder

I have something a little different to share with you today. I'm starting my first junk journal after being inspired by the talented Luise Heinzl. As I begin this journey I thought it might be fun to take you along with me as I create my first one and to share with you a little bit about what junk journaling is and what it is to me!

Junk Journal Journey Part 1 by Juliana Michaels - Signatures and Vellum Collage Fodder

There are loads of resources out there on junk journaling, but I wanted to share my take on it and how I plan to incorporate junk journaling into my papercrafting. Playing with paper has and always will be a creative outlet for me and I love to try new things...so this is my next new thing to try! I'm not sure where this creative journey will lead me, but I'm excited to take the first steps and see!

In today's video I'm going to go over what signatures are, how I created mine, what collage fodder is and how to create some for your junk journal using vellum, stamp, embossing folders and Distress Spray Stain.

I'd love for you to pop over to my YouTube Channel to check it out and I'd love to hear what you think about it? Is this something you've tried or want to try? I have to say, I'm already in love with it and can't wait to continue the journey.


I hope you enjoyed this Junk Journal Journey Part 1. I'll be back soon with Part 2 to share more collage fodder ideas. I'm also planning a video for how I'm going to do my cover, as well as more details about the inside pages such as adding pockets and more, so stay tuned!

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Below you can find the products I used to create with along with compensated affiliate links to Scrapbook.com. These links are at absolutely no cost to you. When you shop through the links below, I receive a small commission from Scrapbook.com. These links are at absolutely no cost to you and the commission I receive helps me cover the costs of my blog and other expenses, which allows me to continue to provide you with FREE inspiration and tutorials. If you want to learn more about what an affiliate link is, you can see my full affiliate and product disclosure statement here. Thank you so much for your love and support!


Yay Tag | SBC Fest Spring 2023

YAY! SBC Fest starts TODAY at 10 AM EST! I've got my calendar blocked off and I'm ready to spend the day crafting along and taking in all the inspiration! Whether you love cardmaking, scrapbooking, mixed media, or clean and simple projects, you're sure to find something to inspire your next project!

Yay Tag by Juliana Michaels featuring the Scrapbook.com Yay Tag Decorative Die Set and Tim Holtz Tailored Thinlits Die Set

SBC Fest begins each day at 7 AM PST / 10 AM EST and will end each day around 12:30 PM PST / 3:30 PM EST. This is a FREE virtual two-day papercrafting event hosted by Scrapbook.com on their YouTube channel!

While I'm not an instructor this go around, they have an amazing lineup of instructors for the Spring 2023 SBC Fest including: Paige Evans, Dyan Reaveley, Frank Garcia, Becki Adams, Anna Komenda, Joy Baldwin, Laura Evangeline, Jess Crafts, Robin Marshall Clark, Shannon Allor, and Laura Graff for Scrapbook.com! During the event, you'll have the opportunity to chat along with the instructors and fellow crafters, plus enter for some amazing giveaways!

If you haven't grabbed your , you can still do that or if you have other shopping to do, make sure to use the coupon code SBCFEST2 to save 10% off your order at checkout!

And while you're checking out, make sure to grab the newest Freebie..the Yay Tag Decorative Die Set! This fun die set is perfect for all the Yay moments in your life! I used it to create this tag. Keep reading to check out all the details on how it came together. (And yes that Tim Holtz Tailored Thinlits Die Set that I love so much has made another appearance!)

So now let me share the details on how I put this tag together.

Yay Tag by Juliana Michaels featuring the Scrapbook.com Yay Tag Decorative Die Set and Tim Holtz Tailored Thinlits Die Set

As always, let's begin with the background. For this tag, I took a piece of Distress Watercolor Paper and die cut it using the Yay Tag Die. The tag dies is 2.375 x 4.75 inches. I then embossed it using the Sunburst A2 Coverplate Die. If you didn't know, you can emboss with any die you have, you just need a silicone mat. I used this technique recently in a card I created using the new Lost Shadow Distress Ink. I share how to emboss with a die in this Blog Post or you can also watch this Video.

After I had embossed the tag, I did some ink smooshing with some Brushed Corduroy, Frayed Burlap and Fossilized Amber Distress Oxide Ink, drying in between each color. Distress Oxide inks tend to build up layers of color instead of blending together which makes for a wonderful effect. Once dry, I inked the edges of the tag with Walnut Stain Distress Ink and set it to the side to work on the focal point.

I began by first embossing a piece of Black Kraft Stock using the Tim Holtz Woven 3D Texture Fade Embossing Folder. I then used this to die cut the top hat and jacket from the Tim Holtz Tailored Thinlits Die Set and the yay from the Yay Tag Die Set. I used a Distress Sanding Disk to gently sand off a bit of the black paper to reveal the kraft core. If you don't have one of these, you can use a piece of sand paper.

DESIGNER TIP: With the Tim Holtz Tailored Thinlits Die Set each piece is grouped together on one die. For example, all of the layers to create the top hat are on one die. To cut out the different layers from different papers, simply trim the paper close to the size of that part of the die and use a piece of Mint Tape to hold it in place as you run it through your die cutting machine. This will prevent you from wasting paper and die cutting some of the pieces that you won't use because of the color or type of paper.

Next, I used a piece of printer paper to cut out the shirt. I find this thinner paper folds nicely to create the shirt collar. Finally, I die cut the band on the hat, the tie and the hole reinforcer on the tag from a piece of paper from the Sunny Lane A2 Paper Pad. Once the die cutting was completed, I inked the edges with Walnut Distress Stain and adhered the layers together using Distress Collage Medium.

To finish off the sentiment, I cut the shadow layer from a piece of paper from the Playful A2 Paper Pad. I then adhered the yay sentiment to the shadow layer, and inked the edges with Walnut Distress Stain.

I then used double sided foam adhesive to adhere the die cuts to the tag to create some dimension. For the final touch, I added a bit of ribbon from my stash to the tag.


Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you have a great time at SBC Fest!

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Below you can find the products I used to create this card along with compensated affiliate links to Scrapbook.com. These links are at absolutely no cost to you. When you shop through the links below, I receive a small commission from Scrapbook.com. These links are at absolutely no cost to you and the commission I receive helps me cover the costs of my blog and other expenses, which allows me to continue to provide you with FREE inspiration and tutorials. If you want to learn more about what an affiliate link is, you can see my full affiliate and product disclosure statement here. Thank you so much for your love and support!

Tim Holtz Tailored Vintage St. Patrick's Day Card

Hello friend! Today I'm sharing a bit of vintage St. Patrick's Day inspiration with you! I happen to be part Irish and green happens to be one of my favorite colors, so I couldn't resist creating a card specifically for this holiday.

Tailored Vintage St. Patrick's Day Card by Juliana Michaels

You may recall seeing a similar-ish looking card that I shared around Valentine's Day, and if you do remember it, you have some made memory skills! I actually made both cards at the same time with the idea of using similar products to create a card for each of these holidays. If you missed that card, you can find more details on my Vintage Valentine's Day Card here.


TIM HOLTZ TAILORED VINTAGE ST. PATRICK'S DAY CARD

As always, I like to start off with the background. I began with the Scrapbook.com Shamrocks Stencil and used it to create a monoprint. Do this, I placed the stencil in my Splat Box and sprayed it with Tim Holtz Tree Lot Mica Stain (this is a seasonal product that is sold out, but you can use any color of green spray ink). Off to the side, I had a piece of Distress Watercolor Paper placed on top of a paper towel and an extra paper towel as well. I placed the inked stencil on top of the paper and used the extra paper towel to push down while at the same time dabbing up any ink that seeped under the stencil openings. To see this technique in action make sure to check out my How To Monoprint with Stencils video.

I lifted off the stencil and they dried the ink with my heat gun. Once the ink was dry, I added some stamping using Frayed Burlap Archival Ink and stamps from the Tim Holtz Field Notes, Merchant and Christmas Postmarks. I then inked in the edges with a little Walnut Stain Distress Ink and added some machine stitching around the border. I then adhered this to a piece of green metallic Kraft Stock that I had lightly sanded and then inked with Walnut Stain Distress Ink.


As on Vintage Valentine's Day Card, I created the focal point using the Tim Holtz Tailored Thinlits Die Set and cut the various layers from colored and metallic cardstock and adhered them together using Distress Collage Medium. Before adhering the metallic papers, I lightly sanded them, and inked them with Walnut Distress Stain using a foam blending tool. The small flower is from the Mini Brushstroke Flowers Thinlits and was cut from Distress Watercolor Paper and then watercolored using a waterbrush and Distress Ink in Twisted Citron and Mowed Lawn.

To create the embossed four leaf clover or shamrock I used the Tim Holtz Lucky Love 3D Impresslits Embossing Folder. Impresslits, actually cut and emboss all in one step! I used it with a piece of green metallic Kraft Stock and to give it the slightly grungy look I used a technique that Tim shared during his Sizzix Everyday 2023 Release YouTube Live at around the 3:05 mark. After die cutting the shape, I painted it with Black Soot Distress Paint, allowed it to start to dry and then used a paper towel to wipe off some of the excess paint. You have to let the paint slightly dry so it will start to stick to the paper but still wet enough that you can wipe some of the paint away and reveal the metallic paper. I absolutley love the grungy end result!


To frame the focal point, I used the Tim Holtz Stacked Baroque Thinlit Dies and cut it from a piece of Tim Holtz Idea-ology paper and inked the edges with Walnut Stain Distress Ink. I then cut the next largest die from White Heavystock, added seom machine stitching and inked the edges with inked the edges with Walnut Stain Distress Ink.

The final touch was the sentiment...lucky is a state of mind. This is a stamp from the Tim Holtz Tiny Text Stamp Set which I stamped onto Distress White Heavystock with Black Soot Archival Ink, trimmed it into a strip and then inked the edged with Walnut Stain Distress Ink. I then adhered it to the card with a bit of foam tape on the two ends so that it was the supported as it went over the embossed four leaf clover


Thanks as always for stopping by and taking a closer look at this Tim Holtz Tailored Vintage St. Patrick's Day Card! And as always, if you have any questions please don't hesitate to reach out.

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Below you can find the products I used to create this card along with compensated affiliate links to Scrapbook.com. These links are at absolutely no cost to you. When you shop through the links below, I receive a small commission from Scrapbook.com. These links are at absolutely no cost to you and the commission I receive helps me cover the costs of my blog and other expenses, which allows me to continue to provide you with FREE inspiration and tutorials. If you want to learn more about what an affiliate link is, you can see my full affiliate and product disclosure statement here. Thank you so much for your love and support!

Some Bunny Loves You Easter Card | Nested Peeps

Spring feels like it's right around the corner here and it's definitely gotten me into the mood for creating some spring and Easter themed cards. Today I'm sharing this Some Bunny Loves You Easter Card that features a fun set of dies from Scrapbook.com including their Nested Peeps Die Set. Keep reading as I walk you through how I created this mixed media shabby style Easter card and make sure to take a close look at the background. There is so much detail there and photos don't seem to do it the justice it deserves!

Some Bunny Loves You Easter Card by Juliana Michaels featuring Scrapbook.com  Nested Peeps Dies, Sunny Lane Floral Dies and Hippity Hoppity Stamp Set

Speaking of backgrounds, let's start there. I began with a piece of Distress Watercolor Paper cut to 4.25 x 5.5 inches. Using the Scrapbook.com Mosaic A2 Coverplate Die, I embossed the paper. If you are new to the technique I share the details about it here. After embossing the paper, smooshed my Old Paper Distress Ink Pad onto my craft mat, spritzed it with water and smooshed the paper into the ink. I dried it with my heat tool. I then repeated this process with Spun Sugar Distress Ink.

I then took a palette knife and applied Distress Crackle Paste around the edges and here and there on the background to add a little texture. I then set the background to the side to air dry and allow the paste to crackle.


Next I took a piece of Distress Watercolor Paper and die cut it using the a bow from the Scrapbook.com Bow Toppers Die Set and the Scrapbook.com Sunny Lane Florals Die Set. I then colored the various die cuts using Distress Oxide Ink in the following colors: Peeled Paint, Forest Moss, Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstick, Mustard Seed, Wild Honey, Broken China, Uncharted Mariner and Iced Spruce. I applied the ink using a blending brush. I applied the lighter color first to the entire die cut and then added the darker color to the edge to create some shadows. I then splattered the pieces with water, dabbed the water with a paper towel to lift off some of the ink and then dried them with my heat tool. The final step was to add some ink splatters to them using Distress Oxide Sprays. To do this, shake the bottle well and then remove the nozzle and use it to flick the ink onto the paper. You would also use a long thin paint brush to do this as well. I then dried the ink with my heat tool.


Now for that Peep! The Nested Peeps Die Set is SO fun and versatile. Whether you are a card maker, scrapbooker or creating party decor, this set has you covered! There are 5 dies and they range in size from 7.6 inches tall to just over 1 inch tall! This die set is part of an awesome Peeps Bundle that is available now at Scrapbook.com.  The Peeps dies coordinate with the stamps so you can use the dies to cut out the peep shaped stamps! I've also used the stamp set from this bundle on this card!

GRAB YOUR PEEPS BUNDLE NOW!



Here I've used the middle size and die cut a piece of Distress Watercolor Paper and inked it using Spun Sugar Distress Oxide Ink. I added a little Worn Lipstick Distress Oxide to the edges and then added some splatters using Kitsch Flamingo Distress Oxide Spray Stain and dried the ink with my heat tool. I wanted this to look like a Peep, so I then applied Glossy Accents to the entire die cut and while this was still wet, I sprinkled it with Distress Rock Candy Glitter. I tapped off the excess glitter and then set the piece to the side to dry. I applied the Glossy Accents a little too thick, so when it was finally dry, the paper was a little bowed. As I tried to flatten it out, the Glossy Accents cracked here and there. The end result added a nice touch of distress to my Peep and I love how it turned out.


Once all the die cutting was completed, I adhered the Peep to the background using Therm O Web Super Tape. I then adhered the various flowers and leaves using a combination of liquid adhesive (I prefer Distress Collage Medium) and double sided foam squares.


For the final touch, I stamped the sentiment from the Scrapbook.com Hippity Hoppity Stamp Set onto Distress Watercolor paper using Distress Archival Ink in Frayed Burlap. I trimmed it into a strip and inked the edges with Old Paper Distress Ink. I then adhered it to the card using double sided foam adhesive.


Thanks so much for stopping by today to take a closer look at my Some Bunny Loves You Easter Card featuring the Scrapbook.com Nested Peeps, Sunny Lane Florals, Bow Toppers and Hippity Hoppity Stamp Set.

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Below you can find the products I used to create this card along with compensated affiliate links to Scrapbook.com. These links are at absolutely no cost to you. When you shop through the links below, I receive a small commission from Scrapbook.com. These links are at absolutely no cost to you and the commission I receive helps me cover the costs of my blog and other expenses, which allows me to continue to provide you with FREE inspiration and tutorials. If you want to learn more about what an affiliate link is, you can see my full affiliate and product disclosure statement here. Thank you so much for your love and support!

Spring Card Ideas | Scrapbook.com Sunny Lane & Spring Sprigs

Today I'm sharing some Spring Card Ideas using the new Sunny Lane Paper Pad from Scrapbook.com. I've combined these papers with a mix of other Scrapbook.com Exclusives including the Sunny Lane Stamp Set, Spring Sprigs Stamp Set (which now has a coordinating die set!) and Thank You Sentiments III Die Set.

Thanks So Very Much Card by Juliana Michaels featuring Scrapbook.com Sunny Lane Paper Pad, Thank You Sentiments III Die Set and Sunny Lane Stamp Set

THANKS SO VERY MUCH CARD

On this first card, I began with the idea of creating a "quilt" for my background using the Nested Hexagons Die Set and the Sunny Lane Paper Pad. I took the 3 smallest die and cut out a bunch of hexagons from several of the patterns from the Sunny Lane Paper Pad. To give them a bit of a vintage feel, I added some stamping using the Tim Holtz Eccentric Stamp Set and Hickory Smoke Archival Ink. I then inked all of the edges with Walnut Distress Ink by using a foam ink blending tool. I then debated for a bit about adding machine stitching around the edge of each hexagon because of how long it would take. In the end I knew the stitching would give me the "quilt" look I was after, so I took the time to add the stitching and I'm so glad I did.

Next, I took a piece of cardstock cut to 4.25 x 5.5 inches and applied double sided tape to the paper. I then began laying out the hexagons to create my quilt. Once I had them all laid out, I used a paper trimmer to trim off an 1/8 inch around, inked the edges with Walnut Stain Distress Ink and then adhered the quilt to a piece of Distress Blackout Kraft Stock.


For the sentiment, I used the Thank You Sentiments III Die Set. I took a piece of Distress Blackout Kraft Stock and embossed it using the Tim Holtz 3D Woven Embossing Folder. I then die cut the embossed paper using the thanks die. Next, I took a Distress Sanding Disk (you can also just use regular sand paper) and lightly sanding the paper to reveal some of the kraft core. I then die cut the shadow layer from a piece of blue cardstock from the Scrapbook.com Playful Paper Pad. To finish off the sentiment I used the Scrapbook.com Sunny Lane Stamp Set and stamped "so very much" onto the same blue paper, trimmed it size. I then adhered both pieces to the card with foam adhesive.


LOVE YOU BUNCHES CARD

On this second card I used the Scrapbook.com Spring Sprigs Stamp Set. This came out awhile back, but they just recently came out with a coordinating Spring Sprigs Die Set for it, so with the stamp and die set in hand, I stamped out multiples of some of the florals onto Distress Watercolor Paper using Tsukineko VersaMark Watermark Ink. I sprinkled it with Distress Embossing Glaze in Vintage Photo, tapped off the excess and heat embossed it with my heat gun. I then used the coordinating Spring Sprigs die set to cut out the florals.  To add some color I used Distress Watercolor Pencils and a waterbrush. When working with these pencils, I prefer to touch the waterbrush to the pencil to pick up the color and then apply it to the paper. You can also color direct to paper with the pencil and then add the water, but I prefer the look you get when taking the color from the pencil with the waterbrush. After coloring each of the images, I added some ink splatters using Distress Ink in Old Paper, dried the ink with my heat tool. I then inked the edges of each die cut with Walnut Stain Distress Ink.

Love You Bunches Card by Juliana Michaels featuring Scrapbook.com Sunny Lane Paper Pad, Spring Sprigs Stamp Set and Sunny Lane Stamp Set

Next, I took a piece of patterned paper from the Scrapbook.com Sunny Lane Paper Pad and trimmed it to 4.25 x 5.5 inches using the Tim Holtz Deckle Edge Paper Trimmer. I added some machine stitching around the outer edge and then inked the edges with Walnut Stain Distress Ink. I adhered this to a piece of Distress Watercolor Paper that I had lightly ink splattered with Old Paper Distress Ink.


For the sentiment, I used the Scrapbook.com Sunny Lane Stamp Set. I stamped the sentiment onto Distress Watercolor Paper using waterproof ink and then die cut it using the Nested Circle Die Set. Next, I smoosed the Old Paper Distress Ink Pad onto my craft mat, spritzed the ink with water, and smooshed the paper into the ink. I then dried the paper with my heat tool and inked the edges of the circle with Walnut Stain Distress Ink.


To assemble the stamped floral images, I first adhered the sentiment piece to the center of the card background with a small foam adhesive square. I then took the florals and began arranging them around the sentiment. I used my scissors to trim off the ends on most of the flowers so that I could easily tuck them behind the sentiment and adhered them using an adhesive tape runner. This allowed me to more easily rearrange the florals if I wasn't quite happy with their placement. Once I was totally happy with the arrangement, I went back and added some Distress Collage Medium behind the die cuts to secure them a little more permanently.


Thanks so much for stopping by today to check out these Spring Card Ideas featuring the Scrapbookc.om Sunny Lane Paper Pad and Spring Sprigs Stamp Set.

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Below you can find the products I used to create this card along with compensated affiliate links to Scrapbook.com. These links are at absolutely no cost to you. When you shop through the links below, I receive a small commission from Scrapbook.com. These links are at absolutely no cost to you and the commission I receive helps me cover the costs of my blog and other expenses, which allows me to continue to provide you with FREE inspiration and tutorials. If you want to learn more about what an affiliate link is, you can see my full affiliate and product disclosure statement here. Thank you so much for your love and support!

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