Recently I discovered journal cards. Yes, I know....they have been out for a while, but sometimes it takes me a while to figure things out. My daughter loves smashbooks and even though I have really liked some of the elements that go in them I couldn't really think of what to do with them. Making a journal seemed like to big a project which is why I make cards. Bam you're done. Until that is I happened to see some ridiculously low priced on clearance at Joanns. Now? there is not putting the toothpaste back in the tube for me.
The card base is your standard black whatever paper. I like to use only stampin up card stock for my card base but I didn't have any. The patterned paper is actually a journal card and the sentiment is a smaller journal card that I trimmed a little. I love the way it came out.
I made this one for a friend of mine who was moving into her dream house after having had to move 3 times in 6 years! The little flowers are a stampin up punch. I love it.
Yeah...um this one? I tried something cute that looked horrendous and had to figure out a way to fix it without ruining the card! My solution? Cover up the mistake with something bright and it will not be noticed. It worked!
Super simple and the nice thing is all the sentiments are written out so no stamping. I love stamping but I obsess over the placement of the sentiment so with it done already it makes a nice "brain vacation " kind of card.
And this is my last one. It is the last card in this post because it is AWESOME ! lol. I added the black and white brads and the little congrats thing I cut out on my cricut. I kept it all pretty simple because...well....I like simple.
I hope that you guys see that you don't have to stick with any "rules" when you are doing the things that make your heart sing. A journal card makes a great journal page but it also makes a fun card. Anything that catches your eye can somehow be translated into whatever craft you are working on somehow. Happy creating .
Super simple and the nice thing is all the sentiments are written out so no stamping. I love stamping but I obsess over the placement of the sentiment so with it done already it makes a nice "brain vacation " kind of card.
I hope that you guys see that you don't have to stick with any "rules" when you are doing the things that make your heart sing. A journal card makes a great journal page but it also makes a fun card. Anything that catches your eye can somehow be translated into whatever craft you are working on somehow. Happy creating .
