Today I’m sharing a simple 4 pocket fold that can be used as a stand alone project, gift, added to a mini album, scrapbook layout or a junk journal. It’s the perfect stash busting project. Grab a piece of pretty paper from your stash and craft along with me. This pocket can be created in a variety of sizes. You…
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I have an 8-card one sheet wonder to share with you today. This one is focused around those cut apart pattern papers that you may have in your stash. If you don’t have any of these types of patten papers, you can cut a regular pattern paper the same way I do and use the cards I share as inspiration….
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Today I’m sharing a couple of the art journal pages I’ve created so far this year. This is an ongoing project that I working on throughout 2026. I started this book a few years ago but it didn’t last long. This year will be a bit different because I’m combining it with another challenge called the Full Deck Challenge led…
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Today I’m sharing something a little different – how to cover an old book. This is a great way to repurpose a book you don’t use or have found in a local thrift shop. It’s better to give it a new life than for it to end up in the trash. One of the things my husband and I love…
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In today’s post I’m sharing my 2026 reading journal set up. I’m continuing in my Leuchtturm 1917 notebook. It’s the same one I’ve been using as a reading journal since 2023. I decided to go with a more vintage vibe this year. A friend picked up a book lovers junk journal book (by Ciao Bella Paper) for me that includes…
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I was recently asked to make a custom journal for a client. She wanted to give it to her teenage grand daughter for Christmas. I was so excited to make this for her. My client gave me an idea of what she was looking for but then gave me the freedom to run with it however I chose. Here’s what…
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Today I’m sharing a stash busting gift idea. These little packages of goodness would make a great host gift, birthday gift, Mother’s Day gift or Christmas Gift. Depending on what you fill it with, it could be used for any occasion! If you’re anything like me and collect paper bags in all sizes and patterns this project is a great…
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In today’s post I’m sharing how I combined my love of junk journaling and memory keeping to document our recent road trip to Jasper & Canmore. My husband and I went on a little road trip back in November and I knew that I wanted to create my own album using some of my thrifted finds and memorabilia from the…
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Today I’m sharing a little twist on a one sheet wonder. Instead of making cards, we’ll be making a mini album from one sheet of 12″ x 12″ pattern paper! So grab a pretty two sided piece of pattern paper from your stash and come make one with me! The first thing we’ll do is cut out pattern paper in…
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In this blog post I’m sharing a quick & easy last minute gift idea – two actually! These are projects that you can make with things you already have on hand and can also be used as gift packaging. The first is a card box. This version of a card box was shared by Kevin Estey at our last team…
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In this post I’m sharing a 7 card all occasion one sheet wonder. These cards are easy to replicate using products from your stash. And even easier if you’ve got some coordinating ephemera or a paper pack that has die cut pieces in it! 4 of the cards I created are notecard size (3-1/2″ x 5″) but you can take…
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