YouTube Video on Mckayla's Traveling Journal

  Ok so I am going to try this again, for some reason my other post didn't take right the first time. So here's hoping it will work this time! I thought I would post a flip through video so you could see a little more detail on what is really inside the journal. I hope you enjoy!

  I hope you have a blessed day!
  Thanks again!
  Christy

Traveling Journal

  Hey welcome back to my blog! Today I thought I would share with you a journal I made for my niece Mckayla. She just got back from her mission trip and I am so proud of her!
  I started with a Tim Holtz Folio and used a variety of products to decorate it. I found some traveling paper at Michaels and I found this wonderful site called Ephemera's Vintage Garden to download some of the pockets I made and some of the tags I used.

  On the left side I created a large pocket so I could place picture mats and a large envelope to hold notes and memorabilia .

  This is the inside of the folio. Where I added one more large pocket to fill with tags and journaling cards.  I loved making this project! I cant wait to see how she fills it with her mission trip memories!  I do plan on making a YouTube video for this project as well in the next couple of days.

  As always I am so grateful that you stopped by to see what's new. 

  God bless and have a great day!

  Christy

Mini Album Made With Mini Paper Bags

  Hey guys! I hope all is well! In my last post I stated that I would make a video on that little book I made, so here it is! I hope you enjoy it!

Thanks again you guys for stopping by! Please feel free to leave comments, suggestions, or request.
Have a blessed day!

Mini Paper Bag Mini Album

  Welcome back to my blog! I was watching YouTube and saw a video on how to make a mini album out of paper bags. I wanted to try it, but I did not have any lunch style brown paper bags. I did find some small, brown bags I bought at Hobby Lobby and thought I would use them instead. This is what I came up with.
                     

  The book ended up pretty small being 4 inches by 4 inches, but it still can hold quite a few pics and some memorabilia. I used 6 bags and each bag ends up being a pocket and the way I had to adhere them together ends up producing more pockets. The pockets however are not as deep as they were with the bigger bags, but they are deep enough to hold tags and envelopes in place.

  I mainly used Tim Holtz products. I am a big fan! I also used card stock from Stampin' Up. I also am a big fan of their card stock, very good quality. 

  

   I really love the vintage feel that Tim Holtz paper gives. I also found little envelopes and cards at Hobby Lobby that worked really well to tuck in the pockets and use as a mini journal. I plan on updating this post with a video soon! I hope you come back! 

  

  As always, thank you so much for stopping by! 

My First Journal or Mini Scrapbook.

  Here is my first album I made. I used some Stampin' Up paper, that I had bought along time ago and some Tim Holtz products.  It is 4.5x 6.5 in size. Perfect for the first time journal user.

                           I used a chip board for the cover and the binding is some brown card stock.

I have created two pockets on the inside cover to hold journaling papers and memorabilia.

The right side has a side pocket with a insert to hold more pictures.

On the left side I created another pocket and with the tag I created a small pocket to hold small notes.

Here I created a waterfall page to hold more pictures on the back. 

I created a pocket that had a pocket in it to tuck in a envelope for keepsakes. 

Here I tied a piece of twine around the book and added some lose cards to do more journaling.

I got the small cards from Stampin' Up and the envelopes that come with it work perfect for making 

spots on your journal to hold items. 

I also like to leave pages blank so you can make it your own, add pictures, or use the space for journaling.
Thank you so much for stopping by!

Welcome to My Paper Crafting Blog!

                                    Hello and Welcome!                    

Hey there! Thanks so much for checking out my blog! I truly enjoy paper crafting of all kinds. I plan on posting homemade cards, journals, scrapbooks, mini albums, and anything else I learn how to make. I started paper crafting by making homemade cards and realized how much more you can do!  I also will post tutorial blogs as well as sell my homemade crafts on this site. I look forward to reading your comments and ideas! 

Thanks again! 

Christy