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DIY Cabinet Cards
Paper Projects, Tutorials

Create Photographer Cabinet Cards with your own Photos

August 2, 2019

Have you ever seen Cabinet Cards? These awesome cards were popular in the mid to late 1800’s, and were used by photographers to showcase portraits they did. They usually have the photographer’s name and address or location and are mounted on a thick card stock […]

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Altered Hymnal
Book Making, Paper Projects

Altered Vintage Hymnal – Flip Through of Gifted Journal

August 2, 2019

I love being able to create a book for someone as a gift. Like I will obsess and spend way too many hours on it. Seriously – I may have a problem. But, for my brother-in-law’s 40th birthday, my sister wanted to surprise him with […]

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Photoshop Elements, Tutorials

How can I print just parts of a digital kit?

July 19, 2019

I got a few questions about how you can print just parts of a digital kit. You know, you are using a digital kit to create items to go into a journal, and you want to reuse some of the pieces. But you don’t want […]

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Lyrics Journal Page
Journal with Me, Paper Projects, Tutorials

Journal with me – creating a page for a journal challenge

July 16, 2019

Music. I love it. Whenever I find a song that seems to perfectly capture how I’m feeling or motivates me to move my feet or just relax – I put it on repeat. Seriously, over and over. You should see my Spotify most played list. […]

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Book Making, Tutorials

Tutorial – Frayed edge fabric washi

July 12, 2019

Do you like to have fabric in your junk journals? I love paper, but I’ve been trying to put more fabric elements in my journals. I’ve been seeing some tutorials for fabric washi tape, and I thought this would be a great addition to my […]

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Setting a snap
Book Making, Paper Projects, Tutorials

Tutorial – Adding a Snap Journal Closure

July 9, 2019

As I was making my #junkjournaljuly journal (you can catch that video here), I decided to put a flap with a snap closure on it…and it turned out really great! And while I did go through the whole process of making my journal, I didn’t […]

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Paper Projects

Craft with me – Mini Pocket Altered Paperclips

June 14, 2019

Do you constantly find yourself adding bits to your junk journal? Receipts you want to keep track of? Lists scribbled on bits of paper when your journal wasn’t handy? Well, me too. So I wanted something that both held onto those little things – and […]

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How to put your signatures together
Book Making, Journals, Paper Projects

Junk Journal Signatures – How to put them together

June 12, 2019

The first couple journals I put together (and let’s be honest, some of the ones I put together now!) ended up being bigger than I had planned. When I put the signatures together, the book sat even, but after I put in all the pockets, […]

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Free Digitals, Journals, Paper Projects

Art Discovery Tuesday – Cigar Box Labels

May 21, 2019

Memorial Day is coming up. I hope you get out and enjoy a fun weekend with friends and family! Ashley is home from school and I’m sucking up as much time as I can with her. I found these cigar box labels in a label […]

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Free Digitals, Journals, Paper Projects

Art Discovery Tuesday – Americana Collage

May 14, 2019

Memorial Day – looks like a lot of picnic and parties in America – but it’s the holiday we remember those who served in our country’s armed forces and died for this country. It’s remembering those who helped to make this country what it is […]

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Hi! I’m Sharon

I love paper. And technology. I try to be green and live simply, but fail at that a lot. Most days you'll find me trying to make something crafty, or hanging out with my favorite humans and brown dog. Thanks for stopping by. I hope you’ll look around and make something with me.

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