These are the ABSOLUTE perfect journal card albums to take with you on a trip, or to create upon return from a festive location. Both belong to CP Gal, Jeanette Lee - she's here to give a full tour of each one!
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I'm sure some of you will find the movie, Sky High, familiar. The notion of power placement, heroes versus here supports was prevalent throughout the movie. The main characters (sidekicks) underwent a heroic journey, discovered more about their seemingly weaker powers and eventually, exercised their superpowers to full potential. In the end, they ended up saving the world.
This may seem far fetched, but in the same way, I feel that there is limitless potential in journaling cards. It is not the most outstanding item that one would have in their stash, yet increasingly, manufacturers are producing them at record rates. They have the amazing ability to be the 'hero' of any project given their potential for support. Today, I will be showing how I put together two beautiful albums while emphasizing the flexible nature of journaling cards.
Gathering the chipboard frames from The Open Road collection, I thought they would make perfect base pages for my first album. Each page holds a journaling card. The front pages entail decorative elements while the back pages focus on library pockets built to hold journaling tidbits about a day trip I took to Malaysia. To personalize the journaling cards, I sewed on them in different ways. Also, because one of the rounded icons didn't suit the album's theme, I punched it out, backed it with vellum and replaced it with a geotag element.
Let's not forget the photos. An album isn't complete without them. I kept the photos in separate compartments, alternating between each journaling card. This allowed the cards to still stand alone, yet support the documentation of the daily events of the trip. A simple put-together album that can be completed in less that a few hours is certainly my cup of tea on a short trip to any destination.
Moving on, I focused on displaying an array of journaling cards via a rolodex holder. What was once used to store business cards is now a beautiful album tray, documenting memories of a recent Hong Kong trip. I simply painted the holder with white gesso paint for a nice finish and each index card was secured with patterned paper and labelled chronologically.
From each day, I selected one photo to remember the most memorable memory of the day's events. Oops! I'm sure that as you look on, you'll realize that most the photos captured exhibit the scrumptious food I ate during the trip. Yum! For some of the days, I wanted to accommodate more than one photo–I simply attached extra photos with washi tape. It was an easy maneuver. It also allowed me to share more photos within the small space of each journaling card.
While most the journaling cards were meant to fit photos of the trip, I left others mostly untouched. Sometimes, less is more. Plus, some of the journaling cards are already beautifully adorned with illustrated visuals and phrases. There is no rhyme or reason why they can't be included in album 'as is'. They're great filler and fit the Rolodex holder without issue.
To complete the album, I made it a point to include my thoughts about the trip (in reference to each photo). I typed them out, trimmed them down in sizable strips and attached them to the journaling cards.
I hope my two albums inspire you to rethink the potential of any simple scrapbook item. Journaling cards are just one example of "heroes of support" in a project. Crate Paper has a lot of embellishments awaiting your attention–give them a go, especially consider those from the NEW Open Road!
Beautiful, I never would have thought to use journalling cards to create a little mini book. Very cute and love the embellishing.
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Posted by: Chloe Murray | May 15, 2014 at 07:43 AM