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Scrapbooking with Journal Studio and Stickerbooks

So, I’m a bit late to the game when it comes to traveler’s journal because I just barely got my first one from the Crate Paper Journal Studio collection – and I’m over the moon! It is so beautiful!

I’m super excited about it because I’ve always loved the thought of being able to scrapbook literally anywhere. It’s just not always practical to pack up all your scrapbook supplies and lug it with you everywhere to create full layouts and mini albums. Those kinds of projects usually take more time and when you’re traveling or on vacation, you often don’t have that same kind of scrapbooking time, or space!

This is where the beauty of a traveler’s journal comes in! It’s small and compact, so it’s made for simple on-the-go scrapbooking to capture those special travel moments. That being said, it’s also ideal to have simple on-the-go accessories to make scrapbooking quick and easy.

And what could be more perfect for this than the new Crate Paper Sticker Books!? They’re a dream come true for any kind of scrapbooking, but especially for traveler’s journals because they’re collected in one compact booklet. This way, you don’t need to carry a whole bunch of different items with you when you travel and want to scrapbook. All you need is Journal Studio, a sticker book, and maybe a few other small essential items.

Now, I don’t have any big travel plans coming up until the winter, but I’m not letting that stop me from using this journal and sticker book combo! I’m a full time Registered Nurse by day so I’m pretty busy during the week. I usually get to scrapbook to my heart’s desire on the weekends only, although I do try to get some scrapbook time in during the week days as well. However, between work, house chores, making dinner, exercise, television shows, and bedtime, there’s usually not as much time for scrapbooking as I would like.

That’s why I’m so excited about using my journal and sticker book! It makes scrapbooking so easy and quick for those moments when you have a short period to squeeze in some much needed scrapbook therapy.

For the starting spreads in my journal, I decided to try and keep things pretty simple and easy. I grabbed my sticker book and also printed out the free Crate Paper All Heart journal cards, which you can find for free here on the Crate Paper Blog! These are also perfect to quick, but meaningful scrapbooking because you can keep them all together tucked into your journal pocket until you’re ready to use them. And they each have a fun prompt for you to fill out!

I chose a couple of the journal cards to fill out, which will be really fun to look back on in the future so I can see where my heart was in that particular moment. I then began embellishing my pages with the beautiful stickers in the sticker book.

This was probably the most fun because there are so many different kind of stickers! There’s even stickers that you can put in a daily life planner if you use one – I sure do. Things like hearts, banners, tabs, phrases, pineapples, sunglasses, campers, and other fun icons adorn this sticker book so there are endless ways to get creative with your journal spreads.

You can use these stickers in so many ways and for so many different things. The versatility and the compactness is just incredible. So perfect for quick and easy scrapbooking no matter where you are – at home, on-the-go, traveling, etc. I found it so refreshing and fun using the sticker book in my new journal, and I hope you feel inspired to get your own set for when you need to indulge in some sweet and simple scrapbooking magic.

Supplies: Journal Studio Rose Kit (344525), Sticker Book (354221)

Journal Studio Project Inspiration

We are excited the Journal Studio collection is now available at JOANN! It is such a versatile collection and can be used for a variety of beautiful projects so, today we are going to show just how flexible the products are! 

Create a Travel Journal

This inspiring spread helps you capture your most special moments abroad while still allowing room for journaling and keepsakes. By placing items in your Journal Studio Pencil Pouch, you can even craft on the go! 

Make a Bucket List

Bea has the right idea by creating a gorgeous journal spread with all the wonderful activities she hopes to do in the season. Activities, she can later scrapbook about too! This is such a fun idea!

Add Pockets and Layers

No matter the theme or purpose of your Journal Studio spread, you can always add dimension to make it more useful and interesting. This creative spread by Enza Gudor is a great example!

Journaling on a Scrapbook Layout

Who says Journal Studio products are just for journals!? This incredible layout by Flora includes pictures, pretty artwork, and journaling. Just on a larger scale! 

Use for Daily Lists and Planning

Keep your journal in your purse and add to it as needed to stay organized and productive! Since the journals are small, they are easy to carry with you wherever you go!

Create a Gratitude Journal

Remember the important things in life by creating a gratitude journal and adding to it frequently! The creative AND emotional outlet will bring so much positivity to your life!

We hope you have been inspired by these incredible projects. You can now shop the Journal Studio collection at select JOANN stores and online! We are so excited to see what you create! 

XO,

The CP Team

Crate Paper Sticker Book Projects

Hello Crate Paper friends!  Lorilei here today with some inspiration for mixing the new Crate Paper Sticker Book with Crate Paper collections!  I can tell you that once I got started, it was hard to stop mixing and matching!  The CP Sticker Book is full of so many awesome stickers and possibilities!

Lately, I have been making embellishments of all sorts, and the first idea I had was to make some flag pole type embellishments.  I decided on a "theme" for each stick and went from there.  The first step for each stick was to select the stickers I wanted to use and add them to plain white cardstock, trim or fussy cut the stickers so that I could move them around or layer them.

I mixed the stickers with the Wild Heart and All Heart collections.  For these flag poles, I used some long wood coffee stir sticks I found at my local dollar store.

I love the fun tropical feel of the vacay stick.  I trimmed the vacay rectangle into a banner shape, layered it over a piece of crepe paper and added the mint typed sticker with some dimensional adhesive.  The leaves are a mix of stickers from the sticker book and Wild Heart.  The little explore tab is also from the sticker book!

I think the birthday stick is my favourite!  I made a rosette with All Heart paper and added the gold butterfly from the sticker book, the Hey is a die-cut from All Heart, and the rest of the tabs are from the sticker book (added to white card stock)

The flag poles can be used in so many ways!  Add them to scrapbook layouts, cards or gift packages.  They are perfect for sticking into a cupcake or cake for a special occasion!

These "sticks" or poles make gifts super cute, very easily!

Next up, I have a layout to share!  While I was making the sticks above, I saw the whole page of sticker labels and thought they would be cute on a layout! 

I added all the labels to white card stock. I then ran them through my typewriter before I trimmed them.

I mixed Sunny Days, Willow Lane, All Heart and Good Vibes with the stickers this time.  I already knew that Crate Paper collections mix and match beautifully, but even I was surprised at just how seamlessly I could add items from any of the collections!

One of my favorite pages from the Crate Paper Sticker Book is the page with the pretty script titles on clear stickers.  I used one for the title of my page, tucked in between the label stacks!

I had so much crafty fun with these projects.  Not only is the Sticker Book fabulous for planners, traveller's notebooks or journal, but it is also perfect for crafting and scrapbooking!

Thank you so much for joining me here today!  I hope you have some sticker fun!

SUPPLIES:  Flag Poles - Crate Paper Sticker Book ac-354221 / Wild Heart 344438 THICKERS - CHILL / Wild Heart 344434 CHIPBOARD STICKERS / Wild Heart 344435 6x12 STICKERS / All Heart 350843 CUTE STUFF / All Heart 350868 GLITTER HEARTS / All Heart 350859 EPHEMERA PACK / Layout - Crate Paper Sticker Book ac-354221 / All Heart 350851 STAR DUST / All Heart 350856 THICKERS - DREAMER / Willow Lane 344482 PUFFY STICKERS / Sunny Days 350783 FLORENTINE / Sunny Days 350795

Planner Style Layout with Bea Valint

Hi Crate Paper fans! It’s Bea with you today and I’m so excited to share a new layout as part of ‘Sticker Book’ week here on the blog! The CP sticker books are jam-packed with colorful and bright stickers, perfect for a lot of project including planners, cards or layout! As I flipped through the summer themed labels and tags, I decided to create a ‘Planner style’ layout to document my photo from our last summer vacation.

Do you ever sit down to work on a layout and have a patterned paper that is exactly right for the type of layout you want? That’s what happened with this layout! I loved this ‘Peachy’ paper from Sunny Days collection, and it’s perfect to create a layout in ‘planner style’! The printed lines, sentiments and sections appointed perfectly the place of the photo and journaling.

Even if my favorite scrapbooking technique is layering, I challenged myself to make a flat, structured page. On the left side of the page, I created grids using longer stickers, and filled up the places with journaling and fun stickers from the sticker book and from the Sunny Days cardstock sticker sheet.

I used pink, blue and white threads to add fun machine stitched details to the tags. I really love the result! The unusual style make my layout unique.

I placed the photo to the top right corner of the page, and arranged a cluster to the right side. I used foam tape to add the palm leave stickers and fruit chipboard stickers. A little dimension is always good!

I love that Crate Paper sticker books can be used universally. You can mix them with other products easily. On the bottom left, I used alphabet stickers to add the Favourites sentiment, and adhere chipboard stickers from Sunny Days collection to decorate the tags.

I hope you have found some new inspiration for using stickers on your layouts and projects. They are easy to mix and match too, so take a look at your Crate paper stash and get creative with those sticker books!

Supplies: Crate Paper Sticker Book (354221), Sunny Days collection | Peachy (350780), Cardstock Stickers (350803), Chipboard Stickers (350801)

Heritage Traveler's Notebook Tutorial

Hello, CP fans! Enza here to share a new project featuring the gorgeous Heritage collection. I love making my own Traveler's Notebooks. I truly enjoy the process of choosing patterned paper for the cover and all the embellishments that make it extra special. It seems like every time I get my hands on a new collection I feel the need to make new ones. The colors and patterns in the Heritage collection are absolutely fantastic and perfect for monthly Traveler's Notebooks for the upcoming fall season - with school starting soon, these could be very helpful in keeping you organized.

Here the are:

You'll need the following supplies:

• printer paper
• patterned paper
• trimmer
• bone folder
• We R Memory Keepers Bookbinding Tool
• thread
• embellishments.

I started by trimming nine sheets of copy paper to measure 8.5x8.25 inches – I wouldn't do more than nine sheets, as it gets harder to get even edges. I folded them in half and did the same with the cover.

For two of the notebooks, I chose the saddle stitch piercing; it's fast and easy, and I love the simple look. I positioned the crease of the folded sheets in the V-shaped section and placed the guide on top facing down. The screws helped secure the paper and keep it from shifting. Next, I used embroidery floss in coordinating colors to stitch pages and cover together.

For the first TN's cover I chose the “Lifetime” paper, with its fun speech bubbles and sentiments. I layered a vellum envelope from the Cards and Envelopes Stationery Pack in the center and topped it with an oval frame and three butterflies I fussy cut from the “Recollection” paper. The “Sarah” Foam Alphabet Thickers were used to spell out the first three letters of the month.

The second TN features the “Elsie” paper, which is one of my favorites. Here I placed a label sticker towards the top of the cover and used it for the month. I then decorated the rest with a few ephemera pieces and the adorable girl that comes in the 6x12 Sticker sheet.

Last but not least, my third notebook. This cover was a bit more time consuming, as I used the Japanese Bound Piercing to put it together, but oh so worth it! The main difference from the other two is that instead of folding the papers in half, you want to trim each piece to measure 4.25x8.25 inches. To decorate it, I used the pretty Paper Flowers that are part of the collection; I simply wrapped the stems around the binding thread, added some washi tape along the length, as well as a few other embellishments and the month to finish.

I hope you enjoyed this quick tutorial. Thank you for stopping by.

Have a wonderful day!

Enza

Supplies: Heritage – Sarah Thickers (350960), Stationary Pack (350956), Washi Tape (350955), Stamps and Dies (350953), Paper Flowers (350951), Ephemera Pack (350948), 6x12 Stickers (350945), Lifetime (350925), Elsie (350923), Daughter (350927), Recollection (350918).

 

 

DIY Bookmarks

Hi and welcome to the Crate Paper Blog. It's me, Sandra from the Crate Paper Design Team. Today I'm sharing four cute bookmarks with Maggie Holmes' collection Heritage. It's back to school time and you can never have enough book marks, right?! They are not only great for students, but also for book readers in general. In the digital age, reading a 'real' book made from paper is something I like to do. And it's even more fun with some handmade paper book marks. Let's have a look at the bookmarks:

 

 

I cut four bookmarks from patterned papers to 2"x6". This is a popular bookmark size. Other sizes could be 2"x7" or 2.5"x8.5". However, you can cut bookmarks in other sizes too. Just as you like it.

 

 

Since bookmarks have to be really flat to fit into a book, I only used stickers and a stamped sentiment to decorate the bookmarks.

 

 

As a highlight, I used one of the pockets from the Ephemera Pack to store all my bookmarks. It seems as if the pocket was made for these bookmarks.

 

 

If you like, you can use a punch, like the corner chomper, to round the corners of your bookmarks.

 

Last but not least, I hope you like my bookmark inspiration with the Heritage Collection.

Have fun creating today!

Yours, Sandra

 

Supplies: Crate Paper - Heritage Perennial (350921), Elsie (350923), Stickers (350945), Clear Sticker Book with Gold Foil Accents (350947), Ephemera Pack (350948)

DIY Pocket Folders

If you have kids in your life, then you know they’re fast approaching back to school. And that means the back to school shopping has commenced! Everyone is scrambling to stock up on all those essential school supplies. I personally don’t have children yet, but I have a teenage brother whose summer break is nearing its end.

When I was in school, I remember I used to love back to school shopping! It was so much fun getting to pick out my own binders, folders, notebooks, colored pens, and other cute school gadgets. I remember feeling like it was a way to make a statement about my personality and interests. Getting to choose the themes, colors, prints, animals, etc. of my school supplies somehow reflected me and got me excited about starting school.

Now, as an adult, I still use practical supplies for managing my life and household – folders, notebooks, pens, pads, etc. And as a creative individual, I still tend to be particular in my selection of these items. In other words, I still like pretty colors and prints!

So with the back to school season coming up, I felt inspired to create something that students and adults can use! I also wanted to make something that others can easily replicate to reflect their own style and personality. When your school and office supplies are in pretty colors and prints, I feel like it sparks an excitement and motivation to use them and get organized with whatever it is you’re working on – be it  11^th grade algebra or adult-life budgeting!

One thing I have found essential in all parts of life to help you stay organized is pocket folders. Whether you’re keeping homework assignments separated by subject, or keeping important documents organized by category, pocket folders are crucial to organization in my experience. Even in scrapbooking, I often keep ephemera and small embellishments in separate envelopes or pockets organized by collection. You can check out that fun organization idea from January here on the blog as well!

So why not create some personalized – and pretty – pocket folders for students and adults alike!? Follow along to learn how you can create your own.

Listed here are the materials you’ll need to create a pocket folder:

• Patterned papers of your choice
• Paper trimmer
• Strong adhesive tape
• Eyelets
• Crop-A-Dial
• Embellishments/stickers of your choice

I started by choosing three patterned papers. One would be the main base of the folder, the second would be for the actual pocket, and the third would be for an added strip detail on the pocket.

Then I trimmed my papers down to the correct dimensions. You can trim these down to whatever size you like, but to make sure they fit into a standard binder, you’ll want to do the following:

• Trim your first (base) page to 9 inches long x 11 inches tall
• Trim your second (pocket) page down to 12 inches long x 7.5 inches tall
• Trim your last (strip) page down to 12 inches long x 0.5 inches tall

You’ll then want to create the pocket! To learn how to do this, check out my YouTube tutorial video on the Crate Paper channel. I go step by step on how to create a cute slanted pocket. And beyond that, I show how you can add binder holes if desired, and how to lightly embellish.

The reason I decided to keep the embellishing pretty minimal on these folders is because I want them to hold up over the time that they’re used. Bulky, dimensional embellishing may come apart over time if the folders are used often, especially if stacked with other folders in a binder. Using flatter stickers and making sure to use strong adhesive will likely help them to hold up better over time.

However, when making your own folders, you can go as crazy or as light on the embellishing as you please. Make them yours! Scrapbooking is very personal and there aren’t any rules when it comes to creating! This is just a tip that I felt made sense to me in my experience.

I made three pocket folders, each one made with a different collection. The first was made using the All Heart collection. And this might be my favorite one because I think the lined school paper goes perfectly for someone who is in school or college. I also loved using the stamp set to add the “You are Beautiful” statement. In addition, I used cardstock stickers to add some more encouraging sentiments – again, great for young girls who need positivity throughout school.

My second folder was made using the Flourish collection! I’m obsessed with how pretty that woodgrain paper is, especially combined with the yellow floral. I mainly used cardstock stickers to embellish this one, but I couldn’t resist also sticking on one of the dimension floral pieces. It adds such a pretty touch!

And for my third folder, I used the Sunny Days collection. I love the bright, colorful papers in this collection and it made for a really pretty folder.

I just love how these folders turned out! They’re super fun and pretty easy to make. And they’re functional for everyday life, which I absolutely love. There’s so many ways you could make use of these pocket folders.

Here are some creative ideas on how to use them:

• Use to keep subject assignments organized in high school/college
• Use to organize family recipes in a cook book
• Use to keep important life and household documents organized
• Use inside a baby book to collect mementos and memories throughout your baby’s life
• Use to separate and organize your scrapbooking ephemera, embellishments, and other supplies
• Use at work to keep work files separated and organized

Let me know how you would use these pocket folders! I’d love to hear what creative ways you’d make use of them. I hope you feel inspired this back-to-school season. Whether you’re a student working through school or just an adult working through life, we could all use some helpful and pretty organization tools!

 

Supplies: All Heart – Selfie (350846), Wallflower (350848), Wild (350845), Clear Acrylic Stamps (350867), Chipboard Stickers (350858), Cardstock Stickers (350860), Crop A Dial (709077), Eyelets (415848), Flourish – Always (344367), Fragrant (344369), Project Pad (350839), Floral Ephemera Pieces (350820), Cardstock Stickers (350822), Label Stickers (350826), Sunny Days – Cardstock Stickers (3505803), Ephemera (350802), Charms (350810), Pool Time (350788), Retreat (350790), Seaside

Heritage String Tie Envelope Mini Album

Hi, Ladies! I am so excited to share my string tie envelope mini album today. I have used the brand new Heritage collection by Maggie Holmes. I used a fun cut file to made this cute box with envelope inserts. It's super easy to make these envelopes even with a template or using We R Memory Keepers Pocket Punch Board.

I have picked Allie 12x12 Paper for the box and Elsie, Library, Decades 12x12 Papers for envelopes.

 

 

After I cut out the string tie envelopes with die cut machine, I have added a reinforcements what I cut out from Library 12x12 Paper. I fixed the wholes with tiny white eyelets and added a string of coral embroidery floss to hold together the envelopes. I have decorated the covers with stickers from 6x12 Sticker Sheet, Clear Sticker Book and 12x12 Chipboard Sticker Sheet.

 

 

I decorated the cover of the box the same way. I adhered a chipboard camera and a girl cardstock sticker along with a pretty butterfly. I love the clear sticker phrases, the fonts are beautiful. I have flipped the envelopes inside the box and close it with the same coral embroidery floss I have used for the inserts.

 

 

I am showing you a few ideas about what can you hold in the envelopes. I have cut apart the Recollection 12x12 Paper and got pretty tags, die cut pieces. You can stack these into the envelopes along with photos. You can write journaling on tags or adhere photos on the back.

In the picture, you can see I have kept my Grandmother's photos in one of the inserts. The Heritage collection is perfect for old black and white photos because of its vintage look.

 

I also made a tiny accordion mini album from Recollection 12x12 Paper. In the album, I have framed a photo. I kept it simple but still decorated with some pretty stickers.

 

 

I hope you enjoyed today's post and I could encourage you to document your family memories with the beautiful Heritage collection! Thanks for stopping by! Flóra

Used products:

Maggie Holmes Heritage: Allie 12x12 Paper (SKU 350933), Elsie 12x12 Paper (SKU 350923), Library 12x12 Paper (SKU 350941), Decades 12x12 Paper (SKU 350931), Recollection 12x12 Paper (SKU 350918), 6x12 Sticker (SKU 350945), Clear Sticker Book (SKU 350947), 12x12 Chipboard Sticker (SKU 350944), Ephemera (SKU 350948), Epoxy Portrait Charms (SKU 350952), Washi Tape Set (SKU 350955)