This is my entry for today’s prompt in Junk Journal July. Find all the prompts on Instagram or YouTube @megjournals if you would like to craft along.
Today’s aspirational topic is international travel. Postcards always make me think of exotic destinations!
Supplies:
Sizzix Bigz Tim Holtz Cathedral Window die
As of this writing, price + shipping from Sizzix on Amazon is cheaper than at Sizzix website, so always check. Sizzix does offer 15% new customer coupon on its website.
Stampers Anonymous offers a chipboard version of this exact shape if you would only use it once, or don’t die cut.
Stamp is vintage Stampin Up wood mount from a set called “Vintage Postcard” ca. 2001
Current alternatives:
Honey Bee Post Perfect https://www.scrapbook.com/store/hbs-hbst-391.html
Spellbinders Christmas Flea Market Finds Compliments of the Season
https://www.scrapbook.com/store/spe-stp-146.html
Penny Black Vintage Postcard https://www.scrapbook.com/store/pbs-40-743.html
Strip of stamps die is Elizabeth Craft Designs from the Planner Essentials line and no longer seems to be available, nor can I find a current alternative from a major craft line. There is this one on Amazon:
And of course used postage stamps can be bought in bulk from vendors like Mystic Stamp, although these are from my actual mail.
Sprays: homemade walnut ink (remember that trend?), Ranger Tim Holtz sprays
Amazon links are affiliate, other links are not.
Short process video: https://youtu.be/GT0yJg5LReI
Papercraft Crystal 