Papercraft Crystal

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.

Stencils: 

Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Dot Fade THS006 

Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Bubble THS002

Stencil from Tim Holtz Mixed Media Set 41 (only at joanns.com or simonsaysstamp.com, comes with clear stamp.  These are Tim Holtz sets at a smaller scale. https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/products/tim-holtz-clear-stamps-and-stencil-correspondence-direction-and-shifter-stars-thmm141 )

Also a random stencil from an international discount site – no hope of linking that.

Stamps: 

Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz School Desk CMS 057

Club Scrap Ivy League from August 2018 kit

Current alternatives: 

Picket Fence Studios Books Are Friends

https://www.scrapbook.com/store/pif-bb-176.html

Deep Red Library Books

https://www.scrapbook.com/store/drs-3×405687.html

Deep Red Old Books Border

https://www.scrapbook.com/store/drs-3×405654.html

Sprays: homemade gold sparkle (water and mica powder), homemade walnut ink (which you can still buy!!! https://amzn.to/3NJDFps ), Ranger Tim Holtz sprays

Mini spray bottles  https://amzn.to/44nWeFt

Ink blending brushes with color-coded handles: https://amzn.to/3XqXc12

Amazon links are affiliate, other links are not.  I’m just a hobbyist.  

Short process video: https://youtu.be/9VvzxmYl888

Making the title, short video: https://youtu.be/QKBgfGp_Fg0

Short process video: https://youtu.be/UWqRm-X9TLU

Plastic milk caps + heat tool + silicone mold = 3D embellishment

Junk Journal July hosted by  @megjournals 

DO NOT TOUCH HOT PLASTIC

I removed the number 2 plastic caps and spouts from my paper milk cartons before recycling and collected any pop bottle caps I came across (although those should be left ON for recycling), shredded them using ordinary scissors, and then used my craft heat tool to melt the shreds in a silicone mold. Number 2 plastic melts at 350 degrees Fahrenheit or 175 degrees Celsius with no fumes.

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

https://amzn.to/3pjpvly

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.

https://amzn.to/3CLIZlT

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: 

https://amzn.to/3ppaKh2

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

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.

Most charities with thrift stores will take clothes, small household appliances and housewares, toys, small furniture, and some will pick up larger furniture.  What do you do with the other stuff?

• Donating books: https://www.rd.com/list/donate-used-books/
• Prescription eyeglasses:  https://www.nvisioncenters.com/glasses/ways-places-to-donate/
• Appliances and construction materials:  https://www.habitat.org/restores/donate-goods
• Furniture:  https://furniturebanks.org

Give away anything

• https://freecycle.org
• craigslist.org > your city > for sale > free   This is like magic. We’ve given away the weirdest stuff, and always in under 2 hours.

Holding a garage sale 

• https://www.thepennyhoarder.com/make-money/garage-sale-tips/
• https://www.kindafrugal.com/garage-sale-hacks/

It’s just trash, but there’s a lot of it or it is hazardous

https://www.thebagster.com

Holds 606 gallons or 3,300 pounds for about $250  (2300 liters / 1500 kg, available in Canada)

No chemicals or appliances or household hazardous waste

Short process video: https://youtu.be/OQ1alXitYa0

12 Hazardous Household Items and How to Get Rid of Them Safely

This is a detail from my Junk Journal July spread for the prompt “very vintage.” Junk Journal July is hosted by @megjournals.

This is outside my normal style, although I can’t resist buying the products when I watch Tim Holtz live on YouTube! I took this as a chance to try something new!

Short process video: https://youtu.be/sCfH5-Q3urg

Supplies

Tim Holtz Idea-ology backdrops (2021)

https://www.scrapbook.com/store/f/?search=tim+holtz+backdrops+volume

Tim Holtz Idea-ology ephemera

https://www.scrapbook.com/store/f/?search=tim+holtz+ideaology+ephemera

Tim Holtz Idea-ology small talk stickers

https://amzn.to/3XCkcKG

paper doily

https://amzn.to/44pFtKt

4” x 6” glassine bag

https://amzn.to/3pr4fKZ

banana leaf paper (brown)

https://amzn.to/3PJf71s

bamboo calligraphy paper (beige tissue with grid)

https://amzn.to/3pCWtxt

flower-inclusion paper (white)

https://amzn.to/3NYgZSq

similar deckle-edge metal ruler

https://amzn.to/3r5B5kM

double-sided tape

https://amzn.to/3XzU3w9

used postage stamps

https://amzn.to/3PIo36Z

random tissue from packaging, and cream 2” wide mulberry paper ribbon

Mulberry paper ribbon is a craft supply that had a moment in the early aughts.  I cannot find it anywhere new.  The larger Stampin Up “waffle paper” rolls seem to be available on eBay, but I’ve tried every search term and gets me nowhere on any other website nor does it return any other brand.  Flat mulberry paper is readily available, but not this crinkly paper on a roll. 

Amazon links are affiliate (makes it easier to provide a short link) and others are not.

Today’s Junk Journal July prompt was “overlap.” Junk Journal July hosted by @megjournals.

Short process video: https://youtu.be/vZwu-MkYOHI

I’m doing the prompts out of order, so this is coming near the end for me; I have only “letter to myself” and “photograph” to go.  I’ve been keeping my supplies together in a box, and I took the little bits and scraps and made 10 layered tags with a journaling spot on each one.  I then shorted some 4” x 6” glassine bags to suit the size of the tag, attaching the bags in a waterfall down the page.  Finally, I decorated the edge with some leftover layered, sewn trim.

Supplies

Sizzix Originals die Tag, Scallop

4” x 6” glassine bag

https://amzn.to/3pr4fKZ

double-sided tape

https://amzn.to/3XzU3w9

Amazon links are affiliate (makes it easier to provide a short link) and others are not.

Adding several types of pockets to your journal

This is a photo of foil from a magazine ad! Short process video covers this method, plus vellum and paper bag pockets with glassine inserts from junk mail : https://youtu.be/8fjn8NS6MIY

Junk Journal July hosted by @megjournals

Supplies:

Matte gel  https://amzn.to/44bgjiy

Stampin Up vellum cardstock – let me know if you need a rep in the greater Houston area, happy to refer you to mine.

Vintage Stampin Up punches – check thrift shops and garage sales.  These are out of fashion, and are heavy and bulky to store so crafters purge them.  I used a 1” circle for the thumb notch, a 1 1/4” hexagram, and the “curly label”.  

Double-sided tape  https://amzn.to/44bgA54

Blog posts on cost-efficient adhesive

Cost-efficient adhesive

I did the math – price per foot

Details on Adhesive

Amazon links are affiliate (because it makes the linking so much more convenient) and others are not.

This is my spread for the Junk Journal July prompt “contrast.” I started with the fastest ink blending, using liquid drops of Distress Oxide reinker on mixed media paper with a light coat of gesso.

Short process video: https://youtu.be/BRQyHjIgRzw

Supplies:

Junk Journal July hosted by @megjournals

Distress Oxide reinkers in Spiced Marmelade, Ripe Persimmon, Festive Berries, Dusty Concord

Paper is Mofuny mixed media https://amzn.to/444RN1R 

Blending brushes with color-coded handles https://amzn.to/3CUmWJM

Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz stencil Burlap THS007

https://stampersanonymous.com/tim-holtz-layering-stencil-burlap-ths007.html

Thread stamp is from a Chinese discount site, no hope of linking that.

Sizzix Bigz cathedral window https://amzn.to/3PBCidZ

As of this writing, cheaper from Sizzix on Amazon that from the Sizzix website, so always check.  Sizzix does offer a new customer 15% coupon.  Stampers Anonymous also offers this as a chipboard piece if you would not use it frequently or do not die cut. https://stampersanonymous.com/tim-holtz-etcetera-cathedral-windows-thetc-015.html

Stampin Up vellum cardstock.  Let me know if you need a rep, happy to refer you to mine.

Stamping inks from Altenew and Stampin Up

Notebook page stamp is Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz School Desk 

https://stampersanonymous.com/tim-holtz-cling-mount-stamps-school-desk-cms057.html

Amazon links are affiliate (because it makes the linking so much more convenient) and others are not.

Short process video: https://youtu.be/d8SRYHGZTsk

A hinge is just a piece of paper joining two other pieces of paper. I use a heavier-weight paper, scored and folded. You can score with a straight edge and a pencil or pen with the lead / point retracted, and fold against the edge of a table.

Junk Journal July hosted by @megjournals.