Travelers Notebook Journal & Vision Board

This month's box went perfectly with a new Travelers notebook I bought! So it seemed only fitting to make the various inserts for it with things from the box. Firstly, I really wanted to make a folder to store stickers, receipts, etc. After cutting it to size and sticking down my chosen ephemera & washi, I covered in it sticky back plastic. I find it's not as thick as acetate and so there is less bulk. Not to mention I love the feel of it.

   

 Next, I needed a new vision board. So using my chosen card, I cut it to size and stuck on cork board. Now it's all ready for me to start adding everything that inspires me and things I'm believing for.

 

Here's an example of another vision board I made to give you an idea of how it looks when filled...

 

I really hope this has inspired you to get creative with your own box! If you would like to know how to subscribe, click HERE! Thanks so much for stopping by!      

Travelers Notebook Page Marker

  The eye candy of colours and art that greeted me in February's Brimbles box was overwhelming. The papers screamed to be used as notebook covers. Because they are double sided, it look double cute.

    

 As I made one for my regular size travelers notebook, the thought came to me to use one of the cute pieces of ephemera and the sequins, and make a tiny little bookmark charm. Sewing around it in bright pink thread gave it an added dimension.

 

    

 Taking another piece of ephemera, I ran it through the laminator, and hot glued it onto a big yellow paperclip which was in keeping with the colour scheme. A flower at the back hid the messy glue!

 

 

I'm currently setting up a pocket size planner to keep on track with my traveling/happy mail. The colour scheme and artwork, especially the envelopes, went really well with the planner, so I decided to make a set of dividers and a shaker dashboard. Instead of the sequins, this time I thought it would be fun to back the stickers with paper and place them inside.

 

 

 I decided to place the paperclip and some of the stickers, and the washi on the inside cover of the planner.

 

 

This is my year

This months box was something very special. I haven't worked with anything quite like it. There was such a luxurious feel to it. I decided it would make the ideal creative journal page to kick off the year. So I got out my paints and gold shimmering ink, and started to play!
 

The photo doesn't do any justice, but I prepped the pages using black watercolour and a wonderful copper ink that has a shimmer effect to it. As I waited for that to dry I cut out, from the cardstock, two labels to decide which one to use in my spread. I then added coordinating twine.

 

To set the tone for 2017 I chose to focus on what I wanted to accomplish. Cutting out wording from one of the journal cards, I printed off a meaningful image, something that symbolized art, and put them all together with the tag I made earlier.

 

 

 To show the sheer versatility of these boxes, I made a shaker tip in to add to the page. A reminder to 'Dream Big'...

 

I also made a double sided shaker dashboard for a pocket size travelers notebook... 

You can see this here: http://geraldinejayne.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/VID_42240827_194148_646.mp4

For me it was a challenge of sorts not having any colour to play around with, so this really stretched me creatively. I'm really pleased with the outcome and with how much I was able to get from this box, having so much left over still!

   

It's a bit chilly out there - Creative Journal Spread

Boxing day here in Manchester was absolutely gorgeous yet bitterly cold! It truly fit this months Brimbles Box theme. I decided to document the day in my creative journal using items from the stationery box and Foil & snow stickers by Crate Paper. I began by preparing my pages using watercolours and gesso. This gives a beautiful background which will complement the theme. Then I had to choose which journal card from the 12x12 sheet to use. I went with the cute polar bear bear as the title fit the description of the day so well! It was more than a bit cold though...it was bloomin freezing!

 

I then stuck down the card and photo and decorated the page with stickers. Using the snowflake stamp, which came with the box, I stamped on some snowflakes and thought it would look pretty to add some Glamour dust.

 

Finally I wrote about the afternoon. Sometimes, I'll draw fine pencil lines to keep my writing straight.

 I love the faux fur keyring and pen! These were a lovely touch to the theme of the box. I'm now looking ahead to the new year and will be doing a lot more journaling. I can't wait to see what's in next months box!

 

Christmas Pocket Letter

Christmas literally jumped out at me when I opened this months box! I knew straight away I wanted to combine all the elements somehow, because they all look so good together. That's when the idea of doing a pocket letter came to me. I used pretty much every single item in this box for this pocket letter, bar the paperclip and planner stickers. Using the washi I decorated the edge of the pocket letter..

 

Next I got started cutting out the sheets of 12x12 cardstock...

 

Then I combined all the elements to make up the letter...

 

I hope this has inspired you to get creative in your own unique way. I haven't seen many pocket letters recently so it would be awesome to see them revived. Especially Christmas ones!

 

Autumn Creative Journal Pages

With the contents of Octobers Brimbles Box I decided to use it to make a very Autumnal layout in my creative journal. I had taken photos using my Instax camera of a beautiful area where I live just as the seasons were changing. I wanted to document it somehow and after I saw the gorgeous ephemera, stickers and washi in the stationery box I knew they would be perfect. I also had a couple of fake Autumn leaves which I decided to incorporate. Following is a simple two step process to the layout I created...
 




Once you have those basic steps, I find the key to a good spread is to either keep it simple and basic, or go for layers...lots of layers, being sure to leave room for any text you wish to add. That's what I went for with this spread as you can see...

 

 To watch the full process, see the video below. I hope this has encouraged you to just go for it when doing creative journaling! For more ideas check out my Instagram account

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