You may have heard of another company out there, thinking that's what I am referring to, but not entirely. Stampin' Up! Has come out with some products meant to be used, gotten dirty, "smashed" into place without a real plan, so to speak.
I'm referring to the This & That journals. This one int particular that I am showcasing this time is the Epic Day Journal. It's bright, cheery, hip, funky and sparks creative juices from first glance! Along with the journal, you can also buy coordinating Designer Series Paper(DSP), a fun coordinating sticker pack, washi tape (3 pack) and a rotary stamp to add dates. The bright cheery Daffodil Delight, Gumball green and Calypso Coral play beautifully with the softer, neutral colors of Crumb Cake, Basic Grey and Pool Party. Of coarse, if your not familiar with Stampin' Up!, me rambling these names probably seems crazy, but we don't do boring names... So if your confused the colors are shades of yellow, green, coral orange, brown, grey and blue! But really, get ahold of me to learn the Stampin ' Up! Way.... You'll thank me later!
Anyways, my friend and fellow Stampin' Up! Demonstrator went to Convention in 2013 in Salt Lake City (it's always there, as that's Stampin' Up!s hometown). We thought it was the perfect excuse to give the This & That journal a try! So we bought the supplies, cut the DSP ahead of time into pieces (3x4", 2x3", 1x... Etc.) to be able to use as backgrounds or accents, loaded everything into a wood mount stamp case (everything were supplies like the stickers, DSP pieces, washi tape, the 6 coordinating markers, a Basic Grey ink pad, rhinestones, SNAIL & dimensionally (glue) and a cute stamp set in clear which you'll see in the pages (Around the World). Oh, I should also mention I had also boughten a Polaroid camera so we could literally just take pictures and instantly glue them right onto the pages. You could take photos, then edit, crop and add them later, once home.
While we were out traveling we got started! On the airplane ride there, during one of our late nights at the hotel and again in the airport on the way home we were busy putting the pages together. (No I didn't finish it only while away, but mostly). I easily glued down paper pieces, added the cute stickers or stamped images and taped in the photos. Most of the time I used glue (SNAIL-glue on a handheld dispenser with no dry time and acid free) to put everything in, but something's I used the washi tape. The tape was for purpose and detail for me. I added in the journaling as I went, usually with the basic grey marker, but on something's I used a sharpie so it didn't rub off the stickers or shiny textured items. Throughout the trip I kept an eye out for little things to add other than photos, like the coasters, Trax tickets, product goodies & local tourist magazines which I later cut apart. It was fun to document all of the trip not just things I had time to photograph! Below are the pages I created. Look at them, copy them, share them!
That's really all there is to it. Easy, fun, quick and not perfect. Which it shouldn't be!
If you would like to give these products a try, get ahold of me directly or order them on my SU website @ hannagould.stampinup.net there are two journals right now, but more come out seasonally with each catalog! So shop often! Also, I hold regular events, like card clubs, scrapbook camps and classes to put these together and more! Contact me if your in the Seattle area!
The Retro Fresh album is being used to document our adorable vintage trailer my Husband, daughter & I just bought! It's revival and trip we will take will all be documented in the midst of the fun! I'll post more on that joy later.
Thanks for reading!
Hanna Gould
Hannamgould@gmail.com
