Wildflower Printable Junk Journal Papers and Ephemera

Hello there, Crafty Crafters!
I'd like to highlight one of my most recent printables, "Wildflowers."  This collection was created with antique ephemera from letters and French ephemera, and the lovely botanicals came from an 1800s seed catalog.  These lovely brightly colored pages would fit perfectly in a spring journal, faith journal, gardening journal, or just about any journal!  So versatile!!

Wildflower Printable Junk Journal Papers and Ephemera

First up is the wildflower junk journal papers!

✂️What's Included in the Wildflower junk journal paper kit:
10 Digital Papers in JPG format delivered in a ZIP file.
All Page Print at 8.5x11 inches.

Grab the Wildflower Junk Journal Papers here.

2nd is the matching ephemera pack!

✂️What's Included in the wildflower ephemera pack:
3 Digital Paper in JPG format.
36 ephemera fussy cuts.
Full Page Prints at 8.5x11 inches.

Grab the matching Wildflower Ephemera Pack here.

Next we have beautiful tags.

 

✂️What's Included in the Wildflower tag printable:

1 Digital Paper in JPG format.There 6 tags.

Tags are approx 2.7 x 5 Inches.

All Page Print at 8.5x11 inches.

Grab the Wildflower tags here.

Lastly we have button cards!

 

✂️What's Included in the wildflower button cards:
2 Digital Paper in JPG format.
12 Button Cards.
Full Page Prints at 8.5x11 inches.

Grab the Wildflower button cards here.

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Mother's Day Printable Ephemera

 

Hello everyone!  While thinking about to write about for today It crossed my mind that Mother's Day for the USA is May 9th! Almost a month from now.  So today I would like to show you a few items I have in my shop that may be just what you are looking for to create a cute gift for Mother's Day.

Printable Ephemera for Pendents

When I 1st started my Etsy digital download store in 2008 I specialized in images made specifically for pendents, earrings, and so on.  That is why you may have noticed so many small ephemera in my shop.  As the brilliant crafting minds who now use digitals for a lot more I started offering other sizes.  The talented crafters in the paper crafting community always surprise every time I check out Instagram!  Paper is by far the best crafting supply! Anyway, there I go getting off topic.

This collage sheet that I am wanting to show you was designed for crafters to create a pendent for mothers.

The Mother's Day digital collage sheet includes 24 unique images with a mix of sayings, flowers and vintage imagery of mothers.  

 
To turn theses images into a pendent is so easy.  With just a few items you can create a pendent that any mother will cherish.  I created a few image pendants a few years ago and whipped up a little tutorial, you can read it here.  How to Make an Image Pendant or How to Make a Bottle cap Charm.

But to sum it up, all you need is an image, a bezel, and some way to seal it and you are ready to go!

Grab these beautiful Mother's Day images here.

Once you have created your pendant a nice way to present it is to attach it to a pretty card, I have some lovely ephemera cards in that shop as well. In the example given on the 1st image of this post I used these.

Printable Ephemera for Junk Journals 

Next I would like to show you a sweet collection of mother themed ephemera cards.  These beautiful cards can be used for journal or to create a sweet collage. 

Grab the beautiful mother's day ephemera cards here.

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How to Print on Tracing Paper for Junk Journals

Hello everyone!  Today I would like to show how I print on tracing paper.  I love using tracing papers in my junk journals for that added little something extra.  I love the look of a busy pattern printed on tracing paper then layered over a less busy printed page.  I also love printing elements on tracing paper to fussy cut out and layer to create a new embellishment.  Using printed tracing paper can really change the whole feel of a collage or journal page!  Keep on reading if this is something that you are interested in trying!

How To Print on Tracing Paper

What you need:

• A printer you are familiar with and can change the paper settings. I am using a HP Envy Photo 7155
• Tracing paper that is 8.5x11 inches, normally this is found in the stationery isle with crayons, markers and so on.
• A digital image, for this I am using pink butterflies from my shop, Calico Collage

First, take a sheet of tracing paper and place it in the paper cartage of your printer.  While trying this my self for the 1st time I learned that I needed to have regular paper in my paper cartage and place the tracing paper on top, if I didn't have the regular paper there my printer would state I was out of paper.  

Once the paper is there it is time to change the paper type setting.  Not all printers are the same, so your printer may saying something different but the bottom line is to change the paper setting to a light paper weight.  

 
Lastly select the file you would like to print and follow the prompts like normal.

Now you should have a pretty printed sheet of tracing paper just ready for your to cut and craft with!

 
I created cute little embellishments with the butterflies.  I love that you can see a hint of the ephemera layered behind it.

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How to convert your junk journal JPGs to PDFs

The newest update from windows 10 has been quite a show stopper for us junk journal artists.  The new update messes with the way the computer talks to the printer and only prints some of the image if any of it.  I've had many customers come to me asking about it and I feel bad that I can't walk them through how to fix it.  But in the mean time I can offer a little band-aid.  The update still allows the users to print PDFs, so this post will show how to convert your beautiful JPGs into PDFs.

(Edited to add on 3/21/2021 - I understand that rolling back the update will fix the issue as well, but I feel this fix is for those that 100% understand their computer.  This kind of complex "fix" could result in making the situation worse if the user doesn't understand the process)

How to convert Junk Journal JPGs to PDFs in Windows 10

 

1. Open the JPG by double-clicking on the image. (I'm using a page from the Shabby Chic Junk Journal Kit)

2. Once it's loaded, press CTRL+ P to print, or you can click the print icon at the top-right. 

 

3. In the menu that appears you will be able to choose where you want to print your picture.  Normally your printer would be selected here, but that needs to be changed to "Microsoft print to PDF" then click print.

 

4. When you press "print", you will be asked where you want to save the new PDF file.  I've pick the same folder where I had this file located.  Name your new PDF file and hit enter.

 

Your JPG should now be saved as a PDF and you can print as normal.

I hope that this helps you out a bit.  I'm sure Microsoft is rushing to try to fix this problem and soon (fingers crossed) you can print your JPGs normally once again.

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5 Junk Journal Ideas for Spring

Hello everyone!  Today I would like to hopefully inspire you with this list of junk journal themes for spring.  I think all crafters at one time or another will get stuck or they find themself repeating the same styles over and over.  They know they want to create a journal but don't know where to start or feel stuck.  I think themes are a great place to start, I love myself a good theme.  So with out further adieu here is my list of junk journal themes for spring.

Beautiful Spring junk journal created by Linda Israel

5 junk journal ideas for Spring

1. Spring Flowers - what I love most about spring is the flowers.  I envy those that can grow these pretty compact rainbows that grow from the ground - I lack the magical green thumb that my grandmother had. LOL
I do offer 2 journal kits that show off these beautiful spring flowers & would be a great addition to your digital paper collection. - 

Spring Blush & Shabby Floral

 

 

2. Birds - Do you have a favorite bird?  What bird "means" spring to you?
When I was creating the "One Fine Day" printable junk journal kit I wanted to use little blue birds because they remind me of Spring.
You can use your favorite birds as a main focus for your journal.  Look for old magazines, brochures, and newspapers showcasing your bird and incorporate them into your journal.  If you would like to use printable bird ephemera, make sure to check out my shop. 

3. Bees - bees are adorable little honey makers deserve to have a journal created in their honor!  We have so much to thank for these little pollen collectors.  Make sure to check out this great tutorial from Linda Israel on how she made bee themed junk journal tags.  I also have a look at this Bee Junk Journal Kit available in my shop.

4. Easter - No matter how you celebrate, an Easter journal just seems like the perfect spring journal.  Fill it with rabbits, white lily flowers, chicks, and so on!  Calico Collage offer plenty of Easter ephemera!

 

 

5. Color Theme - Chose your favorite spring color and make it your focus.  Do not let color intemidate you, one of the things I hear the most is "I can't match colors" or "I don't know what colors go together", my go to answer for this is to look at nature.  If you want a color theme for your next journal walk outside or if you are unable to leave your home, look at nature magazines - take note of the colors you are seeing and what you are drawn too.  Those colors will mix well together no mater what a color wheel may tell you.  When I start creating I always look out the window and pick a color then run with it.  My top selling journal kit was inspired by a stroll on a beautiful day.

Here are a few color themes I put together based on nature images.  I hope they inspire you!

 

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