I’m sharing a project made for the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog; How to make a Patriotic greeting card. Using Stand and Salute Cricut Cut files, Scrapbook paper Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist, Glitter Washi Tape and a Flag stamp I show how to make a Patriotic greeting card.

Having a ton of Cricut Cut files makes it very easy for me to find an image to use on a project. I’ve been collecting the images for a long time and haven’t needed to purchase any new images in a while now. lol So I’m glad that I had the Stand and Salute

Scrolling through the images I knew I found the perfect images for this Patriotic greeting card. The eagle was the first image I found. Then I found the Support our Troops and knew this was all I needed from Cricut today.

Once the images were cut I set to creating the card with my supplies. In this video, I show How to make a Patriotic greeting card.

Supply List for How to make a Patriotic greeting card
Stand & Salute Cartridge – Eagle and text
Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist, Sapphire, Denim Blue, Red Chillies, Dazzling Diamonds
Cardstock, Red, blue and white cardstock for the card topper.
Standard A2 greeting card base
Distress Inks, Aged Mahogany, Antique Linen
Ranger Blending Tool
Pop Dots
Flag Stamp – unknown source, I’ve had it for years.
Brutus Monroe Craft Glue
Gold Washi Tape
Bling

Being a part of the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog helps me stretch my creativity with my Cricut. There are projects that I create that if it were not for the FCCB I wouldn’t have tried it to see how much I like using the images. Or trying new ways to use images. Make sure that you visit the blog and all the other design team members projects.

I have three of these Patriotic greeting cards in my shop. The price includes shipping.

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My hope is that I have inspired you to look at those papers in your stash and make your own kit to add to your journals. Or feel free to buy the ones I made up.

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Calico Collage

Mermaid Loaded Mini Bag

Sharing a Mermaid Loaded Mini Bag for a Swap. One of the groups on Facebook had a One day swap. The idea was we would all speak up if we wanted to do a loaded mini bag swap and that same day we would be given our partner. After chatting with my partner and learning what she liked I decided to make a Mermaid themed loaded mini bag. Here is the result.

Mermaid Loaded Mini Bag for a Swap Video.

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Supplies used for the Mermaid Loaded Mini Bag.

Mermaid Tales by Calico Collage
Enchanted by Calico Collage
Mermaid Tales ATC’s by Calico Collage
Paper Bag
Scraps of Cardstock and scrapbook papers
Tulip Dimensional Glitter Paint
Rubber Stamps
Eyelash Yarn

This Mermaid Loaded Mini Bag was a great way for me to use up items in my stash. The instructions said to use a 6 x 6 piece of scrapbook paper and a mini bag. The bag I had was not small but not giant either. So I decided to make it in my own style.

The bag was mounted to a piece of cardstock and then I started adding scrapbook papers I had in my stash to give it a great ocean theme.

Adding stamping to premade cards makes this project fast. I also found a few blank journal cards to give a new look. Tattered Angels Glimmer Mists – Curious was added here and there to give that ocean feel.

My Mermaid stash bag had lots of left over bits from other projects. Keeping all the items in a ziplock or pocket helps with creating a project like this one.

The Mermaid Loaded Mini Bag really looked great when I was done. There are lots of goodies to be used in other projects.

Make sure to check out the Friendly Junk Journal People Facebook group. Of course, you are welcome to join the Friendly Junk Journal People Facebook group. The group is growing daily and we are a friendly group willing to help each other and encourage each other.

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Calico Collage

Mixed Media Halloween Paper Bag Junk Journal Tutorial

Lots of fun to share today with a Mixed Media Halloween Paper Bag Junk Journal Tutorial and more. This was one of those super fun projects. The video shows how I took all the items and made a flowish paper bag journal. Then I share how to turn those paper bags into a mixed media journal. Lots of yummy things to see in this project.

Mixed Media Halloween Paper Bag Junk Journal Tutorial Video.

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Supplies Used for the Mixed Media Halloween Paper Bag Junk Journal Tutorial.

Calico Collage Digital Images, Hallowed Gothic, All Hallows Eve Domino Witches, Squares, Domino, Coffin, Witches
Hallowed Gothic Kit
1283 Fortune Tellers
652 Witchery Digital Collage Sheet
956 Raven Digital Collage Sheet
1428 Witches
945 Gothic 1 x 2 Inches
1284 Gypsy Women
062 Black Cats
739 Vintage Halloween
942 Gothic 1.5 x 1.5 inches
1287 All Hallows Eve Library Cards
1434 Witchy Ladies 1 x 3 inches
342 Black Cats & Witches 1 inch
1055 Macabre Ovals
1433 Witchy Ladies 1 x 2 inches
718 Vintage Halloween
021 Witch Ephemera
1266 All Hallows Eve ATC Images
1432 Witches 4 x 5 inch
1430 Macabre Coffin Tags
1429 Gothic Raven Coffin Tags
1427 Vintage Halloween Coffin Tags
Stamped images
Cricut Cut Shapes
Halloween Words
Skull and Bat
Mixed Media Papers
Acrylic Paint, Purple, Orange, Yellow, and Green
Old gift card/room key card
Paint Pallet or old food tray
Spider Web Stencil
Diamond Stencil
Lace Stencil
Circle Stencil
Brilliance Pigment Ink, Graphite Black
Reinker for Graphite Black stamp pad
Distress Ink, Walnut Stain, Black Soot
Blending tool
Best Glue Ever
No-Clog Writing Cap
Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist, It’s Black, Halloween Orange, Maple Yellow, Boardwalk
Chalk spray by Tattered Angels
Rubber Stamps
Journal Cards
Book Binders Needle
Waxed Linen Thread
Giant Paperclips
Pastels Black
Fiskar Scissors

This is a super fun project. Let’s get started on the Mixed Media Halloween Paper Bag Junk Journal Tutorial. Begin by selecting paper bags, acrylic paint, stamps, and mixed media papers.

Have fun applying the mixed media papers to the bags. Don’t think about where you are placing the bits of papers, just have fun adding color here and there. Flip each bag over and add papers to the other side too.

Once the papers have adhered to the bags start applying one color of paint here and there. Be random, don’t think about where you are adding color. Doing one layer at a time will give it time to dry and your colors won’t get muddy.

Add Tattered Angels Mists to the bags to add another layer of color.

Break out those stamps and add more interest to the bags. In this step, you will want to think about the direction of the bags and your stamps if they are directional images.

Adhere Calico Collage images and handmade embellishments to the bag. Decorating the bags with all the bits and pieces is a lot of fun!

Making all the Halloween items for this Mixed Media Halloween Paper Bag Junk Journal Tutorial was a lot of fun. So much fun that I ended up making kits for others to create their own. Check these out in my shop.

There are over 100 pieces in each kit! A lot to use for those Halloween projects or that special Halloween Junk Journal.

What is your favorite Halloween Tradition? When I was a kid I loved going to the Halloween Carnival at our school. It was fun playing games and seeing the costumes!

Make sure to check out the Friendly Junk Journal People Facebook group. Of course, you are welcome to join the Friendly Junk Journal People Facebook group. The group is growing daily and we are a friendly group willing to help each other and encourage each other.

Interested in any of the journals I created? Please feel free to contact me through my Facebook Page. Here is my shop, I have a lot of items uploaded and add more weekly.

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Calico Collage

Vintage Bee Tag Tutorial

Welcome, everyone. Today I’m sharing a Vintage Bee Tag Tutorial using Calico Collage digital images, old book page, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mists and items I cut using my Cricut. This Vintage Bee Tag Tutorial was made for a swap. Hope they like what I made.

Vintage Bee Tag Tutorial Video.

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Let’s begin the Vintage Bee Tag Tutorial. Select a piece of 4 x 6 ivory cardstock and cut the corners off to give it a tag shape. Select a page out of a book I used a bible and cut it to 3.75 x 5.75 inches and trim the top two corners to create a tag shape.

Next, select an image from the Calico Collage Digital sheet and enlarge to 2.5 inches. Print on cardstock or print on copy weight paper and then back with cardstock. The Silhouette is a great tool to help with cutting images out, especially if cutting a lot of images. Using the Silhouette Software I duplicated the image and then flipped on so there were two views of the same image.

Apply Distress Ink to the edges of the tag and book page. Then apply distress ink to the edges of the round image and words.

Spray Tattered Angels Glimmer Mists through a stencil on the book page. Allow the page to dry. Adhere the book page to the tag base using ScraPerfect Best Glue Ever and the No-Clog Writing Cap.

Cut a honeycomb using Cricut at 4 x 6 inches. I created the honeycomb by using a hexagon, duplicating, then welding to create the honeycomb. Save your work when you create a new element in Cricut, saves a lot of time! Adhere the honeycomb to the tag base, cut the corners to match.

Apply a small amount of glue to the back of the 3.5 x 3.5 brown fabric and adhere in the center of the tag base. Adhere the lace on the left side of the square.

Sew zig-zag stitches around the tag base and the Calico Collage image in the center.

Apply words using the Best Glue Ever. Punch a hole at the top of the tag and pull a strip of fabric through and tie a knot.

Last, apply Tulip Dimensional Fabric Paint using the Medium No-Clog Writing cap to the Calico Collage image.

This was a fun Vintage Bee Tag Tutorial, I hope that you enjoyed it and are inspired to create!

Make sure to check out the Friendly Junk Journal People Facebook group. Of course, you are welcome to join the Friendly Junk Journal People Facebook group. The group is growing daily and we are a friendly group willing to help each other and encourage each other.

Interested in any of the journals I created? Please feel free to contact me through my Facebook Page. Here is my shop, I have a lot of items uploaded and add more weekly.

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today to see the Vintage Bee Tag Tutorial.