10 Ways to get more from Journal Cards

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  1. keepscrappin

    keepscrappin ScrapWithTheWind

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    This was originally a Technique Slow Scrap – Journal Cards | Tues, September 26 @ 3pm EDT / noon PDT

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    Hello scrappers,

    Welcome to our September 2017 Technique Slow Scrap. It's Kayla aka keepscrappin here to give you ten ways to get more from your journal cards. Journal cards or pocket cards were first created for the pocket scrapper, but they have become quite popular with other scrappers as well because of their versatility and fun designs. I’ve compiled a list of ways to use journaling cards for more than pocket pages and hope it’ll help you get more from those awesome journal/pocket cards we see in The Lilypad store.

    10 WAYS TO GET MORE FROM YOUR JOURNAL CARDS

    1. Use a journal card as part of your design.
    I used 3 journal cards with my photo to make a simple grid design on this layout. Tilting the orange card and the photo added more interest to the layout.
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    NOTE: Don’t forget to customize the shadows on your journal cards for even more POP! I used Fiddle-Dee-Dee’s Free Paper Warping Action on my shadows for the journal cards, word strips and photo. And scrapper, Christa @cfile also has a tutorial on creating realistic journal card shadows here in The Lilypad forum.

    2. Use Journal Cards in place of a photo in a template.
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    3. Alter a journal card. You can use it all or just a part of it for your layout.
    I used the square marquee tool to cut the top section off a journal card for this layout. Note: Jen Evangelista did an awesome video blog tutorial on altering journal cards here.
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    4. Use a journal card as part of your cluster.
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    5. Change the blend mode on your journal card to use it like a stamp on your layout. I changed the blend mode to darken on the just me and my books jc and placed it on my photo to look like it was stamped there.
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    6. Use journal cards as paper layers on your layout.
    I used a journal card as the paper layer peeking out from the top of my photo.
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    7. Shrink journal cards and use as an element on your layout.
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    8. Use a journal card for your title.
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    9. Use a journal card as a frame for your photo.
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    10. Use journal cards to make a border for your layout. I got this idea from Jenn McCabe and a couple more here.
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  2. LoveItScrapIt

    LoveItScrapIt I'm a poet, and everyone knows it!

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    Great tips. I've tried a few....I'll have to try some of the others.
     
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    keepscrappin ScrapWithTheWind

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    Feel free to share your layouts here for us to enjoy!
     
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    LoveItScrapIt I'm a poet, and everyone knows it!

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    This was the blended journal card.
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  5. LoveItScrapIt

    LoveItScrapIt I'm a poet, and everyone knows it!

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    And I used this one instead of a photo
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    keepscrappin ScrapWithTheWind

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    Both of those layouts are amazing! Love what you've done with the jcs. Thanks for sharing them with us.
     
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  7. jenn mccabe

    jenn mccabe She's OUR sunshine!

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    these are SO great Kayla... JC are so versatile and can be used for so much more than Documenter type pages! beautiful pages and examples of that fact!

    and I love that you linked so many tutorials in here too.
     
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    keepscrappin ScrapWithTheWind

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    Whats green and can jump a mile a minute ?
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    wait for it...
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    A frog with hiccups !
     
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    gwtwred Leaving, on a jet plane ...

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    I kissed the frog!
     
  10. scrappyjedi

    scrappyjedi Patience you must have, my young padawan

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    These are such fabulous ideas!! I have so many journal cards that I need to start using on regular layouts and not just pocket pages.

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    londoncuppa I like rain, England ... and big words

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    Great post, Kayla!!
     
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    Ga_L Well-Known Member

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    amazing, thank you for all the ideas
     
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