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ider pinning it to one of your own boards link me up and i ll re pin it but if you don t use pinterest drop by here or my facebook page and leave a link to your postal themed project or story before oct 27th and i ll add you to the board for all to share your contribution any problems or questions just get in touch posted by julie kirk at 12 46 7 comments labels going postal blog series themed postal card making bunting postage stamps greeting cards happy mail email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest wednesday 18 september 2013 30 postcards to myself week 1 of learn something new everyday hello hello did you catch my previous post where i introduced my 30 postcards to myself journal which is home to my learn something new everyday lessons in that post i shared the ingredients i d gathered together to form each of the 30 pages then following on from those basics i added scraps of patterned paper tickets journaling blocks and focal images until well until i had 30 pre decorated pages on to which i can add my lesson for each day some days i take direct inspiration for my topic from shimelle s prompts learn something new everyday is a class hosted at shimelle com each september while other days i wrote whatever came to mind when i sat down to document the onset of autumn in 30 postcards to myself and here s what was on my mind for the first 7 days of the project week 1 september 1st 2013 did you notice the tiniest sliver of postage stamp up there even just a hint of perforated edge adds a nice posty touch september 2nd 2013 i wanted to leave some of the original postcard on show so tore the patterned paper to reveal the image beneath september 3rd 2013 september 4th 2013 at the moment i have a thing for slicing into images like the collector s card above i love the disjointed feel it gives to have layers run off the edge of my canvas like that it s a very easy technique to give a slightly more edgy and modern feel to a design september 5th 2013 i loved recording this lesson it came after two of my friends who don t know one another reacted to something i told them with almost the exact same words they both interpreted the story i d told them as being evidence of how nice people can be and it made me think their reaction really showed how nice they are that that was their immediate thought september 6th 2013 this was one of my favourite old postcards in this project so i tried not to cover over too much of it also treatier may not be a real word but still i bet you know what i mean by it september 7th 2013 this nugget of wisdom came from being about to write something about the simple pleasures of eating well and watching good tv on a saturday night then i remembered that i wrote the exact same thing in my lsned journal last year well if it aint broke and all that join me later this week for an entirely different posty project see you then julie if you join in with a posty post of your own let your readers know you re going postal a few words of introduction is fine link up to my blog or the going postal pinterest board then if you use pinterest please consider pinning it to one of your own boards link me up and i ll re pin it but if you don t use pinterest drop by here or my facebook page and leave a link to your postal themed project or story before oct 27th and i ll add you to the board for all to share your contribution any problems or questions just get in touch posted by julie kirk at 07 02 6 comments labels going postal blog series themed postal postcards minibook learn something new everyday shimelle laine collage art journaling week 1 september autumn email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tuesday 17 september 2013 going postal 2013 easy vintage postage stamp wall art hello hello today s instalment of going postal coincides with my day to post on the 3djean shop design team blog so it makes perfect sense to share a posty project i made featuring one of the bare collections elements chipboard hearts available from jean but naturally i gave the naked chipboard some postal themed clothing for all the details on how i made it you can hop over to my post on the 3djean blog a few tips for making something similar stamps give a nostalgically romantic twist to any simple chipboard shape a large chipboard letter covered in stamps would make a very handsome monogram you can add alphabet stickers as a greeting or seek out an appropriate snippet from an old book page or else leave it plain if you d like the heart speak for itself as the stamps are thin even a basic glue stick is strong enough to stick them down when the glue is completely dry gently sand the edges to really flatten the paper down a stamp covered heart like this would make a sweet love token or a unique house warming or wedding gift and while you could definitely apply the general idea to the front of a card popping it in a frame quickly and easily transforms it into a unique gift to keep forever and here s a close up it s a very quick very simple project which requires very few supplies and as is so often the case the end results of such a basic idea can be quite striking i hope it s given you a few ideas of what can be done with a chipboard shapes or b old postage stamps or both do let me know if you give it or something similar a try drop back tomorrow to see inside my 30 postcards to myself mini book which i introduced yesterday julie if you join in with a posty post of your own let your readers know you re going postal a few words of introduction is fine link up to my blog or the going postal pinterest board then if you use pinterest please consider pinning it to one of your own boards link me up and i ll re pin it but if you don t use pinterest drop by here or my facebook page and leave a link to your postal themed project or story before oct 27th and i ll add you to the board for all to share your contribution any problems or questions just get in touch posted by julie kirk at 07 03 8 comments labels going postal postage stamps vintage stamps red paper crafts heart wall art collections elements chipboard 3djean email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest monday 16 september 2013 30 postcards to myself tips on making a postal themed mini book hello hello and welcome to day one of going postal 2013 it s the 3rd time i ve run this themed blog series celebrating all things post related and it s so nice that some of you have let me know already that you re planning to join me on your own blogs at some point between now and sunday october 27th when i ll draw these 6 weeks of posty correspondence to a close thank you in the past i ve run the series through the summer but this year i thought that leaving it a little later might work for us all now that the air is starting to turn a little chilly i thought it would be nice to have something creative and even nostalgic to focus on when we re tucked up in front of the fire plus i thought it might coincide nicely with the time of year when preparations are being made to make and post off christmas cards yes i said it it s out there now christmas look i just said it again and it also meant that leaving it a little later meant i could share the post themed journal i m making in response to learn something new everyday a series of life documenting prompts delivered by shimelle laine each september so allow me to introduce my 2013 journal which by the end of this month will contain 30 postcards i ve written to myself one a day throughout september rather than just leap in with the finished item i thought i d share with you the bare bones of this project in case you d like to do something similar with all those postal supplies you ve got in your stash and if you haven t got any postal supplies in your stash well this might just be the excuse you need to go and get some if ilfracombe north devon is familiar to you you might be interested to know there are 2 vintage postcards from the town in my shop today a proportion of my 30 pages began life as various vintage reclaimed blank postcards i d always intended to collage on top of some of my postcard collection and this gave me the push i needed to finally get around to it the remainder of my pages began life as the covers of a white stuff fashion catalogue which landed on my doorstep while i was planning this project as it featured lots of lovely autumnal animal illustrations it was too nice not to use so i simply trimmed its cardstock covers to postcard size other pages include scrapbooking journal cards kraft cardstock and two old cluedo game cards basically anything vaguely 6 x4 sized and sufficiently sturdy can be used for this kind of junk style postcard mini book have a good rummage around all your craft supplies and your junk mail pile for anything suitable even the cardboard inserts inside packaging supplies can come in useful here top tip to help create a cohesive feel to this type of pick mix bit of everything found materials project limit your colour palette restricting yourself to a specific colour scheme will prevent the finished project from looking too unfocused and help you narrow down which supplies to use in the first place sometimes having too many options can scare your creativity into hiding to continue with the postal theme i set aside a handful of my old postage stamp collection which matched my colour scheme along with matching my colour palette of blue green and naturals the stamps i chose also reflected the overall theme and feel of my book which was animals nature and landscapes a selection of vintage collectors cards and a handful of landscape photos all from my ephemera collection came in useful to add a postcard feel to those pages which weren t postcards finally and predictably i dipped into my plundered pages to snip images from and to use as collaged layers these included sheets from a beautiful old french botanical book my ever useful number books and a judy comic i m happy to create custom orders for any and all of these items if they ve caught your eye and finally once i had 30 postcards in need of a home i needed to find some book covers and what better way to safely store a collection of postcards than inside an old shoe box i d saved this box from a pair of james s trainers for years because i loved the printed design of tiles and a cement floor i think knowing that at some point i d find a use for it and now i have i just trimmed it to size wrapped the spine with corrugated card punched holes and then clipped everything together on a book ring over the coming weeks i hope to inspire you to try out this type of journal by sharing photos of each of my 30 postcards each of which has been decorated collaged upon and had my learn something new everday lesson stamped on the front plus i ll share how i went about decorating 30 pages in advance all in one go to offer up a way you too can tackle any daily kind of life documenting project and i ll even give you an idea of how you can deal with all your leftover scraps i m looking forward to sharing more of this album plus lots of other completely separate posty projects with you in the coming weeks see you very soon julie if you join in with a posty post of your own let your readers know you re going postal a few words of introduction is fine link up to my blog or the going postal pinterest board then if you use pinterest please consider pinning it to one of your own boards link me up and i ll re pin it but if you don t use pinterest drop by here or my facebook page and leave a link to your postal themed project or story before oct 27th and i ll add you to the board for all to share your contribution any problems or questions just get in touch posted by julie kirk at 07 01 9 comments labels going postal 2013 post themed blog series postcards postage stamps learn something new everyday shimelle laine mini album collage art journal email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest friday 13 september 2013 have you seen do what you love s great big stitched postcard swap hi hi i thought that registering for this handmade postcard swap hosted over at do what you love a lovely inspirational website could be the perfect thing to get us all limbered up before the launch of going postal 2013 on monday morning 16th sept click the image to read all the details over at do what you love so aware that the swap registration deadline sept 25th is edging nearer i m just sneaking in to share it with you now in case you get chance to grab some free time over the weekend to sign up and then make a start on your postcard it s the 6th year that this swap has run and while i ve heard all about it i ve not joined in before but this year if i can grab some spare time i ll give it a go how about you visit this post over on the do what you love blog for comprehensive details on how to register for the great big stitched postcard swap plus information on this year s theme and how the swap is organised right then i ll leave you to your posty crafting and i ll see you on monday julie posted by julie kirk at 17 25 3 comments labels do what you love the great big stitched postcard swap crafting post happy mail email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest wednesday 11 september 2013 how d you like to go a bit postal with me again please note the new end date if you re a company shop owner designer maker etc who d like to sponsor a postal themed giveaway during the series then do consider getting in touch or maybe offer a discount code so all us posty lovers can treat ourselves to something from your shop going postal for some reason has always elicited very kind and unbidden offers in the past i think it must be the idea of getting to send out some happy mail that brings out the generous spirits that or like me you ve never got over your love of the post office play set you had when you were little and to everyone else come in sit down if you ve popped your head around my facebook page door in recent months you might have heard me trailing the return of my postal themed series for oooh well for months now and as i m of the philosophical school of promise little do much it s been eating away at me that i d said it was going to happen and yet there was no concrete sign of it anywhere but now there is and that scratchy breathy sound you can here is the combination of me crossing a big to do from my list while breathing a sigh of relief if you re new here and you don t know what going postal is let me quickly fill you in on the details it s a blogging series during which i indulge in my love of things postal related it s craft projects and in other years giveaways stories photos and ideas it s postage stamps envelopes postcards memories it s me posting my ideas and other bloggers joining me with their own posty posts and perhaps most importantly it s starting next monday 16th sept if you d like to join ...