Transform Your Christmas Cards into Beautiful Ephemera for a Junk Journal

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  • čas přidán 20. 08. 2024
  • Don't throw away those Christmas cards! In this video, learn how to recycle old greeting cards and turn them into beautiful ephemera for your junk journal.
    With just a few simple steps, you can transform those holiday cards into stunning pieces of art that can be used in your journal, scrapbook, or any other creative project. This is a fun and eco-friendly way to repurpose old cards and add a unique touch to your journaling. Watch now to learn how to create your own junk journal ephemera from recycled Christmas cards! You could easily use old birthday cards, thank you cards or other greeting cards. There so many options!
    Here is the link to the "sanding" video - A Journaling Tool I Can't Live Without!
    • A Journaling Tool I Ca...

Komentáře • 84

  • @DorothyJanetoo
    @DorothyJanetoo Před 7 měsíci +3

    It was amazing what happened when you sanded that embossing! That was like a magic trick! The butterfly page was beautiful. You are so clever and creative! Thanks, Kathleen!

    • @BeAgainBooks
      @BeAgainBooks  Před 7 měsíci

      Thank you my friend! It feels like magic to me too, every time. I love sandpaper, haha! Thanks for coming by!

  • @stormyswann6177
    @stormyswann6177 Před 7 měsíci +1

    My favorite crafting is taking something and repurpose it to something else. This is wonderful

  • @donnacheney5509
    @donnacheney5509 Před 7 měsíci +2

    They are all very cute and functional! I just love watching you craft and listening to your calm teaching voice…thank you, Kathleen.

  • @Mommyoffive4Him
    @Mommyoffive4Him Před 7 měsíci

    I knew I saved my Christmas cards for a reason! I always enjoy watching you craft Kathleen!
    It was nice to see Kate's face...I miss watching her videos. I hope she and her family are doing well!

    • @BeAgainBooks
      @BeAgainBooks  Před 7 měsíci

      Oh thank you Kerri! How fun that you recognized Kate, she is a sweetheart. Yes they are well, just really busy, as most young families are now. Thank you!

  • @kerynokeeffe9133
    @kerynokeeffe9133 Před 7 měsíci

    Thank you, Kathleen. Wonderful results! I appreciate viewing how you achieve depth in all of the pieces. You’ve certainly altered the original cards so that they’re no longer just used for Christmas. 😀💞

    • @BeAgainBooks
      @BeAgainBooks  Před 7 měsíci

      My pleasure Keryn! I’m always relieved when the results are wonderful, haha.

  • @2011bebu
    @2011bebu Před 7 měsíci

    Kathleen, I love, love, love this! What a transformation from something most people would throw away! Well done!

    • @BeAgainBooks
      @BeAgainBooks  Před 7 měsíci

      Thank you so much Carolyn! I’m glad you like it!

    • @tfntexas
      @tfntexas Před 7 měsíci

      Kathleen, thanks so much for taking the time to show us how recycle old cards into useful ephemera. It’s very inspiring and useful!

    • @BeAgainBooks
      @BeAgainBooks  Před 7 měsíci

      @@tfntexas Thanks so much Tammie! Thanks for stopping by!

  • @alicecabral8051
    @alicecabral8051 Před 6 měsíci

    I have seen your emboss and sand many times but I don’t think I have seen you emboss after sanding and then sanding the embossed. So many possibilities. This has been great repurposing of cards.

    • @BeAgainBooks
      @BeAgainBooks  Před 6 měsíci

      Put a piece of sandpaper in my hand and you just don’t know what to expect! Thanks Alice!

  • @erikahatcher5492
    @erikahatcher5492 Před 7 měsíci +1

    I love watching you transform these. I would have never thought to do this❤️

    • @BeAgainBooks
      @BeAgainBooks  Před 7 měsíci

      Thank you Erika! I’m glad you enjoyed this!

  • @elainet5870
    @elainet5870 Před 7 měsíci +2

    Fabulous video! I do save and use my Christmas cards, but usually in Christmas journals. This video was great, as I hadn’t thought of altering them for use in other journals! Thanks for sharing. 😃❤️

    • @BeAgainBooks
      @BeAgainBooks  Před 7 měsíci

      Glad it was helpful Elaine! I had fewer to choose from this year, haha. I appreciate those who send me cards.

  • @nancypyter1511
    @nancypyter1511 Před 7 měsíci

    I'm amazed at what you can do to those cards Kathleen! Wonderful friend!🥰

    • @BeAgainBooks
      @BeAgainBooks  Před 7 měsíci

      Oh thanks Nancy! Thanks for your time this morning!

  • @karenfrase9390
    @karenfrase9390 Před 7 měsíci

    Love the yellow and greens and the flip card. They all turned out very nice. Thanks for the video.

    • @BeAgainBooks
      @BeAgainBooks  Před 7 měsíci

      You are so welcome Karen! Thanks for watching.

  • @CPcomments
    @CPcomments Před 7 měsíci

    Love the end results. Very beautiful. I would never be able to cover up the page with the deer in the journal, though. It's such a lovely page and I would always know what I was missing.

    • @BeAgainBooks
      @BeAgainBooks  Před 7 měsíci

      I know, right! sometimes we make hard decisions, haha. Thankfully there are three more of those pages! Thanks for coming by!

  • @dawnklein106
    @dawnklein106 Před 7 měsíci

    Always my pleasure and you always get me excited to run to my craft room.

    • @BeAgainBooks
      @BeAgainBooks  Před 7 měsíci +1

      Oh that’s a good sign Dawn! I hope you have a crafty day!

  • @sionedjones6789
    @sionedjones6789 Před 5 měsíci

    Never seen anyone sanding before, its amazing. Off to raid my husband's sandpaper. Thank you for sharing such a cool technique ❤

    • @BeAgainBooks
      @BeAgainBooks  Před 5 měsíci

      Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching.

  • @debzehr3244
    @debzehr3244 Před 7 měsíci

    These ideas are great. It’s a reminder to me to sand after embossing. Love the look. 💖
    I can’t wait to see a flip through of this journal. It’s adorable! 💖💖

    • @BeAgainBooks
      @BeAgainBooks  Před 7 měsíci

      Thanks so much Deb! That little bit of sanding at the end really enhances the emboss, though I had to be a bit careful because of the napkin.

  • @wallcreekandrea5196
    @wallcreekandrea5196 Před 7 měsíci

    Great as always, Kathleen! I can learn something new in EVERY video from yours. Thanks again for sharing your beautiful work :-)

    • @BeAgainBooks
      @BeAgainBooks  Před 7 měsíci

      Thank you so much Andrea! I’m glad to hear this.

  • @jennileecreates
    @jennileecreates Před 7 měsíci

    Love, love, love! Great ideas for other cards too, like birthday or other holiday cards. I especially liked the over the page one. Gave me an idea :) Thank you, Kathleen!

    • @BeAgainBooks
      @BeAgainBooks  Před 7 měsíci

      Oh I’m glad to hear that Jennilee - that why I’m on here! Glad to spark an idea!

  • @57cparks
    @57cparks Před 7 měsíci

    Such a great idea to use up cards, so creative. Love the over the page hinged pockets. TY for sharing.

    • @BeAgainBooks
      @BeAgainBooks  Před 7 měsíci

      My pleasure Chris! Thanks for stopping by!

  • @JoansJunkJournalsAndMore
    @JoansJunkJournalsAndMore Před 7 měsíci

    I love using sandpaper, but keep forgetting about it. I really love how everything turned out. Very Lovely. Thank you for sharing these with us. I could cry as I got rid of 99% of my old cards a couple years prior to me starting junk journals. I did get more free ones from the tent not too long ago so now I now what I will do with them TYVMFS ☺♥

    • @BeAgainBooks
      @BeAgainBooks  Před 7 měsíci +1

      You are so welcome Joan! Don’t we ALL wish that we had known what we needed that for when we discarded it, haha! I’m glad you have the tent!

    • @JoansJunkJournalsAndMore
      @JoansJunkJournalsAndMore Před 7 měsíci

      No kidding. All depends upon the weather tmrw if I can go check out the tent or not for more goodies. I'm lucky if I make it there once every 2 months in the last year.

  • @user-hr3tx6uu9o
    @user-hr3tx6uu9o Před 7 měsíci

    What a wow of an idea! Love the results.

    • @BeAgainBooks
      @BeAgainBooks  Před 7 měsíci +1

      Why thank you! I’m hope you’ll try it.

  • @1janhelene
    @1janhelene Před 6 měsíci

    I enjoy so much watching your process and tips, as new to this and watching journal makers it appears that junk journaling requires many expensive pieces of equipment and supplies so your methods like coffee dyeing simplify things thank you

    • @BeAgainBooks
      @BeAgainBooks  Před 6 měsíci

      I’m glad this is useful. Yes, there is a very wide variety of books we make, isn’t there and sometimes it is discouraging when we don’t have the right stuff to follow along. I’m pretty much a mixture here. I have some pretty cool stuff, but I also like using junk when I can. Thanks so much for stopping by. I have a playlist of using affordable supplies, etc. if you are looking for that specifically.

  • @bonnielipke1962
    @bonnielipke1962 Před 7 měsíci

    Thanks so much for sharing this fun and easy project!! Hugs

    • @BeAgainBooks
      @BeAgainBooks  Před 7 měsíci

      Thank you my sweet friend! I appreciate you!

  • @Bront-ki2im
    @Bront-ki2im Před 7 měsíci

    Thanks again for more wonderful ideas, so inspiring. 🙂🙂🙂

  • @kivanovskis
    @kivanovskis Před 7 měsíci

    I love your upcycling ideas!

  • @katherinealpers5197
    @katherinealpers5197 Před 5 měsíci

    Wonderful ideas. I always walk away with new techniques try after your videos.

    • @BeAgainBooks
      @BeAgainBooks  Před 5 měsíci

      I’m glad to hear this - thanks so much Katherine!

  • @creativenana
    @creativenana Před 7 měsíci

    Wonderful idea and loved the butterfly card

    • @BeAgainBooks
      @BeAgainBooks  Před 7 měsíci

      Thanks so much Sheila - I appreciate your time!

  • @bbsclosetcreations
    @bbsclosetcreations Před 7 měsíci

    Amazing idea my dear , they all came out looking soo very beautiful. Soo clever . ❤ I enjoyed watching the process ! Tfs . Crafty hugs and blessings !

    • @BeAgainBooks
      @BeAgainBooks  Před 7 měsíci +1

      Aww - thanks so much! I’m glad you enjoyed it!

  • @thaniastefa4308
    @thaniastefa4308 Před 7 měsíci

    🎉💜Wonderful, I love watching your beautiful ideas 💖🌟💝

    • @BeAgainBooks
      @BeAgainBooks  Před 7 měsíci

      Thank you so much Thania! I’m glad you came by!

  • @user-od5kq8jd5d
    @user-od5kq8jd5d Před 5 měsíci

    Absolutely amazing! Thanks so much for sharing your ideas, I am very impressed!

    • @BeAgainBooks
      @BeAgainBooks  Před 5 měsíci

      You are so welcome! Thank you for watching!

  • @dennajohnson3177
    @dennajohnson3177 Před 7 měsíci

    I love this idea! Thank you!

    • @BeAgainBooks
      @BeAgainBooks  Před 7 měsíci

      My pleasure Denna! Thanks so much for watching.

  • @eviegorecki5356
    @eviegorecki5356 Před 7 měsíci

    All are wonderful ideas ❤

  • @sherryvanderpool8644
    @sherryvanderpool8644 Před 7 měsíci

    These are beautiful ❤

  • @April-rx6vt
    @April-rx6vt Před 7 měsíci

    Love it. You have inspired me with the mixed medium . There are some color junk cards I have been tossing that will work great ! ❤

    • @BeAgainBooks
      @BeAgainBooks  Před 7 měsíci

      Oh yes April! Do try it - I’m glad to give you some motivation! Thanks so much for watching.

  • @MaryGadsby
    @MaryGadsby Před 6 měsíci

    I’m a new subscriber, hello! I am completely enamored with what you made here and so excited to try it! I just adore that sanded look!

    • @BeAgainBooks
      @BeAgainBooks  Před 6 měsíci

      Welcome Mary! I’m so glad you’ve joined me - thank you! I hope you’ll give this a try - so easy.

  • @stacylinn3102
    @stacylinn3102 Před 6 měsíci

    These all turned out beautiful 🥰thanks for sharing! New subbie here!

    • @BeAgainBooks
      @BeAgainBooks  Před 6 měsíci +1

      Thanks so much Stacy - welcome to my community!

  • @CuriousMoonDesign
    @CuriousMoonDesign Před 7 měsíci

    Hi Kathleen, Great share, thank you. Love the idea. 💕

    • @BeAgainBooks
      @BeAgainBooks  Před 7 měsíci

      Thank you so much - glad you like it!

  • @markpaige4795
    @markpaige4795 Před 7 měsíci

  • @dloveofgod8269
    @dloveofgod8269 Před 7 měsíci

    What you've created is really lovely! Unfortunately for me from the title I was looking for something to celebrate the actual Christmas cards in a journal that I wish to keep.

    • @BeAgainBooks
      @BeAgainBooks  Před 7 měsíci +1

      Oh gosh, well I hope you can find what you are looking for! Good luck with your project and thanks for stopping by.

    • @dloveofgod8269
      @dloveofgod8269 Před 7 měsíci

      @@BeAgainBooks you've inspired me, thank you! I'll save my cards that are special this year until I get some other ideas.

  • @carolbeeding4270
    @carolbeeding4270 Před 7 měsíci

    😍❤️

  • @stormyswann6177
    @stormyswann6177 Před 7 měsíci

    My favorite crafting is taking something and repurpose it to something else. This is wonderful

    • @BeAgainBooks
      @BeAgainBooks  Před 7 měsíci

      Me too! Thank you so much! I’m glad you came by!