TUTORIAL: TRAVEL JOURNAL (SIMPLE BLUEPRINT; ALEX)

It's travel time and that means travel journal time. This one is created in a snap, and it's perfect for those keepsakes garnered during the fourney

Click TUTORIAL (above) to see, print and do.

RECYCLE: VINTAGE BOOK (RUFFLED; MAEGAN)

You'll be more than impressed when you see how a vintage book is turned into a beautiful album...or blank journal...or guest book. All sorts of ways this beauty can be put to good use. It's a fantastic gift, although giving it away may be difficult.

Click RECYCLE(above); read all of the tut before beginning,

TUTORIAL: BUTTON AND STRING MINI JOURNAL (THE CREATIVE PLACE; ASHLEY CONNELLY)

Think you'll like this journal...the string wrap is a huge help in keeping all the odds and ends that end up stuffed into a journal in place.

Click TUTORIAL (above) to see this neat creation.

TUTORIAL: WOVEN SCRAP JOURNAL (CRAFT STYLISH; DIANE GILLELAND)

Old stuff never looked so good! And...what a perfect gift for those who are hard to please and/or have everything. That means this is great, every which way but loose (I've never had any idea what that means).

Click RECYCLE (above) and start gathering the old stuff.

RECYCLE: VALENTINE GIFT (NAP TIME JOURNAL; BECCA)

Quick, clever and easy...just what you need for those last minute valentine gifts.

Click RECYCLE (above) to see and do.

TUTORIAL/VIDEO: RESIZING AND/OR PRINTING MULTIPLE DIGIS (PINK CAT STUDIO)

Between this outstanding tut and video, any questions you may have had for resizing and/or printing multiple images of digis will be answered. Outstanding!

Click TUTORIAL/VIDEO (above) to get the facts. One tip...print out the seven pages and stick them in your Journal. You'll be sooo glad you did.

TUTORIAL: MINI TRAVEL JOURNAL (ZEN CRAFTING)

Check out this innovative journal. Perfect for that next trip (either across the country or to the grocery store!). It's quick and easy, yet looks as though it took a lot of time and is complicated.

Click TUTORIAL (above) to start the journey.

TUTORIAL: CHUNKY BOOK (MEMORY MAKERS; KIM FRANTZ)

All the bases are covered in this tut...excellent pictures and a clearly written text. Binding is a snap (no stitching or machines needed!). Great for an album, stamp journal, or any other time a book format would be a good.

Click TUTORIAL (above) and begin the journey.

TUTORIAL: CREATE A JOURNAL

This tutorial is as good as it gets...clearly written text accompanied by step-by-step photos. When you decide the time has come for you to create a journal, this tutorial is the way to go.

http://curiouslycrafty.wordpress.com/tutorials/

SUPER SITE: RAMBLING ROSE; PATTY VAN DORRIN

Decisions, decisions. Couldn't decide if I should post the URL for the blog or the site. Finally decided to post the URL for the blog (http://ramblingrose.typepad.com/journal/). Main reason...the incredible descriptions of papers posted on May 1(07) should not be missed. Besides, the blog has a link to the Tuscan Rose web site, so one click gets you there. Be sure to visit Tuscan Rose; there's all sorts of goodies you'll want to see.

In case you wondered, Patty Van Dorin is Rambling Rose and the owner of Tuscan Rose.