Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago
It's only August, but your future self will thank you for starting this now. 🎄
The @ardencreativestudio Christmas Cheer Bookmakers and Journalmakers do the heavy lifting for you — turning your favorite holiday memories into a keepsake junk journal that's actually finished before December (not still "in progress" next July).
Simple as that! 🎄
SHOP the products used to make this book here:
Christmas Cheer Bookmakers
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Christmas Cheer Filmstrip PET
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Christmas Cheer Journalmakers
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Christmas Cheer Rubons
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Christmas Cheer Lasercuts
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Christmas Cheer 6x8 Paper
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FROM AMAZON:
Wax Binding Thread
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Bookmaking Awl
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Ribbon
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Some of the links in this post are affiliate links for which I get a small commission if you choose to purchase [at no cost to you] thank you!
It's only August, but your future self will thank you for starting this now. 🎄
The @ardencreativestudio Christmas Cheer Bookmakers and Journalmakers do the heavy lifting for you — turning your favorite holiday memories into a keepsake junk journal that's actually finished before December (not still "in progress" next July).
Simple as that! 🎄
SHOP the products used to make this book here:
Christmas Cheer Bookmakers
tidd.ly/4grTjot
Christmas Cheer Filmstrip PET
tidd.ly/3Rgufqd
Christmas Cheer Journalmakers
tidd.ly/4g97HRP
Christmas Cheer Rubons
tidd.ly/4zuiAVR
Christmas Cheer Lasercuts
tidd.ly/4wDY7vy
Christmas Cheer 6x8 Paper
tidd.ly/4qpAWTQ
FROM AMAZON:
Wax Binding Thread
amzn.to/3UsnhPX
Bookmaking Awl
amzn.to/4g4fwbu
Ribbon
amzn.to/4giyag1
Some of the links in this post are affiliate links for which I get a small commission if you choose to purchase [at no cost to you] thank you!
![Mixed media cardmaking painting stencils and layering ephemera #arttutorial #cardmaking #mixedmedia
Painting stencils is my vibe!
Love love love the effect of using the @lindysgang Field Notes Magicals on this Lots of Leaves Stencil from @ardencreativestudio ! It’s my favorite way to use stencils for sure.
For this card I layered on torn bits from the Field Notes Ephemera Rolls from @ardencreativestudio followed up with some stamping and white acrylic paint to create a multi-layered textured background for this card!!
Simple as that!
LEAVES
SHOP the products used in this mixed media card:
Lots of Leaves Stencil
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Field Notes Laser Cuts
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Hidden Creek Lasers
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Field Notes Ephemera Rolls
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Letter Box Postmarks Stamps
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White acrylic paint
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Lindy’s Field Notes Magicals
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Bear Precision Glue
https://tidd.ly/4aKKjWI
Cardstock for card base + sentiment
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Cardstock for sentiment base and mounting
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Miss You Die Set
https://tidd.ly/4rWMJZ9
😊
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![Ink it up and layer it on for an art journal page #mixedmediajournal #artjournal #mixedmedia
Ink up and layer on!
This page came together fast — stamps and stencil butter for that textured vibe, then the @ardencreativestudio Field Notes Rubons as the perfect focal point. Finished with a sentiment and done!
Simple, fun, and full of life.
Simple as that!
SHOP Products used in this reel:
Field Notes Rubons
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Field Notes Laser Cuts
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Makers Marks Stamp Set
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Tea Dye Oxide
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Evergreen Bough Oxide
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Bundled Sage Oxide
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TCW Stencil Butter Coastal Set
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Bear Precision Glue
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Fine Ferns Stamp Set
https://tidd.ly/4dRbj8S
Studio Light’s Leaves Mask
[not currently available online]
☺️
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![Get creative with this mixed media card design #cardcreations #cardmaking #mixedmediatutorial #craft
Lasers + Lindy’s Magicals!
Making this little square card was lots of fun with my Field Notes magicals from @lindysgang and the Field Notes Laser Cuts from @ardencreativestudio
Simple as that!
SHOP the products used in this mixed media card:
Quatrefoil Stencil
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Field Notes Laser Cuts
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Field Notes Page Makers Ephemera
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Lindy’s Field Notes Magicals
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Arden A4 Pitch Black Cardstock for mounting
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Cardstock for card base
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😊
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![Never too early to start making Christmas cards! #mixedmediacards #creativecards #christmascards
Christmas is less than 4 months away…
and I’m already heating things up 🔥
This mixed media card looks bold and festive, but it was honestly so simple to make.
Just some paste, a stencil, Magicals, and an ephemera cluster — that’s it!
Want to create your own Christmas Cheer vibes?
SHOP the products used in this reel:
Christmas Cheer Sentiment Block Stencil
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Christmas Cheer Foliage Lasers
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Christmas Cheer Essentials Lasers
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Christmas Cheer Solids
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Lindy’s Gang Christmas Cheer Magicals
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Texture paste
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Ceramic palette by @grownbythorns
Have fun creating!
☺️
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![Creative journaling habit with color swatching
Creative Habit? It’s a good thing
Swatching my journals. Enjoying every minute.
Spending time being creative is one of the best things you can do for yourself. It’s relaxing and helps clear your mind bringing joy to your heart. And starting with stamping and rubons is a great way to start. It’s simple and anyone can do it!
I have so many different paints and paint palettes, this really could be never ending.
For this page I started with the Letter Box Post stamps from @ardencreativestudio and followed up with my @lindysgang Laurel Garden Magicals for the perfect artsy foundation.
I added some of the Hidden Creek Rubons from @ardencreativestudio and then the swatching began with my watercolor palette
Inked a bounding box with a kuretake pen and called it done, Simple as that!
SHOP items used in this journal page:
Hidden Creek Rubons
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Traveler Notebook Watercolor Journal
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Letter Box Postmark Stamps
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Kuretake Brush Pen
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Shadow Grey Archival Ink Pad
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Watercolor Palette
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Silver Paint Brush #10
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Unfortunately the burnisher I use is no longer available
But this one from Altenew is very similar
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☺️
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![Mixed media art journal step-by-step #mixedmediajournal #artjournal #creativejournal
Are you making with Ephemera Rolls?
Love what they bring to my journal!
I started with @lindysgang Garden Chronicles Magicals and the Letter Box Collage Stencil from @ardencreativestudio to create a textural foundation
Painted the Makers marks stamps from @ardencreativestudio and then used Picked raspberry oxide with the filmstrip stamp that’s in the Makers Marks Set to mix up the texture
The pencil line stamps from the Field Notes Stems Stamp Set from @ardencreativestudio help vary the weight and visual interest before adding a bit of the Field Notes Ephemera Roll, some gesso and layering with Field Notes Laser Cuts. Adding splatters with a watercolor crayon.
Simple as that!
SHOP items used in this journal page:
Makers Marks Stamps
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Field Notes Ephemera Rolls
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Field Notes Stems Sketches
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Field Notes Laser Cuts
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Picked Raspberry Oxides
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Letter Box Collage Stencil
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Bear Precision Glue
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Garden Chronicles Magicals
From scrapbook.com
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Or direct from Lindy’s
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From Amazon:
Watercolor Journal
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#10 Silver Brush
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Caran d’ache watercolor crayons
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😊
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![Step by step mixed media cardmaking tutorial #cardcreations #cardmaking
How many layers does it take to make this card?!!
Starting with inks and moved to a layer of stamps followed by a texture layer and topped off with a layer of layer cuts! Put all that on top of a layer of colored cardstock all from @ardencreativestudio and @tcwstencils and you’ve got FIVE layers of mixed media goodness to give away in this card!
Simple as that!
SHOP the products used in this mixed media card:
Letter Box Postmarks Stamps
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White acrylic paint
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Faded Jeans Oxide
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Oxide Peeled Paint
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Dune Stencil Butter
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Flourish Stencil
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Field Notes Laser Cuts
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Field Notes Page Makers Ephemera
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Field Notes Meadow Stamps
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Arden a4 Misty Blue Cardstock for mounting
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Cardstock for card base
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😊
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![Creative art journaling with mixed media #mixedmediajournal #artjournal #bujo
Creating a magical rainbow!
My Garden Chronicles Collection is headed to the stores and I’m so excited!
Stamps, PET tapes and stickers, ephemera and papers to continue to inspire amazing creativity!
Be sure to reach out to your retailer and make sure they have it on order!
Simple as that!
SHOP this art journal page products here:
Lindy’s Magicals
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Or direct from Lindy’s
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Arden 4x6 heavyweight journal
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My Flowers Stamp Set
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Garden Chronicles Sticker Book
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Garden Chronicles Laser Cuts
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Sentiment Clusters Stamp Set [for splatters]
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The ceramic palette I use
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😊
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![Creative journaling for bullet journals and art journals with rubons, stamps and paint
Creative Journaling with embellishing while leaving space to add personal journaling and record keeping!
Love being able to get creative in my journals. This is a watercolor journal that I started with a palette of watercolors and some stamping with archival ink, paint and rubons from my Field Notes Collection designed for @ardencreativestudio
Simple as that!
SHOP the products used in this reel:
Field Notes Rubons
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Makers Marks Stamps
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Ledger Wings Stamps
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Field Notes Meadow Stamps
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White Acrylic Paint
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Traveler Notebook Watercolor Journal
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Silver Paint Brush
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Ball Burnisher/stylus [to apply rubons]
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Mission Watercolors
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StazOn Inks
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Ceramic Watercolor Palette
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😊
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