Simply Hybrid: Journaling Cards

August 8, 2014June 27, 2025

Hi, everyone! Sarah here with another installment of Simply Hybrid. This month I’m going to show you a few different steps I added to a journaling card for one of my Snap! Album pages.

This page is about getting stuff done and the little window of optimism I have every morning. Real Life in Pockets: Domesticated by Just Jaimee and Mommyish was the perfect kit for capturing this part of my every day.

For this first card I just used the card as is and added my journaling on the computer. I find that when I have a lot to say I can fit more in by using a font. I love that I have this Heather Joyce font of my handwriting.

Next I just added a couple of arrows, the red stamped one I added digitally, the yellow one I printed, cut out and added to the card after it was printed.

For this one I added a couple of banners to the top right corner. The orange one I used as is, but the striped one I clipped a paper to one of the other banners before printing out to give it a more colorful look.

For my final card, I printed out another journal card and cut out the coffee cup. I attached it with some foam dots and also added foam dots to the yellow arrow. To finish off the project I secured my banners with my Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher.

I love to use journaling cards as is (for the other two cards on my page there was no modification), but sometimes it’s fun to add a little bit here and there to create your own personal spin on it.

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I’m a creative who pulls inspiration from all corners of life—both the joyful highs and the real-life moments that punch you in the gut. Honestly, I don’t think I can pin down a single scrapbooking style for myself, so let’s just go with eclectic. My layouts really depend on my mindset. If I’m in a deep, cerebral mood, you’ll likely see something chaotic and messy. If I’m more relaxed, it tends to come out clean, simple, and structured.

My brain is usually running on several channels at once, so it’s completely normal for me to be working on a digital layout, dabbling in a hybrid project, and getting messy with art journaling or mixed media—all at the same time.

Here are a few of my go-to tools: Digital: Adobe Photoshop CC + my MacBook; Photos: Canon Rebel or iPhone; Hybrid: Cricut Joy + sewing machine; Art Journaling: watercolors, stencils, and artsticks

And when it comes to embellishments—digital or physical—I’m always reaching for messy threads, ribbons, and Polaroids. Always the Polaroids.