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    Home » Crafts

    Travel Scrapbooking Ideas & Free Printable Travel Quotes

    Updated: Jun 13, 2018 by Melissa Mortenson · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · 12 Comments

    Today I’m sharing few free printable travel themed cards with you to use in a Travelers Journal. This post is sponsored by American Crafts. If you like it you might also like this article on Simple Disney Scrapbooking Ideas. 

    Free travel themed printables perfect to use with a foil applicator machine... lots of great travel scrapbooking ideas too.

     

    Last summer my daughter lived in London as a part of a study abroad program through the University she attends.  When I found out she was accepted to go I immediately decided that I had to go and pick her up when she was finished.. I mean you can’t expect the poor girl make it home all by herself can you? *wink*.

    Travelers Journal Ideas:

     

    Free travel themed printables perfect to use with a foil applicator machine... lots of great travel scrapbooking ideas too.

    We had a great visit with her and even made a stop in the Netherlands on the way home.  I’ve finally gotten around to starting to document our visit.  Last week I printed out the photos from our trip (print out your photos people! don’t make them “live” on your computer alone) and began gathering supplies for the project.

    DIY Butterfly Artwork made with Heidi Swapp butterflies and foil machine.

    I’ve been playing around a lot with my Heidi Swapp Minc machine this summer and thought that I would create a few elements for my London album using it.

    Free travel themed printables perfect to use with a foil applicator machine... lots of great travel scrapbooking ideas too.

    I’ve always loved this saying and decided to use it as a “thread” to connect all of the elements in the book together.

    Let me show you a bit about how I used the foil machine in the album.

    Free travel themed printables perfect to use with a foil applicator machine... lots of great travel scrapbooking ideas too.

    How to Make Clear Photo Overlays:

    I wanted to add the foil directly to my photos but soon realized that would not work. The heat of the foil machine melts the photo emulsion (ooops). Instead, I used some transparency film to create a few custom photo overlays for various parts of the album.

    Free travel themed printables perfect to use with a foil applicator machine... lots of great travel scrapbooking ideas too.

    Using my laser printer I simply printed out the title that I wanted (I used the box tool to get an idea of what size I wanted the text to be, it’s the same size as the photo).

    Free travel themed printables perfect to use with a foil applicator machine... lots of great travel scrapbooking ideas too.

    I then ran the transparency through the Minc. machine….I used the red foil, inspired by the city of London.

    If you do this make sure that you buy transparency film for a laser printer not an inkjet.

    Free travel themed printables perfect to use with a foil applicator machine... lots of great travel scrapbooking ideas too.

    Voila! Custom foiled photo overlay.

    Free travel themed printables perfect to use with a foil applicator machine... lots of great travel scrapbooking ideas too.

     

    Free Travel Themed Printables for Travelers Journals:

    I also used the machine to add foil to a set of 3×4 cards that would slip into the page protectors on my scrapbook album.

    Free travel themed printables perfect to use with a foil applicator machine... lots of great travel scrapbooking ideas too.

    The last thing I did was use the printable on a map that I had saved from our trip to London. My scrapbook album is 6×8 and the map was a bit flimsy. To print on the map I first printed the quote on plain paper.

    I then cut my map to 6×8 and glued it to the plain paper right over the top the printed section.

    More Travelers Journal Ideas:

    Free travel themed printables perfect to use with a foil applicator machine... lots of great travel scrapbooking ideas too.

    Free travel themed printables perfect to use with a foil applicator machine... lots of great travel scrapbooking ideas too.

    I then ran it through my printer a second time. Tip, if a bit of your text doesn’t print well (as in the P above) use a tiny bit of glue over the top of the part that was missed, it will help the foil stick.

    Next, I just applied the foil.. if you need a refresher on how to use the MINC foil machine you can click on this post.

    Free travel themed printables perfect to use with a foil applicator machine... lots of great travel scrapbooking ideas too.

    I then cut out the map and used it for the title page in my album.

    Free travel themed printables perfect to use with a foil applicator machine... lots of great travel scrapbooking ideas too.

    I’ve designed the printable in 2 different sizes 8×10 and 6×8.

    To get the Printable Downloads:

    You can download it on the templates page. If you don’t want to use the saying in a scrapbook, you can print it out on a map and it makes a fun sign to display in your home. (ignore the fact that I printed the above saying upside down on the map… just noticed that one… oops)

    I’ve also designed a set of 3×4 cards, you can also find them on the templates page.

    DIY Gold Foil Artwork Tutorial (and free printable) on polkadotchair.com

    If you’d like to pick up a Minc. foil machine for yourself right now Amazon is running a pretty great deal!!  Click here to check it out!

    Free travel themed printables perfect to use with a foil applicator machine... lots of great travel scrapbooking ideas too.

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    Melissa Mortenson

    Melissa Mortenson is a blogger, designer, and content creator. She is the Polka Dot Chair blog founder and has been sharing fresh and creative ideas with readers since 2008. She is the author of “Project Teen, Handmade Gifts your Teen will Actually Love.” Her work and designs have been featured on HuffPost, TODAY, Pioneer Woman, HGTV, BuzzFeed, Better Homes & Gardens, and many other established publications. Her first fabric line, “Derby Style,” debuted in January 2015 through Riley Blake Designs.  Additional fabric collections have followed it in subsequent years. A mom of 3, she considers herself lucky to be living in Kentucky.

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    Comments

    1. MARGIE says

      September 01, 2015 at 9:36 am

      ok…so i love the quotes you have above of your London trip….Am I blind? i cannot see where to download the printable quote….HELP!!!!

      Reply
      • Melissa Mortenson says

        September 01, 2015 at 4:50 pm

        No you’re not crazy… sorry that page always has a hard time updating.. let me fix it.

        Reply
    2. suzie says

      September 01, 2015 at 1:49 pm

      Me too cant find yhem

      Reply
      • Melissa Mortenson says

        September 01, 2015 at 4:57 pm

        The page should be updated now. Let me know if you have any trouble! Thanks!!

        Reply
    3. Helen says

      September 05, 2015 at 10:17 pm

      Just return to Australia after collecting my 25 year old daughter who has been living in London for last 2 years. Love London and your blog. Will have to get on to printing the photo.

      Reply
      • Melissa Mortenson says

        September 09, 2015 at 2:05 pm

        So glad you like the printables! London is dreamy isn’t it?

        Reply
    4. Antonia Ritchie says

      September 09, 2015 at 11:15 pm

      Thank you for sharing your hard work. I really appreciate the travel items.

      Reply
    5. Joddie Pamer says

      September 10, 2015 at 11:42 am

      I have tried for 2 hours this morning to get these printables. No luck at all

      Reply
      • Joddie Pamer says

        September 10, 2015 at 12:06 pm

        Scratch that! I got them finally!

        Reply
        • Melissa Mortenson says

          September 10, 2015 at 1:17 pm

          Glad to hear it

          Reply
    6. LAURA says

      April 12, 2016 at 5:56 pm

      Sorry to bother but I can’t downloaded, Can you explain me how to do it? Thank you

      Reply
      • Melissa Mortenson says

        April 13, 2016 at 1:31 pm

        How far are you able to get? What part is tripping you up?

        Reply

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