Creative Journal Ideas Using a Thermal Printer
HAY, how art you? Did you know that a portable thermal printer is not only great for labelling and organising household items, but also a nifty helper for creative journaling? Using a variety of thermal papers, you can create cool and customised stickers that are tailored fit for your journal. Check out the following three creative journal ideas using a thermal printer to get some journaling inspo!
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Creative Journal Ideas Video
Watch the following video to journal with me!
Supplies I Used
- Phomemo T02 Inkless Mini Printer
- Orange/Green/Purple Sticker Thermal Paper Rolls
- White Sticker Thermal Paper Rolls
- Transparent Sticker Thermal Paper Rolls
- MD B6 slim notebook (blank)
- MD B6 slim clear cover
- Vintage date wooden stamp
- Versamagic midnight black stamp pad
- Yellow floral stickers & character sticker set
- Museum art stickers
- Gold glitter stars
- Glue pen
- Sakura pigma micron pen 05
- Woodgrain print scrapbooking papers – Daiso
- Circular scrapbooking papers, wooden stamps – Taobao
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Creative Journal Ideas #1:Â Magazine Style Letter Cutouts
The simplest way to use a thermal printer is to print letters to form a word or quote. The accompanying app that comes with your thermal printer should contain a variety of font styles to suit your aesthetic vibe.Â
For this journal spread, I printed out the Latin words “ad meliora” letter by letter, which translate to “towards better things”. I then cut the letters in an irregular manner to create a magazine-like page on the left. To complete the spread, I used stickers and recycled kraft papers to decorate. The definition of the phrase was also printed on orange thermal paper and then torn to create a scrapbook journal feel.Â
Bonus tip: Print white letters on a black background for that vintage ransom note look!
Scrapbook Journal Ideas #2: Poem on Transparent Paper
I came across transparent thermal papers for my thermal printer and was so excited to make some transparent stickers! The first idea that came to my mind was to print a poem and then layer it on scrapbooking papers. This MHN poem featured was found on Pinterest, and to match its theme, I tore and pasted woodgrain papers to emulate a mountainy landscape.Â
I kept the page on the left simple by pasting the same woodgrain papers below and stamping on tiny flying birds on top. As a finishing touch, I pasted gold glitter stars around the birds.Â
Scrapbook Journal Ideas #3: Art Gallery
I created a plant gallery spread previously so this time, I made an art gallery spread instead. First, I downloaded images of vintage frames from rawpixel and saved them to my phone. Then, I imported them into the printing app and printed them on transparent thermal printer. The rest is self-explanatory; I cut the artwork stickers to fit each frame and then layout them around the spread.Â
Bonus tip: Create a memory gallery featuring your favourite photos to make a personalised spread!
More Journal Ideas
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