Personalizing a gift for a friend who loves to travel - and some tips to create something like this yourself.
I wanted to give my friend a journal to document and dream about her many travel adventures, so I personalized a journal with a plain black faux leather cover by adding an image in metallic iron-on. The image is free in Design Space with a Cricut subscription. The image dimensions were modified to look better for the front of a 6" by 8" journal. If you want to learn how to make something like this yourself, I have included some tips below. Because the cover of the journal is slightly textured faux leather, I used iron-on material, also known as heat transfer vinyl, to make sure the design adheres better and does not peel off easily. TIP: When using iron-on for a project, the image needs to be mirrored before it is cut. If you chose iron-on as the material to cut, Design Space makes sure that you have used the mirror function (but as an old school crafter, it always makes me feel better to double check myself that mirror function is on). To make sure that the iron-on sticks c...
