Christmas Movie Journal

Making a Christmas Movie Journal for KDP

I have been wanting to create and sell journals and other low content books for awhile. So, when my husband was complaining about remembering which Hallmark movies he has watched I came up with this idea. Yes, you read that right, my husband is an avid Christmas Hallmark movie viewer. In fact, last year for Christmas I got him all Hallmark movie gifts: mug, blanket, and sweatshirt. Until early January he will only watch Christmas movies. They don't ALL have to be on Hallmark but they do have to be Christmas. And, now he can document them in this journal and stop asking me if he has seen it (fun fact: I don't watch all of them, a lot of them, but not all of them). 

For the inside of the journal I created different sections for each page:

Title

Year released

Date watched

On what network or streaming service

Your rating on a 5 star scale

Your recommendation

Main characters

A recap

Your thoughts

Best and worst parts

 The cover was created with Canva including the artwork with Canva's AI Magic Media tool. Note: You do have to reveal if you use any AI items for your KDP works. In this case, it is the holiday fireplace done in watercolor style. I wanted something pretty with a warm and cozy feeling just like you get watching a feel good movie. What do you think? Have you made your own journals? I made this for personal use and just decided to see if anyone else would like it too. 

***Links included above might result in a commission for me but does not have any cost to you. If you purchase a journal, I will definitely get a small commission since it is my design/journal for sale. 

Easy to Use Design App - Repper

If you haven't heard about Repper, you are missing out especially if you want to make fabulous pattern designs for almost anything: digital paper, POD (print-on-demand), fabric, or coloring books. 

The basics of Repper: 

• Use an image (upload or find one in Repper's link to Unsplash)
• Choose from a variety of tilings
• Move around a geometric selector
• Watch the magic happen
• Save designs you love
• Export any design you want to use

Watch these videos to learn more about the app. The first one walks you through how to use it and the second one shows fabrics I had printed through Spoonflower with my designs I made with Repper. 

Using Repper

Fabric Designed using Repper

Note: Repper is a membership tool that you can purchase monthly or yearly with a short free trial period. If you sign up with the link I do earn a commission that helps me buy fabric, keep my own membership,  and write tutorials. 

Starting up crafting again

My child is all grown up and about to graduate college. I now have a Masters degree and I've moved a few times finally landing in a house after many offers and heartbreaks for not getting my dream one. Sometimes you just have to settle so you can start living.

Several of the blogs that I used to write for are now defunct and I will have to sadly remove them from this blog. I have started another blog, too, but it is not ready and is not totally free to run like this one. 

The country and the world seems in disarray but the one thing I can count on is using creativity to weather all the storms (at least that is what I keep telling myself). Plus, I really want to create my own way to more income so that once I get to retirement in about 10-15 years I have something that is all mine. 

I started a YouTube channel: Delyn Creates where I will be using my technology skills and my passion of crafty things to make tutorials. 

One thing I have been doing for a long time is designing fabric and selling at Spoonflower as well as selling smaller pieces through my Etsy shop: Creating with Thread. Some of my designs use a great online web design tool called Repper which is a totally addictive site and one of my main subjects on my YouTube Channel. I also decided to become an Amazon Affiliate because I am always telling people about products I use so I might as well get a little income along the way. Plus, if you want me to try something out and do a critique on here, let me know. I'm game!

So, thanks for stopping by and I hope to be posting more thoughts and sharing links with you about things you might like.  My plan is to keep this blog more of a personal journey while the new one will be more tutorial based.

If you want to check out my first video on YouTube here it is: