If you've ever had one of those genuinely exciting parcels arrive where you find yourself slowing down to look at each thing properly, this video will feel familiar. I'm unboxing a huge haul from Taperlogy — 33 products in total, spanning large transparent stickers, embossed paper packs, crystal rub-on stickers, wooden and acrylic bookmark kits, doily papers, junk journal packs, whimsical house cardstock stickers, butterfly embellishments, and a lot more. Whether you're a regular Taperlogy customer or you've never ordered from them before, this is a good look at the range and what the quality is actually like in person.
What we cover
This is a full unboxing and flip-through of 33 Taperlogy products, covering paper packs, stickers, ephemera, embellishments, and craft kits. Along the way I share honest impressions of each item — what I'd actually use it for, what surprised me, and where a few things could have been better. There's also a handful of quick practical ideas scattered through: closure ideas for paper bags, gift packaging thoughts, and a few sparks for future journal projects.
What you'll learn
What large transparent stickers look like on paper, and why I keep coming back to them — these dried flower and botanical designs are the kind of focal piece that lifts a whole page. Seeing them laid on white paper in the video gives a clearer sense of scale and translucency than product photos usually do.
The difference between the embossed Garden Etchings paper packs and the flat sheets that come with them — each pack includes three sheets with a genuine raised etching effect (it looks almost three-dimensional, and it is raised) alongside roughly 20 flat decorative sheets. The amber, sage, and violet colorways read quite differently in hand, and I share which one I'd reach for first.
How crystal rub-on stickers from Taperlogy are formulated — and why that matters in practice. These aren't general-purpose rub-ons. They're made specifically for wood and acrylic surfaces, which is worth knowing before you try pressing them onto paper. The upside is that the formulation makes them easier to apply with less effort than the cheap rub-ons that take forever and still don't transfer cleanly.
What's in the wooden bookmark kit and the acrylic bookmark kit, and how the rub-on stickers pair with both. The wooden kit includes tassels and pre-cut wood pieces that are genuinely good canvases for the rub-ons. The acrylic tags have a protective film to remove first — straightforward, but worth knowing.
Three clever packaging and closure ideas picked up from Taperlogy's own packaging:
- An eyelet punched through the top of a paper bag as a simple, pretty closure
- A small folded piece of lace stapled to a bag to dress it up — handy for craft fair presentation
- A brad pushed through a piece of paper folded over the top of a bag for a clean, finished look
How to think about collaging with a "focal piece last" approach — I touch on this in the context of the butterfly embellishments and some of the more special paper pieces. The idea is that you lay down your base collage elements first — book pages, tissue paper, patterned papers — and save your most elevated piece for last so it reads as the centrepiece rather than getting lost. It's a small shift in process that makes a real difference to the finished result.
What the junk journal packs contain and how to use them as gifts — each pack has 30–37 mixed pieces including transparent stickers and layered ephemera. I'd honestly repackage one of these with a small notebook and hand it to any crafty friend who's been curious about junk journaling but hasn't known where to start.
How the whimsical house cardstock stickers and door and window ephemera can anchor a themed journal project — I've been planning a house-themed journal for a while, and seeing these two packs together makes the idea feel very real. The house stickers range from sweet and whimsical to genuinely spooky, and the door and window frames work beautifully alongside them.
Tips & gotchas
The crystal rub-on stickers are specifically formulated for wood and acrylic, not paper or fabric — that's what Taperlogy says, and I'd go with it. The upside is that the formulation makes them much easier to transfer than the low-quality rub-ons that require endless rubbing and still come off patchy. If you've been put off rub-ons in the past because of bad experiences, good quality ones like these are a different experience entirely.
Store your butterfly embellishments (and anything similarly delicate) flat inside their original packaging. I found one bent piece in my haul — not ideal — and the best prevention is keeping them pressed flat rather than loose in a tin or drawer.
When you're collaging, hold back your most beautiful focal piece and place it last. I mention this in the context of the butterfly embellishments, but it applies to any special piece — a gorgeous doily, an embossed paper fragment, a transparent floral sticker. Build your ground layers first, then commit the special thing at the end when you can see exactly where it will have the most impact.
The packaging closure ideas in this video are genuinely worth stealing for craft fair prep. A piece of lace folded and stapled to a bag costs almost nothing and looks considered and intentional. The eyelet-and-hole method is similarly simple. If you sell journals or kits, these are the kinds of small finishing details that make your presentation feel cohesive without adding much time or cost.
For the junk journal packs and vintage paper packs — some pieces are thinner than they look on screen. These aren't cardstock weights; they're closer to good-quality printer paper. That's not a flaw, but it does mean they're better suited to layering and covering than to structural use like spine boards or stiff covers.
When you have something genuinely beautiful that you've been saving for the right project, the answer is usually not to keep waiting. The violet embossed pack and the butterfly embellishments have both been sitting in my stash for too long. Sometimes the best thing you can do is just start the project.
Both of those projects have been sitting as vague ideas for a while; this haul has made them feel concrete enough to actually begin.
