Inside flip-flop junk journal displaying pockets and tags.
One of the spreads in a junk journal I’ve made for a friend’s Christmas gift. I can’t stop making these now and have run out of people to make them for. My daughter suggested I begin selling them but I wouldn’t have a clue how to start. Plus I doubt there’s a market for them in the UK.
I recently sent our almost-here new granddaughter’s journal to her parents in Australia, along with a pretty crocheted cot blanket. Oh, and I also made another journal for her big brother so he wouldn’t feel left out. It’s full of pirates and creepy-crawlies… just the thing for a nine-year-old. I hope he enjoys ferreting out all the little hidden things.
Meanwhile, I’m working on another whimsical journal for me, I suppose. It’s got lots of Alice in Wonderland/Through the Looking Glass elements in it, but it’s not just Alice.
Inside the blue journal cover.
The overall theme of this one is ‘blue’. Although it’s not just blue. The Stamperia Alice Through the Looking Glass papers can be purchased at Amazon (affiliate link).
Alice spread in the blue journal.
Did I mention that making these is my latest addiction? I go to sleep thinking about what I can make the next day. I watch YouTube creators and eagerly copy and adapt their techniques. I consume videos about the best glues, for goodness sake. And I’m spending an awful lot of money on Etsy. The availability of printables and journal kits is simply too tempting. I even bought a new fancy-dancy printer.
One of the things I like doing is creating my own background papers. I start by collaging my paper scraps, and boy, do I have a lot of scraps. Let me share a photo of where I am working right now…
I know, what a complete mess…
I always clean it up at the end of the day, honestly. All the scraps go into a tin ready for my next session. I have to write here too and when doing that, it has to be tidy.
I’ve been reminded that I’m not the only member of the family spending time making useless things. My partner just brought this:
The Chestnut Man, made by my partner.
He loves the series, ‘The Chestnut Man’, that’s the only explanation I have.
Before I was interrupted by whatever that is, I was talking about the background papers I make with scraps. I collage them to a piece of cardstock, scan them for future use, and print it as often as I wish. Here’s one I made yesterday.
Background, ready for whatever I want to do with it.
This one has some collaged moths and also some stamped images as well. Journal makers and scrapbookers call this a ‘masterboard’. I wish they’d come up with some other name. Anyway, it can be used for tags, covering envelopes, journal covers or whatever.
Going to stop waffling now.