Again, it should take just a few hours to complete the pages, depending on how fast you are. But first let me give you a big list of things you can put in them, as that is the funnest thing of all. Or if your old book is falling apart too badly, glue its pages into another book or journal and then paint on top of the text. They are all amazing artist and junk journal creators. Junk journal with me ep 30 journaling process video.
Composition notebooksjunk journal flip by zedlitz youtube. Create an art journal by painting over pages in an old book that is going to be trashed. I found a tutorial for making a junque journal on youtube and decided to make one of my own. I hope you are enjoying the techniques, tips, and tricks to create your oh so french travel junk journal. The expression junk science is used to describe scientific data, research, or analysis considered by the person using the phrase to be spurious or fraudulent. I would like to refer to your post here when i talk about junk journals and smash books on my blog, if you would allow. Not only can you find them everywhere, but theyre the quintessential blank slate for making a diy journal. You can customize everything from the cover to the index, or even add pockets to the covers.
This madeover composition notebook can be a daily journal, an exercise or food log, a gratitude journal, a study journal, a quote book, or anything you would like it to be. The paper project junk journals, handmade, paper crafting. I know you think that junk journals are just books, and youre right. I just used a regular school composition book and pimped it up. This course is a complete tutorial showing every step for creating a vintage style mrs.
Black and white marble, composition book, draw and write journal, unruled top. Steampunk junk journal shirley bell poetry art creativity. This is the marked up cover of an old rudolph kids book. Jul 28, 2017 with my artists hat on i am in the middle of creating a junk journal from thatsjustpenny, a digikit site which has some really well integrated themed kits. I want to make something special for a friend using photos id taken on bush walks wed been on together over the past year and was thinking i could age the book pages with t bags and adhere photos i want to use to the page and opposite id use the scrapbook paper to add a description of the photo. Cut 3 pieces of fabric, 4 18 x 21 sew fabric together along long edges. Before you can create your junk journal, you need to know the basic style you want, right.
Once youve got the basics of making a junk journal down, youre going to want to experimenting with different papers, styles and pages. I am not a natural mini book maker, but i thought that i would dip my toe in the water and make one to go with the a journalling course starting soon. Scrapbook journal art journal pages junk journal bullet journal embellishments coin envelopes art journal backgrounds journal themes doodle art journals journal. I totally stocked up on the wide ruled too, not that skinny college ruled kind. Its actually an altered book and it is perfect for this. Vintage wedding journal altered composition book vintage wedding guest book brides diary duration. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. My compostion notebookglue bookartmixed mediajunk journal. Youve done a great job bringing in coordinating items from other collections. While i wish i could make pretty junk journals like the wonderful ones i come across online and on youtube, this will do for now until i up my game. Jan 19, 2020 i found a bunch of these in my junk journal closet yes, i really have a closet full of junk journal supplies.
Book and this definetly inspired me to do more with it. You could even use the back cover as a page inside of your journal if you wanted to. Youll find lots of tips and techniques, free printables and more to so that you can create your own vintage junk journal. Learn how to make an altered composition notebook using a 99 cent store notebook to create in as an art journal, scrapbook, planner, or junk. I take them apart and rebind them, so i can use them to make my own journals. This is just a small part of what you can do with junk journals. Mar 10, 2017 i hope you can see that it is not difficult to make a junk journal. Turning an inexpensive composition book into a journal easy tutorial by ashley hackshaw. Aug 15, 2017 junk journals are all the rage and they are so fun to do.
A journal or notebook is a great way to record your new undertakings. Repurpose junk mail for junk journals lets add images. A gardeners diary altered book, junk journal, photo album, diary, gift, scrapbooking. I am going to be back to take notes from your lovely photos, julie. Watch tangie baxters youtube video for diy junk journal. I have watched a few of her videos and i found a jj series she started jan 2020 called altered composition notebook junk journal and i had. Jul 17, 2015 altered composition book transformed part 2 into a vintage junk journal flip through youtube. Use the clip to hold the papers together while you measure the. Junk journal bullet journal journal ideas altered composition books personalized journals personalized items journaling paper crafts make it yourself. Mar 28, 2016 as i was shopping at target, i came across this wonderful travel journal by mead. Click to see ideas about using envelopes, tickets, and more. First an unbleached linen thread because it doesnt bleed out into your work, youll need a candle, a binder clip and a stack of papers. How to make a junk journal out of random items wonderhowto.
I am so excited to try to make a smashbook junk journal from a composition notebook. Beautiful free printable journal covers with garden theme. Altered composition book transformed part 2 into a. Like junk journals, art, vlogs, and really cute cats. For this months design team project i decided to follow a tutorial and make a junk journal from a file folder. Make your own junk journal using your scrap materials and a few more items that you probably have. The second junk journal i made for myself was an altered book a whole different type of creature. It is filled with pockets, tags, clip banners, handmade buttons. This will give you an idea of what the journal should look like. How to make a travelers notebook junk journal the creative. Aug 18, 2017 the second junk journal i made for myself was an altered book a whole different type of creature. I have tons of old scrapbookinq stuff just sitting in a drwaeryou should definetly do oneits original and something you can be as ctazy with as youd like as opposed to a scrapbook, where everythins placed perfectly. How to make a junk journal using your scrapbooking supplies.
As a cute alternative to a label, kim and elizabeth added. The papers you need to fold down the middle and put in four evenly spaced holes down its spine so that it looks like a book. So ive put a few junk journal page ideas together for you. Stylish diy composition book cover fabulessly frugal. I dont rip out pages i do glue them and add papers and file folders throughout the. We have two weeks until our pages layout 3 tutorial goes live, so you have plenty of time to complete your junk journal page layouts. Junk journals help to organize and inspire gals guide.
They can be made from a range of supplies from scrapbooking pager, junk mail,magazine cut outs, old vintage ephemera, doilies, odd size paper and they include envelopes, tags, tuck spaces and pockets to hold more journaling paper, journaling cars and photos. How to make an altered composition book art journal. This will be great for drawing out quilt block ideas and writing down pattern notes. Create me a junk journal from a composition book swapbot. I use large binder rings to hold them together, so i can add lots of pages and continue adding to them over time. Nov 19, 2014 how to make a junk journal using ephemera, scrapbook paper, fabric, wallpaper samples, tags, old book pages, and tombow xtreme adhesive. How to embellish a composition book with a coloring page. Junk journals are all the rage and they are so fun to do.
I will figure out how to add more links to other amazing artists. My favorite ways to recycle junk mail and magazines is by making mixed media art projects such as junk journals, altered books, and collages. Here is a quick and easy basic junkart journal that you create using covers from a hard back book, a chipboard spine, some. We used the paisley, rose buds, and polka dots prints. The concept is often invoked in political and legal contexts where facts and scientific results have a great amount of weight in making a determination. What is a junk journal it is book made from a collection of scrap paper materials. Thats one thing debbie anne is famous for, her mix and match signature style. Junk journal usng a composition book love the wrinkled page look.
In this video maymay takes a normal ordinary composition journal and makes it extraordinary. These are the plain white sleeves you use when you make your own cds. The class is broken into several sections, each containing step by step sequential video demonstrations. Alternate with different types of papers, different sizes, and between papers that have pictures and papers that would be good for writing on. I am very excited to be on the design team, showing how the kits can be used. Of course, i picked it up and said to my husband journal fodder. Mixed media, junk journal, tags, atc, challenges everything for everyone.
But have you ever thought about creating your own art journal. The flower gathering junk journal kit is going to become a mothers day bundle at a reduced price for the occasion. I junk them up use as a art journal and diaryplanner agenda type of book. I picked up about a dozen of these composition books recently during a back to school clearance sale for like 50 cents. Ive been having so much fun working on this journal and its still a work in progress, but i wanted to share what ive done so far. Return from junk journals to making mini scrapbooks home. Its pretty easy to turn an inexpensive and boring plain jane composition book into a unique and personalized journal. Embark on the artistic journey of creating keepsake journals with me. If you want to embellish a composition book with wrapping paper, cutouts from a magazine, comic book or dictionary pages, or anything else that youre dreaming of, that will work, too. There are some amazing, perfectly imperfect junk journals. Create an art journal by painting over pages in a book. Carefully cut the front and back cover off at the seam. See more ideas about journal, smash book and junk journal. See more ideas about altered books, smash book and art journal inspiration.
Take a composition notebook and make a smashbook junk journal. And as a happy and very satisfied customer of one of your junk journals, i can highly recommend them. I will share several of my different journals on this page. Making a composition book art into a journal 14 tutorial via lilblueboo. Junk journals and mindful mixed media art public group facebook. Here is a sneak peek inside this journal created from an old book, we love how she used the book pages. Hardbound books what i prefer, softcover, ringed, travelers notebooks, spiral bound books, junk journals made from vintage books the list goes on and on. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. I want you to take the idea and use your interpretation of it. I have a soft spot for those alltoofamiliar black marble composition notebooks. I altered the size a little to accommodate the size i had printed out the digital kit. I used alcohol inks, stickers, acrylic paints, and washi tapes, then i added all of.
Hi friends, ive been so busy with christmas craft shows but i want to share. Smash book junk journal for limors september challenge vintage junk journal tags pockets embellishment kit sold thank you. Making a composition book art journal lil blue boo. Here is a place to share your junk journals, art journals or any other kind of journals you make. Todays video i talk about how to use an inexpensive composition notebook to journal art and in my case using true trash, magazine images, and more to make it happen. How to make an altered composition book art journal artjournalist. Covered composition books no bookbinding machine needed. Junk journal composition notebook flip through sold. First of all there is a group on facebook called junk journal junkies, awesome bunch of ladies and ideals. Shown above are both a front and back downloadable journal cover, however i think the back one works just as nicely as a front cover if you prefer. Mixed media blog project creating your own junk art journal art journaling is so popular right now.
Pdf altered composition book tutorial no shipping cost. Buy junk journal, keepsake book, flower travel book, baby shower gift, unique baby book, pregnancy journal, upcycled journal, writing journa. Fiona is a very active member on the junk journal junkies group and has shared some wonderful junk journals with us. You can create a junk journal from of course junk mail, left over papers, envelopes, magazines, paint chip books, well just about anything that was discarded, could be disposed of or obsolete items. I have been seeing lots of fabric journals lately as ive moved away from spiral binding my own handmade books. Check out the little project journal label in the corner. Its a lot cheaper than buying a scrapbook, and a lot more fun. I had trouble getting it uploaded at the time of recording but i decided to give it another go. I altered a composition book from the dollar tree store and transformed it into a vintage journal. Yesterday i was at the post office and i found a used lottery ticket. This is a little bit of a generic way to sum it all up of course, but i think it does explain it clearly for those who may have no idea what a junk journal might be. There are all sorts of journals that can be purchased. I hope some of you are interested in trying this with me. Making a composition book art journal handmade journals.
I used alcohol inks, stickers, acrylic paints, and washi tapes, then i added all of my goodies and keepsakes to. You will need 3 different fat quarters or fabric scraps, some matching thread for topstitching, and a standard sized marble notebook composition book about 9 34 x 7 12. Dec 18, 2016 altered composition book transformed part 2 into a vintage junk journal flip through youtube. Sweet junk journals made from vintage sewing patterns. Its a lot of fun cutting images from magazines and gluing them into this big journal. Altered composition book transformed into a vintage junk journal. To make it, i bought a book at goodwill this one was an anne geddes baby name book that had never been used that had the right size pages and high quality paper. A vintage book with binder spine makes a perfect junk journal. A book which is often made through found and recycled materials to be used as a way to collect and record memories, thoughts, ideas, and inspiration. Use bulldog paper clips to put pressure and create a seam in the book. The journal will want to spring back open at first, specially if you have a lot of pages, but eventually it will stay. Junk journals and mindful mixed media art has 11,247 members. This was my first ever junk journal and my first youtube video. I call these junk journals because you can fill them with all sorts.
Make your own junk journal a free online junk journal course with a french travel theme just for you. This is a series of 8 blog posts that will show you from start to finish how to make a junk journal. Apr 25, 20 after youve selected all you different papers you will use to make your junk journal, start making a stack. How to turn a composition notebook into a stylish diy journal. They are not finished, i will be adding more stuff to them, but here is how they look now. Lena walks you though the details on her blog bruksflicken. Upcycling old books into custom journals run to radiance. Dont forget, of course, that you dont have to use a coloring book page to embellish a composition book. Combine your journal with your scrapbook with this easy. Apr 25, 20 junk journal binding junk journals mail art mini albumn mini journals mixed media mixed media background nautical paper bag projects paper beads paper flowers paris phone log recycle recycled mini albumn series rolodex cards scrap room scraps sketch book smash summer fun daybook series swap tags tim holtz 12 tags of 20 traci bunkers 30 days. Altered composition book into a junk journal youtube. Videos are presented in segments by topic and total more than.
So here i am with some of the pages from my collage journal or glue book. To make a journal made of junk youre going to need a couple of things. I really like your style, with a clean, uncluttered look. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you. A girlfriend first introduced fiona to the fabulous crafthobby of scrapbooking around 2007. It serves the same purpose of displaying pictures as an album or traditional scrapbook, but it plays into a style of memorykeeping that intersects with the world of mixed media art, upcycling and collage. This is the second junk journal i have worked on using a standard size composition notebook. I used about 26 pieces of scrapbook paper cut to size and glued to pages in the book. Shop target for notebooks you will love at great low prices.
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