Themes, layouts and inspirations
There’s something about vintage Halloween that just feels different.
Before everything was neon plastic and glow sticks, Halloween was paper-wrapped candy, hand-drawn pumpkins, black cats on cream cardstock, and just the right amount of spooky.
This new Freebie Friday junk … Read More ...
Becki’s sweet family layout has wonderful Fall patterns with polka dots, leaves and plaids in warm colors. She matted and stacked her two photos to one side, adding a cluster of embellishments at the bottom corner. She laid down two … Read More ...
Melissa’s adorable cat layout has great texture on the background with white paste and a tiny floral stencil that she applies blue and tan paint overtop. This pattern works so well with all the flower embellishments and torn pattern papers … Read More ...
I love the rich woodgrain with the pear green color that Valeska used on her rustic layout! This is so charming with knitted pattern paper, vintage camera, clocks, cards and typewriter embellishments, frames and lots of soft florals. Everything is … Read More ...
I need to confess something.
For years, I believed that if I just had a bigger craft room, I’d be more organized.
You know the fantasy — custom shelving, labeled jars, everything perfectly sorted by colour, a big table in … Read More ...
There is apparently a point in junk journaling where you’re supposed to look at your page and think, “Yes, that’s enough.”
Maximalist junk journalers have collectively decided to ignore that point completely.
And I am rather enjoying it.
One of … Read More ...
Digital scrapbooking is having one of those lovely full-circle moments. What began years ago with downloaded clip art, chunky desktop software and carefully arranged photo grids has returned with a much fresher look-and this time, we can create the whole … Read More ...
Oh this one is FUN.
This week’s Freebie Friday – Junk Journal Images is for anyone who loves a little grit, a little nostalgia, and a whole lot of personality layered into their pages.
We’ve stepped away from florals and … Read More ...
I still remember the first time I opened a finished junk journal and just… flicked.
Not scrolled.
Not tapped.
Flicked.
The pages made that soft papery whisper. There were bits tucked into pockets. Old receipts. A scrap of lace. A … Read More ...
Let’s be honest — the house does not clean itself. I’ve checked. More than once.
Between laundry piles that mysteriously multiply, bins that always seem full, and the “quick tidy” that somehow takes 45 minutes… keeping track of household chores … Read More ...
Fussy cutting is the technique of carefully cutting out specific designs from patterned paper — like flowers, leaves, butterflies, frames, tags, or illustrations — instead of cutting the paper into basic squares or strips.
Instead of using the entire sheet, … Read More ...
Let’s talk about the part that makes people pause.
You’ve printed your junk journal pages. You’ve layered your ephemera. You’ve folded your signatures.
And then you think… now what?
Binding … Read More ...
There’s something about vintage red, white, and blue that feels nostalgic in the best possible way — faded parade bunting, old fireworks labels, paper tags tied with twine, and that slightly grungy Americana style that layers beautifully into a junk … Read More ...
There comes a point in life — usually somewhere between school drop-offs, aging parents, work deadlines, and wondering what’s for dinner again — where “self-care” stops being trendy and starts being necessary.
And no, I don’t mean booking a luxury … Read More ...
Gloria’s fun summer layout is simply bursting with color! She created the graphic background from wedges of colorful pattern papers that she stitched around the edges to design a vibrant circle on her pink base. Notice how most of the … Read More ...