I'm a lifelong crafter who discovered junk journaling in 2020. The idea of making something useful out of nothing has helped tie together so many parts of my personality - writing, papercrafting, sewing, fascination with vintage things, and seeing beauty in unexpected places.
That was an amazing junky journal tutorial and such cute birds at the end I feel the need to order glue sticks to go with my collection of miss matched papers although I will need an idea to do without sewing 🪡 🧵 🌹❤️💯
Good morning Anne! This is very timely for my crafty space. I have wanted to embrace the playing cards. However I wasn’t finding anything that wowed me. THIS however immediately drew me in. And I realized I was sad about the other techniques because you couldn’t “see” it was a playing card. My family always had “card games” at family gatherings which bring me very fond memories from my childhood. Thus the “face” was important for me to be inspired to use the cards!! Thank you thank you! Also, the other channels you shared were “new” to me, so I will go watch their take as well. Have an awesome week!
Twila, I'm so happy the timing was fortunate on this one - do have fun with your playing cards! I agree that I like to preserve their original identity - there are so many memories in playing cards for me, too (playing rummy every Sunday afternoon for years and years!) Thanks as always!
A good idea using old playing cards for frames, especially decorating them with colorful napkin bits. TFS, Anne. Now where did I stash my old cards? Best, Gladys Ward. 💕
I recently got a couple of circle punches and I’ve been taking large photo spreads from magazines and turning the whole thing into circles for other embellishments. I have a ton of circles. This will be a great technique to apply to my creations, thank you!
Anne youre the best. Have tons of playing cards you made this so easy, ill definitely give it a try. Always cheer up when i see one of your videos. Thanks for sharing your ideas and positive energy❤❤❤❤❤❤
oh my, I love these. I am going to use this idea for my Aug. PC swap with my daughter. Our theme is bugs !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! these are just great. We use the same size card as you're using. tfs all your creative ideas.
Oh my heavens, how DARLING would these be framing a sketch of a bug?! I'm so excited that you can use this idea with your daughter. Thanks for letting me know, Kathy, I'm really happy you found this useful!
Thanks, Judy! Yes, Shana's are mesmerizing. I get so much inspiration from her. Mine never turned out right until I started watching Shana! Now I'm rather happy with them. Thanks for watching, as always!
Great basic tutorial. I struggle with anything that uses Amazon packaging or filler paper as I don’t order from the Internet. Glad there are many work arounds. I also keep an analog address book, check register and calendar. At 69 years of age, my past address books are quite a trip down memory lane. Loved this version of Frankin paper. It was reminiscent of Megjournal’s Junk Journal January/July journals. Excellent video. Thank you.💜🐞
Thank you so much for these kind thoughts! Thanks also for the reminder that not everyone has Amazon envelopes - and yes, one easy work-around is just using brown paper from a grocery bag - essentially the same material when doubled up. I agree that past address books bring back memories - a real-life record of people's moves, marriages, deaths, etc. I still have my Mother's old address book and I love looking back at the pages in her dear handwriting. Glad the video was useful and thanks for watching!
Hi, Jennie! I used metal dies in my die cutting machine (totally not necessary for journal making, but I got it years ago for my card making practice and I do still use it a lot.) That particular oval is 2 5/8 inches by 1 5/8 inches. Thanks so much for watching - have fun with yours!
I still use a written address book, check book and a wall calendar. I am a relic at 54. My daughter says she sees difference in mothers because I was raised by my grandparents.
Thank you, Trudy! Yes, I never met a mailing envelope I didn't like. I was just making more journals covers with some today. Thank you so much for watching, and I hope you have fun making your own!
now... how about forthcoming videos on how to journal in that? I find the process of junk journaling much more challenging than the making... and as a result I 'make'... but don't journal. :). Sorry if you already said you plan to do that... and I missed it!
Hi, thanks for the comment! I actually addressed that "how to" issue earlier this year in this video - this may help: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-acCV4FG-Ce4.html I haven't repeated the videos in subsequent months because I pretty much follow the same process every month. Make a list, group the ideas together, then choose the tags and cards to write on. The first junk journal I ever did was a gratitude journal, and that's also a great way to start. I'm not religious, but I do reflect a lot on things I'm grateful for, and I wanted to record it. Same process - make a list, get an idea of what I want to write about each thing on that list, then just grab tags and pockets and start writing! I hope this is helpful. Thanks for asking!
@@annekenlon Can't ever have enough 'junk journal with me' videos. there are not that many out there. Especially using 'junk' or found papers and not digitals or printables.
@@quiltednestvintage6347 wow, thanks! I really will consider it! I don’t think of my actual process as being all that innovative but if it’d be helpful, I will add more to my list!
I'm with you, Donna Lee! Sometimes it does become necessary, but I like to avoid measuring whenever I can - which is why I love templates. Thanks for watching!
Oh, wow, that's amazing! Thanks so much for letting me know! They do make terrific, interesting backgrounds that you can then turn into almost anything. So glad you found it useful.
The salad is the perfect reference... because many people say do what you like... umm not sure what I like just yet... However, thank you for making this, it helps me tremendously as I'm just entering the junk journal world. Also love the set aside until you decide what you want to do with it... never would have thought of that.
Thank you so much for saying so - I really appreciate it! (I do love a good metaphor!) Thanks for watching, hope you find other things to inspire you, too!
¡Muchas gracias! Hay un poco de emoción al ver en qué pueden convertirse estas imágenes; eres inteligente al ver eso, ¡y estoy encantado de que las hayas visto!
Merci encore, chère Marilyne! C'était inhabituel pour moi, mais j'ai vraiment aimé réaliser ces "weathergrams" et je suis heureux que vous ayez apprécié l'histoire qui se cache derrière eux. Très appréciée!
I’ve done this with fabric, but never thought about doing it with paper. If I remember correctly, when I did this with fabric, they were called clamshells. Love your idea!❤️. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much for watching! It's amazing how many of our ideas from other crafting disciplines can transfer into journal making, isn't it? I appreciate your thoughts, thank you!
I’m always looking for a good idea for using up patterned papers! I have pads that I can’t make myself toss because they are (mostly) beautiful. But, in general, they will all coordinate, so there’s no guesswork! I feel a paper play day coming on! THANK YOU 😊
Thank you so much, Bev! I, too, have many pads of patterned paper that are sitting in a drawer longing to be put to use. The circle punch comes to our rescue! I appreciate your watching!
What a great review of doing a simple journal that could make a great gift without taking a lot of time. Forgot about doing Franken paper so thanks for the reminder. ❤❤❤
Thanks for explaining what a signature is. I’ve been doing junk journals for a few months now and haven’t found an explanation. Although I’ve watched hundreds of videos & I have an idea of what they are, it’s nice to have a definition.
Oh, I’m so happy that was useful, Stephanie, thanks so much for telling me! You may also be interested in the “basic terms” video that I listed in the description box. I’m so glad you joined me here!
Hi, I'm new to your channel and I love this idea, so pretty, I have heaps of Christmas scrapbook paper and I might make my cards this year with these circles. Thankyou for this great idea, cheers from Sydney Australia. xxxxx
Oh, Debbie, how happy I am that you’ve joined me here! Thank you! Your Christmas scraps would make fabulous cards - what about stacking them in a pyramid shape to form a tree? Whatever you make will be great. I hope you continue to find useful ideas here. Welcome, welcome!
Je suis tellement heureuse que tu me dises ça ! Étant également grand-mère d'un garçon bien-aimé, j'applaudis votre projet de rédiger un journal pour votre petit-fils ! Merci beaucoup d'avoir regardé !
This gave me lots of ideas for my journals and spurred me thinking about what else can I put in a journal to help save the planet! I have resisted Franken paper because I placed it in the “too fiddley” category. However, the way you approach it is right up my alley. And why have I never thought of using a template out of one of those adverts before??? Always such good ideas! OH and I have never considered just making toppers that will sometime in the future marry a journal?!? I mass make other things, why not toppers! Have a great weekend Anne!
Twila, I'm so happy you connected with some of these ideas! Yes, the discovery of the Franken-page technique has been sort of a game changer for me. The pages look so interesting, and allows us to use smaller sheets of paper that otherwise wouldn't have a place in a signature. I'm eager for you to try it. Thanks so much for watching!
