SUMMER FUN JUNK JOURNAL | with Jen

I love junk journals. I've done lots with old Little Golden Books and other things, they're so freeing. You can do whatever you want and whatever feels right in the moment. So for this week's project I decided to decided to push myself and do a different kind of junk journal with my scraps and leftover ephemera. 

I made my cover from some leftover Summer Fun Acetate. I cut it to 7" x 12" and scored it at 5 1/2" and 6 1/2". I punched holes on the top and bottom and added elastic cord. On the front I used stickers from the This and That sticker sheet. At the top I used my Tiny Attacher to add some pieces from the Odds and Ends and Bits and Pieces. I also added a traveler's notebook style closure with some more of the elastic cord. 

Inside are two signatures. For the base of each signature I used leftover papers (Let's Luau and Paradise Palms). Inside I used the Summer Card and Envelope pack to make the pages of each signature. The envelopes work great as pockets. Most of the envelopes I fold in half so half the envelope is on one side and half is on the other. 

As a small, but fun, decoration on some of the envelopes I used the new Flamazing Doodle Stamps, as well as Sea Life and Seaside Summer Doodle Stamps in places. I just thought it was a fun way to use those stamp sets. 

To finish things, I distressed and inked papers to create pockets and other elements. I used a couple of leftover Doodle Pops and and lots of extra Odds and Ends.

I have a video walkthrough and a short process video of how I put my base and signatures together below. 

Have a great day!

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DOODLEBUG PRODUCTS USED

8925 Summer Fun 6x8 Paper Pad
8921 Summer Fun Odds and Ends
8922 Summer Fun Chit Chat
8923 Summer Fun Bits and Pieces
8928 Summer Fun Heavy Weight Acetate
8941 Summer Fun 12x12 Collection Kit
8927 Summer Fun This and That Sticker Sheet
8926 Summer Fun Icon Stickers
8924 Summer Cards and Envelopes
8916 Flamazing Doodle Stamps
7761 Sea Life Doodle Stamps
7759 Seaside Summer Doodle Stamps
5891 Paradise Washi Tape
7743 Sea Friends Washi Tape
7999 Pastel Plaid Washi Tape
8900 Palm Beach Doodle Pop
8902 Donnie Dolphin
8906 Summer Fun Mini Icons
4805 Bubblegum Chunky Twine
4809 Limeade Chunky Twine
4812 Blue Jean Chunky Twine
8891 Summer Assortment Sprinkles
8893 Sweet Shells Shape Sprinkles

OTHER

Ink (Blue, Pink, Green)
Crop-o-Dile Punch
Foam Squares
Elastic Cord
Tiny Attacher
Small Shipping Tags

CANDY CARNIVAL - HALLOWEEN JUNK JOURNAL | with Shellye

What's better than a plain junk journal? 

A Halloween "Candy Carnival" one of course!

I started with a vintage hardbound book from my collection that measured 7"X10.75".  I removed the covers and cleaned up the edges with a guillotine trimmer.  Next I found the placement for the holes

and used a crop-a-dile to punch.  The cover was decorated with a few swatches of paper, die-cuts and enamels.

Next, I removed the pages from a standard composition notebook and trimmed them all down to be just a bit smaller than the covers.  The cover page was used as a template for the pages' holes.

To the inside I created five divider pages by cutting 12X12 papers down to 6" X 10.5".  

Above I used an envelope to add a fun, inter-active element!

On a few of the notebook pages, I embellished with a strip of various washi tapes.  As the journal is filled with entries and photos, more washi can be added.

A couple of the 4X6 journal cards were added to the dividers as flip-up pages.  Just score one edge, add tape and it makes a cute peek-a-boo place for a photo!

And we can't forget about those adorable 6X6 paper pad papers!  The also make nice mini-dividers; I placed a few of these throughout the album to break-up the continuous notebook pages.

At the tops of the five divider pages I made 1.5"X1" tabs and then corner-rounded the top edges before attaching.  Each of the tabs were embellished with various clips.

Okay above is my favorite page!  Here I've taken a 6X6 paper and tri-folded it to make a long pocket.  After adhering the seam and bottom, the top was punched into half-of-a-circle.  I decided to mount the pocket onto a larger swatch of paper and then attach to the notebook with paper tabs.

The great thing about junk journals is that you can make them as big and chunky as you'd like!  Keep on adding to with more stickers, die-cuts and cuteness as you progress in completing the pages.

Thank you for joining me today!

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Doodlebug Design Supplies:

Candy Carnival Collection

Midnight Party Washi Tape

Candy Corn Stripe Washi Tape

Spooky Sprinkles Washi Tape

Creepy Crawlies Washi Tape

Black Cats Washi Tape

Funhouse Washi Tape

Party Lights Doodle Pops

Forest Friends Doodle Pops

Candy Carnival Doodle Pops

Silly Spiders Doodle Pops

Stars & Moons Cute Clips

Halloween Mini Clothes Pins

Cards & Envelopes Pumpkin Party

Halloween Assortment Doodle Twine

Tiny Treats Shape Sprinkles

Boos & Brews Labels & Tags

Bubblegum Chunky Brads

Halloween Mini Paper Clips

Halloween Pals Jelly Clips