Thank Full Journal - Junk Journal Style

I've been bitten by the junk journal bug!

I have made journals in the past and learned how

to make hand sewn signatures and such, but 

I guess, it was last spring I got interested in 

junk journals.  In June I made my first one and 
I'm now loving making them.
I made this one for a friend after seeing a 

video by Nik The Booksmith
where she made a "thought-full" book.

I combined her idea with a junk journal and 

now have made a few "thought full journals"

This is the outside of the journal.  I made the whole thing

from scratch, cover and all.  I used some canvas that I 

had sprayed with ink sprays to cover the cover.

I braided embroidery floss and wrapped it around buttons

attached to the front for a closure.

I can't show you all the pages I made, this would be a 

way too long post with all the pictures, so I picked a few

and will show you them.

This is the inside cover, I used paper that I created by

dipping string into paints, swirling them onto the page,

covering it and then pulling it out the bottom of the page.

Here is one of my blog posts about this technique.

My friend is a bit fan of Janet Evanovich, so I used the

dust cover from one of her books to create this page,

with a belly band.

I used some printed and embossed velum that has been in my 

stash for a long time for the page on the left.  I bought

it because I loved it, but then never found a use for it, until

now.  The page on the right has a large tuck area that is

made with some eco-printed paper from my stash.

I made a tag to go into the tuck too.

Using book pages and music is great for journals.

I used some lyrics for the page and sheet music for the

pockets.  The front is a piece of eco-printed paper.
Here is a video explaining how to make these

pockets.

I used some of my alcohol inked background papers for the

page on the left and created a diagonal belly band with 

a coordinating piece.
The page on the right is part of a page from a very old

book on how to manage your household money.

On the left, more eco-printed paper and on the right

I used some instructions from an old sewing pattern.

The purple is some paper that I made a while back, it's

thicker than regular paper, so really lent itself to being

decorative.

Guess I've chosen several eco-printed pages for this post.

Here is another one.

I have a very small dictionary that I picked up at a 

recycle store and I love using the pages from it in my

journals, this one I have starred "flowery" since it is

on the page next to the eco-printed flowers.

An alcohol ink back ground, with an ink sprayed piece of

canvas for a tuck spot and a tag from eco-print paper on the left.

The right is a page for her to write about memories.

This page is a page that I colored from an adult coloring book.

Every wonder what to do with those colored pages, well

cut them up and use them in a journal, they are also

great to cut up to make cards.
The pocket on the left is simply a piece of card stock with lines 

to outline it and a small journaling tag.

The bottom right is a picture of M&Ms from a magazine

that I fussy cut and made into a small pocket.

This is one of the center pages in a signature.  It's a cover from

some very old sheet music.  I love the picture and there is 

a poem on it.  I think it's beautiful and she can write on it and still 

be able to see the picture, if she wants.

Here is the inside back cover.  Another piece that I made.

This time using paints and a gelli plate.

This is where I added the buttons that hold the 

string that closes the book.

Well, that's all I have for this journal.

I'm sure I'll be posting more about my journals,

I have made a few more already and intend to make even

more of them.  I love creating something from things I have

and things that are old.

Thanks for stopping in, I hope you have been inspired in some way

and will come again soon.

Until then,

think junk journals and give them a try.
Here are a couple links to some of the people I follow on 

YouTube that may help if you are interested in creating 

some of your own.

The Paper Outpost

Scrapbooking with ME

Nik the Booksmith