Scrap Happy-Trash to Treasure Junk Journal

Scrap Happy came about from a junk journal challenge I followed in January where we were to create a journal using nothing but scraps.  I used a free publication I picked up at the grocery store for the signature pages as well as some advertising pages I tore out of a crafting magazine I subscribe to and some digital prints that misprinted.

I used Distress Oxide and Spray Stains to create backgrounds for potential embellishments

The cover was pieced together scraps of  scrapbook papers that I stitched around and then spray stained and splatter painted.

On some pages I used acrylic paint applied with a brayer.

I made a bunch of die cuts from odds and ends of decorative paper.

Some of the digital prints I just sprayed with water to create a bleed through effect and added some stenciling.

The corner pockets were made from drop papers I use in my paint box when I'm using my Distress Sprays.

 

Journals to the People: Wildflower Silhouette #2

 

2 signature junk journal

8” x 5 1/2”

88 pages

Garter closure

I created two of these wildflower journal covers months ago and have been working on them off and on. I’ve been hanging onto them because I love them so much and I think I can say that they are probably my favorite journals so far.

The cover is a collage of spent art tissue scraps that has been treated with several layers of matte medium.

Journals to the People: Wildflower Silhouette #1

 

Single signature journal

8" x 5 1/2"

 64 pages

Garter closure

I’ve been trying to send these two journals off to Lindsey Zenors Marketplace consignment shop since before Christmas and I just haven’t been able to let them go because I love them so much.

I couldn’t even bring myself to gift them to my nearest and dearest through out Christmas and the several birthdays that followed. Lol!