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This is my entry for today’s prompt in Junk Journal July. Find all the prompts on Instagram or YouTube @megjournals if you would like to craft along. Stencils:  Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Dot Fade THS006  Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Bubble THS002 Stencil from Tim Holtz Mixed Media Set 41 (only at joanns.com or simonsaysstamp.com, comesContinue reading “Playlist – Junk Journal July”

Short process video: https://youtu.be/UWqRm-X9TLU Plastic milk caps + heat tool + silicone mold = 3D embellishment Junk Journal July hosted by  @megjournals  DO NOT TOUCH HOT PLASTIC I removed the number 2 plastic caps and spouts from my paper milk cartons before recycling and collected any pop bottle caps I came across (although those shouldContinue reading “Upcycled plastic caps – Junk Journal July”

This is my entry for today’s prompt in Junk Journal July. Find all the prompts on Instagram or YouTube @megjournals if you would like to craft along. Today’s aspirational topic is international travel. Postcards always make me think of exotic destinations! Supplies: Sizzix Bigz Tim Holtz Cathedral Window die https://amzn.to/3pjpvly As of this writing, priceContinue reading “Postcard – Junk Journal July”

This is my entry for today’s prompt in Junk Journal July. Find all the prompts on Instagram or YouTube @megjournals if you would like to craft along. Most charities with thrift stores will take clothes, small household appliances and housewares, toys, small furniture, and some will pick up larger furniture.  What do you do withContinue reading “Cosy – Junk Journal July”

This is a detail from my Junk Journal July spread for the prompt “very vintage.” Junk Journal July is hosted by @megjournals. This is outside my normal style, although I can’t resist buying the products when I watch Tim Holtz live on YouTube! I took this as a chance to try something new! Short processContinue reading “Very Vintage”

Today’s Junk Journal July prompt was “overlap.” Junk Journal July hosted by @megjournals. Short process video: https://youtu.be/vZwu-MkYOHI I’m doing the prompts out of order, so this is coming near the end for me; I have only “letter to myself” and “photograph” to go.  I’ve been keeping my supplies together in a box, and I tookContinue reading “Overlap – waterfall pockets”

Adding several types of pockets to your journal This is a photo of foil from a magazine ad! Short process video covers this method, plus vellum and paper bag pockets with glassine inserts from junk mail : https://youtu.be/8fjn8NS6MIY Junk Journal July hosted by @megjournals Supplies: Matte gel  https://amzn.to/44bgjiy Stampin Up vellum cardstock – let meContinue reading “Pockets”

This is my spread for the Junk Journal July prompt “contrast.” I started with the fastest ink blending, using liquid drops of Distress Oxide reinker on mixed media paper with a light coat of gesso. Short process video: https://youtu.be/BRQyHjIgRzw Supplies: Junk Journal July hosted by @megjournals Distress Oxide reinkers in Spiced Marmelade, Ripe Persimmon, FestiveContinue reading “Fast ink blending”

Short process video: https://youtu.be/d8SRYHGZTsk A hinge is just a piece of paper joining two other pieces of paper. I use a heavier-weight paper, scored and folded. You can score with a straight edge and a pencil or pen with the lead / point retracted, and fold against the edge of a table. Junk Journal JulyContinue reading “Interactive – easy hinge for hidden journaling”

Short process video: https://youtu.be/m0gAmrID0c8 Junk Journal July prompts on Instagram or YouTube @megjournals Supplies: Mofuny mixed media paper – https://amzn.to/444RN1R Prang watercolors –  https://amzn.to/3NgUEho Distress Oxide reinkers in Tumbled Glass and Blueprint Sketch Gel crayons https://amzn.to/3p0Q672 Scrapbook .com hybrid ink in black (waterproof ink is important in watercolor!)  https://www.scrapbook.com/store/sbc-ink-52.html Stampin Up dye reinkers in FlirtyContinue reading “Favorite Supply – Junk Journal July”