Papers I use to make my Junk Journals:
unused return mail envelopes (security envelopes)
junk mail such as postcards and advertisements
brochures left over from travel and vacation
old greeting cards
wall paper (you can get free outdated sample books from the paint store)
wrapping paper
paint chip samples and brochures
packaging from products you have purchased
envelopes and packaging from things you have received in the mail
decorative bags from purchases in stores
boxes: cereal boxes and other food boxes from your pantry
Kleenex boxes (they have great images)
thick corrugated packing boxes
old interoffice envelopes
old file folders
paper grocery bags
old gift bags that you received a present in
pharmacy bags
old recipe cards
old index cards and index card dividers
flash cards
used gift cards
coffee sleeves
empty tea boxes - the designs are usually really pretty
printed on printer paper - something you have printed and are done with
old calendars - purse size, planner size or wall size
catalogues
magazines
tags from new clothing
extra put-put golf cards
old maps
Sudoku or word search pages
old notebook paper or note pads
old journals
left over paper from your kids school notebooks
old book - old school books, books with text, coffee table books with pictures, history books, old encyclopedias, foreign language books, old cook books, old music books, cartoon books, old art books, old poetry books (check thrift stores, garage sales, estate sales and library sales)
How I store my junk journal papers:
I don't have a lot of space so I use bins under my work table and a cabinet. The bins under the table are for loose papers, junk mail, bags, envelopes, and magazines. I use file folders and a ring binder to divide them by type of paper. This makes it easier to pull out what I want and find a variety to use when making a journal. The big cabinet is for books, catalogues, file folders, greeting cards, paper pads and larger quantities of a certain type of paper. |
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Thanks for stopping by and I'd love to read your comments on things you use to make your junk journals.
MiMi Dibble
THEscrapinator5000