Faith Crafter Magazine 2 2016 | Page 22

Inspiration - Junk Journaling My journey with Junk Journaling by Cindy Byrne California based Cindy Byrne give us a rundown on her way of creating Junk Journals where everything goes. Use this as inspiration to make your next project both useful and beautiful! Lets make a Junk Journal. I am a long-time stamper/card maker/ scrap booker, etc. so I don’t lack for supplies! I use what I have which includes, but is not limited to, the following: scrapbook paper, ribbons, buttons, brads, stamps, doilies, washi tape, punches, yarn, recycled greeting cards (I make journal cards from them), any and all embellishments from my stash! I have pretty much settled on a standard size, which is simply taking a piece 22 Faith Crafter Mars 2016 www.faithcrafter.com of 8.5 x 11 inch paper and folding it in half...resulting in 5.5 x 8.5 inch journal. The cover is made from 12 x 12 inch cardstock that I cut down to size, making it about 1/4 inch larger all the way around. I take however many folded sheets of paper I want, nest them inside each other, one on top of the other, add-