"Raggedies" For My Unembellished Junk Journal !

My first attempt at making 'Raggedies'! Thanks NikThe Booksmith!! Great way to fill up or stuff a plain Junk Journal. Gives the appearance of being stuffed with papers but allows the recipient of the journal the option of keeping the additions or not and using it as just a writing journal if they wish. Nik The Booksmith did a recent tutorial on making Raggedies, check her out! Thanks for watching 🙂

A Cherokee Feast Of Days ~ Dec. 29 Passage

Wood For The Fire ... 

Winter Sunset ~ "fires the horizon with live embers, blue, then deep purple, red and gold" ...

Honey Bee Journal

 This is a journal I made that is a journal within a journal! More digital printables from Nik The Booksmith (Ode To The Bee) which I downloaded and resized to make this cute little double journal that's a 4 x 5 inch handy pocket size!

Wildflowers Leather Bound Journal

 A sweet little simple 4 x 5 inch leather bound journal. I downloaded and resized digitals (Prairie Wildflowers & Art Nouveau Flowers) from Nik The Booksmith (The Booksmith Shop on Etsy) and printed onto celery parchment paper. A pretty little pocket size journal!

Dec 25 2023

 

Tonight We Eat ..

Enjoying our traditional Ukrainian dinner this Christmas eve... 🎄
 Borscht, Holopchi & Pierogi ( we are grateful to Mrs. T's for the pierogis 😉 )

Have a Holly Jolly Christmas!

Today I Made Holopchi

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Today I Made Holopchi 😋

Cookies & Hot Cocoa

   Dear Santa, 

    I've been good.
  Please enjoy these cookies and hot cocoa for all the hard work you do. Thank You, Sully 😊

    

Made a Pot of Borscht Today ...

Tomorrow I make Holopchi :)
 

May Your Days Be Merry & Bright

 

Never Ending / Flip Flop Journals

Created these two simple 4 x 6 inch never ending / flip flop journals without envelopes using double-sided scrapbook paper base. The first journal has 4 signatures and I used 'Shabby Rose' Scrapbook Paper by Stamperia to craft the cover, pockets and journaling cards. I used assorted papers from my stash for the signatures.

 The 2nd journal was created using 2 pieces of Tim Holtz Backdrops for the cover and pockets and used his Pocket Cards to tuck into the pockets. For the 3 signatures I used plain distressed papers. Lots of variations and tutorials available for 'flip flop journals' online. Check out @ShanoukiArt for her flip flop inspiration. Fun, easy journals to create! .... Or use your Christmas Scrapbook paper stash to create quick little gifts!

Christmas Accordion Folio Junk Journal

 Decorated this Tim Holtz Accordion Folio using up most of my remaining stash of the Tim Holtz Christmas papers and ephemera that I had. Watch a Flip-Thru while listening to a Snowy Stroll Down Mainstreet!

Happy Holidays! 

Infinity Christmas Tree Card

Started with an 8 inch square black piece of cardstock to create this Infinity Christmas Tree Card / Never Ending Christmas Tree Card. I used Stamperia's 'Christmas Greetings' Scrapbook Pad to decorate.  Followed Sam Calcott UK - Mixed Up Craft tutorial to make this fun and easy to craft card! Happy Crafting!

Infinity Christmas Card

I created this 6 inch square Infinity Christmas Card / Never Ending Christmas Card using Stamperia's 8 x 8 inch Scrapbook Pad titled 'Christmas Greetings'. I used black cardstock base and blue cardstock for matting. I followed 'Nicole Fenimore's easy to follow tutorial. In her video she mentions that she offers measurements on her blog. I made a coordinating envelope using 9.5 inch square cardstock with the We R Memory Keepers Punchboard. Fun to make! Happy Crafting!

Junk Journal Using Old Book Cover

I gutted an old children’s reader titled 'The Natural Method Readers, A Fourth Reader'. Great tattered old book cover. Added some Junk Journal flavor with distressed papers and a few other embellishments. I kept it mostly blank for journaling & more embellishing :)

A Great way to fill up or stuff a plain Junk Journal is with 'Raggedies'. Gives the appearance of being stuffed with papers but allows the recipient of the journal the option of keeping the additions or not and using it as just a writing journal if they wish. 'Nik the Booksmith' on YT did a recent tutorial on making 'Raggedies'. Check out my Dec 30 post to see the 'Raggedies' I added to this journal.

Christmas Junk Journal

Another Christmas Junk Journal. This one is a little larger and measures 4.5 x 7.5 inches. I made it using the tab binding method using Tim Holtz Linen Christmas Tape. Lots of Flips, Flaps, Folds, Tucks, and Journal Cards. File Folders were used to create mini writing journals. All made using Tim Holtz Christmas Ephemera.