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This is an idea for you to use in your junk journals using old picture mats for create a window.
I love making new pages for my junk journal and the other day I was browsing through my supplies and thought of a really fun way to make cute windows. I had some picture matts that were 5x7 inches and started coming up with some ideas.
You can grab old picture matts from your local thrift store or you can order them in bulk to create many different floral windows for your junk journals.
You can easily draw some floral doodles onto the mats. And I'll show you how to do it with pictures and a video tutorial.
Here are the mats that were turned into floral windows for a junk journal page idea. Let's get started!
Picture Mats (check thrift store first)
The Mariposa Stack Scrapbooking Paper Pack
If any of you reading this have an Etsy shop, sell custom junk journals, or make and sell handmade supplies, you can totally use this idea for that. We are always here to help you will new ideas!
To make these floral drawings, just take the picture mat and draw on your favorite flowers. You can make them with markers, alcohol markers or even watercolor paints. Totally up to you.
Then glue the mat into your journal on top of pretty scrapbooking paper.
Here's a simple floral drawing that was colored onto this mat. You can also go ahead and coffee stain it to give it a vintage look.
We have a great coffee stained paper tutorial. From experience, the Sakura Micron pens will slightly change color and have a tiny bit of bleeding if you dip the mats into coffee first.
Always do a test page before going ahead with your project. If you want clean lines then coffee stain first and then draw your design after it's dry.
You can also stamp some lines into the window and use it as a table of contents for a junk journal.
That's one of the beautiful things about making junk journals: there are no right or wrong ways of doing anything, it is all about experimenting.
The lace came from the thrift store too and is perfect to show off the vintage style.
The paper underneath this page came from the Mariposa paper stack. You can check the price here on Amazon. This stack has a nice vintage look and has a lot of butterflies.
Here's the full video on how to make these pages for your junk journals. This was so easy and fun to do. You can make a whole bunch or just one special page.
In Conclusion:
We hope you've enjoyed learning the basics of a junk journaling window with us and that it's inspired you to get creative and begin your very own junk journal journey!
Junk journaling is a great way to express yourself and practice different artistic skills. Don't worry if your junk journals aren't perfect - just have fun and let your creativity take you wherever it may go!
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