It’s Lydia Cost today, and I’m sharing a little junk journal that I created with the Scenic Route collection. This collection is perfect for mixing in your favorite collected vintage ephemera and little bits of things collected from your travels. I can’t think of a more perfect collection for just that!
To create this particular travel journal, I cut some papers to a 6x8 size, so that they could be folded to make a 4x6 book. I then tucked in some journaling cards, pockets, and frames into the spine, so that they could be stitched in too. I love how it looks flipping through a junk journal, when you have many different textures and sizes of papers inside. It makes it so much fun to tuck in your airline tickets, little photos, and bits of maps or itineraries.
Next I prepared my little book by arranging my papers along the center; I then ran it through my sewing machine, so that it all would be attached in a little book. After I had my book assembled, I arranged it so that I had plenty of pockets for adding photos and journaling.
I added some stitched on tissue paper and wax paper recycled from my travels to create some great pockets. They also made a really great place to journal on. It really helps create a fluid space to add typed journaling on top of busy patterned papers.
Some pages I left simple to add lots of journaling of what I did during those days, and then others I added several photos and let them do all the talking. What’s great about these little junk journals is they fit perfectly into your purse or carry on, so you can easily document whatever you are doing on any given day of travel. There are plenty of places to tuck in movie tickets, baggage claim tickets, and special pieces of your days spent adventuring.
Supplies:
Scenic Route Chipboard Accents
