So far so good with #junkjournaljuly. I’ve been keeping up each day. I was only late in posting once on my Instagram. I call that a win!
In previous posts, I shared the concept and prompts list as well as days 1-5. So I guess that makes this post part 3.
I knew I needed to add a couple of pages to make this journal last the full 31 days of July. The page was quite flimsy so when I found a greeting card that I liked it seemed the perfect thing to glue straight down to add stability to the page.
I also wanted to add the list of prompts somewhere. This blank white page was the perfect canvas. I dug out my typewriter and crossed my fingers that the ribbon still had some ink.
The ribbon was decent but there was something else funky with the carriage. I had to really fuss with it each line. As you can see some lines I was more successful than others. Oh well…that’s what makes it eclectic and unique.
Day 6: Note to self
Fairly self-explanatory. I ended up covering the entire card on this one since it was pretty boring white.
Day 7: Florals
I covered the top of this page with a vintage look floral paper. I added a calendar cut out stamped with the date in proper placement. Next, I stamped flowers with Staz-on ink. I loosely watercolored the blossoms with my used but new to me watercolor set. This really helped set the calendar back into the page. The words felt perfect.
This is what the fold out looks like both open.
I know I’ll definitely need to make another fold out perhaps two since I am still a few pages shy of completion with the journal.
I could have used the front of the card but those bunnies were just too darn cute.
