Ever Wonder What to Do With Foam Craft Sheets?! Let's Make a Junk Journal! Easy Soft Journal Cover!

Ever Wonder What to Do With Foam Craft Sheets?! Let's Make a Junk Journal! Easy Soft Journal Cover! The Paper Outpost! Craft foam sheets make an excellent base for covers for junk journals! They are soft yet firm! Come join me for an easy tutorial on how to make a junk journal with foam sheets!
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[@carolguyer6955]

Pam changing a foot on a sewing machine is so easy. You just lose a screw and take the foot off and put the new foot on and and tighten the screw and then you are done easy peasy. Love your videos so much. Fred my cat and I love Sunny too. You are so amazing . Please continue being yourself. Thank you so much

[@GmaReezScrapShack]

Love your beautiful personality Pam. YOU are so creative and keep me in stitches. I love your sense of humor. showing all the mishaps along with how you fix them, has to be the reason we all follow you each and every time you post a new video! Thank you for being YOU! Sending great big LUVnHUGZ, Rita Donnelly

[@rhondadorst3553]

Good morning Pam and fellow crafters.

[@KellyC766]

I love so much that your sewing looks exactly like mine. Every time I sew I hold my breath and just see what it comes out like.😆

[@sandofthesun]

I can’t wait to play with my fun foam❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️

[@kathyalderton905]

You can make stamps, the foam really works great for stamp making. I have made quite a few for collaging .You have to use a base to put it on like cardboard or meat trays that are cut into squares and then you glue foam shapes on to them works really great!

[@soundoff61]

We've made stamps to print shits with. Cut shapes/designs out and glue to heavy cardboard base.

[@williewiner4161]

What a great idea for a little journal!!

[@pauletteliddell2923]

Pam I love watching you. You make my day. Keep going you'll get the hang of sewing. 👍

[@lonnicollins-pratt4438]

I decided a couple years ago that not another piece of fun foam would come into my studio. Fun to watch you having fun. BTW the Brother XM2701 is a basic machine with 27 stitches (I generally use only 3-4), auto threading and auto bobbin. The light is crappy, but I added a stick on battery fueled LED light which works great. The machine is about $100 new, on Amazon. I bought a refurbished on Amazon for $75 and it comes with a year warranty. Lots of tutorials to get you going too!

[@leerowley70]

When you put the presser foot down, make sure the thread goes through the space on the foot and pull it to the back. I also always put the needle down before I start sewing. It really just takes practice and I think you’re doing great!!!

[@binaalmilli7216]

Good Morning to you Pam :) Who would have thought to use fun foam ?! Great idea :) Thank you ❤️

[@ashd8432]

Just found your podcast. Love your attitude ☺️ I can be having a crappy day and watch one of your videos, or listen to a podcast, and forget about it and get lost in the creativity ❤️ thank you!!

[@sandychilese2893]

Skipped stitches are a classic indicator that the needle needs to be changed. Lowering the feedings will require that you guide the fabric under the needle. If you lower them, you will need to pull the project through and that will require some practice to pull it through evenly. The other thing to consider is that the glue might not have dried. There might be residue on the needle and that can screw up a lot. It's amazing how important a good needle is to good sewing. Also a longer and wider zig zag stitch would travel through the machine a little more smoothly too. Love that you are incorporating sewing into your projects. Almost forgot to say thank you for sharing.

[@bettylongshore9594]

Super idea! You may want to lift your presser foot when you turn corners. Also, when zig-zagging, make sure your needle is down in the right hand side. That should help you turn corners better.

[@PrincessDamama]

Thank you for this tip! I'm new to sewing and am learning as I am going, lol.

[@kathrynhelm4176]

That was a cool idea...I had some fun foam when the grandkids were young...wish I had kept it. 😝. Dear Sunny always brightens my day!

[@donnaswisher8408]

You found an actual use for "fun foam"! The only other use I've seen is when doing Steam Punk, you can cut squares and rectangles to glue down on your project to make a layered industrial look. Another hint on the Steam punk look is to glue split peas on as rivets around edges of fun foam...then paint it all of course. TFS Hope you have a great day. 🙂

[@jodiebuell6982]

Love this idea for a little purse journal! Too cute! With a pen/loop closure, and a corner pocket with a few stickers....great for waiting at appointments! Nice! Hi Sunny! *Boop*

[@EnnyFromNL]

If you notice that you skip stitches or they don’t look like they should. Try taking out the spool 🧵 and bobbin and re-thread everything! Most of the time, it fixes the problem. See if everything is clear, no fluffballs or dust stuck in places they shouldn’t be 🤔 Then check your upper and lower tension... it helps to always have a “test” piece of fabric on the side to test your stitches before sewing your actual piece (patience, grasshopper 😜) Love your tutorial 😊👍🏻 you’re the best!

[@darbyporter1463]

That Little Sunshine. O my Goodness. So Cute. Anyway Cool Idea using Foam as a Journal Cover.

[@dianawible8760]

This may help with your sewing and it may not, but I always make sure the thread is placed under and behind the foot. I usually don't have trouble with thread breaking that way. I have the exact Brother machine that you have and I love it. One rule I try to follow is make sure the glue is not still wet. Most glue will ruin your machine over time if you sew over wet glue. Sometimes even dry glue can "gum" your needles and parts of the machine. I know you have heard all of this, but I just wanted to help out in some way since you did ask for suggestions. Have a nice weekend everyone.

[@velvetspicer1962]

Love Sunny is cameo! Great idea for foam.

[@caroltanzi29]

Sunny seems to be a very smart doggie. When you do the voice, it cracks me up. Good idea for using foam. Carol from California

[@marianaduran2988]

Enjoy hearing you sew! You crack me up and enjoy all your videos.

[@sherryvanderpool4024]

Great idea Pam sunshine is adorable

[@sandrahart8094]

omg i love Sunshine

[@willandastephenson5909]

Cool fun foam junk journal 🤩 ! Thanks for sharing ! 😃💚🌸🐇🌹

[@feyHiker]

LOVE your sweet little Sunshine!

[@mollymurphy5387]

I just received a couple pieces of foam so I’m gonna try this. The only things I have to add to the suggestions given is instead of starting at the corner where it is thickest, try starting a couple inches away from the corner so you sew along before you get to a corner is the way I was taught. Best advice for putting the binding on quilts! The other suggestion I have, and it may not matter with your machine, but try making sure your top thread is beneath the foot and towards the back when you start off. May not matter but sometimes it’s the little things.

[@lynnedalrymple2908]

Just a little sewing tip - always start with the needle in the material stops cotton pulling through and feeds better :) Lynne from Australia

[@katherineoakes7867]

"Just one of those days" I love it. I have quite a few of those. Glad I'm not alone.

[@ThePaperOutpost]

Good to know!

[@ThePaperOutpost]

You are definitely not alone :)

[@millievega372]

Your dog is adorable!

[@angeliquecaroartt7542]

Yes Fun Foam does haunt me here in the UK. Its incredibly hard to find. Great Little Journal - just so clever - take the credit for this. Yes warpage - got some I am crushing now. And when you do the "inking thing" that triggers the" crinkly paper" thing! Oh! Sunny has been promoted to Assistant and Cameo now!

[@dawnrussell4773]

Hobbycraft sells foam sheets, hope that helps 😊

[@kymschoeff2858]

Man, I just donated all my fun foam last month! Dang that spring cleaning bug

[@karenstewart8818]

Ok, so I loved these. However, what I want to say is really a comment about how watching your podcasts has inspired me to not throw something away. We are having a yard sale soon in preparation for downsizing. Hubby came to me and said, what do you want to do with all of Zack's school papers? Zack is our only child and he is 30. I am really rather melancholy about his school papers from pre school and K to, oh about 3rd grade. He continued to do lovely art throughout his school years, too. I didn't want to throw them away, but neither do I want to drag them around until I'm dead. Zack wouldn't want them now either. So, rather than tossing them into a tote, dragging them around until I die (and here's where you're inspiration comes in), I'm going to make them into books! I can sew the papers together (something I learned from you) with soft covers (I'm running down as I speak to snatch back some of the old cloth place mats earmarked for the yard sale or even use the old textbook covers as, well, covers. This way, I've kept the crème de la crème and it's organized and in something lovelier than a tote. Thank you so much!!!!!!!

[@elizabethmaloneorlando217]

Pam you have the best idea's for journal covers. I loved the material placemats & now this. Brilliant!!!!!✂✂✂✂✂

[@frangoodrich8243]

Oh my gosh Pam, I just love you lol..... I wish you were my neighbour. Life would be so much fun with you....keep on smooshing

[@debk1915]

Pam, I sew like you and have the same machine! 😉🤣 I love it! It’s so fun and thank goodness for KZbin videos that taught me how to thread it, switch out the needle, etc…and your subbies here that are experienced with sewing and share their tips and knowledge, Thank you!!! Also like you, I have not changed out the foot!!! 😳 scared🤣🤣🤣 Thinking maybe someday I might actually take a sewing class…but in the meantime , I am enjoying it , crooked stitches (sometimes) and all. Thank you for the fun videos!

[@dianepatten8594]

Sunshine is such a delight and his voice over is precious. ☺

[@Zandain]

I had one piece of this fun foam, used as some kind of wrapping paper? Anywho!...used it to make a larger journal, for my daughter's school work. She loves it for all the squishy, smooshy reasons you do, Pam 😊 She can stuff it into any bag and off she goes! So I'm with you on this project, it's so easy to work with and super cute 😉 Hello to sweetie, sleepy Sunshine ☀️ - love from Denmark 🌸💕🌱

[@CrixJoki]

You have no idea how perfect this one was! I ordered the wrong foam (I was gonna make flowers) and ended up with funfoam, it´s been sitting on my shelf for years now! lol finally I know what to do with it :D 💜💜💜

[@joanweeks7296]

Love what you have made Pam.❤🙂 I have the foam sheets sitting on my craft shelf, gathering dust, now l know what to do with it 👍🙂 Just love Sonny's cameo appearances. Just love that adorable little face ❤🐶🙏 Love from Australia. ❤🌹🙂

[@laurajean8857]

Love this idea! Kisses to Sunny! ❤️🤗🐾🐦

[@theresewallentin2856]

The prototype is just gorgeous 🌸 When folded it looks like an exclusive clutch ⭐️

[@ThePaperOutpost]

Very exclusive ;)

[@michellewohlgemuth8847]

Scrumptious, thank you for sharing 💐💥🌼🏵

[@cynthiaakacyndsmith6539]

FUN fun foam... good job. I have to get a big bite or what ever that pun here is!

[@elainetowns1314]

Lol just kidding, cool little trick. Thanks Pam.

[@patriciasell]

Love it when you share Sunshine!!!

[@wandaarnold8323]

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, I'm making a journal for my best friend and this will be the perfect cover! Your my hero today.

[@denisestreitman3916]

My Grammy worked in the Spang Shirt Factory many many years ago and once she sewed through her fingertip and from then on her nail grew in two parts so glasses provide eye AND fingertip protection!!!

[@wintergreen1162]

My mom worked at General Motors, and had needles go through her finger, too…she would go to the nurse’s station, fix it up, and then go back to work. That was in the 80s, when the only way you left work sick was if you were on a stretcher!

[@patricialaine319]

When I first started sewing paper together I used double sided tape to semi attach the papers before I sewed them - What a nightmare!! It jammed up the needle and didn't sew. Maybe the adhesive on the back of the fun foam is affecting the stitching? I use the fun foam for putting in between journal pages as a good flat base for stamping the page, especially if the previous page is a bit bumpy. I love your videos Pam, they always make me smile. 🙂

[@melindamosbey8257]

You're hilarious and fun! 💕

[@nancivessells1909]

great little journal Thanks for sharing.

[@karensumner3772]

SO PRETTY-LOVE YOUR IDEAS-HEY SWEET SUNSHINE-HES SO ADORABLE-TFS-HUGS/ BLESSINGS

[@joanfriant211]

I have some foam already, halfway there!

[@cindyinaz2357]

Great idea...who doesn’t have fun foam!

[@sillyfatmoocow]

On the sewing machine where the first sticker is in front of you, you can uncoil the section out, and there’s a tiny box in it, there will be other feet and a seam ripper and other bits, including needles, The feet will have numbers on them, there might be a chart on the box, or under where you clipped the box, what you need for the foam to make it easier is a walking foot :-) Hope this helps x

[@1215mdpc]

Thank you soooo sooo much.... I sit and watch you with so much relief... BACK ISSUES... and that dog love your video suggestions and everything thank you...

[@AurorasArtWorld]

Another super idea!! Thank you, Pam!! 💖

[@jackiekeen9468]

Thanks Pam, I have lots of foam aswell and couldn't think what to do with it, now I know, how about a phone holder and tablet protecter, you've given me those ideas already x

[@kimberlyhoward7896]

This looks like a good way to use up your fun foam 😁! I love your way of teaching us, so fun! Now I have so many ideas for journals 😊. Thank you for letting us hang out with you as you create💗🤗!

[@sandrasimard1808]

I love it🤗💕An also big hug to Sunny an big hello to Holly😄

[@diditeufel1671]

Real Cute!! Thanks, Pam.

[@greeneyedldy50]

Got to get some foamy craft sheets looks fun to make love it

[@awfcreates]

This is great! I have a bunch of this too and never knew what to do with it so I'm all over this! Thanks!

[@iamscrappinhappy444]

u can punch out little shapes (stack them on top of each other if u need thicker ones), glue them to chipboard and make ur own stamps

[@jojeffers7416]

Awesome 👏. So adorable 😍. Gotta try one!!

[@sondel3674]

You can make stamps out of it. When you have I diecut that you like and you want a stamp from it. Make it two times through your diecut machine, glue them together and then on a thick piece of cardstock and you have a stamp. Not extremely clear and krispy, but super for backgrounds and little things.

[@chloefranke4556]

What a coincidence! I just made a very similar soft cover today! But I used some of those foam sheets you get in packages but otherwise I did mostly the same process. I wish I’d have seen this sooner we could have made them together lol

[@chloefranke4556]

P.s. my stitching looks just about the same as well LOL

[@dianeescoffier8652]

Wait, what?! Brilliant you are, Ms. Pam from the Paper Outpost! Love this for the journal covers! I am a (Steam) Punker so use foam a little bit...and with the sticky backed, you can make embellishments--I like to make bug ones...LOLOL. Thank you for another great video!

[@crafterdeidra]

Such a cute little journal. I will definitely need to get some foam pieces so I can make some little journals. Great craft with me video as always. Thanks for sharing with us!

[@jenniferkeeney305]

If you use a walking foot on thicker projects, it will feed easier. The walking foot has feed dogs on it, too which helps move the fabric more evenly.

[@barstowe55]

Especially when sewing velvet!

[@Jana-TheCraftyGambler]

I almost always have my walking foot on. It’s just easier that switching it out all the time. Lol

[@jandm621]

Thank you! I don’t know if the foam I used was too thick but it barely fit underneath the walking foot and kept jamming. By chance do you have any suggestions? Thanks!

[@jenniferkeeney305]

@@jandm621 You can raise the pressure foot higher if you lift the lever up in the back as far as it goes. Most people think it just goes up and down. But if you press it further when it is in the up position, it actually will lift the foot even higher. I hope that makes sense.

[@barstowe55]

@@jandm621 On occasion I've used a piece of thin paper between the foot and the fabric to prevent hang ups. Don't know if it will work, but might be worth a try. Cholilde sewing magazine sold me a tool for sewing extra thick fabric, like jeans. Good luck.

[@TheAAdele05]

I have added this project to my tado list for today Pam. So excited.

[@mariaraptis4532]

Perfect, Pam! Keep inspiring us! Hello, from Greece!!!

[@michellejanossy8186]

Awesome project! Love the squish factor. 💕

[@ThePaperOutpost]

Me too!! Thanks!

[@barbaranoble9748]

What a great idea using craft foam for a journal! It turned out so nice! Tyfs! ~~hugs~~ ❤ U Sunny!

[@greeneyedldy50]

Love ur sewing machine I'm going to Walmart to see if I can find it they might had brought it back hopefully hello holly and sunshine and leonardo and happy xoxo and miss pam

[@tammybemies8775]

😂 sunny cracks me up!

[@ThePaperOutpost]

He is my little ham ;)

[@patriciamaeanthony3838]

One of the first times I listened to a video, it was the middle of the night and I kept getting up to see why the smoke alarm kept going off. Finally there was a mention in the video of a bird.....LOL

[@debk1915]

@@patriciamaeanthony3838 , I jumped the first time I heard the bird! 🤣

[@mrsmurfin9066]

What a good idea....I’m going digging in my craft room

[@ThePaperOutpost]

These are fun to make :) Have a blast! :)

[@bettyalvarez7160]

This is so cool. Thank you for showing us this...

[@marybalantic2683]

Get a Walking Foot for your sewing machine it has upper feed dogs to help drag your fabric through.

[@betsyturner2747]

Nice to know someone else has sewing problems. Been sewing since I was 10, now 60 so 50 years, still have problems.

[@margieryne6220]

Hi 🙋🏻 Pam & friends! Sunny is so cute I just want to squeeze him!😁🐾 It looks pretty good & you’ll make something beautiful I know! Have a blessed day!❤️

[@mrs.c8207]

Messy desk alert, I need a bumper sticker with that.

[@gretchenwooten5090]

Clean your needle with alcohol because of glue. Also lower feed dogs.🥰

[@laelswager4983]

Hi Pam, love the use for fun foam! I have a stash as well and now I know what to do with it! Thanks

[@gigidtx]

absolutely adorable journal!

[@denisestone9119]

Too cute!

[@TheLisaPate]

Mine will do that when the needle is too dull and needs to be changed for a new one.

[@cynthiaparker6646]

Love this journal! So cute!

[@kimberlywalker280]

Very pretty. 💖

[@paulineweir4804]

Pam I love this tutorial tfs really enjoyed this.💕

[@InkTheEdges]

many great ideas abound! I'm going to have to try this!!

[@UrbanGrrl69]

Fun little project Pam. Most likely the problem forming stitches was due to the thickness of the foam. Most modern machines are not great with thick fabrics etc. You could try using a denim needle on your machine. The other reason for lose stitching is usually a tension problem, this can be caused by using two different threads top and bottom, or being near the end of the spools. You will find it better to start with your needle in your fabric using the hand wheel. One other possible tension problem would be pushing your fabric too much, it helps to guide your fabric from either side of the piece of work rather than from the top of bottom, this will help keep it straight and avoid pushing or pulling fabric. The feed dogs should do most of the work moving the fabric through the machine. Hope you don’t mind the tips, I have done loads of denim quilting along the way so know through trial and error! You might enjoy trying free machine embroidery with your machine it is a lot of fun and you can draw with thread with reckless abandon. Sure KZbin will have tutorials. ATB. Give Sunny a smoosh from me.

[@rnrstuffnthings9745]

Such a fantastic idea.... good job 👍 I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE HAS MENTIONED THIS YET OR NOT...BUT IF YOU TAKE YOUR TOP THREAD (AFTER YOU THREAD THE NEEDLE) AND PUT IT DOWN THROUGH THE FOOT AND THEN OUT THE BACK...THE THREAD WON'T BREAK QUITE SO MUCH...AND YOU WON'T GET THE THREAD INTO KNOTS... my grandmother taught me that....I couldn't figure out why I was having so much trouble with the thread gathering up and knotting on me....it was frustrating. I hope this helps. TTFN ❤️

[@MsGrannyKathy]

Thanks for sharing how to tighten the paper cutter. I have one that needs tightening. Thanks again....I love you videos and good ideas.❤

[@ingridellis8237]

Push the little black button on the left side of your presser foot that will make the foot go up a bit.

[@jandm621]

Wonderful!!!

[@nboukaram]

Super cute

[@patriciapretto]

Hi Pam, your corner problems are definitely for thickness. Try sewing on the other direction, from center to corner instead of starting in the corner. the machine foot will be less inclined coming to the corner and maybe the thread won´t tear. Hope it makes sense.

[@lindarogers6209]

Fun foam journal cover......who knew. Great idea. Thanks for sharing. You are just full of fab ideas!!

[@ThePaperOutpost]

Hi Linda Rogers! I have a ton of ideas coming your way soon! Thanks for watching! :) Pam :) !!

[@michelesinkitstampit]

Love this, I use fun foam all the time.