How to choose items for a Junk Journal

[@daisybz111]

As always...a great video, Linda!

[@lindaisrael]

thank you. Daisy. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment.

[@Betsiemorris]

Love the composition notebook tip!

[@lindaisrael]

It's a great way to get a larger sheet of lined paper. Same with the Graph composition notebooks - from Staples. ;)

[@marjcummins7457]

Great video - love your ideas! I was impressed by your ‘page’ of sea elements. That would be a great ‘full page’ design for creating your own tissue paper. Thanks! Marj

[@lindaisrael]

Thank you, Marj. Glad to share my ideas with others. :) Oh that's a great idea. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Thank you for watching.

[@thefeatheredhag4279]

You are so helpful on so many things, thanks for sharing!

[@lindaisrael]

Thank you. I'm glad to help. and you are most welcome. Thank you for watching.

[@lindaclausen5477]

Wow! You are so informative! Thank you!!Boy how I wish I was your neighbor!

[@lindaisrael]

Thank you, Linda. Come on down the neighbor's house is for sale. lol Thanks for watching and leaving a comment.

[@rebeccaboatright149]

Thanks so much for this video. Very helpful in considering how to get started!

[@lindaisrael]

You are most welcome, Rebecca. ;) Have fun getting ready and then creating a junk journal. :) Feel free to ask questions. :) Thank you for watching.

[@debbiesjournals4550]

Lots of great ideas and tips! Thanks!

[@lindaisrael]

Thank you. Glad you found some great ideas and tips here. :) You are most welcome. Thank you for watching and leaving a comment. Much appreciated. :)

[@corinnecurtis5145]

Awesome info!!! Tfs

[@lindaisrael]

Thank you. Corinne. :) Thank you so much for watching and leaving a comment. :)

[@DellaZA]

Thank you so much for the inspiration!

[@lindaisrael]

You are most welcome! Glad to help. Thanks for watching my video. :)

[@julieparker1114]

Thankyou for sharing this Linda! Some great idea's in here!

[@lindaisrael]

You are most welcome, Julie. :) Thank you. :) Thank you for watching. :)

[@jaustin2927]

So much great information. Thank you!

[@lindaisrael]

Thank you, Jaus. Glad to help. And you are most welcome. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment.

[@thepickypainter9854]

You are sooooo much more organized than me...LOL I am gonna work on that.

[@lindaisrael]

awe thank you. I don't feel very organized. lol Thank so much for watching and leaving a comment.

[@taniasmith9135]

Thank you for doing this for us newbies. Being able to see it is great

[@lindaisrael]

You are very welcome, Tania. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment.

[@scarletmika]

How excellent! This has been very helpful. I have that U.K. magazine stamp set too! Can't wait to use it. One day I will have the courage to make a video. Thanks for this.

[@lindaisrael]

I'm so glad you found it helpful. ;) Have fun with that stamp set it is awesome! Look forward to seeing a video from you soon then. ;) You can do it! Thanks for watching and leaving a comment.

[@marycosta3202]

Awesome video, Thanks for teaching me some new things!

[@lindaisrael]

You are most welcome, Mary. Thank so much for watching and leaving a comment.

[@tracylouisew]

I just realised you're in Oklahoma, my uncle moved out there several years ago. I think next time he visits us I need to send him to Hobby Lobby and Michaels with an empty suitcase beforehand - I imagine there would be an extreme excess baggage fee though lol! As always great information, I'm learning so much from your videos, some of the suggestions you make are like "Of course, that makes perfect sense, why didn't I thnk of that." and then I go away a very happy crafter with a place to start from rather than feeling overwhelmed by my stash. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and inspiration.

[@lindaisrael]

Oh wonderful. Lived here all my life - well except for one year and I don't count that. lol. Yes I think there would be an extreme excess baggage fee too. lol You could send a list to him and a shipping label. lol I'm so glad you find my videos helpful. That makes me very happy! Enjoy the process and feel free to ask questions. Are you in the Friendly Junk Journal People facebook group? It's a great place for more information like what I share here. :)

[@tracylouisew]

Yes I am I love looking at all the wonderful journals people make - packed full of inspiration. x

[@lindaisrael]

I'm so glad you are enjoying all the inspiration. :) Look forward to seeing what you create. :)

[@mymartinez3830]

Thank you for explaining everything so well!

[@lindaisrael]

You are most welcome, Michelle. Thank you for watching. Hope it helped you :)

[@battechocolahte68]

LInda, What a great idea :-) I've "tried" and tried to stay organized :-) LOLOL But, what I usually do is keep moving my pile from one side of the table to the other side :-) LOLOL This great tip will help indeed !! Love it :-) Thank you Linda :-)

[@lindaisrael]

Thank you. Lisa. It helps me to gather the supplies and work from a basket, or I too end up moving piles from one side to the other. lol Hope it helps you! :) You are most welcome. Thank you for watching. :)

[@mymartinez3830]

GREAT IDEA HERE! TY!

[@lindaisrael]

Thank you so very much. :) Thank you for watching.

[@beverlyharrison9503]

Love those napkins

[@lindaisrael]

Thank you, Katie. Those are really nice. It is fun to see what I can find here and there. :) Thanks so much for watching.

[@Maggita2015]

Thank you so much!! I was wondering how to start a junk journal and now I have a better idea😊🌸👍💕

[@lindaisrael]

You are most welcome, Maggy. I do hope it helps you. Do feel free to ask questions if you need help. Thank you for watching. :)

[@Maggita2015]

Linda Israel thank you so much !! You are so sweet and helpful!! I’m so happy I found you😊👍💕🌸

[@lindaisrael]

You are very welcome. :) thank you for your kind words. :) Glad to have you here. :)

[@Betsiemorris]

OMG! The Calico Collage kit in laser is AMAZING!

[@lindaisrael]

Isn't it! I love how it looks and feels.

[@64053nickki]

Thank you for this. It gives me great ideals.

[@lindaisrael]

You are welcome. I'm so glad. Thank you so much for watching and leaving a comment. :)

[@bsdrive]

Thank you. Very informative.

[@lindaisrael]

Thank you Brenda. ;) Thanks for watching and leaving a comment.

[@2ndchancecreationsbychrist12]

Great info ..thanks for sharing ❤️

[@lindaisrael]

You are very welcome, Christa. Thank you for watching and leaving a comment.

[@ButterBunBooks]

Bedre is from the chickasaw nation. I also live in oklahoma!!

[@lindaisrael]

Oh yes, For some reason I want to say Cherokee or Choctaw because of my family. I'll get it right some day. lol Thank so much for watching and leaving a comment.

[@QueenMabelandDoris]

Thanks Linda, great ideas 😁 xxx

[@lindaisrael]

Queen Mabel and Doris you are welcome. Thank you for watching and leaving a comment.

[@griftirin]

I want to see the result

[@lindaisrael]

griftirin it will be up next week. I'm on a much needed vacation at the moment. Hope you like it when I post. And thanks for watching.

[@elbarosario8942]

Tfs

[@lindaisrael]

You are most welcome. Thank you for watching.

[@FranOnTheEdge]

Linda, loved this video, got a couple of questions though. Q1) How do you STOP collecting stuff for a junk journal? Q2) Can you please say which magazine (and which issue) those lovely lovely sea themed stamps came with? I might be able to get a back issue.

[@lindaisrael]

Thank you, Fran. 1. Usually I collect from my personal stash, I may grab everything I own that I think I will use in the theme. Sometimes I don't even use some of the stuff, but If I have it handy I will see it and might use it, keeps the creative flow going. If I have to stop and hunt for something then the flow gets lost. Unless I know I have a theme coming up that I lack items I don't really shop a lot outside of my stash. When I buy things I usually find things that can be used in different themes so that I can use it over and over until It is gone or it is a tool that I can use over and over like the stamps. 2. Here is the magazine: creative stamping magazine issue 43 Good luck. It is a great set of stamps that I love using. Thank you for watching.

[@FranOnTheEdge]

@@lindaisrael oh I didn't mean BUYING stuff. I meant collecting all that free recycling! Every time something arrives in the post, or we finish a box of tomatoes or cornflakes, or I see a disc of metal foil, or like the other day I found a weird bit of mashed green plastic in a carpark - and I either carefully fold the packaging (journal pages) or secrete the cardboard, (journal covers/pockets/tags) or think "moon" (the metal foil disc) or some new size of bubblewrap pops up or clothes hangers that remind me of a Saxon broach, or a spaceship.... it all starts to pile up!

[@FranOnTheEdge]

@@lindaisrael oh. Thanks for the magazine issue & name, I'll look that up.

[@lindaisrael]

Yes it does pile up for sure. I try to make myself use at least one or two things a day so I can use up this stash. I've also found that the gift of giving is a great way to share these items. lol But I get it, we look at things differently and then we collect so much! Have fun creating.

[@lindaisrael]

You are most welcome. :)

[@lizcargill8042]

Maybe it's just me but I am sure I saw Neptune on the letter head you sprayed blue.

[@lindaisrael]

I think you are right. I never noticed that before. lol Funny how images pop out even when we don't plan it that way. Thanks so much for watching, Liz.

[@darleneelkins1999]

Where can I find that U.K. stamp set? I really can use that.

[@darleneelkins1999]

I forgot to say that this was highly informative. Thank you.

[@lindaisrael]

The Creative Stamping Issue 43 magazine is where the Sea themed stamp set is from. You might be able to go to their website and order a back issue. (found it here: www.moremags.com/papercrafts/creative-stamping/csi43) I'm really glad that I saw it at Barnes and Nobel a few months ago. I've used it a lot. And thank you very much. I'm glad you found it informative. Thank you for watching and leaving a comment.

[@1228Rhonda]

If you don't have a theme, how do you go about collecting things?

[@lindaisrael]

Hello, Rhonda. Well I pick things that I like for example in this kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZWpc5yqhqusm9k I just grabbed things from my stash that I liked and most were florals. But it wasn't really a particular theme. Just grab a basket or box and select items you think you want to use. Then start pulling from the box to create your journal :) I hope that helps. :) Let me know if you have more questions.

[@daniellebrown4999]

wow now I don't know if I could make one after listen to that hmm

[@lindaisrael]

Danielle Brown so what was it that makes you feel you can't make one after watching the video?

[@daniellebrown4999]

now it everything thing

[@Betsiemorris]

You may answer this later in the video, but want to ask before I forget, what do you do with napkins in your Junk journal?

[@lindaisrael]

I decopauge them to other paper items and make tags, or pockets or pages and more. :) My Mermaid video will show how I use these. ;) Thank you so much for watching and leaving a comment. :)

[@Betsiemorris]

Linda Israel thank you! I have some lovely napkins and wanted to use them, but was unsure on how. I can’t wait to see your junk journal you make from this 😊