The Power of Layers & Lace in a Shabby Style Junk Journal

⁠Are you inspired by the Shabby Chic style for making junk journals? This video continues to explore the ways I like to use layers, particularly, to help achieve a typical Shabby style journal! This video features my favorite elements and techniques. I hope there are a few ideas here for your own journals. Thanks for spending time with me and I hope you have fun crafting!
Links mentioned in the video =
Sanding technique - • A Journaling Tool I Ca...
@Cara Brandon Creations = Shabby Cluster Builder Kit www.etsy.com/listing/1725722911/
Playlist = Style Wise / Junk Journal Style
• Style Wise / Junk Jour...
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[@sharminikamalikajayawarden7541]

Most of all thank you for paying attention to detail in the way you do and then conveying it to your eager journaling artist fans.

[@BeAgainBooks]

Aww - thanks for noticing the details!

[@sharminikamalikajayawarden7541]

@@BeAgainBooks You’re most welcome.

[@truthspeak9966]

Goodness!! You have no idea how much I appreciate you having all your pieces preselected!! Each piece connected to the piece so we don't have to watch you rummage thru countless pieces in several containers.... It really conveys the appreciation you have for the viewer's time!! Thank you for that!! Much thanks for all the work you do to bring us content!! You have such an elegant and classy style!!❤❤

[@BeAgainBooks]

I am so glad when viewers notice my preparation, haha! Thank you!! I honestly do value your time and seriously appreciate that you give up some of it to watch!

[@lorigigglegirlarts]

those tiny embellishments are so darling.

[@BeAgainBooks]

Thanks so much Lori! I’m glad you think so.

[@maggiequilts]

Thank you Kathleen ❤ Details are so important, to create your thoughts,😊 I love what you’ve done , thanks for the inspiration, Love and hugs Maggie ❤️🤗🇨🇦❤️

[@BeAgainBooks]

You are so welcome Maggie! I appreciate you!

[@cottonconfetti]

Love all these pieces of ephemera 🤩. Your videos are very well edited and show everything necessary; they are one of the few videos l watch in real time, not speeded up 🤣

[@BeAgainBooks]

Glad you like them Davina! I appreciate your kind comment! This makes me happy!

[@kerynokeeffe9133]

Thank you, Kathleen. So much charm in this episode working with the layers and lace from the bits that you used, to the methods of application and then to the completed pieces! Awesome, dear friend! I really look forward to the next episode! 😀💞

[@BeAgainBooks]

Thank you so much Keryn! ❤️

[@nancypyter1511]

Everything turned out beautifully Kathleen! I love how you create pieces and you don't always use digitals but what you have around.🥰

[@BeAgainBooks]

Thank you so much Nancy!

[@dennajohnson3177]

These are so perfectly shabby! You have such a gift for journaling. Thanks for sharing your wonderful ideas.

[@BeAgainBooks]

Oh you are so kind Denna! Thank you so much!

[@eviegorecki5356]

Everything looks so pretty ❤. Your journal will definitely will be a great example of shabby style.

[@BeAgainBooks]

Thanks very much Evie! I appreciate that!

[@wallcreekandrea5196]

As always, lots of inspiration and ideas!😊 Thanks for sharing, Kathleen!

[@BeAgainBooks]

You are so welcome! Thank you Andrea for your steady support!

[@godschildyes]

Wow! You are an amazing teacher. A natural, really. I just love your style, and it's so easy to understand your instructions. Thank you so much for everything you do to help. 💐

[@BeAgainBooks]

That’s the nicest compliment! I really appreciate that - it’s a pleasure to teach.

[@CreativeCrisis-Art]

I'm really enjoying this series!

[@BeAgainBooks]

I’m so glad to hear this! Thanks so much for watching.

[@Roadtaken-fi1cd]

The charms were lovely! All of it was but those really inspired me. Thanks Kathleen

[@BeAgainBooks]

I’m very glad - thank you so much for watching. Have fun creating.

[@carolbeeding4270]

😍❤️ lovely and so shabby chic

[@BeAgainBooks]

Oh I am so glad you think so Carol! Thank you!

[@rubyus7332]

Very informative and beginners friendly. I’m sure many can find those supplies around the house. Many thanks! ❤️

[@BeAgainBooks]

Thank you Ruby! and thanks so much for watching.

[@Selinas_Reborn_Nursery]

Oh Kathleen! I get so excited every time you have a new video. I love your shabby chic! This is definitely me! You have given me so much inspiration! I can’t wait to see this shabby chic junk journal! I just love your style! Thank you so much! Love, Selina from Alabama ❤️🌸🌷💓💖🌸

[@BeAgainBooks]

Thank you so much Selina - you make me so happy! It’s coming along!

[@Mommyoffive4Him]

I love watching you collage your pieces! You make it all look so easy!

[@BeAgainBooks]

Thanks so much Kerri! I’m glad you enjoy it!

[@mindybeveridge8377]

Another great video. Thank you so much, Kathleen.

[@BeAgainBooks]

My pleasure Mindy! Thank you for watching.

[@inaboucher144]

Wow Kathleen these are such great ideas. I so appreciate you sharing your knowledge with us. Thanks, hugs and stay well.

[@BeAgainBooks]

I’m so glad my channel is useful! Thanks very much!

[@user-tz9dq8fv5g]

I loved this educational video. I knew that there would be some way to use the tiny special clip offs to make something. My heart is happy to put some fun things together out of my bits and pieces. Thank you for sharing your ideas.

[@BeAgainBooks]

My pleasure! I am so glad to make your heart happy! Thanks for watching.

[@debbiecooper3125]

Kathleen this is totally an amazing video that is so helpful and easy to follow. Thank you for taking the time to share your talents!

[@BeAgainBooks]

Glad it was helpful Debbie - my pleasure!

[@57cparks]

TY for sharing. What lovely additions to the journal.

[@BeAgainBooks]

My pleasure! I’m so happy you think so!

[@caroltanzi29]

Kathleen: nice work. Cute little touches for a journal are important to say this is an original art piece. Carol from California

[@BeAgainBooks]

Thank you Carol! You are a blessing to me!

[@mikeselness910]

Thank you for showing step by step your process very inspiring and elegant design, just love shabby chic, Teresa in Mn

[@BeAgainBooks]

Thank you so much Teresa!

[@elainet5870]

The ephemera videos are always my favorites! 😃❤️

[@BeAgainBooks]

Yay! I’m glad to know that Elaine! Thanks for watching.

[@April-rx6vt]

Thank you I am loving this series! ❤

[@BeAgainBooks]

I'm so glad April! Thanks for watching.

[@mshanks2257]

Absolutely wonderful ideas, thank you for sharing. One of my favorites!

[@BeAgainBooks]

Well I’m so glad! thank you!

[@katrineleber7238]

So many pretty ideas. Thank you! Hugs, treen 💕💕💕

[@BeAgainBooks]

Thank you! Hugs to you also!

[@JoansJunkJournalsAndMore]

P.S. I love that jar of buttons ♥♥♥

[@BeAgainBooks]

Thanks Joan - that took me a long time to collect, haha.

[@janetgeist8505]

Thanks so much for sharing this with us. I just finished my first ‘real’ journal but I’m going to go back through to put in the little charms.

[@BeAgainBooks]

Wahoo Janet! Congratulations. Yep, those little details are important I think. Thanks so much for watching! I’m proud of you!

[@dawnklein106]

Love your delicate, little bits!

[@BeAgainBooks]

Thank you Dawn!

[@rebeccaperkins6741]

Loved the layering lesson. Thank you!

[@BeAgainBooks]

My pleasure Rebecca! Thanks so much for watching.

[@JoansJunkJournalsAndMore]

You always make everything look so lovely. I love how organized your are and have things prepped ahead of time. Great explaining also. I wish my clusters and layers would look this nice. I guess I just need more practice. ☺♥

[@BeAgainBooks]

Well, I think your clusters and layers look very nice! Thank you for the encouragement!

[@JoansJunkJournalsAndMore]

@@BeAgainBooks My pleasure and thank you for the encouragement also. I have some karft sticky paper in my collection of papers so I'm thinking of trying to design some of my own labels ...some day.... some year ♥

[@heatherwest4238]

You've no idea how much this, and the previous video, have helped me - thank you SO much! I've often wondered why my projects never look 'right' and your explaining how to go about things with layers and lace etc , showed me where I'm going wrong! I tend to favour a more gothic theme, but that's really just a difference in colour palette and ephemera choices to yours. The basics are the same and I shall be using your techniques in my next journal, which I'm now really excited to begin!

[@BeAgainBooks]

Oh I am so pleased to have helped you think further about some of these things! The basics really are the same - have fun with your project Heather. Thanks so much for watching.

[@sherylsantoro]

Wonderful ideas. They are all so pretty!

[@BeAgainBooks]

Thank you Sheryl! I’m always so happy to see your comments!

[@Bront-ki2im]

Thank you, so inspiring. 🙂

[@BeAgainBooks]

I’m glad Bront! Thanks very much!

[@maramakesjournals2319]

Thanks! 💜💜💜

[@BeAgainBooks]

Thank you Mara!

[@zinniapatch2488]

Wow, what a video! This was so awesome and you sure have a talent of layering ! Thank you so much for being so generous with your creativity! I really enjoyed every second of this tutorial!

[@BeAgainBooks]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@lindaspaperworks]

I just love all of the little bits of lace and ribbon and buttons that come together in sweet charms, dangles, and embellishments. Little things mean a lot. (remember that old song??) Your reference to the note paper with the mathematical calculations on it reminded me of how my grandpa used to do long division in the margins of the TV Guide. I think he just did it to keep his mind sharp. I would love to have some of those pages to include in a journal, but I'm sure they have all gone away many years ago. I'm happy to have the memory still. As always, I enjoyed your video. Loving what you're making for the journal, and I'm looking forward to the next two videos. Thanks a bunch, Kathleen.

[@BeAgainBooks]

Thank you Linda! You always make me smile! 😀

[@libertylost8286]

Very pretty. I like making my ephemera as I go along. I am not a mass making type person. I have to make the ephemera to match the journal. You came up with some wonderful ideas. Shabby is my favorite look to make and enjoy. I can’t wait until I see your other videos. You make it so inspiring. 😁

[@BeAgainBooks]

Thank you so much - I appreciate that! I also don’t do much mass making, unless it is foundation pieces. I also like to make as I go.

[@jackiehorn3724]

Really enjoying this Kathleen as someone new to your channel. Thank you for sharing.

[@BeAgainBooks]

Welcome! I’m so glad you are here. I appreciate your time.

[@sionedjones6789]

Lovely video ❤ thank you for sharing

[@BeAgainBooks]

Thanks for watching Sioned! I’m glad you enjoyed it.

[@creativenana]

Awesome as always

[@BeAgainBooks]

Thanks so much Nana!

[@ScrapbookSage]

Love it!

[@BeAgainBooks]

So glad Dawn! Thanks for watching.

[@markpaige4795]

❤

[@BeAgainBooks]

Thanks so much Karen!

[@bettystychno5723]

I love this series and your style. Thank you! I like the look of embossing. What do you use to achieve that look?

[@BeAgainBooks]

Thanks very much Betty! I’ve always loved embossing. I used to use a stencil of some sort and hold it, with a piece of paper, up to the window, pressing a rounded stylus around the edges of the stencil to “push” the paper into the indentations of the stencil. I still do that sometimes, but I now am the happiest owner of an embossing/die cut machine and several plastic embossing folders that do that hard work for me, haha. I have a Sizzix Big Shot and the embossed image in this video is a Tim Holtz 3D impressions folder. I just put the paper into the folder and run it through the rollers of the machine. So easy and really beautiful. Thanks for watching!

[@bettystychno5723]

Oh so helpful to know an inexpensive way to emboss. I’ll put the machine on a wish list. As a beginner, it’s pretty long! Continuing success in your videos.

[@BeAgainBooks]

@@bettystychno5723 haha - oh I imagine the list is long. If I were starting from scratch, I would focus on finding interesting and lovely papers for the signatures and then interesting and lovely pieces of ephemera. I’m curious what is at the top of your list? Top three things you wanted first?

[@suzettefaircloth5037]

This is a good tutorial and explication of the shabby style. But I don't understand why you need to use French labels as opposed to any other language. Maybe you can explain that in an upcoming video, What is so special about French stuff.

[@BeAgainBooks]

There is nothing that you have to use Suzanne. I mention French stuff because it is so popularly used, so frequently used, that it has become part of the Shabby Chic “style.” You can certainly do Shabby Chic without French labels. There are so many motifs to choose from and many styles of script that can be used. But it’s just seen so often in the style, that it becomes kind of descriptive. You may have heard of French Country as a style and it has become quite popular here in the USA as a kind of analog to the Farmhouse style and Rustic/Rural style. Why people are so drawn to French stuff is also a mystery to me, but be assured you can do it with your own choices.

[@chericandream]

❤

[@BeAgainBooks]

Thanks very much Cheri!

[@bonnielipke1962]

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[@BeAgainBooks]

Morning Bonnie! Thanks for stopping by!