Transform a Greeting Card into a Junk Journal

In this tutorial we are transforming a generic Christmas greeting card into a fabulous Junk Journal. Enjoy :)
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[@pilotrtc]

I would watch a 5 hour video of you taking us around your studio and showing us all of your supplies. I would enjoy seeing you open all your drawers and cabinets and flipping through all the things in them. I would relish hearing your stories about how you acquired some of those things, what you plan on doing with them, and even how long you've had them. And if that's not enough time to go through everything, I would watch a 5 hour part 2. You are pure delight.

[@hollylanevintagetreasures]

Oh same! Let me grab a sandwich and a cool beverage and let's go! Haha!!

[@Robin-qc4gn]

She is absolutely pure delight and she has ruined me for watching any other junk journal artist. I always think, "Well, she's definitely NOT Natasa!"

[@lillianbarksdale6029]

Yes she is so great to watch

[@moscraftingcorner9728]

Oh I missed that !! What's it called ?

[@catgoeskek]

yes! I mentioned in the past I'd love to see a studio tour, I really hope she makes one :)

[@njrib]

“I won’t even bother with the sewing this time…or will I?” 😏 This video is not only a great tutorial but a lot of fun to watch!

[@TreasureBooks]

Thank you 😀

[@helensalo9810]

Once again, another winner from you thanks! 👏🏻❤️

[@Kayenne54]

Laughed so much.

[@debbieyanta5753]

Yes she is so fun to watch..

[@karenrwalker]

😂🤣

[@snowysnowyriver]

Never apologise for "rambling"!! You are the perfect tutor because you explain everything in such a clear way and never assume people already know things. Some of us are learning from scratch and appreciate the time you take to show us what to do!

[@heathersullivan8494]

Genius!! Your idea for getting the beads on the ribbon is just plain genius! Why didn’t I ever think of that. I love these beautiful little Christmas journals. They make such a good gift, rather than just a card. ❤

[@GargoylGirl]

I enjoy the rambling! And the simplicity, the added little extra touches, the ability you have to take something damaged and create it into beauty is a true gift and is amazing! Thank you for all the inspiration! I really love the fact that you show that you can do all this on a budget and don't need all the expensive tools many other people show online.

[@BiteSizedCrafter]

The budget thing is what really matters to me. Though honest I have too many expensive supplies I don’t use that I bought in the past..😅 lol

[@patriciahale6575]

I love your channel, not just for the beautiful creative abilities you have but for your wonderful personality that goes along with crafting with you. These are adorable

[@lisatate7783]

Absolutely gorgeous and please DO keep talking about your thought processes. They are really useful. Love your work. You make wonderful transformations. Ty!!

[@berthamiles6507]

I can't tell you how much I appreciate your JOURNALs. I have never understood the "Junk Journal". I have always thought the paper and designs were beautiful......but they were all JUNK....there was absolutely no space for the Journal part. AND YOU have INCLUDED the journal part. THANK YOU!!!!! YOU ARE MY FAVORITE! They were beautiful.. Thank you for sharing. I was never inspired to create one because to me it was just JUNK.....a bunch of pretty stuff cramed together.....with no use. Now I am inspired to create one.

[@nancyhansen8505]

Natasha you saved me. I am having 4 ladies for a crafting luncheon the first week in December and when I saw your idea I knew it was the perfect thing for the ladies to do. it is a lovely project I feel all of the ladies will enjoy. Thank you so much.

[@marlenegura1161]

You are beyond talented!!!!! You are by far my favorite teacher for projects!!! Your inspiration is amazing!! Thank you for sharing your beautiful creations with us!!!!💖💖💖

[@lisamorris3248]

^^agreed 😊

[@sandyvanderlinde237]

What a lovely idea. People tend to just throw away the card, but this way it is worth the keep. Love it.

[@NancyJane61]

I'm new to the world of Junk Journals, and I have learned SO MUCH from you already! Thank you for every single video. 🥰

[@TreasureBooks]

Thank you so very much :)

[@IdratherbeinHobbiton]

It's addicting! Lol

[@reentjekay7597]

Your tutorials are therapeutic. In this crazy world, you are an oasis of calm and kindness! Thank you so much!

[@TreasureBooks]

Wow, thank you!

[@kimw4324]

The tassel loop is brilliant 😊

[@karenegan1688]

Just a super adorable idea, Natasa. You’re so creative and I love the things that you dream up, with helpful tips and tricks along the way…♥️I’m definitely raiding my card stash.♥️

[@traceykibler4524]

I love this idea. I have seen people use cards inside a journal, but never use a card to make the foundation of the journal. What a fresh new idea! Thank you!!

[@robindonnelly]

I bought my husband an anniversary card early and it’s in my craft room waiting for December. I think I’ll do this with matching scrapbook papers inside and add photos of us throughout the years. Thanks so much for the idea! If I film it I’ll tag you! Thank you, Natasha! Love your ideas!

[@karriegress5969]

Great idea Robin!

[@beckybanta126]

Oh please, don't apologize for rambling.....I learn so much as you teach, offering different ideas & your thought processes. These are wonderful & beautiful. You are so talented & a great teacher. And yes, I will be making these....most likely with birthday cards. Thank you muchly! 🥰

[@TreasureBooks]

Thank you so much 🤗

[@kimkong1413]

Oh my gods, that trick with cutting the ribbons to a small point is genious!!!

[@Nancy0162]

Absolutely adorable, Natasha!!! You never cease to amaze me with your creativity! Tfs! 💗😊

[@nancyorourke7679]

Adore your videos..your clear directions, your happy voice, and you speed up repetitive points just enough (but not too much!). So appreciate your ideas..and the beading trick, the extra loop..lovely!!!

[@TreasureBooks]

Thank you so much 🤗

[@tinkerdee5923]

YOU are FABULOUS 😊my goodness what an inspiration YOU are !! I have to say YOU are my #1 FAVORITE on KZbin … those are sooooooo cute … I haven’t started making journals yet .. but this one here just might be where I start .. Thank You 🙏 for sharing your God given talent !! Have a BLESSED day or night !!!

[@TreasureBooks]

I’m so glad, thank you!!!

[@SD-nh5yr]

I just watched this with coffee july 14, 2024...i love these, I'm going to make these for my friends this year...they are beautiful !!🙏❤️✌️

[@daphne6619]

LOVE your tutorials! Also love your sense of humor! You have the best junk journal episodes on KZbin ❤

[@josievanotterlo5191]

What a beautiful gift…any occasion works. I love how your tutorials have a theme with the ability to make them as personal as desired. Thank you!

[@susanjacquier5358]

Absolutely!...as I started watching, already I was thinking "what a beautiful enhanced birthday gift this would make ". The possibilities are endless. What a wonderful teacher we have in Natasha ❤️

[@jeweltompkins8532]

Oh. My. Goodness!!! What a fabulous idea and tutorial. I've wanted to make some Christmas planners for gifts. Love this idea! Thank you so much.

[@luv2kraft866]

Natasha, it's been said before truly you were made to teach. Never stop rambling because what you consider rambling most of us see as teaching and giving it your all. Thank you for that.✨

[@TreasureBooks]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@paulafuller1002]

I have an absolute blast listening to your videos. It is so instructive but loads of fun at the same time. I have to laugh! And you know what they say about that, " A day without laughter is a day wasted." Thanks so much for sharing your creative ideas. I am learning so much and stretching my own creative thoughts and ideas!

[@pambotter355]

I make my own Christmas cards but I have a whole box of store bought. Guess what I’m going to be making!? Oh Natasha, I so get that perfection. You always make me smile with your videos. As always TFS! ❤️

[@NeverHopelessbyElizabeth]

Your book came out beautifully!! What is am so interested in is that little loop for the dangle, and now I know how to do it!! Thank you so much for that useful information!! Can’t wait to put one on my current journal 😊 Thank you so much…very helpful!!

[@TreasureBooks]

Wonderful! Thanks for watching :)

[@MyDjturner]

Lovely. This could be used for many types of cards. A lovely gift for someone in hospital, or going away for a short holiday, or even as a sympathy journal card. I'm sure these situations and more would be greatly appreciated receiving such a gift at this right time.

[@redfish6259]

My goodness! Ur amazing! So consistent throughout these years! Thank you for sharing Natasha!!

[@deannabaranowsky621]

You always have the most amazing projects! Thank you so much for all you share with us! This is just adorable.

[@TreasureBooks]

Thank you 😀

[@denisegarcia4435]

I save the majority of my Christmas cards each year. So I have oodles of them. How cool to take a few & send them back to their original senders as a book! Thank u for this wonderful idea! 🎄🎄🎄❄❄❄🎅🏻🎅🏻🎅🏻🤶🏻🤶🏻🤶🏻

[@bknight7698]

Anybody who can sing jingle bells on a bad day MUST be a good person! Those covers are to be treasured and makes me wish I lived in Australia ! Happy Crafting to you all!👍❤

[@gardengate1339]

It's the extras like the added stitching that make a project special. I love your "ramblings"!

[@TreasureBooks]

Oh thank you! :))))

[@marusnak1113]

I'm not a Christmas person at all, but this was so fun and inspiring that I've gotten all the materials and plan to make journal/Christmas cards for all three of my adult children and their families. This make the purpose of greeting cards so much greater. Thank you for all that you give to us all year long. You are marvelously talented.

[@TreasureBooks]

Thank you so much 😊 I am also not a Christmas person 🤗

[@Lunareon]

What a great idea for the holidays! This makes makes me want to save all the cards I get this year and return them to the senders as journals next year. As always, thank you for the inspiration!

[@clairesladylair3624]

Thats a great idea!!!

[@rosalindmartz6585]

I so enjoy watching you transform something this simple into an eloquent item. You are quite talented.

[@TreasureBooks]

Thank you 😊

[@sandibytheocean]

You never ramble! Love this project!

[@sherryliberto6749]

I will definitely be doing this one. What a great idea. You always explain everything so well. Thanks again. Have a super fantastic weekend 💜 Sending love and big hugs Sherry

[@susanjacquier5358]

I also live in Australia and have a beautiful crafting friend (vintage junk journals) in the USA. I'm inspired to make her an Australian Christmas themed version of this gorgeous journal. As always....Thank you Natasha...you are a true teacher ❤️

[@TreasureBooks]

Thank you so much 🤗

[@JanieAlcove9]

I love these card booklets. I always get do many beautiful cards at Christmas and I hate to throw them away, but I never know what to do with them - now I do ….!!!!! Thank you so much.

[@soniapriddy6109]

I will make these tonight when I get home from work. I love your videos. You are amazing❤️

[@emmyfozzy]

These are lovely! Absolutely love this idea. I can't wait to try this. 😊

[@JunkyCatJunction]

Addicted to your channel and have learned so much! Thank you for your attention to detail, it gives me confidence to try some of your ideas. Love this one especially! ❤

[@tanyaprobstfield6289]

Natasha, your rambles explain your creative process. A top loop on binding for charms, FANTASTIC idea.

[@lucyfanning7496]

I loved this tutorial. The idea of trimming your ribbon to a point in order to thread your beads is genius. Thank you for all that you do.

[@TreasureBooks]

Glad it was helpful!

[@hollylanevintagetreasures]

Oooo yay!! New video! Plus Christmas, I'm here with my coffee! ☕️ Let's go! Love your designs and ideas. 🎄 Edit: I can confirm going through your thread whilst binding isn't good. I'm still new to junk journaling and it's frustrating when I place the needle through the thread. It works still but I don't think it gets as tight and it's messy looking. Last edit: LOVE the Christmas journals!!! Oh my goodness I now need to go and make some! I have some vintage cards that my dad received as a child back in the 60's and I never knew what to do with them. Now I have a plan. 😃 😊

[@lizday8140]

Happy Thanksgiving Day from Texas, USA! What a sweet idea...and you are so dear to show the preview, "...just in case you do not want to stay." Dear lady, we definitely want to stay for this!!! It's such a treat!

[@janetstubbington583]

How many times have I given up in frustration after trying to fit tiny beads on my ribbons. Genius! Thank you, Natasha. These are such cute journals, I'm going to have to make more than one. 🇨🇦

[@luannfischer747]

These will be PERFECT gifts to make for those people I don’t usually give gifts to. And,,, I get so many greeting cards in the mail from charity organizations that I am glad to now have a good use for them. THANKS so much!

[@vaboutsr7749]

I always love so much when you say you won't do it, and as always in the end you do it !

[@shelleysykes5317]

I would be thrilled to get a surprise like that instead of a card! They are lovely.

[@emptychallice]

I’ve been watching your tutorials for awhile-it has become part of my Saturday morning routine that I look forward to. Your tutorials are easy to follow and your voice is easy to listen too. There are others on this platform that may have other excellent content like you but they are sooooooooo annoying to listen too I just can’t get into them. They are either laughing too much, or conStanley showing me their cute doggy (That’s nice, but I am not interested in how much you love your dog), or their voice just makes my ears bleed etc. your delivery is excellent and I could watch you and LEARN for hours. Thank you for giving me the gift of your knowledge and sharing your experience.

[@lms1068]

You turned junk into a work of art. My husband will cry when I send him a link of the joy I have just discovered 😂 Thank you for sharing! Subscribed.

[@catlandstraysandferals2844]

You ARE a JOY to Watch Everything You Do Brings Joy To My life !!

[@kathyalderton905]

Natasha, that idea about the extra loop to hang stuff is genius and saves you money too. I am going to try this on my next journal. thanks for showing how to do that.

[@patriciaclements2727]

PPS when binding, I ❤️ the little loop for hanging dangles and trimming wide ribbon to a point to thread bead = Perfect 👍🏼

[@anitaholmes6824]

This is the sweetest thing I have seen in a long time! What a great way to use up cards, even used ones could be used! Thank you so much for the inspiration and your calm and precise way of teaching! Thanks for sharing! I am going to subscribe!

[@QueenNoTeetha151]

Those are absolutely beautiful! I love the reindeer one the most.

[@joanndankovchik4861]

WOW!!! WOW!!! You are by far the most enjoyable teacher of all time, THANK YOU, you are one classy lady! My favorite, perfect teacher of Art & Possibilities!! Spread your encouraging words, and Again, THANK YOU,!!

[@TreasureBooks]

Thanks so much 😊

[@margaretbagwell2072]

It is so easy to follow your construction of your journal with your explanations.

[@anasissac]

I'm watching this for... I don't remmember how many times I watched this, but I want to make a journal like this to gift someone special.

[@BohoGoat]

Thank you so much! This is exactly the Christmas project I needed. I can't wait to get started! And that beading hack?!?! 😱 A life saver!

[@TreasureBooks]

Thank you 😀

[@cathyjoubert5483]

Very cute! So versatile!

[@abigailphoenixthepaperaddi2501]

That ribbon hack!!!! 😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍 BRILLIANT!!!!

[@sharonoja9709]

I always get a “spark” when I watch your videos… ❤

[@TreasureBooks]

Thank you so very much :)

[@carolentringer8836]

Love this! I can use all my scraps. I find it very hard to throw away beautiful Christmas cards, so I can also use them.

[@AsheTheRealtor]

I can’t wait to add a little jazz to my holiday cards this year! This is perfect!

[@karenfrase9390]

Oh wow, I am in awe. This is such a great idea and so cute. Thank you for sharing your talent and ideas. Love them!

[@chrisb5391]

Awesome! My cards are not going to go to waste! Thank you for calm voice and thorough explanations

[@kristinjacobsen3417]

Brilliant way to thread the ribbon through the bead!

[@julieBending]

Oh my love them!!

[@tep1962]

Absolutely adorable! Thanks so much for the inspiration.

[@amethyst3687]

These are adorable! Can’t wait to try these myself.

[@rosemaryaugustine130]

Oh my you are a genius on getting the small bead on the wider ribbon… thank you on this!!

[@TreasureBooks]

Thank you 😊

[@MakingMelodyCrafts]

Love these junk journals that you made. You are so right about the details, it makes all the difference. Those tags are my favorite part!

[@jessa7128]

This would be a great idea when you receive a card for Christmas and make this to keep it from your loved one. ❤

[@poodlegirl55]

How adorable! You are so fun to listen to.

[@donnaearl302]

These are so creative. I love them.

[@sindywilson9830]

Wow! Amazing idea. Thank you for making your tutorials so easy. Love your work.

[@TreasureBooks]

Thank you 🤗

[@suziescrapbook3574]

Love this and yea, I’ll be making these! ♥️♥️♥️

[@50sculter]

Loved this! Can't wait to try it! 🎉

[@delo1951]

I love this idea! A great idea for more than a card but less than an expensive gift. Thank you for sharing!

[@kittykat2454]

Thank you for sharing this lovely idea, can't wait to try!! A birthday card created like this would be extra special!!

[@barbsterling4913]

Love this - what a creative way to use old Christmas cards! I enjoy the tips you share as well, never crossed my mind to fix the holes once this signature goes in!

[@beckymeldrum7022]

Clever idea! Cute!

[@teresaolivares4733]

Love your vintage looking Christmas cards/ journals.

[@mendvalen03]

THESE ARE ADORABLE AND I LOVE ALL 3 OF THEMMMMM

[@deb.m.7458]

Oh my goodness! Love the card journals. ❤ You make the world more beautiful with your creativity. I’m sure a lot of this stuff is thrown away. Let’s hope no more and people start making beautiful journals and ephemera.

[@sherrrysparklynn]

These are great. I love this idea!

[@sandradolan4171]

I can’t wait to make a card journal myself now! Natasha is my all time favorite. Even if I’m not doing junk journaling at the moment, I’ll pull up one of her videos just to watch. 🥰 Thank you Natasha for sharing so much with us! You’re so encouraging and helpful. ❤️

[@STxRSoUL]

💕 love the idea with the extra Loop! Thank you! You are such an inspiration for me! 💕

[@TreasureBooks]

Thank you 🤗

[@lucybanta7311]

Such a joy to watch and a fun idea! Who wouldn’t love to receive a card like this!?❤

[@mgailqster]

Love them. So cute!

[@TreasureBooks]

Thank you! 😊

[@carolynspapertherapy]

I love everything you do! I save cards and will definitely use this idea for my journals!

[@bethbuerklin3866]

I love watching you! You're a hoot!!! "Let's just stop talking and do the thing"! Words to live by! Lol! ♡♡♡

[@bumblebee7922]

Very cute and adorable!! GREAT job!!

[@KindlySo]

Your work is gorgeous, thank you, Natasha!