Francesca | junk journal joy

simple embroidery on recycled packaging✨    can’t wait to have more time to craft:)))  have a great day my friend!     stamp from @taylormadejournals     #junkjournaljoy #embroideryonpaper #recycleart #junkjournalembellishments #junkjournals  

Hello, I’m Francesca  a junk journal storyteller, and a creator.   I’m Italian and I love creating journals using paper, fabric… sometimes plastic and everything in between!   I love earthy colors captured in a vintage-style. I find them soothing, they calm my mind.   Creating things is my medicine for the soul :)  I’m here to share my journey with you.    🌺What about you?  let me know in the comments or DM me :))    #junkjournalcreator #junkjournalcommunity #junkjournaljoy #junkjournal #vintagepaper #junkjournalinspiration

pov: you like to use recycled things, modify them with modern techniques and mix all with digitals and real vintage postcards ✨           🌼it gives you a certain satisfaction, what do you think?          🌼material used:     recycled plastic packaging      recycled junk mail    stamp from @taylormadejournals     + white pigment ink     vintage postcard from @petitpapier.shop     digital paper envelope from @amitybloom           #junkjournaljoy #junkjournal #junkjournalcommunity

handmade paper #handmadepaper #papermaking

new project:) an altered tin made ising fabrics and a stamp gifted to me by Lorna (Taylormadejournals) idnt it gorgeous? 😭

do you hear them? #birds #sunrise

#CapCut searching for glimmers

✨what is exactly the content of my book?      let me spill the tea!   in a nutshell:    the book is divided in three parts:      📌 the first one is about how to start, how and why I started to create junk journals, how to romanticize the process, fun and helpful prompts and activities to stretch your creativity, tips and advices from my personal experience       📌 the second one in about 8 tutorials from start to finish that you can choose to follow step by step or to use as a starting point to make things your way :)    (six of these are totally new)       👉🏻speaking of tutorials, you also have an exclusive VIDEO tutorial (the link is provided with the book)       📌 the third part (my favorite) is about how to use your junk journal for self-care. Junk journaling is a sort of art-therapy for free, in a way and I used my psychology degree to create this part.       👉🏻though Amazon, you can also download an digital extract to get an idea :)       I hope to be able to create a longer video with a flip through and more details soon ❤️      if you have any questions, please write in the comments or send me a DM ☺️      thank you for all your support and kind words, this means the world to me ❤️      #junkjournal #junkjournaljoy #junkjournalbook #artjournal #scrapbooking #handmadejournal #handmadebook #arttherapy #junkjournaling #junkjournaljoybook

my first video on red note, lol, the music!!! are you on red note?? let me know, let’s connect!! #junkjournal #junkjournaljoy #junkjournalcommunity #rednote

✨surprise!! There will be a link for a bonus video in my published book✨      The tutorial will be about these three journals in the video, I’m so happy because they are made without a sewing binding and anyone can do them in less than 10 minutes!  (and it’s a technique that I’ve never shown before ☺️)     all the info about the book are in the pinned post on IG but feel free to DM any questions you may have 😃    👉🏻and thank you so much to all of you that has already pre ordered it, this makes my heart full of joy!       for the others:   ✨the link is bio✨!   or you can DM me for it    …or DM to just say hi ☺️      #junkjournal #junkjournaljoy #junkjournalbook #artjournal #scrapbooking #handmadejournal #handmadebook

✨my book is available for pre-order!!✨      I'm beyond thrilled to announce that "Junk Journal Joy" has been published!    This book is all my heart, experiences, knowledge on paper :)    It has been made for you and in a certain way by you, because it shaped by all your comments, questions and feedback that you gave me through all these years here and on Youtube ✨   so thank you so much!      and thank you so much to all of you that has already pre ordered it, this makes my heart full of joy!       for the others:   ✨the link is bio✨!   or you can DM me for it    …or DM to just say hi ☺️      ps: if you're curious about how I ended up being published, or how I did it, or do you want more details about the content of the book, leave a comment and I’ll give you all the information:) ! #junkjournaljoy #junkjournal #artjournal #scrapbooking

enjoy me today on Youtube “junk journal joy” for a chit chat:) where I’ve been, why, updates and a big announcement:))) I hope to see you there! I’ve been missing you!! #junkjournaljoy #alteredbooks #artjournal #scrapbooking #junkjournal

week 11 #wanderlust2024class was with @expressyourartsysoul ! thank you Casey for your lesson, I had a lot of fun experimenting with textures ✨ !     I used a book page as a base because all my journals are packed for moving :)    and this is also my first time trying soft pastels, it reminds me of when I was a child and i used to love them :)   (a little out of my comfort zone right now!)     do you ever tried them?     #junkjournaljoy #artjournaling #artjournalcommunity #artjournalspread #junkjournalpage #alteredbooks

affordable easy diy ephemera: vintage glassine bag made with tracing paper, oil and coffee :)⠀⠀  ⠀  steps:⠀⠀  ⠀⠀  📌 put some oil on your hands (any oil would work, olive oil, coconut, baby oil…)⠀  📌knead a sheet of tracing paper (this part is inspired by the Japanese “momigami”technique)⠀  📌put your tracing paper in a mix of coffee/water 1:1 and a little bit of baking soda to avoid the acidity of the coffee) ⠀  📌let it soak for 1 hour ⠀  📌let it dry ⠀  ⠀⠀  more on my youtube channel “junk journal joy”⠀  ⠀⠀⠀  🌹this video is from last year and this is what I’ve noticed:  this paper is still great, no mud, no stain… I used it in a journal and so far so good, yey:)  ⠀  ps: the card is a digital from @making_and_creating ⠀  ⠀⠀  #scrapbooking #junkjournal #artjournal #mixedmedia #junkjournaljoy #fauxglassinepaper #glassinebags #glassinepaper #vintageglassinepaper #momigami #coffeestainedpaper #junkjournaljoy