JG: Junk Journal Journey 2015: January Signature

I was thinking of swaps for the new year and came up with this idea of creating a junk journal, piece by piece. Some swaps will be for signatures, some for goodies and others for specific items.

This initial swap will be for signatures that consist of various junk journal worthy papers, envies, etc. We will make our signatures of at least 5 pieces (giving a 10 page piece when folded) of varying sizes with the largest being approx. 6x9 when folded in half and the smallest being 3x5 when folded.

You can use envelopes, graph paper, book pages, magazine pages, stationary sheets, etc. and 1 piece of scrapbooking type paper. Lay your chosen pieces together in a pile and stitch up the middle. You may choose to have some pieces slightly off center so one side is a bit larger than the other. Fold the signature in half at the stitching line.

Embellish, stamp or add cut outs etc to some of the pieces. Add pockets, additional stitching and so on to create a great piece for your partner. Include some tags, etc in a couple of the pockets maybe, and add some fibers, or whatever you can to create something your partner will truly love to add to their journal.

No cover is necessary as this will only be one of the signatures in our finished journals.

Create something you would love to receive. :-)