JUNK JOURNAL | #MYSUMMERTIMEPROJECT

I wanted a little project to work on during our summer break and when I pulled out this journal, I knew what it was going to be: a list journal. You all know how much I love list journaling so it just seemed natural that #mysummertimeproject would be all about telling my story through list making.

And the bonus of it all is that I get a few minutes to search for the bits and baubles I'll use to embellish my page and jot down my story.

TELLING MY STORY

See that metal chillin' tab? I would guess that little gem has been in my stash since 2010. I used it as the jumping off point for my journaling too. With the wood grain paper and the chillin' tab, the list prompt "Favorite Outdoor Activities" seemed a natural. I even added a little wash of watercolors to my tag.

I'm not a very sporty person, but there are plenty of activities that are done out of doors that bring me joy.

small glassine bag  |  shipping tag  |  mini book 

THIS TIME NEXT YEAR 

With end-of-year activities, graduation and now summer vacay, I've been reminiscing. And it doesn't help that my girls constantly remind me that they're growing up and not Mommy's little babies any more.

And then it hit me, this time next year, I'll have two high schoolers. No more kids in diapers, or even elementary or middle school. All my babies are going to be teenagers in high school.

blue tag

I made this fun little paper clip tag by threading through a scrap of paper, using my mini stapler to attach it and then a heart paper punch to finish it all off. It's a great way to use up all your paper stash...and it's super cute. The paper clip comes in the embellishment kit.

EMBELLISH YOUR JOURNAL 

Using the gold paper clip and pink baker's twine in the embellishment kit that comes with this journal, I had a light bulb moment and made my own little tassel bookmark. Ha, don't you just love lightbulb moments?

more paper clips  |  floral journaling card  |  kraft bag

And I always like to tuck a journal card inside the pocket formed from the folded over bag. I used one of these label die cuts, folded over, and attached it with my mini stapler. It forms a little pull tab, making it easier to pull it out the journal card.

label die cut

MIXED PAPER JOURNAL 

Do you have some stories you want to tell? Some memories you want to keep?

This little mixed paper junk journal is the perfect place to document those little treasures of life.

BE A MEMORY KEEPER

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