Junk Journal Printable Kit with Vintage Ephemera and Background Papers
Everything for a full, cozy spread in one soft vintage collection, ready to cut, fold and layer.
Overview
This junk journal printable kit gathers a gentle vintage-style set of paper pieces you cut out, fold and layer into a journal that is all yours. Inside are journaling cards, tags, fold-up pockets, little envelopes, tickets, labels, receipt notes, word strips and six patterned backgrounds, spread over 19 pages in a PDF for US Letter and A4 that downloads instantly.
How this junk journal printable makes starting a page easy
With every piece for a rich spread gathered in one kit, you can sit down and begin without digging through a box of scraps.
A step by step guide shows how to build a spread from the background up, and every cut and fold line is easy to see. Prompts on the journaling cards invite you to write, so each page keeps your thoughts as well as your paper. Print a fresh set for every page and extras of the pieces you love most.
Who this junk journal kit is for
- Junk journalers looking for a coordinated set of gentle vintage ephemera
- Scrapbookers and memory keepers who love tags, pockets and tickets for photos and keepsakes
- Beginners who would like step by step help with a very first junk journal page
- Crafters who enjoy slow, creative evenings with paper
Design and printing
- Elegant, minimal white pages with soft blush pink details that save ink
- Wide margins, so nothing is trimmed on a home printer
- Portrait pages in Letter (8.5 by 11 inches) and A4 (210 by 297 mm)
- All original designs, with dashed lines for cutting and dotted lines for folding
- Background papers carry no text, so they sit well under any ephemera
- Undated and reusable: print your favorite pieces again whenever you like
What's inside (19)
Inside the junk journal kit: 19 pages
- 1Cover page with contents
- 2Start here, listing what the kit contains and the supplies you need, a key for cut, fold and glue lines, printing tips, ways to give it a vintage look and pieces you want extra copies of
- 3How to assemble a page, seven layers starting with the base and a pocket, then a focal piece, layering and tucking, your own writing and a final press, plus layout ideas and a diagram of a finished page
- 4Journaling cards I, six cards titled Today (date and weather), Little joys, A small treasure, Words I love, On my mind (with mood words) and Remember when
- 5Journaling cards II, six more: Memo, a sketching Grid card, To do, This week, Favorites and Letter to self
- 6Gift and journal tags, eight of them, ready for twine or ribbon
- 7Pockets and inserts, two pocket templates that fold up, each with a matching insert card
- 8Mini envelopes, two templates marked with fold lines and glue areas
- 9Vintage tickets, ten designs with tear-off style stubs
- 10Labels, fifteen in a vintage style
- 11Receipt notes, six in a receipt style
- 12Strips, tabs and stamps: 12 word strips plus index tabs, stamps, postmarks and corners for photos
- 13Background paper in a soft grid pattern
- 14Background paper in a ledger pattern
- 15Background paper in a ditsy floral pattern
- 16Background paper in a harlequin pattern
- 17Background paper in a ticking stripe pattern
- 18Background paper in a tiny dots pattern
- 19Prompts and ephemera list, with journaling prompts, things to collect, themes to explore and a plan for your junk journal
Files & printing
What you download
- Junk Journal Kit, US Letter PDF (19 pages)
- Junk Journal Kit, A4 PDF (19 pages)
- Read Me First, a brief PDF printing guide
How to download and print
- Check out with PayPal, a debit or credit card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. Your download page opens as soon as the payment goes through.
- We email the same private download links to you, so you can download your files again later.
- Open the PDF in a free reader such as Adobe Acrobat Reader and print at 100% or Actual size.
- Print only the pages you need, as often as you like, for your own personal use.
Good to know
- You receive a PDF meant for printing and cutting, not a digital sticker or clipart file. If you also journal on a tablet, it opens in most note taking apps.
- You receive a digital file only. Nothing is shipped.
- Printed colors may look a little different from your screen.
- Personal use only. Sharing, reselling or redistributing the files is not allowed.
- Digital files cannot be returned, but if a file will not open or print correctly, email us and we will help right away.
How this was made
Designed and written by PetiteDiary. AI tools helped draft parts of the text, and some background scenes in the preview images were created with AI. Every page was designed, reviewed and checked before release.
Questions
Questions about the junk journal printable
What paper should I print on?
Use light cardstock (160 to 200 gsm) for the ephemera pages and plain paper for the background papers.
Is this a digital sticker or clipart file?
No. It is a PDF made for printing and cutting, though you can import it into most note taking apps.
How many background papers are included?
Six: soft grid, ledger, ditsy floral, harlequin, ticking stripe and tiny dots. They are text free.
Is it good for beginners?
Yes. A start here page and a seven layer assembly guide show how to build your first page.
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