Instructions
Some of our Ranger customers have returned product to us and they will often use the same packaging that their order comes in. I have saved some of the padded envelopes that we have gotten back. I thought they would make a cool soft-bound junk journal.
![Earth Day Recycled Junk Journal by Teresa Natividad Step 1](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2159/8935/files/Earth-Day-Recycled-Junk-Journal-by-Teresa-Natividad-Step1_480x480.jpg?v=1681829421)
Step 1: To create the recycled journal cover, you'll want to use a Ranger bubble mailer that you've received product in.
![Earth Day Recycled Junk Journal by Teresa Natividad Step 2a](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2159/8935/files/Earth-Day-Recycled-Junk-Journal-by-Teresa-Natividad-Step2_480x480.jpg?v=1681829447)
![Earth Day Recycled Junk Journal by Teresa Natividad Step 2b](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2159/8935/files/Earth-Day-Recycled-Junk-Journal-by-Teresa-Natividad-Step3_480x480.jpg?v=1681829464)
Step 2: Cut the large envelope and open it to make a larger surface. I didn’t want to cover up the logos so I let the design stand.
![Earth Day Recycled Junk Journal by Teresa Natividad Step 3](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2159/8935/files/Untitled_design_36_480x480.png?v=1681830055)
Step 3: I didn’t want to show the raw edge, so I painted Dina Wakley MEdia Stickyback Canvas Tape with Dylusions Postbox Red Paint and used it to seal the edges.
![Earth Day Recycled Junk Journal by Teresa Natividad Step 4](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2159/8935/files/Earth-Day-Recycled-Junk-Journal-by-Teresa-Natividad-Step7_480x480.jpg?v=1681830236)
Step 4: We all have scrap pieces of paper that we have inked, painted, smeared, or collaged on. To create the inside of the journal, I gathered some papers that I had lying around.
Step 5: I also had some old calendars with pages that looked like they needed some jazzing up. So I will use a variety of inks and mediums on them.
![Earth Day Recycled Junk Journal by Teresa Natividad Step 6a](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2159/8935/files/Earth-Day-Recycled-Junk-Journal-by-Teresa-Natividad-Step9_480x480.jpg?v=1681830951)
![Earth Day Recycled Junk Journal by Teresa Natividad 6b](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2159/8935/files/Earth-Day-Recycled-Junk-Journal-by-Teresa-Natividad-Step10_480x480.jpg?v=1681830967)
Step 6: Use Dylusions Ink Sprays to add some color to a few calendar pages.
![Earth Day Recycled Junk Journal by Teresa Natividad Step 7a](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2159/8935/files/Earth-Day-Recycled-Junk-Journal-by-Teresa-Natividad-Step11_480x480.jpg?v=1681831121)
![Earth Day Recycled Junk Journal by Teresa Natividad 7b](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2159/8935/files/Earth-Day-Recycled-Junk-Journal-by-Teresa-Natividad-Step12_480x480.jpg?v=1681831547)
Step 7: For these pages, I applied Distress Texture Paste using the Dina Wakley Media Cross Hatch stencil and Midnight Snack Lunar Paste with a Dylusions stencil.
Step 8: Cut your pages to different sizes.
![Earth Day Recycled Junk Journal by Teresa Natividad Step 9](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2159/8935/files/Earth-Day-Recycled-Junk-Journal-by-Teresa-Natividad-Step14_480x480.jpg?v=1681831888)
![Earth Day Junk Journal by Teresa Natividad Step 9b](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2159/8935/files/Earth-Day-Recycled-Junk-Journal-by-Teresa-Natividad-Step14b_480x480.jpg?v=1681832426)
Step 9: Gather and sew them into one signature with the cover. I used string and a needle to punch three holes through all of the pages and made a knot with the string in the middle of the journal.
![Earth Day Recycled Junk Journal by Teresa Natividad Step 10](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2159/8935/files/Earth-Day-Recycled-Junk-Journal-by-Teresa-Natividad-finishedproject_480x480.jpg?v=1681831928)
Step 10: I trimmed some of the pages that were hanging off, but otherwise, I don’t mind the different sized pages.
Can’t wait to use this as an art journal!
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Teresa works at Ranger by day and at night, dabbles in creative pursuits such as crafting, cooking, and community theatre. Evidence of these can be found at her Instagram handle, @asiattic.