I am planing to make digital Junk Journal kits to sell but I'm having trouble finding resources to make them with.
Where do you guys go to get resources for scrap kits?
And dose anyone have advice for a new seller on etsy?
Resources for making Junk journal kits
Thu, 07/05/2018 - 23:04
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Resources for making Junk journal kits
Tangie Baxter is one of the best junque journal teachers and resources...here
She's a great source for inspiration and tutorials, classes... too.
SscrapGirls had some junk journal templates a while back, too. You could check there.
You could also do a search for art journaling tuts or supplies and then just junk them up a bit.
But in all honesty you could use all kinds of stuff from right here at our wonderful website for digital junque journaling. Some is already aged looking but also, you could turn/flip things, recolor, digital stamp over them, etc. There were even a couple designers (I can't remember which ones right now but they even created some art journal type stuff. And it's all free.
oppps... I just reread your question and I think I may have misunderstood. You were originally asking from a designers perspective in order to create to resale... I'm sorry. LoL
I know a lot of the designers here have a very lenient "commercial use license" policy. Look for stuff from here to create your layouts/kits with. I guess it really just depends what specific items your wanting to use in your kits. There aren't really designer kits already out there towards junking... guess that's maybe why your thinking of selling them.
I guess I'm probably not that much help. Maybe try to ask this question over in the designers section of the forums also. You might get some better answers from other creators/designers that are around here.
Aside from the awesome resources at DigitalScrapbook.com
You can check out the big digital scrapbooking stores and they usually have a Commercial Use section. You'll find all sorts of things - but you'll probably have to buy them. Textures, extracted elements, styles, etc. You do have to be careful with your resources because pretty much every designer has their own terms of use but they're usually pretty generous.
Of course you can make your own stuff from scratch.
There's places places like Creative Market, DesignBundles, CreativeFabrica, The Hungry JPG, for general design resources. You'll find awesome freebies at these places, some of them even allowed for commercial use.
If your designs have a more vintage look, you can use public domain images and resources. Wikimedia commons is a good starting off point - but again, check out the terms of use. Public domain images (generally from before 1923, I think) are pretty much a free for all, but as with anything, you have to be careful that you're not infringing on someone else's rights. Graphics Fairy is also freaking amazing.
Be careful of copywrite issues ... different countries have different rules .... this is one of the best sites for copywrite information I've seen although it's from the digital artist point of view .... should be required reading though for every one who uses online digital images of any kind
https://shiftart.com/2017/01/05/using-stock-photos-artwork/
I'm in the same situation. I want to learn how to design/create junk journals myself, but am not able to find
the right resources to learn the process.
if anyone can direct me to where to learn the digital design part of JJs, I'd really appreciate it.
Thanks!
Brenda
What part of the process are you trying to figure out Brenda? I wouldn't think it's too different from making a digital layout, only with less stuff likely? If you have some examples of what you're trying to create I can try to point you to some tutorials.
Marisa,
I think part of my problem is I don't have the right search terms. I want to learn the process of designing junk journal kits. I've searched
how to design junk journal kits, how to create them, and all sorts of stuff, but I'm only getting the how to make the kits FROM the printable kits. I can find all of the design elements, such as overlays, svg, vector files etc, but not the how to put it all together to make the digital kits
to then print up. I can't believe that everyone is just inventing all of these elements by themselves, as I see many similar elements and shapes in the kits.
Anyway, if you have any resources to share or point me to, I'd totally appreciate it! I just want to learn the process, not steal someone's business. (that's what it feels like when I've approached the shops/designers directly)
Here are a few examples from Etsy that I'm wanting to learn the process for.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1029422024/printable-junk-journal-kit-ephemera-teal?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=junk+journal+kit+printable&ref=sr_gallery-1-18&bes=1&sts=1&organic_search_click=1
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1189758141/super-simples-3-junk-journal-kit-digital?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=junk+journal+pages+tattered&ref=sr_gallery-1-39&pop=1&organic_search_click=1
https://www.etsy.com/listing/799371133/junk-journal-kit-rose-tri-fold-journal?click_key=1cb467b63d08a19426a27210d7f009f31b98fcb5%3A799371133&click_sum=b968d596&ref=shop_home_active_5&crt=1
I think a lot of it is quite similar to designing for digital scrapbooking, only the items at the end are arranged on a sheet instead of shared individually as PNGs as they would be for digital scrapbooking.
You'll need to have some sort of graphics program like Photoshop or PaintShopPro. Some of those items are as easy as clipping a finished digital paper to a tag template. You can also create your own papers. The kits you shared in your last comment are definitely more complicated than just collecting images and putting them on a sheet. They were definitely created to have a cohesive feel.
Searching for digital scrapbooking design tutorials will help you find what your looking for. It's just the end result of how it's packaged that's really different.
Hi Brenda!
There are many JJ groups on FB you can join...here is the link to one such group. Junk Journals - Its called Learn the How To's
https://www.facebook.com/groups/816737002293050/?hoisted_section_header_type=recently_seen&multi_permalinks=1069251710374910
If you just type junk journals in the search box on fb, you'll find many kinds of groups you can join...they're all quite friendly...
For the consciousness of a journal, a theme is needed. It's a beekeeper, vintage, Egypt....Making an A4 page layout. When you prin.t it, you fold it in half and get the A5 format. You need to make colored backgrounds, and then overlay pictures on them (Internet, free access). + make an ephemera - tag, cards, fussy clippings in the theme of this magazine.