{"id":4833,"date":"2025-04-21T10:06:46","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T14:06:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chandraalilijah.com\/?p=4833"},"modified":"2025-04-21T10:06:46","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T14:06:46","slug":"i-did-my-first-junk-journal-spread-and-it-sucked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chandraalilijah.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/21\/i-did-my-first-junk-journal-spread-and-it-sucked\/","title":{"rendered":"I did my first junk journal spread and it sucked"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Junk journaling was supposed to be a breeze for me; super simple and super easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In actuality, it was a mess! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It wasn\u2019t entirely horrible, but I realized that junk journaling takes time and a bit of patience as well! Or maybe I am overthinking it?!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>However, here\u2019s my breakdown of why I HATED my first junk journal spread: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This post features a partnership gift<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Decorating the cover page <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chandraalilijah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_7684.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4828\" style=\"width:368px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chandraalilijah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_7684.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chandraalilijah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_7684.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chandraalilijah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_7684.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chandraalilijah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_7684.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chandraalilijah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_7684.jpg?resize=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chandraalilijah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_7684.jpg?resize=1320%2C990&amp;ssl=1 1320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chandraalilijah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_7684.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chandraalilijah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_7684.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To start my journal off, I wanted to decorate the cover page to something that represented me! Initially, I wanted it to be a \u201c<strong>Who this belongs to type of thing?\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Place before you glue<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chandraalilijah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_7712.jpg?resize=640%2C853&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4829\" style=\"width:378px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chandraalilijah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_7712.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chandraalilijah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_7712.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chandraalilijah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_7712.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chandraalilijah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_7712.jpg?resize=1024%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chandraalilijah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_7712.jpg?resize=1320%2C1760&amp;ssl=1 1320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chandraalilijah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_7712.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I realized after 10 glued pieces later that I hated how everything was coming together. From the giant picture I slapped on the left corner to the random letter placement &#8211; I was losing the plot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The better concept &#8211; place your items out and see how it will look before you GLUE. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-pale-pink-color has-text-color\">Recommended Posts<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/chandraalilijah.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/03\/dear-love-bug-2\/\">Peanuts and good decisions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/chandraalilijah.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/02\/owning-623-detroit-shop-at-25-years-old\/\">Owning 6:23 Detroit Shop at 25 years old<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/chandraalilijah.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/01\/5-tips-on-how-to-have-a-successful-pop-up-shop-in-2026\/\">5 tips on how to have a successful pop-up shop in 2026<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/chandraalilijah.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/31\/when-did-we-stop-going-shopping\/\">When did we stop going shopping<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/chandraalilijah.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/30\/march-was-a-testing-month-but-we-survived\/\">March was a testing month, but we survived<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Now we\u2019re just free-styling <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"820\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chandraalilijah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_7731.jpg?resize=640%2C820&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4830\" style=\"width:483px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chandraalilijah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_7731.jpg?resize=799%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 799w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chandraalilijah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_7731.jpg?resize=234%2C300&amp;ssl=1 234w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chandraalilijah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_7731.jpg?resize=768%2C985&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chandraalilijah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_7731.jpg?resize=1198%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1198w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chandraalilijah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_7731.jpg?resize=1024%2C1313&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chandraalilijah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_7731.jpg?resize=1320%2C1692&amp;ssl=1 1320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chandraalilijah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_7731.jpg?w=1560&amp;ssl=1 1560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/yoobi.com\/pages\/evolve\">Yoobi Evolve<\/a> is a sustainable stationery brand that offers products such as notebooks, pens, and highlighters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They sent me a few products to try as an avid crafty girly to use in my junk journaling and everyday writing sessions!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their gel pens were amazing, very sleek and wrote with ease. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A sustainable stationery brand that uses soy-based ink, 100% recycled paper, and recycled plastic &#8211; count me in!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The final product <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chandraalilijah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_7750.jpg?resize=640%2C853&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4831\" style=\"width:427px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chandraalilijah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_7750.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chandraalilijah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_7750.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chandraalilijah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_7750.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chandraalilijah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_7750.jpg?resize=1024%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chandraalilijah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_7750.jpg?resize=1320%2C1760&amp;ssl=1 1320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chandraalilijah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_7750.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Being completely honest, I don\u2019t know what I did, but I hate it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As someone who loves things to have order, I realized this had NO order, no structure. Just vibes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I left the left-hand corner pretty blank and just added whatever to the right side &#8211; I told you, I lost the PLOT!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What I learned <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When it comes to making junk journal spreads, my biggest advice is don\u2019t overthink it! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Have fun <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Place the items together as an example before gluing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gather items that you REALLY want to use <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Take your time and don\u2019t rush <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Let your creative juices speak to you<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember, it\u2019s just random items thrown together that you can create a cohesive look with using your own creativity and imagination!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned 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