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I was just wondering yesterday if anyone else is more excited with the packaging than what is in the package. 😂

@pearlschoice1988

13 күн бұрын

Yes! Lolol.

@pattiehartmann1754

12 күн бұрын

I use packing A LOT.oh yeah.

@kristiraley9545

12 күн бұрын

Glad I'm not the only one 😅

@julesiou12

12 күн бұрын

Yes! I even make product choices according to the packaging. You see art and appreciate beauty everywhere. I've now made a journal specifically for packaging that I can pop pieces into that I don't have to keep hoarding. The junk pieces themselves tell a story. I saw it on a KZread a while back and thought it would cure my hoarding a little. I enjoy working in that journal the most funnily enough x

@marymeyer8185

12 күн бұрын

Definitely!😅

You're alright, Meg! It's not hoarding if it winds up in a journal !! Hugs from the Midwest, USA, MK 🤗❤️🤗

I love stamping on the packaging paper but you've given me so many other ideas! Thank you.

I love what you did with the last piece. I'm like you I've got so much of it. It's like getting treasure when those packages arrive. That last piece would make such a lovely journal cover and the stitching just adds that lovely pop of colour and texture. Inspiring as always Meg x

LOL! I am also guilty of collecting soooo much amazon packaging! Your ideas are motivating! Thank you!

Hi Meg! LOVE this concept and especially love the collage piece you made covering the wording on the paper… there’s just something about brown paper - years ago I purchased a huge wide roll of it that’s hardly been used, I have grocery bags, and lots of cardboard… looks like I need to get busy! Thanks for the ideas! Have a great day! 🙂

I've always loved brown wrapping paper and thanks to another journaling video by James Burke I was able to make a whole bunch of journals from my brown paper hoarding/collection. Thanks for more ideas, I can't wait to play around and add them to my journals.

Yes I hoard brown packing pages, I also find myself hoarding envelopes from all kinds of mail! You’re so inspiring! TFS!

@megjournals

13 күн бұрын

Me too 🤣

@sandrafisherhayes3219

10 күн бұрын

​@@megjournalsso do I! I have also saved the Amazon packaging and the large cardboard envelopes my books came in. They would definitely make beautiful and sturdy art journal covers or storage for yet more collage papers 😉 rea🎉enjoyed this post Meg ❤ whetted my appetite for a new junk journal

@jackiebriski1822

6 күн бұрын

Me too, tons of envelopes!

So inspirational. I love the idea of using my punches and covering up the wording on brown packaging. I am an Amazon junkie so I have saved lots of their brown envelopes and packing paper. ❤️

@megjournals

13 күн бұрын

Have fun customising them! 🤩

@lwagoner6017

10 күн бұрын

Me too! Me too!!!!!!😂

Oh I loved these ideas!! At the end I thought how lovely it would be to cut it up and emboss some of it. I cant wait to try some of your ideas

@megjournals

10 күн бұрын

Oooooh now there’s an idea! I’m yet to try out embossing, maybe it would get addictive 😂

@cyndieevans5628

3 күн бұрын

@@megjournals I find most everything to do with journal making addictive lol

I always keep brown packaging too, it's so pretty! 🥰

OMG I love love love love love this. So inspirational just full of ideas for my brown paper that I collect like everybody else. LOL thank you so much for sharing and I can hardly wait for Junk Journal July

Meg! Meg! Meg! I’m so excited! I was getting worried about getting my craft room ready for junkjournaljuly. My chiropractor is having trouble getting me out of bed. lol. I was looking around and found a journal cover I had made for JUNKJOURNALjanuary. I hadn’t gotten to use it. It’s perfect! And, as I sort mountains of massive amounts of paper, scraps, ephemera and only God knows what is lurking in there, I keep finding other things to add. I’m going to use 3 colors. Very pale pink, buff, and white/ cream. I ordered the buff folders from Amazon, but they came from ENGLAND! Do you believe it? They were not cheap, but I only like “pinky browns”. These folders are perfect! I really don’t like browns with orange in them. lol. My mom used to call me persnickety. lol. Do they use that word there? It means very very picky. I really think I might make it. Today, I think I found a place to keep my tiny little sewing machine to use on paper. lol. I have a tiny little sewing kit. lol. With a teeny tiny little pincushion. ROFL. These things make me happy when I work. I’m moving things around my desk so i can get to things easier. I’m being more careful about prime real estate. I loved the way your brown paper turned out. So pretty! I love the colors and texture. The sewing really topped it off! Hugs, treen 💕💕💕🤎🤎🤎🤍🤍🤍🩷🤎🤍

Lastly, I always just turned the Amazon paper bags inside out, so that the unprinted side was on the outside, and then used them as gift wrapping. I then only got creative with the gift tags. Thanks to you, I now have a few more ideas. Thank you!

So practical to use the brown paper. It turned out very stunning! Thanks for sharing.

Free craft supplies!!!! I've been collecting this Kraft packaging for years (sadly had to just throw some away I had so much😂). Was trying to figure out how to dye it, as tea and coffee doesn't show up and you don't always want to do the food coloring. You've expanded my horizons, TY!!!!!! I also collect the Amazon Kraft mailers and use them as journal covers by covering them in collage fabric or paper! SO glad I'm not alone in collecting all kinds of cool free stuff to repurpose and use in my JJ obsession!🥳🎉🎉🎉

I've been holding on to my brown paper packaging for some time now. Thank you for giving me some really great ideas as to what I can do with them.

REally wonderful ideas here. I can't believe how good you are at free-hand "drawing" with that dauber, too. Thanks and you have a new subscriber.

@megjournals

7 күн бұрын

Thank you!! ☺️

I love brown paper, too. 😃👍 Those are great ideas, and all your papers are beautiful. 😃👍

@megjournals

13 күн бұрын

Thank you!! Can’t wait to use them 😁

@PhoebesWorldProductions

13 күн бұрын

You're welcome. 😃👍

6:31 How pretty are they?!! Totally inspiring.

@megjournals

10 күн бұрын

Love this colour way!

Just discovering this art form, and I’m fascinated!

Wow 😮 these are such great ideas!!! I always feel guilty throwing this kind of stuff away. The final Collage piece is my favorite!

@megjournals

7 күн бұрын

Thanks so much! 😊

Thank you for sharing these wonderful ideas for using brown packaging paper - So much fun!

Love this!

How do you know when to stop when doing a collage page? I always keep adding and can’t get to the “that’s perfect so let me stop here” it’s more like “ok that was probably too much” instead! 😂😂 yours always look PERFECT - I’m even currently using Amazon packaging trying to channel you and this page you’re doing! Love your journals, your channel and most importantly - you. Thank you for posting so much bc it literally makes my day!

@megjournals

7 күн бұрын

Try stepping away and coming back to it :)

@LuuA_Forever

6 күн бұрын

@@megjournals that’s a great idea bc that’s one thing I never do 🤍🤍🤍

Beautiful work!

Your presentation was very well done, easy to listen to and to get started on ideas. You stepped out of the artist box and were very creative. Again your organization and presentation was organized and well covered

@megjournals

10 күн бұрын

Thank you so much!

Such good ideas!! Thank you so much!! 😊

Very cool!!!

Love love this, thanks for sharing Meg. 😊

I love it! You’re amazing ❤

Thank you for your thoughts and techniques. Very inspiring.

Loved your video❤

Love this video!

Great video!

These are great ideas, thank you for sharing.

Fantastic ideas! TFS!

I love this! Such an inspiration! Thanks for sharing you ideas❤

Oh my goodness this is just a ton of fun! love your videos.

I have SOOOOOO much of this. Thank you for the gentle nudge to get to using it

I use my brown shopping bags as well for brown paper, I open them up and stamp and paint on, and all sorts, I line my splash box with the packet as well, especially when I use sprays and paints ....

@megjournals

10 күн бұрын

Great idea!

My favourite paper to use! I love brown paper. x

Very cool! Love the gelli printing!❤❤❤

What a terrific turorial! I too like to use paper bags!! I'll have to get a jelly plate! TYFS

Love these ideas! Thank you!

@megjournals

13 күн бұрын

Glad you like them!

Wonderful inspiration! Collage is my favorite

I always enjoy your tips and ideas. Thank you!

@megjournals

13 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Thank you for sharing, I never thought of doing this. Wow 😮

Fabulous! I ❤ these ideas!

@megjournals

13 күн бұрын

Thank you! 😊

Great inspiration thank you, especially the brown paper collage - which I’ll definitely try TODAY 😊x

So many fabulous creative ideas to try. Thank you so much ,Meg, for the inspiration! x

I LOVE your style! Thank you for sharing~ Betty :)

Great ideas !!!

@megjournals

6 күн бұрын

Thank you! 😊

Wonderful ideas, thanks

@megjournals

13 күн бұрын

Thank you! 😊

Great ideas and video! Thank you.

@megjournals

6 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching!

You’ve inspired me!

@megjournals

13 күн бұрын

🎉🎉🎉

I love your creations! So pretty and creative❤

@megjournals

7 күн бұрын

Thank you! 😊

This may be my favorite video of yours!

What a fabulous idea 💡. Can't wait to get started 😊

@megjournals

13 күн бұрын

Yay!!

Beautiful❤

Yay! Just found your channel!! I’ve been saving all this paper & now you’ve given me great ideas!! Thank you!!!

Such great ideas Meg, thanks for sharing! You have such an interesting way of playing with your supplies, so inspiring! 🤩

@megjournals

13 күн бұрын

Thanks for stopping by! 😊

Such cool ideas, thank you Meg. Yes I do save the packaging as well.

@megjournals

7 күн бұрын

I’m realising we’re all the same 😂😂

Gorgeous "packaging" page!! Would make a lovely cover for a book. 😍

Love brown paper bags

@megjournals

7 күн бұрын

Me too!

Merci beaucoup 🌸🌸🌸

So many cool ideas!! I really need to use some of my brown packing paper I have stacked up. Many times it is the last choice for me to use them in my journal!

Just now found you and loved this video...then I subscribed. Thank you!

Beautiful art and informative demonstration. Thank you for sharing.

@megjournals

10 күн бұрын

Thank you very much!

My favorite video today. I love using packaging for my paper crafting. TFS

@megjournals

10 күн бұрын

Yay! Thank you!

Hi Meg, thanks for all these inspiring ideas to try! Hope you're having a great day! TFS 😊

@megjournals

13 күн бұрын

Have fun with them! 🤗

Mega hoarder of brown papers! Thanks for the great ideas!

@megjournals

6 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching!

wonderful ideas dear 💖

@megjournals

7 күн бұрын

Thank you so much 😊

Cool, some parts of these ideas would be fun as a little project to play with in front of the evening tv viewing! 😁

@megjournals

2 күн бұрын

Oh definitely!!

I never thought about geli printing on the packing paper. I’m going to try! Thanks

@megjournals

13 күн бұрын

Yay, have fun!!

Bahh, I have a hoard of these packaging papers and have been hacking away at them all morning lol because my stash has reached anxiety levels 😅

@megjournals

13 күн бұрын

Always think I’ll use them one day!!

@azraelhorsefeather1507

12 күн бұрын

@@megjournals right lol?? 😭😭

Im crazy over packagin lol 😅this was very much inspiring . I enjoyed watching the process and it turned out beautifully 😍 tfs !

❤ Wonderful ideas!!!..I love to fold then stain brown paper with some with coffee, tea, and sumi ink❤..TFS 🤗

@megjournals

7 күн бұрын

Great idea!!

Amazing!!!!!❤❤❤❤😅

nice😍

@megjournals

13 күн бұрын

Thanks 😊

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Could you do a video using this in a journal cover, please?

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I keep sooo much packaging! Trying to keep it out of a landfill and sometimes in a journal😂

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To get the light back ground with the design was it 2 different times you pressed the brown paper down or the 1st time …. It was quick but I would like bit of advice on this one… but it was very nice … loved it.

@megjournals

7 күн бұрын

Yes that’s right - a “plain” first press, let dry, then again with the stencil over the top. Thanks for watching!

What kind of tool did you use to put the dark leaf patterns on each side… and did it come in the paint you used to draw it… what is the company name of the dark paint and the tool you used…it looked like a eye dropper for putting drops in ones eye… was it a mini brush of some kind.. I really liked this one… very good ideas that anyone can use and I will use them..

@megjournals

7 күн бұрын

It’s a daler rowney ink and it comes with the applicator on the bottle, it’s like a pipette ☺️

I never heard of jelly printing ?

So you painted over a block and then pressed the paper down on it and lifted it up…. What is the liquid you use to do this “jelly print”. Is it regular acrylic paint??

@megjournals

7 күн бұрын

It’s acrylic paint 😁

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Loved all of these ideas! Thank you.

@megjournals

13 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching!!