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Gothic Halloween Torn Junk Journal

Genevieve Speegle

I’m so eerily excited at the way this junk journal turned out!

I started with the Gothic Halloween digital junk journal kit from Kelly’s Crafts by Kelly for this lovely project. All images were printed onto 65lb Neenah cardstock.

I wanted to create an old, gothic feeling journal, so I decided to tear all my pages (including the main book pages that I bound together with seam binding) instead of cutting them with a paper trimmer.

All edges have been heavily inked with both Vintage Photo and Black Soot Distress Ink.

I loved the illustrations so much that it was easy to let them be the star, so I added only a few embellishments here and there. I did make my own resin pieces for this book, however, and I think they really added a nice touch. I have a YouTube video all about that process too, if you’d like to see just how easy they are to make:

Hope you enjoyed this flip-through blog journey with me today. May it inspire your creativity this week. Please let me know what you think and follow me on Facebook and Instagram for daily crafty goodness!

I also have hundreds of handmade journals, premade scrapbook pages, and greeting cards in my Bella Stitchery eBay shop!

Thanks so much, and keep in touch, my crafty friends! xoxo

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Spoooooktacular Cross-Stitch

Genevieve Speegle

Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore—
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door—
“‘Tis some visitor,” I muttered, “tapping at my chamber door—
               Only this and nothing more.”

–The Raven

Edgar Allan Poe

Fall is a great time of year to decorate, and Halloween is filled with lots of spooooky, creepy options. Some of my favorite cross-stitch patterns are of Halloween. It can be anything from gothic, Vintage and retro to modern and colorful.

The pattern above is my newest creation, lovingly called Halloween Library, and it can be downloaded here.

Here are some more of my favorite Halloween patterns, all of which can be found at my Bella Stitchery Design Etsy shop:

Owl Silhouette Pattern
Owl Silhouette Pattern

Spiderweb Silhouette Pattern
Spiderweb Silhouette Pattern

Cheshire Cat & Caterpillar Wonderland Pattern
Cheshire Cat & Caterpillar Wonderland Pattern

Retro Vintage Halloween Witch on Broom Pattern
Retro Vintage Halloween Witch on Broom Pattern

Retro Mad Hatter Halloween Pattern
Retro Mad Hatter Halloween Pattern

Jack Skellington Nightmare Before Christmas Pattern
Jack Skellington Nightmare Before Christmas Pattern

Pin-Up Carving Halloween Pumpkin Pattern
Pin-Up Carving Halloween Pumpkin Pattern

Haunted House Silhouette Pattern
Haunted House Silhouette Pattern

Edgar Allan Poe Pattern
Edgar Allan Poe Pattern

Pin-Up Witch on Broom Pattern
Pin-Up Witch on Broom Pattern

Vintage Woman in Bat Costume Pattern
Vintage Woman in Bat Costume Pattern

When Witches Go Riding Pattern
When Witches Go Riding Pattern