I share some of the ways that I use collage in junk journals. I show you: What is collage, how to apply scraps for collage, and where to use collage in junk journals.
Firstly, what is collage?
Dictionary.com
collage
/ˈkɒlɑːʒ,kəˈlɑːʒ/
noun
a piece of art made by sticking various different materials such as photographs and pieces of paper or fabric on to a backing.
the art of making collages.
a collection or combination of various things.
“a collage of musical genres”
How to collage
8 steps to apply paper scraps:
- Tear your junk paper or old book pages into smallish sized pieces. Rough edges are better than straight
- Protect your work surface
- Paint the base (book cover or canvas or whatever) with a good coat of diluted white glue or ModPodge ™
- Brush the back of a torn piece of paper with a coat of glue and place on the base
- Smooth out the piece with a credit card, or a brayer
- Wipe your smoothing tool often with a wet cloth
- Continue gluing until the area is covered
- Coat with clear gesso or thinned acrylic to seal
Let Jessica show how she does collage in junk journals
3 ways to use collage in junk journals
1. To cover support material
I use collage to cover unwanted parts of the materials I use to make tags, covers, journalling cards …
As well as the cover being more relevant to the inner pages, I used up lots of scraps from the original contents.
2. To mend the support material
I collaged the cover of my travel journal with several layers of pages removed from inside the original book before I altered it.
3. To decorate covers, pages, tags
More decorative collage
Collage with vintage notepaper and washi tape 
Butterflies: Stickers, scrap paper, cut outs, paper napkin collage 
Collage of jewels, satin roses, photograph, silk ribbon 
Collage of stickers, diecuts, scrap papers
Do you use collage?
Have you tried this technique in your own junk journals? I love to use collage in junk journals. Pages and covers are beautiful when decorated with collage.
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