"I was just scrolling through my For You page on TikTok one day, and a video came up," says Bottos, who lives in Etobicoke, ...

Enter junk journaling ... Some people choose to repurpose a composition book, sketchbook, blank notebook, or journal. With the pages already in place, you'll be free to instantly start cutting ...

Part collage, part diary and part upcycling, a junk journal combines many crafting ideas into one sometimes-bursting book.

A freeform hybrid of collage, scrapbooking and traditional journaling, the creative hobby is having a moment right now.

was inactive for almost five years before a moderator revamped the page in December because of renewed interest online. Buying stickers, or scrapbooking materials, or dressing up a junk journal ...

Junk journaling calls for taking those bits and bobs and sticking them onto a notebook page. A freeform hybrid ... have been documenting their junk journal processes and sharing tips with followers.

Junk journaling ... mixed-media journals such as Keri Smith's 2007 hit project "Wreck This Journal," which encouraged users to unleash their creativity by filling and defacing its pages, and ...