09/01/2026
ONE SHEET, MANY TREASURES September Junk Journal Challenge
How much can you create from ONE 12×12 sheet of patterned paper?
After challenging myself to make as many junk journal pockets as I could from one 12×12 sheet, I decided it was YOUR turn! 😂
THE CHALLENGE
Choose ONE 12×12 sheet of patterned paper from your stash and see how many different junk journal elements you can create from it.
But there’s one important rule…
You can’t just make ONE thing! 😄
Create a minimum of 5 different journal elements using your sheet.
You might make:
- Pockets or tucks
- Belly bands
- Flip-outs or hidden journaling spots
- Tabs
- Envelopes
- Clusters or embellishments
- Interactive elements
- Or something completely different!
You may use other supplies—book pages, cardstock, lace, fabric, ephemera, buttons, flowers, etc.—to complete and decorate your pieces. Your featured patterned paper, however, must come from that ONE original 12×12 sheet.
HOW TO ENTER
When you’re finished, share photos of your creations and tell us:
How many different elements did you make from your one sheet?
Post your entry in either:
❤️ My Facebook Group here: Cindy A Lewis Private Crafters Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/960303865296703
or
❤️ YouTube Community: https://youtube.com/?si=sUxkkcEnQvi49mCG
Please include so we can easily find the challenge entries.
DATES
🍂 Challenge begins: September 1, 2026
🍂 Entries due: September 30, 2026
PRIZE
Everyone who completes the challenge and shares their entry by September 30 will be entered into a random drawing for a 12×12 paper pad!
This is not a judged competition. I don’t want to judge anyone’s creativity! Whether you make 5 elements or 15, every completed entry has the same chance to win.
The real challenge is simply to see how far YOU can stretch one sheet of paper. ❤️ It’s about using what we have, stretching our creativity, and seeing just how much possibility can be hiding in one ordinary sheet of paper.
I can’t wait to see what you make!
One sheet. Many possibilities. Many treasures.