The standalone 52-card game
Most journals get four good pages and then sit in a drawer.
Folklore Forest gives the blank page an ending. Turn one card, write what you found in the wood, then make the page from paper you already own. Fifty-two cards, and the deck runs out.
A turn, start to finish
Turn one card
Any ordinary deck. The suit says where you walked, the number says what you found there.
Write what happened
Three sentences is a turn. The book asks you one question and you answer it in your own hand.
Make the page
It names the paper and the piece to use. Make a quick page or a full one, whichever suits you that day.
“What a fun little game! I’m a professional artist, and surprisingly being given specific instructions to go ahead and do things badly is freeing and fun! I can’t wait to see how my year in the forest progresses!”
on Folklore Forest — Junk Journal Kit: Papers, Ephemera and a 52-Night Game
The game gives every turn a shape
The standalone download includes the 60-page game, the Folk plates, the map and thirteen component sheets. It does not include the optional papers or ephemera.
Use the papers already in your drawer, or choose the bundle if you want the matching printable kit.
What players say
“I have this, have played two nights, so different from anything I’ve ever done… I’m only going to print out the Folk plates if and when they turn up in the game, it’s fun 👍”
Lemay · via Instagram
“There are, of course, many to choose from and after much deliberation I chose this one as my first… Enchanting.”
verified buyer, via Etsy
“Really liking this game. Very creative.”
Jennifer · verified buyer
“This is looking to be a great trigger for a fun new interactive art journal… Also drawing from my massive paper and collage stash.”
Sharon · verified buyer
“Love the designs and quality!”
Ashlee · verified buyer, on another kit in the shop
Real pages, made at home
The download is the starting point. These are books and pages made at home after printing it.
“I discovered this by accident. Or did I? I have always journaled but this is taking it to a completely new dimension. I love the quiet time it gives me at the end of the day. I love the fact it allows my imagination to run riot following a small prompt. I love the fact I do not need to be an artist and there are many lovely things as part of the kit which can be supplemented with stickers alongside the writing. Excellent value for money.”
on Folklore Forest — Junk Journal Kit: Papers, Ephemera and a 52-Night Game
You never face a blank page
Turn one card. The book tells you where you walked, what the wood gave up, and what belongs on the page. You write it in your own words and make it. No staring.
You do not have to choose
Not the theme, not the colours, not who you are. Three cards decide your keeper before the first turn. Two people playing this never end up with the same person holding the pencil.
It actually finishes
Fifty-two cards and the deck runs out. Some pages are quick and some are full. At the end you are holding a finished book instead of another journal with four pages in it.
Before you buy
Do I need to be able to draw?
No. Nothing in the game asks you to draw. You cut, tear, glue and write. The artwork is already made and printed by you.
What if I stop for a while?
Nothing happens. There is no streak and no schedule. The deck waits. You play at your own pace: a turn a day or a turn a week is up to you.
Is this a subscription?
No. One payment, files are yours, nothing renews and nothing expires.
What do I actually receive?
PDFs, immediately after payment, by email and on the order page. The game, the component sheets, and with the bundle the papers and ephemera. You print what you need at home.
Do I need special paper or a good printer?
Ordinary US Letter or A4 and any home printer. The junk journal papers are built to print edge to edge on Letter.
What if it is not for me?
Look at what you have bought, and if it is not what you hoped email me before you download the files and I will refund you.
What you get, and which one
The one most people take
The game and both kits
$17.90 $10.74
- The 60-page game
- 13 printable component sheets
- 36 junk journal papers
- 9 sheets of ephemera
- The twelve Folk plates
Every Make instruction names something that is in this download.
If your stash is already deep
The game on its own
$9.70 $5.82
- The 60-page game
- 13 printable component sheets
- You use your own papers
Take the game onlyInstant download
Same fifty-two prompts, same cards. You supply the paper.
A deck of ordinary playing cards, a journal you already own, a printer and something to write with. That is the whole list.
