A printable 52-card journaling game
Folklore Forest Junk Journal Kit: Papers, Ephemera and a Solo Journaling Game
Turn a card. Write what happened. Make the page.
A deck of cards you already own runs it. The download has the papers and pieces each page asks for. Fifty-two cards, and the book is finished.
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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.
“It seems confusing when you start but if you keep at it the pieces come ❤ together ❤ but you have to stay with it. I'm having so much fun creating a journal this way. I wish I could add pictures to show my work. I drew two face cards and an ace my first three plays. A bit confusing to say the least but I make the rules. Oh I forgot there are no rules. I'm still figuring out the naming of pages? People names? Event names? Whimsical names? Hmmm”
on Folklore Forest — A Junk Journal Game: One Page a Night for 52 Nights
Thirty-six papers, nine sheets of ephemera, twelve hand-designed Folk
Every Make instruction in the game names something that is actually in the download, in the colours of the wood it is set in.
Plus thirteen printable component sheets — cards, tokens and the map.
“Really liking this game. Very creative.”
on Folklore Forest — A Junk Journal Game: One Page a Night for 52 Nights
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.
“Thank you! This is looking to be a great trigger for a fun new interactive art journal. I think this would be a wonderful game on its own but I'm in the process of building extra layers into it by drawing from my collection of tarot and oracle cards, many of which are forest/nature themed. Also drawing from my massive paper and collage stash.”
on Folklore Forest — A Junk Journal Game: One Page a Night for 52 Nights
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.
A deck of ordinary playing cards, a journal you already own, a printer and something to write with. That is the whole list.