- The Sweet Shop Front
- Weighing And Wrapping
- Gifts And Little Hands
- Fruit, Nuts And Treats
- Outdoor Sweet Stalls
- Background Papers
- Lined Writing Pages
- Frequently Asked Questions
A christmas candy junk journal turns every page into a peek through a sweet shop window: striped jars, ribbon candy and lollipops stacked floor to ceiling. This kit gives you 19 full scenes from the counter to the candy cane fence outside, 4 seamless backgrounds in peppermint and bubblegum stripes, and 4 lined writing pages trimmed with gumdrops and lollipops, so the whole journal matches without you hunting for extra paper.
Print the set on heavyweight matte paper, at least 24 lb, so the colour sits bright and the page does not curl once it is glued. Set your printer to its best or photo quality and let each sheet dry flat for a minute before you trim it down to your journal size.
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The Sweet Shop Front
Tuck a little paper bag or a scrap of real striped ribbon onto this page, right where a customer’s hand would reach for the jars.
Leave a corner open and glue in a tiny printed price tag, or write one yourself in curly letters: peppermints, tuppence a stick.
Pair this dish of ribbon candy with the ribbon candy wave background a few pages on, using the pattern as a pocket lining tucked right behind this scene.
This one rewards a torn edge: rip the top border by hand instead of cutting it, so the twine looks like it is really tied around the bundle.
The usual mistake is gluing the whole sheet flat. Leave the bundle’s top third unglued so it lifts slightly off the journal page, the way a real bunch of candy canes would.
Give this page to whoever in your gift journal loves looking in shop windows more than buying anything: it works as a cover page or a title page just as well as a scene.
Weighing And Wrapping
Write the question for this page small, under the scale: what is the sweetest thing someone gave you this year that cost nothing at all.
Leave the little paper bags half drawn in, so you can glue a real folded bag over one of them later for extra texture.
Place this page beside the confectioner’s apron scene later in the set and let the two face each other across a spread, so the taffy on the hook seems to stretch toward the paddle on the tray.
a wide bowl of sugar plums catches sparkling sugar in every fold, with a single holly leaf laid across the rim and a faint shimmer painted over the whole heap.
The five minute version: skip the garlands and just colour the tree itself with peppermints and lollipops, then leave the rest of the page as painted background.
For a longer session, add tiny names on the lollipop sticks and let the page do double duty as a gift tag sheet you cut apart later.
Gifts And Little Hands
Glue a real scrap of tissue paper or crepe into the open corner of this box before you add the chocolates, so the page has one soft textured touch among the flat watercolour.
This page suits the person in your gift journal who still remembers exactly which jar they always begged for as a child, so leave room beside it for her to name hers.
Tuck a folded paper list into this page: the names of everyone getting a tin this year, with their favourite flavour beside each one.
A pair of mittens drying nearby gives the page a second small story, so leave that corner uncluttered and let the tin stay the main event.
rock candy sticks, pillowy marshmallows and squares of fudge line a shop shelf in this one, each treat stacked a little differently so the eye keeps moving along the row.
Fruit, Nuts And Treats
Pair this page with the peppermint swirl pattern as the background of a pocket glued right beneath it, so crushed candy cane bits seem to spill from one page into the other.
Candied fruit slices, sugared almonds and little marzipan fruits share one plate here, so the page suits a recipe tucked behind it just as well as a journal entry.
Try writing the plate’s contents as a short grocery list down the margin, the way you might jot one before a holiday baking afternoon.
snow settles over a little garden here, fenced in by striped candy canes with lollipop flowers standing in for the usual winter blooms along the path.
The usual mistake on this page is leaving the apron looking stiff and new. Add a faint flour smudge or two so it reads as well used.
A wooden paddle and a tray of caramels sit close by, giving you a natural spot to glue in a handwritten caramel recipe later.
Outdoor Sweet Stalls
this cart rewards a tea-stained edge: darken just the bottom corner near the wheels, as if snow and slush have splashed up against the wood on a cold afternoon.
Write a short note on this page about the one candy that always turns up at the toe of the stocking, year after year, whether anyone asked for it or not.
Chocolate coins and an orange peek from the top here, so there is plenty of room for a small glued photo of your own stocking if you like.
swirled pink frosting tops every cupcake on this stand, each one finished with a small peppermint disc pressed into the icing like a tiny sweet shop flag.
Background Papers
Small peppermint swirls repeat edge to edge in this one, perfect tucked behind a photo corner, lining a pocket page or wrapping a plain cover in the kit’s bubblegum pink and peppermint red.
Waves of ribbon candy run the length of this sheet, good as a cover wrap, a pocket lining behind the taffy pull scene, or a backing sheet under a recipe card.
Classic pink and white stripes cover this sheet top to bottom, ready to sit behind a photo of a holiday party, line the inside of a gift envelope or wrap a journal cover.
Gumdrops and lollipops scatter loosely across this page in every direction, well suited to a pocket lining, a photo backing or a strip cut down for a bookmark inside the journal.
Lined Writing Pages
A border of candy canes stripes around the edge of this page, leaving the ruled centre open for a gift list, a note to whoever opens the journal next, or a short Christmas memory.
A shelf of peppermint jars runs along the top border here, with the lines below left open for a sweet shop style menu, a wish list or a letter to read again next December.
A single band of ribbon candy runs down one side of this page, pairing well with the Christmas baking pages for a written recipe or a kitchen memory beside the ruled lines.
Lollipops cluster in each corner of this page, leaving the ruled centre free for a short entry, a gift tag list or a few lines about the best sweet of the season.
What to Do Next
Print the set, trim the sheets to your journal size and start with the sweet shop counter as your first glued page, then let the backgrounds and lined pages fill in around it as you go.
Frequently Asked Questions
What paper works best for a christmas candy junk journal?
Heavyweight matte paper around 24 lb works best, since it holds bright colour without curling once glued. Cardstock suits the lined pages if you want extra sturdiness for writing on both sides.
What printer settings give the best colour?
Set the printer to its best or photo quality and choose matte or plain paper in the settings, not glossy photo paper. This keeps the pinks and reds in the candy scenes true to the kit’s palette.
What size should I print these pages at?
Standard US letter or A4 suits most home printers and most journal sizes. Trim down to A5 or a smaller journal page with scissors or a paper cutter once the ink has dried flat.
Can I colour or add to these pages myself?
Yes, the pages print fully coloured but take watercolour pencils, fine markers or a little extra glued ribbon well. A fine tip glue pen keeps small paper additions like bags or tissue scraps neat.
How do I turn these pages into a finished journal?
Trim each page to match your journal size, then glue, sew or tape the sheets into a folder, a ring binder or a hand bound signature. Use the lined pages for writing and the backgrounds for pockets and covers.