🎄 25 Christmas Junk Journal Ideas + Free Printable Page

Last Updated on November 5, 2025 by Dee

There’s something about Christmas crafting that makes my heart glow—the candlelight, the rustle of vintage papers, a mug of something warm, and a table full of scraps waiting to become magic. ✂️✨ Download the free Christmas Junk Journal printable at the end of this post!

Today I’m sharing 25 Christmas junk journal ideas using my Victorian Christmas Junk Journal Kit, plus a free printable you can download at the bottom of this post. If you’re new to this cozy world, peek at my general guide to junk journaling and these beginner-friendly junk journal ideas.

✨ Create Your Own Victorian Christmas Junk Journal (Members)

All the pages, envelopes, tags, and ephemera you see in this post come from my Victorian Christmas Junk Journal Kit, available inside my Payhip membership (Artsydee Creation Club).

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🕯️ What Is a Christmas Junk Journal?

A Christmas junk journal is part scrapbook, part memory book, part creative sanctuary. Fill it with reflections, recipes, lists, photos, or even gift wrap and ribbons. It’s about texture + story, not perfection. For more free elements, browse my junk journal freebies and free vintage botanical printables.

✂️ Supplies You’ll Need

Victorian Christmas Junk Journal Kit (inside the Club)
Paper trimmer/craft knife — see on Amazon
Sharp scissors — see on Amazon
Glue stick or PVA craft glue — see on Amazon
Bulldog/binder clips — see on Amazon
Needle, waxed thread, Awl/leather piercing tool (for pamphlet stitch) — see on Amazon
Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Vintage Photo) + blending brush — see on Amazon
Optional: vellum, washi, lace, ribbons, old Christmas cards

Aging papers? Try my posts on tea-stained paper and painting with coffee.

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🎁 25 Christmas Junk Journal Ideas

These ideas pair beautifully with my kit + your stash of festive scraps.

1. December Daily journal — one cozy moment a day.

2. Holiday recipe pages — splatters & notes welcome.

3. Envelope of wishes — tuck in tiny notes for the year ahead.

4. Recycle old Christmas cards as pockets or tip-ins.

5. Printable gift list — or make your own with Christmas tree printable or Christmas wreath template.

6. Carol sheet backgrounds for instant Victorian charm.

7. Family memory spread — photos + tiny captions.

8. Letters to Santa section (include the envelope!).

9. Fabric & lace borders for texture.

10. Tea/coffee-dyed pages — see tea-stained paper.

11. Gratitude list page (daily or weekly).

12. Tag garland using kit tags + twine.

13. Mini photo album pocket (accordion fold).

14. Victorian illustrations from your kit + vintage labels.

15. Christmas Eve spread — candles, deep reds, gold.

16. Distress Ink edging + stamps for patina.

17. 12 Days of Christmas tracker (simple grid).

18. Wrapping paper collage + vellum overlay.

19. Quote page — pull lines from classic stories.

20.Hidden pockets behind images and frames.

21. Acts of kindness list (little ways to spread cheer).

22. Wax seals, buttons, charms for tactile moments.

23. Holiday movie list with star ratings.

24. Botanical pages (see vintage Christmas botanicals).

25. New Year reflection page to close your journal.

Tip: contrast is king—pair patterned pages with plainer ones, vellum with kraft, busy with minimal. Imperfection = charm.

🧵 How I Built Mine (Quick Overview)

I printed the kit, collated mixed papers into signatures, stitched a simple pamphlet spine, then layered pockets/tags and aged edges with Distress Ink. If you love seasonal themes, explore more kits like my storybook junk journal, butterfly kit, or gold owl junk journal.

🎥 👉 Watch the quick overview video

💌 Everything You Saw Here—Inside the Club

All the papers, tags, envelopes, and Christmas junk journal ephemera in this post come from my Victorian Christmas Junk Journal Kit—available inside the Artsydee Creation Club (Payhip).
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Grab the Free Christmas Junk Journal Page HERE (below)!

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❤️ Final Thoughts

A Christmas junk journal isn’t about perfect pages—it’s about story, texture, and taking a breath in the middle of the season. Pour a cup of tea, gather your scraps, and make something you’ll want to open every December.

With cozy creative magic,
Dee 🌿