Welcome to Sweet North Studio

I'm so glad you're here! Sweet North Studio is your home for shabby chic, vintage-inspired junk journaling. Scroll down to grab your freebies, browse my latest printable kits, or learn the basics of starting your first book.

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Ready to Learn More?

There are no rules in junk journaling, but there are some tips and tricks that can help you create more beautiful pages! Learn more in the digital handbook Fun With Paper: A Complete Guide to Junk Journaling.

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Hi, I'm Colleen McCarthy

As a long-time junk journalist, I was sad when catalogs and magazines started disappearing from my mailbox. I decided to put my skills as a graphic designer to good use. I started designing my own junk!

Now I have an endless supply of shabby chic, vintage inspired ephemera. I love sharing my personal library of digital tags, fussy cuts, and journal pages as freebies and printable kits in my shop.

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Find printable paper, ephemera, photos and full junk journal kits in my Etsy shop:

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