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The Borrowed Collection | Museum Junk Journal Kit - cover

The Borrowed Collection | Museum Junk Journal Kit

$12.79Price

Build a small museum on paper. The Borrowed Collection brings together aged archive papers, natural-history specimens and ornate frames, with a gentle story about things held on loan. Print, cut and layer; follow the story or make your own collage.

What's included

  • 60 designs: 12 specimens, 4 frames, 8 illustrated plates and landscapes, 10 story papers, 10 journal papers and 16 ephemera pieces.

  • A4 and US Letter cutting PDFs: 17 pages each, with the same designs and matched physical sizes.

  • 4 matching frame backings, included in the PDFs and supplied as SVG support files.

  • A four-page visual guide and a nine-page lookbook/design index.

  • Commercial use allowed.

File information

  • 60 transparent PNGs, each 1500 pixels on the longest side; default long side: 5 inches at 300 DPI.

  • Use the cutting PDFs at Actual Size / 100% for matched collage sizes. Individual PNG defaults are different.

  • The four support SVGs are backings only. The 60 illustrated designs are raster artwork, not editable vectors; their printed text is not editable.

  • One-page access PDF containing a Google Drive link to the full kit. Download individual files or the folder contents.

How to use

Print one paper format, cut the pieces, then layer a specimen and backing behind its matching frame. Add a label and some archive papers. The guide matches all 12 specimens to frames. The three named story cases are fern, moth and scallop; the other specimens are optional studies.

Made for

  • Junk journals and handmade scrapbook pages.

  • Museum, botanical and dark academia collages.

  • Layered paper crafts and archive-inspired journaling.

Download after purchase

Add the kit to your cart and complete your purchase. Download your access PDF and follow the link inside to get the full kit from Google Drive.

Please note

  • This is a digital product. No physical product will be sent.

  • Paper ageing and frame relief are printed visual effects. The archive, map and records are fictional.

  • Artwork was created with AI assistance and assembled into this coordinated printable kit.

  • Showcase arrangements are illustrative; use the cutting PDFs for matched sizes.

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