Looking for a creative way to personalize your journal pages, scrapbooks, or vision boards without overspending on supplies? Making your own junk journal stickers is an easy and rewarding craft that lets you add a unique touch to every page.

This beginner-friendly DIY guide will walk you through the steps to creating aesthetic stickers using digital clipart, printable sticker paper, and a bit of imagination.

Why Make Your Own Stickers?

If you’re a fan of cozy crafts or want to elevate your journaling experience, custom-made stickers are a great way to bring extra charm and personality to your projects. Best of all, you can print them yourself whenever you need them.

Journaling supplies can add up quickly, so printing your own is also a budget-friendly alternative that still looks beautiful and curated.

What You’ll Need:

Step 1: Choose Your Art

Start by gathering your digital sticker elements. Whether you’ve purchased clipart from the TWG Designs shop or downloaded free graphics from trusted sources, the key is to use high-quality PNG files with transparent backgrounds.

If you're just getting started, check out curated digital sticker bundles in our shop... they’re curated and organized by theme to make crafting even easier.

Step 2: Design Your Sticker Sheet

Using Canva or your preferred design tool, create a new 8.5 x 11" document. Arrange your chosen graphics on the page, resizing and rotating them to fit your aesthetic. Be sure to leave enough space between each element for cutting.

Once you're happy with the layout, save your design as a PDF in CMYK color mode for best print quality.

Step 3: Print & Cut

Print your sticker sheet using a color printer on your preferred type of sticker paper. Matte paper gives a soft, vintage look while glossy paper pops with vibrant color.

You can cut your stickers by hand for that perfectly imperfect, handmade feel—or use a Cricut for clean edges and custom shapes.

Step 4: Decorate & Create

Now comes the fun part! Use your handmade stickers to decorate journal pages, personalize stationery, embellish gift wrap, or even style up your tech accessories. Since they’re printable, you can reuse and resize them as many times as you like.

Sticker-making is a creative hobby that adds personality and story to everything you make. Whether you’re a seasoned journaler or trying this out for the first time, you’ll love the way these small designs spark big joy.