Garden Gate Interactive Pocket Folio Kit | DIY Junk Journal

Step Through the Garden Gate

Step through the garden gate and into the cheerful country world of Ruffled Feather Haven with this charming interactive paper craft project.

The Garden Gate Interactive Pocket Folio is part of the Country Blooms & Happy Hens Collection. Open the garden-gate-inspired cover to discover layered pockets, tuck spots, fold-outs, journaling cards, decorative tags, and hidden spaces for photographs, notes, recipes, garden memories, and little keepsakes.

Choose the option that best fits how you love to create. Print the project at home with the Digital Download, receive the coordinated printed pieces with the Paper Kit Only, or enjoy an even easier creative experience with the Paper Kit + Embellishments.

A step-by-step YouTube tutorial is included with every option.

What You’ll Create

Your finished project will be a compact, interactive pocket folio featuring:

• A whimsical garden gate cover
• Cheerful hens and colorful country flowers
• Layered pockets and tuck spots
• Fold-out and hidden journaling spaces
• Removable tags, cards, and decorative inserts
• Room for photographs, stories, recipes, and keepsakes

Every flap, pocket, and tucked-away detail gives you another little place to discover.

Choose Your Format

Digital Download

The Digital Download includes the printable files needed to create the Garden Gate Interactive Pocket Folio from home.

You will receive:

• Printable folio bases, covers, and decorative panels
• Coordinating pockets and tuck spots
• Fold-out and interactive paper elements
• Journaling cards, tags, and decorative inserts
• Access to the step-by-step YouTube tutorial

This option is perfect for crafters who want immediate access and enjoy printing their own projects.

You will need access to a color printer, white cardstock or paper, basic paper-crafting tools, adhesive, and any optional embellishments you would like to add.

No physical product will be mailed with the Digital Download option.

Paper Kit Only

The Paper Kit Only includes the project pieces printed for you, so you can skip the home printing and move straight into creating.

You will receive:

• Full-color pre-printed craft sheets
• Pre-sized folio bases, covers, and decorative panels
• Coordinating pockets and tuck spots
• Fold-out and interactive paper elements
• Journaling cards, tags, and decorative inserts
• Access to the step-by-step YouTube tutorial

You provide your own adhesive, tools, ribbons, trims, and dimensional embellishments.

Paper Kit + Embellishments

The Paper Kit + Embellishments includes everything in the Paper Kit Only, plus a curated assortment of coordinating embellishments selected to complement the Country Blooms & Happy Hens Collection.

You will receive:

• Full-color pre-printed project sheets
• Folio bases, covers, and decorative panels
• Coordinating pockets and tuck spots
• Fold-out and interactive paper elements
• Journaling cards, tags, and decorative inserts
• Coordinating ribbons and decorative trims
• Lace, fabric accents, or specialty fibers
• Dimensional embellishments and finishing details
• Access to the step-by-step YouTube tutorial

Embellishment assortments may vary slightly depending on availability. Every assortment will coordinate with the colors, theme, and style of the collection.

Supplies You May Need

Depending on the format selected, you may need:

• Color printer for the Digital Download
• White cardstock or paper
• Scissors or a paper trimmer
• Optional Scoring tool and ruler
• Bone folder
• Paper craft adhesive/glue
• Optional double-sided tape
• Optional distress ink
• Optional ribbons, trims, or additional embellishments

Tools and adhesive are not included.

Perfect For

• Junk journaling and memory keeping
• Garden journals and farmhouse scrapbooks
• Saving family stories, recipes, and photographs
• Happy mail and handmade gifts
• Craft nights with friends
• Relaxing creative “me time”
• Beginner-friendly paper crafting

Fill the pockets with memories from your home and garden, use it as a cheerful seasonal journal, or create it as a thoughtful handmade gift.

Product Details

• Product: Garden Gate Interactive Pocket Folio
• Collection: Country Blooms & Happy Hens
• Story world: Ruffled Feather Haven
• Available formats: Digital Download, Paper Kit Only, or Paper Kit + Embellishments
• Theme: Farmhouse garden, cheerful hens, and colorful country flowers
• Project style: Interactive pocket folio
• Skill level: Beginner-friendly to intermediate
• Tutorial: Step-by-step YouTube video included
• Designed by Hawg Wild Designs
• Physical kits are printed and carefully packaged 

Please Note

• Please select your preferred format before adding the product to your cart.
• The Digital Download is a digital product. No physical materials will be mailed.
• Physical kits require cutting, scoring, folding, gluing, and assembly.
• Completed folios shown in photographs are examples of the finished project.
• Adhesive, scissors, paper-crafting tools, and optional distress inks are not included.
• Printed colors may vary slightly due to differences in printers, paper, ink, and screen settings.
• Embellishment contents may vary slightly while remaining coordinated with the collection.
• Digital purchases are intended for personal crafting use according to the included terms of use.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which option should I choose?

Choose the Digital Download if you want immediate access and prefer to print your own project.

Choose the Paper Kit Only if you want the coordinated project pages printed for you but prefer to use embellishments from your own craft supplies.

Choose the Paper Kit + Embellishments if you want the printed project pages and a curated assortment of coordinating trims and embellishments.

Is a tutorial included?

Yes. A step-by-step YouTube tutorial is included with all three options.

Is this project beginner-friendly?

Yes. The coordinated pieces and tutorial help guide you through the cutting, scoring, folding, and assembly process.

Will the pieces arrive already cut?

No. The physical paper kits arrive printed and ready for you to cut, score, fold, and assemble.

What can I put inside the folio?

Use the pockets and journaling spaces for photographs, family stories, garden notes, recipes, chicken-keeping memories, quotes, seed packets, and small keepsakes.

Can I give the completed folio as a gift?

Absolutely. The finished Garden Gate Interactive Pocket Folio makes a thoughtful handmade gift for a gardener, chicken lover, journaler, farmhouse decorator, or creative friend.

Complete the Collection

Coordinate your Garden Gate Interactive Pocket Folio with the digital papers, ephemera, fussy cuts, journals, and interactive projects from the Country Blooms & Happy Hens Collection.

Welcome to Ruffled Feather Haven, where simple country moments become stories worth keeping.