And then there is The Coral Atlas.
This new free printable underwater junk journal kit takes you into a world of coral cities, drowned libraries, enormous guardian fish and mysterious doors that lead somewhere the sea cannot follow.
The collection contains 22 printable US Letter pages, including richly illustrated landscapes, writing papers, journal cards, maps, ephemera, bookmarks, tags and large cut-apart motifs.
If you love fantasy journaling, ocean-themed printables, detailed storybook artwork or unusual scrapbook supplies, I think you are going to enjoy exploring this one.
An Underwater Journal Kit with a Story
The Coral Atlas is not designed as a conventional seaside collection.
You will not find beach huts, flip-flops or smiling cartoon crabs here. This is a stranger ocean.
A tiny girl in a coral-red dress is travelling through eight impossible underwater kingdoms. Along the way she encounters:
A lighthouse that shines down into the deep
A city travelling on the back of an enormous fish
A coral library filled with lost maps and shell-bound books
A garden growing across the faces of sleeping giants
A narrow house built beside a powerful underwater current
A valley filled with migrating orange fish
A palace hanging beneath an island
A mysterious door leading back to the dry world
These locations appear throughout the printable journal pages, cards, map, bookmarks and ephemera, so the kit feels like one connected expedition.
What Is Included in The Coral Atlas?
The complete free printable junk journal collection contains 22 pages.
Eight Full-Page Underwater Illustrations
The eight decorative papers feature the main locations from the drowned kingdoms. Use them as journal pages, dividers, covers, collage backgrounds, scrapbook papers or printable wall art.
Each scene combines intricate ink-style detail with luminous watercolor colors, including turquoise, ocean teal, coral orange, shell pink, faded salmon and mustard gold.
Four Printable Writing Papers
Four lighter pages provide plenty of practical writing space while still coordinating with the illustrated collection.
Each writing paper has a detailed scene across the top, followed by a large ruled area. They are ideal for:
Journal entries
Creative writing
Memory keeping
Letters
Story prompts
Travel-style notes from imaginary places
Map of the Drowned Kingdoms
Every expedition needs a map, even when the geography is behaving suspiciously.
The illustrated Coral Atlas map connects the major locations with winding currents and dotted travel routes. It includes the lighthouse, moving city, Coral Library, Sleeping Gardens, Orange Fish Valley, inverted palace and Door to the Dry World.
Use it as a feature page, journal insert, folded map or focal image in a scrapbook layout.
Fish of the Drowned Kingdoms Field Guide
The naturalist-style field guide introduces six imaginary species:
Guardian Fish
Messenger Fish
Glass Lantern Fish
City Bearer
Coral Keyfish
Current Runner
Two blank note areas are included for your own observations, discoveries or entirely fabricated fish-related scholarship.
Printable Journal Cards
The kit includes two sheets containing 12 large journal cards.
Some feature complete miniature scenes, while others include ruled or blank spaces for writing. Add them to pockets, tuck spots, scrapbook layouts, handmade cards or layered journal pages.
Underwater Ephemera
Two full ephemera sheets contain a mixture of:
Expedition labels
Miniature maps
Admission tickets
Faux postage stamps
Library cards
Specimen labels
Compass tags
Shell keys
Passport-style seals
Coral tabs
A tiny folded map
The pieces are deliberately varied but generously sized, so they are useful for real projects rather than being microscopic decorations requiring tweezers and the patience of a saint.
Bookmarks, Tags, Stamps and Labels
You will also receive:
Five tall illustrated bookmarks
Four large journal tags
Eight faux postage stamps
Eight ornate blank labels
Six printable destination tickets
Print these pages on lightweight cardstock if you would like the pieces to feel sturdier.
Large Cut-Apart Motifs
The large-motif sheet includes 15 individual illustrations, including guardian fish, shell keys, a turquoise door, compass, lighthouse, moving city, folded map, shell-bound book, explorer’s hat, coral specimen jar and coral cluster.
These larger elements are ideal for focal points, handmade cards, journal covers and layered collage.
Ideas for Using This Free Underwater Printable Kit
Create an Expedition Journal
Use the printable cover, map and writing papers to create a journal documenting your journey through the drowned kingdoms.
Write about what you found in the Coral Library, why the giants are sleeping or what waits beyond the turquoise door.
Make a Storybook Junk Journal
Arrange the eight full-page illustrations in narrative order. Add journal cards, tickets and specimen labels between the scenes to create your own handmade storybook.
Start a Creative-Writing Project
Choose one location, fish or object and use it as a writing prompt.
Why does the lighthouse shine downward? Who built the moving city? What happens when the girl opens the final door?
Create Bookmarks and Reading Gifts
Print the bookmark sheet on cardstock, cut out the five designs and add ribbon or a tassel. Pair them with a book, reading journal or handmade card for an inexpensive creative gift.
Use the Pages for Collage and Mixed Media
Cut out architectural details, fish, coral, map fragments and labels to build layered art-journal pages. The turquoise and coral palette also works beautifully with old book paper, cream cardstock, linen, brass findings and natural textures.
Materials You'll Need
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To get the best results, we recommend:
- White cardstock around 200–250gsm
- Good quality printer paper
- Colour printer
- Cutting machine, such as a Cricut, optional
- Paper trimmer
- Sharp scissors
- Precision craft knife, optional
- Cutting mat
- Glue stick
- Double-sided tape roller
- Foam adhesive pads
- Corner rounder punch, optional
- Hole punch. Check out these cute decorative hole punches
- Twine or ribbon, such as these cute ribbon variety packs
- Decorative and lace ribbons, optional
- Decorative paper clips, optional
- Laminator and laminating pouches, or self-adhesive laminating pouches, optional
- Printable sticker paper, optional
- Stuck for ideas? Be inspired by this huge variety of scrapbooking decorations and embellishments
These simple supplies will help you create professional-looking projects at home.
How to Print the Journal Kit
The pages are supplied in US Letter format.
For the best results:
Download and save the files before printing.
Open the complete PDF or choose an individual JPG page.
Select Actual Size or 100% in your printer settings.
Use good-quality matte paper for decorative and writing pages.
Use lightweight cardstock for journal cards, tags, bookmarks and ephemera.
You can also print the pages at a reduced percentage for smaller journals.
Printer colors vary, so the final result may look slightly different depending on your ink, paper and printer settings.
Download The Coral Atlas
The Coral Atlas is available as a Pay What You Want printable download.
Enter 0 at checkout to download the complete collection for free, or choose another amount if you would like to support Print Blossom and help me make more free printable collections.
Your download includes all 22 individual JPG pages plus one convenient 22-page PDF.
Which Underwater Kingdom Would You Visit?
I would like to say I would begin at the Coral Library, but realistically I would probably become distracted by the shell keys, miss the expedition entirely and spend the afternoon trying to persuade an orange fish to reveal where the secret door goes.
Which place would you explore first?
Leave a comment and tell me whether you would visit the Moving City, Sleeping Gardens, Coral Library, Orange Fish Valley or the Door to the Dry World.
And if you use The Coral Atlas in a journal, scrapbook or collage project, I would love to see what you create. Check out my page on Facebook where you can leave a comment and share your photos for us all to see.
The Print Blossom Team
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