Last year I learned how to alter little notebooks from my
online scrappy friend, Kristin, at http://craftasticlife.blogspot.com/ - They
were so fun and easy that I made 5 for Christmas presents! When I saw the Destination collection,
I knew I had to make one for my oldest daughter. She is going to France this summer, and I thought it would
be nice to keep one to journal about her trip.
I started with a $1 notebook...I loved this one because it has a nice hard cover and will travel well:
Open it up and loosen the wires:
Take the covers off:
Then I measured...this was just under 5 1/2". So I picked my cover paper first, I cut it 5 1/2x5 1/2, glued it to the cover, then I used and X-Acto pen to trim it.
Flip it over, then use the holes in the cover as your guide
to punch holes in it:
Now pick you paper for your inside cover. I cut it the same size, BUT DID NOT GLUE IT DOWN YET. I did put the cover over it and trimmed it with the X-Acto again so that it would be the right size before I do the next step. I cut a strip for a pocket. I made it a little wider and longer than what the pocket was going to be. I folded it to fit around the bottom inside, then I cut the corners off:
Then flip over and glue down:
Glue down to the inside cover. Then flip it again and use the holes that you punched before
as a guide for the holes to be punched all the way through.
Repeat on the back cover. Then put the covers back on the book and tighten the wires
back up.
Then, add any embellishments you like (you can do this
before you put the covers back on, but I like to work with how it's going to
look when finished when I add the embellies). I didn't want this one too bulky, so that during travel
things wouldn't fall off. I
heavily inked/chalked the edges...this is great to cover any flaws, and I think
gives it a nice look.
Front:
inside front (see the pocket?!):
inside back:
and back:
Thanks for letting me share. I really enjoyed making these projects.
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From Georgana: Thank you so much Tammy for sharing your talent with us this week - we can't wait to try these projects out on our own.
