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Make Your Own Notebooks: Chevrons, Bling and Butterflies

April 19, 2016 By Meg Loven 2 Comments

LovenStamps: Make Your Own Chevron Notebook idea - Watercolor Wings with the Bold Butterfly and Butterflies Thinlits Dies

I have a friend who requests these notebooks as class projects several times a year. She LOVES giving them as gifts!  They’re so much fun to design and so simple to create at home.  Plus they’re a gift that will last – and every time the recipient reaches into her purse to pull out her cute notebook, she’ll be thinking of YOU!

While I have lots of notebook ideas posted on my blog, this color combo is one of my favorites.  The teal with black, white and silver go with so many themes, and the silver metallic accents pump up the bling factor.  Add to the mix a fabulous butterfly stamp set (Watercolor Wings) and die cut (Butterflies Thinlits) and you can hardly go wrong.

Want to make your own notebooks of this size?  Start with an 8-1/2″ by 11″ ruled pad.  Take the pad to an office supply store and ask them to cut the pad down to 8-1/2″ by 8-1/2″, then cut it in half to create two 4-1/4″ x 8-1/2″ pads.  Voila!  Most places will cut a stack of pads at the same time, so you can turn a set of 6 tablets into 12 notepads with just two cuts of that crazy-scary paper cutter at the store.

Cut a piece of coordinating Designer Series Paper to 3″ x 4-1/4″ and wrap it around the top of the pad binding to cover up the label and make it pretty (and match, of course!).

The sleeve for the notebook is an 8-1/2″ x 11″ piece of card stock.  Score at 4-1/4″, 4-1/2″ and 8-3/4″.  You’ll wrap the sleeve around and attach it behind the notebook and adhere, then fold the extra flap over to create a pocket inside the notebook cover (not shown in my picture – but very cool)!

Product List

Watercolor Wings Photopolymer Stamp Set

Watercolor Wings Photopolymer Stamp Set
[139424]
Bold Butterfly Framelits Dies

Bold Butterfly Framelits Dies
[138135]
Watercolor Wings Photopolymer Bundle

Watercolor Wings Photopolymer Bundle
[140232]
Project Life This Is The Life Photopolymer Stamp Set

Project Life This Is The Life Photopolymer Stamp Set
[138736]
Silver Glimmer Paper

Silver Glimmer Paper
[135314]
Silver Foil Sheets

Silver Foil Sheets
[132178]
White 1-1/4" (3.2 Cm) Jute Ribbon

White 1-1/4″ (3.2 Cm) Jute Ribbon
[137904]
1-3/4" Circle Scallop Punch

1-3/4″ Circle Scallop Punch
[119854]
1" Circle Punch

1″ Circle Punch
[119868]
Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

Pool Party 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
[122924]
Everyday Chic Designer Series Paper

Everyday Chic Designer Series Paper
[138445]
Subtles Designer Series Paper Stack

Subtles Designer Series Paper Stack
[138437]
Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad

Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad
[126982]
Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad

Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin’ Pad
[131171]
Island Indigo Classic Stampin' Pad

Island Indigo Classic Stampin’ Pad
[126986]
Simply Scored

Simply Scored
[122334]
Big Shot

Big Shot
[113439]

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Filed Under: 3d projects, Big Shot, Designer Series Paper, Favors and Treats, Gift Ideas, Looking for Ideas?, Notebooks, Stampin Up, Techniques Tagged With: 1 3/4" Scallop Circle Punch, 1" Circle Punch, Bold Butterfly Framelits Dies (138135), Everyday Chic Designer Series Paper (138445), Foil Sheets, Glimmer Paper, Project Life This Is The Life stamp set (138736), Simply Scored, Watercolor Wings (139424), Watercolor Wings Photopolymer Bundle (140232), White 1-1/4" Jute Ribbon (137904)

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Comments

  1. Kelly Fischer says

    April 19, 2016 at 4:34 pm

    What a cool project! Love tge color combo too! I don’t get the sleeve part, though. Could you possibly share more pictures so that I can see what you mean by the sleeve? Thanks!

    Reply
    • Meg Loven says

      April 20, 2016 at 11:15 am

      Sorry to be unclear Kelly – the 8.5 x 11″ paper wraps around the back of the notebook. It’s not so much a sleeve (in the way that you’d think about sliding a sleeve over) but more of a wrap. So the “wrap” covers both the front and the back of the notebook. I’m sure if you score an 8.5 x 11″ piece of card stock with the lines I put in the directions, it will all be pretty clear 🙂

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