Mini Modified Notebooks

Today's project is one of my favorite non-card crafts. I love making modified notebooks! So for August stamp club, I decided to have my ladies make their own mini modified notebooks. For my own, I went with an antique look. A bit of map paper is perfect for that antique look. But the paper by itself looked a bit too plain. I took a brayer and added some blue and yellow ink. Much better! A little washi tape and a nice little sentiment finished off the card. 

• Stamps: Happy Happenings
• Inks: Lost Lagoon; Hello Honey
• Cardstock: Typeset DSP; Very Vanilla
• Accessories: Washi Tape (not SU)
• Tools: Label Punch (retired)

Modified Notebooks

Last Sunday, I held a modified notebooks class at my house. I've held the class once before, but decided it was such a great project that they needed to be featured today.

For my examples, I used a mix of SU and non-SU products.  This is a great project to use up scraps and random embellishments.  For the big notebooks, I glue on a full sheet of DSP using sticky strip. I then cut around the notebook to get the perfect fit. I add a 1" strip on the binding. Lastly I re-enforce the small strip and cover the rest of the binding with washi tape. From there I embellish.

• Bases: Mead Compositions Books (bought one super sale during Back to School); $1 journals from Michael's/Joann's/etc
• Paper: SU DSP (mostly retired); Coordinating Recollections Patterned Paper; Kraft paper (cover smaller journals)
• Stamps: Hello There (Hostess); Kinda Eclectic
• Ink: Night of Navy; Chocolate Chip; Blackberry Bliss; Baked Brown Sugar; Gumball Green (retired)
• Embellishments: Mambi alphas; Various washi tape; Recollections fabric flowers; scrap paper; SU Candy Dots
• Tools: Ovals Framelits; Starburst Framelits; Floral Frames Framelits; Butterfly Punches; Decorative masks

I love how my class attendees customized their notebooks. They picked their favorite colors and patterned paper. For the small notebooks, they changed up the decorative masks and and butterflies.

For the upcoming mom's retreat, I decided to make modified notebooks for the participants. Each one of the ten notebooks uses different paper combinations and washi tape. My plan is to let each participant chose their notebook and then add an initial sticker. I think my personal favorite is the hot pink and green notebook.

Modified Notebooks

I recently hosted a modified notebooks class.  I had seen so many cute ideas on Pinterest that I had to try some for myself.  In class we transformed two composition books and two of SU's small Kraft Journals.

Notebook #1

For this notebook I wanted to play around with patterns.  I grabbed one of my huge coordinating 12x12 stacks and pulled patterns I enjoy.  From there, I layered on the paper with my floral framelits until I had filled most of the cover.  The back has the light blue paper with a strip of yellow and washi tape.  For both of the comp notebooks, I added a few strips of washi tape at the binging to give them more visual interest.

• Stamps: Hello There
• Inks: Chocolate Chip
• Cardstock: Random scraps
• Accessories: Washi tape
• Tools: Floral Frames Framlits

Notebook #2

For the second comp book I wanted to be bolder and simpler.  I went with a pack of SU's Confetti DSP as my base paper.  Added in some fun washi tape and a glitter initial to complete the notebook.  Simple but very cute.

• Stamps:
• Inks:
• Cardstock: Confetti DSP
• Accessories: Glitter letters; Washi Tape
• Tools: Starburst Framelits

Notebook #3

For this small kraft journal, I knew I wanted to use the gold leaves I just acquired from Michaels.  I built the rest of the notebook from those leaves.  I love how the stars are sprinkled in the background.  They also appear on the backside.

• Stamps:
• Inks: Blackberry Bliss
• Cardstock:
• Accessories: Color Me Autumn washi tape; Alphas; Gold leaves; Jewel
• Tools: Stars Decorative Mask

Notebook #4

The last notebook is a modification of a notebook design from SU's convention in July.  I added the fun blue washi tape all the way around the notebook.

• Stamps: Kinda Eclectic
• Inks: Baked Brown Sugar; Mossy Meadow; Midnight Muse (retired)
• Cardstock: Whisper White; Random scraps
• Accessories: Brights candy dots; Washi tape
• Tools: Ovals Framelits; Sponge daubers