Mini Notebooks

Hello! Suzanne here with a tutorial on making mini notebooks with your Lawn Fawn stamps and designer papers! These are a great size to tuck into a school binder, pocket, purse, or planner:

Here's a look at the supplies you'll need. I cut the sheets of paper for the covers measuring 3.25 inches wide by 5.5 inches high. (Most of the paper I have on hand is 6" x 6", so I used two smaller sheets instead of a larger single sheet.) The notebook pages are cut to 7 inches wide by 5.5 inches high. 

A full list of supplies used in this project can be found on my blog.

I used three strips of solid washi tape for the binding to secure the cover pages together. The first strip attached the two pieces, and the second and third pieces overlapped the first. I trimmed the extra tape so that it was even with the edges. I left a 0.25 inch space between the two pieces before adding the tape.

As you'll see in the pictures below, I placed an eraser under the spine/binding and opened the stapler when I used it. The staple prongs stay open. To save my fingers and nails when I closed them, I used a brad setter tool to do the work. Unless you have a large desk stapler, using a small stapler while it's open will allow you to place the stapler exactly where you need it.

This is what the notebooks look like after they are assembled and before they are decorated. 

Here's a look at the finished, decorated notebooks. I didn't add any dimensional embellishments because the notebooks are designed to slip into a pocket or purse, and it would be easy for dimensional decorations to pop off with repeated use.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and will be inspired to make some mini notebooks of your own! Thanks so much for stopping by today, and be sure to join us on Monday for a new Lawnscaping Challenge!

Here's the Scoop!

Hi, everybody! It's Suzanne, and today I'm sharing this little covered notepad that I made to keep next to my computer. 

I have so many different passwords to remember now that back I'm in school, and I find it hard to remember log in information for websites I don't often visit.

I decorated the front of the notepad cover with the Here's The Scoop and Treat Yourself clear stamp sets and a sheet from the Perfectly Plaid petite paper pack that matched the card stock I used to make the cover.

When the notepad cover is folded, it measures about 3.25 inches by 3.25 inches. I cut about 30 index cards down and hot glued them together to make the notepad. 

You can definitely make a larger notepad or use a larger pre-made notepad; just change the dimensions of the cover to fit your project. The full open size of this cover is 3.25 inches by about 7 inches.

I made an office envelope closure with two brads and some twine, but you can also use magnets or maybe temporary adhesive to keep the notepad closed. I also found that by folding the cover back, it creates an easel to make it easier to read what's on the notepad when it's on the table next to my laptop.

I hope you are inspired by my project to create some little notepads of your own! Thanks so much for stopping by today!

We're starting a new Lawnscaping challenge on Monday, and I hope you'll join us!

Sweet baby girl's first year ... little notebook!

Hi friends!! 

Happy Saturday!! I hope you all had a great 4th of July!!

It's Lenny from the Facebook Inspiration Team here with you today!

I would like to share an altered mini notebook ... "Sweet baby girl"!
It's a "year one" kinda notebook ... to write down all the fun little stuff of
that first year!
I used my new Lawn Fawn "Hello baby" stamp set and dies. 
I also used an older one: "Smitty's ABC's" and some "Hello sunshine" papers.

For a detailed list of supplies: click here!! 

And ... stay tuned ... there'll be a new fun challenge on Monday!!
I hope you'll join us in the fun and play along!!

hugs . . .

lenny