Tutorial to change the covers on a spiral bound notebook

Hello!

As promised this morning, here is a tutorial on how to change the covers of your notebooks to get them ready for your own fabulous design!

I hope you find this tutorial helpful and I'd love to see your finished notebooks too!

A truly altered notebook

Good morning! 

Here is a notebook that I really have altered! I have not just decorated the cover, I have totally changed it!

This particular notepad had a plastic cover on it, which I was just going to decorate by covering with some Kraft card and embellishment. But as I was doing that, I thought I would try going a step further.

After replacing the cover, I used some This 'n That DSP, Chalk Talk Framelits and This 'n That Washi Tape. I embossed the panel with the Houndstooth EF and finished with some Candy Dots.

I am entering this into the challenge at Sunday Stamps this week, where they have this sketch...

Supplies

Designer Paper - This 'n That

Embossing - Houndstooth EF

Stamp - Oh, Hello

Framelits - Chalk Talk

Other - This 'n That Washi Tape, Candy Dots

You can buy all of these products through my online store (click the link in my sidebar).

I will be back either later today or tomorrow to show you how to change the cover on these books quite easily!

I have the school run, the gym and some stained glass to make for church decorations today. Hope you have a fabby Wednesday!

Altered shopping list

Hello!

Guess what I have for you today? Yup, another notebook! Well....to be fair, they're not much different to cards really. The fronts of them are very much like cards and that's how I design them, other than the sentiment.

So here is a different style today...

These are very long notepads that I found in a local 'bits 'n bobs' shop...I am going to be buying more, for sure!

I have very simply stamped the zigzag oval from Oh, Hello in Bermuda Bay and the flower from Simply Sketched in Real Red, which I have then fussy cut. I finished with a Bermuda Bay bow and some red gems.

I think these make great shopping lists (thanks for the idea Jen!) don't you? I have even added a magnetic strip to the back so it can be put on the fridge.

Supplies

Cardstock - Whisper White

Stamps - Oh, Hello, Simply Sketched

Ink - Bermuda Bay, Real Red

Ribbon - Bermuda Bay 

You can buy the products I have used here from the link to my online shop in my sidebar.

Challenges

Dynamic Duos - #77

Moving Along with The Times - No Designer Papers

Let's Craft and Create - #82

What are you up to today? Keiran is back at school, and I'm at work after 3 days off...all back to normal!

Have a great Tuesday! :)