Pamphlet Junk Journals

 I love this project.  I used up a bunch of ephemera paper packs that have been in my stash for YEARS!  I got them from a store that hasn’t been in business in a very long time (and I’m sad about it) and finally decided enough was enough and I needed to use it or lose it. 

Pamphlet Junk Journals 

https://youtu.be/K_5n_5P6hkc

This is a fun project, and I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.  They are perfect little journals and I found some amazing bits in these packages!! Wait till you see it!

Thanks for watching, and remember to stay crafty!

My Altered Disk Bound Notebook

I am a planner and notebook junkie, we all know that.  I was at my local Craft Warehouse, and they had a bunch of Carpe Diem planner stuff on sale.  I loved the line that The Reset Girl did and I had some of it already.  I bought more.  Then, while I was at an all day crop with Embellish It! I found a paper pack for the same line.  I bought that too.  This is what I did with some of it.  

I took some of the 12x12 papers, and created covers using my laminator.  I backed the paper with some card stock to thicken it up a bit.  

 Then I simply cut slices up to the holes in the papers, dividers, and die cuts.  I used some Happy Planner disks that I had in my stash.

 Now I have a hybrid Reset Girl-Carpe Diem/Happy Planner notebook, and it is COOL!

 The pages turn excellent on these disks.  It worked out better than I had thought.

 You may have wondered why I just didn't get the planner that Carpe Diem had.  Well, I wanted to try this!!!

 I love the colors and the images.  I love the vintage style.

I have loved the disk bound ever since I discovered it, and now I love it even more!

Have you tried this system?

Michelle💖

My Large Happy Notebook

My local Michaels was having a huge discount on all dated Happy Planners, getting ready for the new ones to show up.  I decided to make a project.  I loved the colors in this style, and it matched perfectly with the collection of My Minds Eye papers that I had in my stash.  

 I didn't need another planner, but I can always use a notebook, so I took out all of the dated pages.  Then I cut the 12x12 papers to fit, and adhered them to tiebacks of the dividers.  This covered them up, and the COLORS ARE PERFECT!!!

I had some labels from Art C that I used to cover the month names on the tabs.  Now I can label them as I need to.

 Add in some paper...

 ...and a pocket or two, and you have a super cool, colorful and wonderful notebook.

I used some of the scraps and my We Are Memory Keepers tab punch and made a page turner.

The notebook turned out FABULOUS!  Now to figure out what to do with the blank weekly pages!

Stay organized!
Michelle💖

Record Album Notebook

I have always wanted to figure out how to do this, and I am so glad I did!  The video here on YouTube gave me the directions I needed.  I had some 45's that I got from my local stamp store before they went out of business.  They were doing collage art with them...but I had another plan.

 They turned out small, pocket sized, because 45's aren't very big. I love ABBA!

 I filled it with some found papers, and bound it with my Bind-It-All using a 1/2" ring.

Here is the back of the notebook.  This song was on the first tape cassette I ever had!  Ahhh, memories!

Stay Crafty, My Friends!

Mini Notebook

I found this tutorial on Jennibellie's blog, and made this for myself.  I don't know what I am going to put in it yet, but I had some scraps, I had some time, and I think it turned out super cute!

I made it from a recycled bar soap box, so it is small, but the spine is wide, so there is definitely room to expand in it.  I used some of my homemade washi tape and come bookbinding tape for the spine.  The closure is a 7 Gypsies elastic closure.

My pages are sewn in with red embroidery floss. I have some bigger boxes...guess what that means?

Go check her tutorial out, its awesome!

Stay crafty, my friends!

Recycled Envelope Mini Notebook

I have seen lots of people recycling security envelopes in a lot of different ways.  I was feeling punky (I have a cold) and I wanted a quick little project to keep my brain occupied a bit, and here is what I decided to do with the hundreds of envelopes I have saved.

 I used a manilla file folder for the cover of the book, and a simple pamphlet binding technique.  I used some stickers and actual pieces of envelopes for the decoration on the cover and on the inside. In all the notebook is 8" tall and 4 1/2" wide.

 I used another piece of the folder to create a pocket.  I simply took security envelopes, sealed them, then cut three sides off to open them up.

 I stacked them, I used 10 envelopes, and did the pamphlet binding.  I then went back and covered up some of the writing on some of the envelopes with pieces of other envelopes.

 Some of the windows I covered from the back side so that they would show through.

I am putting this in my purse and am going to use it to jot down those notes you need to jot before your brain forgets them.

Stay crafty, My Friends!