Monday, July 22, 2019

Quick Notebooks Tutorial

Hello friends! I hope you are well! We had a great week, which included time at the sea and a visit from old friends whom I hadn't seen for over eight years.



This week at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog we have a Not A Card theme. Don't miss the project by our July guest Kerstin F with her wonderful blog Scrapbook Dreams.


Layers of ink - Quick DIY Notebooks Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

I like having some handmade notebooks and mini-books around, which can be used for quick gifts. My supply was running low, so I decided to make three new ones. Tim Holtz's Layers Remnant cards are so pretty that you hardly want to cover anything of them up, which also made them perfect notebook covers. Just pick you favorite ones and use them for the covers. 

Layers of ink - Quick DIY Notebooks Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. With Tim Holtz Layer Remnants.

The flower card to the left was a little bit too small, so I layered it on another card. Cut two covers from mat board for each notebook. Glue the images to the mat board with Matte Medium and leave under a heavy book until dry. For the backs, I used patterned papers.

Layers of ink - Quick DIY Notebooks Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

Round two of the corners with a Corner Chomper tool, for a finished look and sand the covers slightly, especially the edges.

Layers of ink - Quick DIY Notebooks Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

Ink the edges. The ink will stick more to the sanded areas.

Layers of ink - Quick DIY Notebooks Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

The best thing with making your own notebooks, is that you can fill them with your favorite papers. Do you want a watercolor journal, pick watercolor paper. For a sketch book or ordinary notebook, pick sketchbook or another smoother paper. Punch holes with a Crop-a-Dile.

Layers of ink - Quick DIY Notebooks Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

Bind the notebooks with Tim's Mini Book Rings.

Layers of ink - Quick DIY Notebooks Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

I didn't want to cover too much of the papers up, and die cut Adventure Words from kraft core paper, sanding them slightly.

Layers of ink - Quick DIY Notebooks Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Vintage butterfly notebook.

I kept this notebook for myself, since I really like the vintage butterfly print. Perfect for small sketches and little notes.

Layers of ink - Quick DIY Notebooks Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

For the back of the notebooks, I used patterned papers. This is the back of the butterfly notebook.

Layers of ink - Quick DIY Notebooks Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Travel notebook.

Here's a notebook for travelling adventures, or maybe just exploring the little things close by.

Layers of ink - Quick DIY Notebooks Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

Here you can see the effect of the sanding and then inking. The ink is darker where the top surface has been sanded off.

Layers of ink - Quick DIY Notebooks Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

The back of the explore journal.

Layers of ink - Quick DIY Notebooks Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson. Vintage floral notebook.

The third notebook has a pretty floral image. If you want to use an image that is too small for a notebook on the cover, just mount it on a larger neutral Layers Remnants image or patterned paper.

Layers of ink - Quick DIY Notebooks Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

And a floral patterned paper for the back of the notebook.

Layers of ink - Quick DIY Notebooks Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson.

You can make these in any theme and they are great for using leftover patterned papers too, especially those papers that are almost to pretty to cover up with something. As a notebook cover, the images and papers can shine on their own. I also prefer notebooks that don't have 3-D embellishments, which tend to hook on things if you carry them around. These fit easily in a small handbag or even in a pocket.

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Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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3 comments:

  1. Excellent tutorial! Thank you!

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  2. cute notebooks for sure - I am a paper freaks so things like this are right up my alley - hehe - nice work and walk-through Anna-Karin

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  3. What a great idea to use the cards to make notebooks with!!

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