Tag: scrapbooking

Crafty Thursday #7: Gift Ideas Gone Wonky

Hello all! My goodness, it’s almost December!

I planned on having all my cards in the mail by December 1; well, I can tell you that plan didn’t have a second part, lol. So, SOME of my cards went out on Monday, and the rest will drizzle out before December 15. Still in time for Christmas, right?

Have you shopped at all? I have a few friends who are DONE. Wrapped and all, done! I’m doing my usual, shopping the week prior to Christmas. When my kids were small, I used to go on Christmas Eve. I sometimes miss those crazy shopping trips, but…I’m glad that I don’t have to!

I was gifted a few weeks ago with a big bag of Creative Memories scrapbooking supplies. I looked at them, put them aside, and looked again. I had an idea, and I ran with it this week. The results? Well…

These are my trial run notebook covers. I used small legal pads, thinking  they would be a good size for a pocketbook or messenger ag. I worked up a template before cutting into card stock and paper. It seemed that it would work, so I plunged in.

I have some 12×12 vanilla card stock, and I cut that down to 12×8.5. I did the same with the paper and glued it together, letting it dry well before I scored it. I added a pocket on the inside of the cover, and I attached a velcro dot to keep it closed. I could not figure out the pen attachment. That still needs some figuring.

Here are my thoughts on the trials:

~ Gluing the paper to the cardstock was not good. It was difficult to score and fold, and I’m not happy with the edges. You can see in the picture that I tried some packing tape along the edge. If this paper was one inch wider, I could have folded it over the edges, but that wouldn’t have solved the score and fold issues.

~ The pocket needs gussets. A flat pocket is fine, but it needs a little more room.

~ I had to tape the pads onto the card stock. I thought the strap I made would work, but it wasn’t wide enough. I need to work that out on the next one.

I’ll continue working on this, since I have a few gals on my list that need one! I will post updates on my Facebook and Instagram. I hope to have this project worthy to show you soon. I don’t mind sharing the process with you, I hope it helps someone to create something, too! There are no mistakes in creating, only steps to make it a better project on the next try! 

Tell me about some of your creative mishaps! Comment here, or over on FB and IG.

Till next time, happy crafting!
Barbara