The Paper Players are Going Green this week, and my project with a recycled item is covered in red. I scoured my house for something to use for this fun challenge. The finalists were a beautiful scrap of wrapping paper, a leftover piece of drawer liner and the lid from an old box. I couldn’t decide where to start, so I scrapped them all and decided to design a fun wrap from an old notepad. I have a handful of these notebooks in the “business supplies” area of the Fungeon leftover from World Card Making Day two years ago. Score! Here’s my project:
And here’s LeAnne Pugliese’s theme challenge that inspired me:
I started with a small notepad. This one measures 5″ x 8-3/4 – a perfect size for “quick note-taking and simple to carry wherever you go. It’s just not very pretty – until you wrap it and decorate it a bit. 🙂 Here’s how the notepad started:
I cut a piece of Pool Party cardstock to fit around the pad with a spine on the left. I used Tear-and-Tape to glue the back of the notepad to the cardstock. That increased its curb appeal ten-fold.
Then, I added a super-fun panel of paper from the Sending Love Designer Series Paper Stack to cover the front of the book. Since the paper is only 6″ x 6″, I glued down two panels – one on the top and one on the bottom. I made up for that undecorated space with a belly band for the notepad. The belly band will ensure that all of your detailed love notes are secure from intruders. I added “Hello Love” and a Real Red heart from the Sealed with Love stamp set and then adorned it with a cropped arrow from the Love Notes Framelits Dies. What fun!
Here’s my re-designed notepad with the belly band removed. All that Pool Party space with remind you to put the band back on when you are done writing or reading your private notes. 🙂
Stamp Sets: Sealed with Love Papers: Sending Love Designer Series Paper Stack, Pool Party, Whisper White Inks: Archival Basic Black, Real Red Accessories: Love Notes Framelits Dies, Layering Circles Framelits Dies, Stampin’ Dimensionals
I hope you’ll pop over to the Paper Players site to see the cards by the design team members and to play along with this week’s challenge.
Thanks for stopping by today!
Brian
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Very clever to split the 6×6 paper. Nice job!
Are you a country fan Brian?? I couldn’t miss the “seeing red” part of the title!
As also love your cards and projects. Gorgeous.
I carry a notepad with me every day. What a sweet idea to dress it up for the holiday!
The belly band for a note pad is a brilliant idea! Thanks for the inspiration.
I’m inspired! I’m ready to run upstairs to my craft room and find something I can recycle! I am SURE there is something up there to work with!. Love your project color combination!
Note pads are my favorite place to jot things down and I love this dressed up version!
Love this! Great color combo!
Ingenious design, Brian! I love how you covered the “secret” note pad…way cool, my friend!
Great idea! Sweet result!
Super cool idea! These would make great items to sell at craft shows and boutiques! TFS
I like your choice of recycled item and how you made it beautiful. Yes, I’m a notepad carrier as well. Love your choices of DSP for this project. Have a great day!
Love that your cover opens from the side, not the bottom as so many notebook covers I have seen. The belly band is just perfect, too. Great project!
Love it! Had to giggle at the “curb appeal” it goes along with curb side recycling! The belly band is a great idea to keep it closed. Bet I will be making one (or more) of these soon!
Cute, Cute, Cute! Thanks for sharing this! I am going to try this!
I love this notebook cover. I’ve been making them for a long time and one of the things I like to do is add a pen that has a clear bottom. Take the bottom off and put some of the cover paper in it so it all looks so chic. I never thought about the belly band so you have given me yet another lesson Brian. Your notepad cover is just fabulous.
Fabulous card Brian!
I was meant to write that it’s a fabulous notepad wrap 🙂
I am a notebook junkie ! Well, actually office supplies are my weakness ! Like Grace I have decorated a jillion notebooks ,but I think the next one I give as a little “sursie”(southern for surprise) I will put a cute Belly Band with a cute sentiment on it !!
Thank you King Kute of Kute Kard Kingdom !!
I love these notepads….and your cover is just beautiful! Especially with the belly band! The colors are delish! Makes me want to go make one for myself! So happy you played with my challenge this week at the Paper Players!
Ooooh Brian, I love it , you did a great job my friend , I still have mine from that day , thanks for sharing
Hugs xoxo
Frenchie
Love it! I’m inspired to go play and go green! Thanks King of Kute Kard Kingdom ?
What a fun note pad wrap, Brian! I would love one of these on my desk, and it would make an awesome craft fair item. So glad you share with us at The Paper Players! Happy New Year!