Note Pads from recycled boxes

Hi Folks,
Not sure if you are like me - but when I look at decorated cardboard boxes I think of how I can use it creatively!
Here I took a shoe box and cut it down to make note pads. Please peek at the video to see the front and the special back portion of the pads as well.


Here I took awesome printed boutique tissue boxes and cut them down to make note pads for favors at our upcoming cookout! Take a look at the video to see all the special prints!


thanks for visiting!

6 x 4 mini album using Spellbinders dies

I recently bought this mega Spellbinders die, and when I measured the largest die was 4 x 6", I thought it would be perfect for a minialbum,
I used my Cinch to bind the edge and used Stampin' Up pattern paper to create the inner pages and medallion.

Please enjoy the video and have a great day!

Black and Pink 6" x 5 1/2" mini pocket album

I recently went to Michael's and bought a pack of all black 8 1/2" x 11" card stock to use as a base for mini albums.

Using my traditional pocket pages, I glued the folded pages to also make side tag pocket. 

To make a double page take 8 1/2" x 11" card stock score down the long side at 5 1/2". Turn and score the short size at 2 1/2".

Take a border punch and punch the 2 1/2" endge - this will serve as your pockets.
See the video for more details.

Camping 7 1/2" x 8" mini album

I made this mini album for my sister and her family as they are camping for the week.
I repurposed the ard board from a cereal box for the covers, and for the basic idea for the pages I repuposed two large manilla envelopes for pocket pages. All covered in card stock and pattern pages with a camping theme.
It was fun trying to figure out how to cut down these huge envelopes and use some old 8 1/2 x 11" printed scrapbooking paper.

I can't wait till they get back to see how they journaled in it.
Here is a video that takes you through the pages.

Repurpose snacks into note pads

Lookout snack bags, I am making note pads for favors out of you!

Here is the video with all the details. Fun quick and who knows what's next. Ha ha ha.

6 x 6 mini album acrylic painted covers made from corrugated box

I wanted to use the natural material from a shipping box. My daughter had received some shoes from an online store and the shipping corrugated box was in perfect condition with hardly any writing to it. I cut (2) 6" x 6" pieces and painted them with my acrylic paints.
Cut 12 x 12 cardstock in half and glue stick the 6 x 12 in half to make studier pages. I bound it all with my Cinch.


Great way to repurpose and get a different feel to the covers of your mini.
Please see the video for more details on the cover and the pages. Thanks for stopping by!

Dove mini album

Here is a 4" x 6" mini album which I created by cutting the black 12 x 12 textured card stock into 4 x 6 pieces. You get 6 pages from one piece!

The cover denotes hand made roses I created by using 3/4 satin ribbon.. The dove is cut very a very thin piece of leather, it feels like suede.

The pocket pages are 1 1/2" strips of Stampin Up card stock that I cut with my Tim Holtz Sizzix edge die and inked them. The flower ensemble is made using a Sizzlet die and paper flowers from Michaels and pearls from Stampin' Up.

 

Thanks for viewing and your comments, and here is a video to show you all the details.

4 x 6 leather swirl mini album

I love how this came out! All paper and card stock from Recollection at Michael's.
The swirl on the cover is a Sizzix die that I cut out of very thin leather!!! Inked and added Stampin' Up flat back pearls, all hot glued in place.

The flowers are also from Michael's recollection collection I got in the clearance section. The lace is vintage lace I bought at  a quilt show hot glued to the covers and a piece tied to the Cinch binding.

The charm on the side is three layers of the leather that I die cut, glued, inked and punched a hole with my Crop-A-Dile. Added a couple jump rings to a seed bead necklace I broke down to make the dangle.

The pages are all 4 x 6 double matted and used the labels Cuttlebug embossing and cutting die. They are inked and raised on foam squares.

You can watch the video for more details, thanks for stopping by would love comments.

Father's Day 6 x 4.5" Mini Album

A friend of mine requested a mini album for a Father's Day gift. I set out Tuesday night to make this one.

Each double folded page is made by taking a 12 x 12 piece of cs and cutting it in half.

Take the 12 x 6 piece of card stock and score it horizontally at 1 1/2" and turn and score at 6". You will have a double page with folded pockets as seen in the video.
Added simple elements and my Cinch to bind it all.

4 x 5.5 mini album

Hello!
Hope your Memorial Day went well. It was bright, and mildly warm. Rain was anticipated but no thunderstorms arrived. I finished this in the early morning while all was sleeping

This mini album I started a week or so before but had the opportunity to embellish the pages with Prima Flowers and gems from Michael's. I have a video if you like to see the details.
This is similar to the one loaded earlier from a file folder and acrylic items repurposed for this intent.

Mini Album from file folder and packaging

Repurposing is what I like to do with household items.
Here for this mini album which is 4 x 5 1/2", I put clear plastic (acrylic or acetate) packaging as a protective covering over this beautiful file folder cover.

I picked up a package of these file folders at Michael's with the intent of cutting them up and using them in mini albums. Here is one of three that I worked on this weekend.

The video can be viewed to see the page elements.
Thanks for looking and taking the time to stop by my blog and videos.

Mini Flip Up albums

These three mini albums I designed using the card stock from Die Cuts with a View "The Tradewinds Stack" , my cinch, and some fabric ribbons and rhinestones.

Lots of fun creating using my Sizzix and Spellbinder dies.
I have loaded the video if you like to view the inside pages to my YouTube channel.

Vera Bradley mini notebook

I was cleaning last weekend and came across this receipt holder from VB. It was of great thickness of card stock and was large enough to make a mini notebook for my daughter who is a huge VB fan!
Finish size is 4" x 5.5". Used my cinch to bind it. You can see the video here.
I'll be mailing this tomorrow along with a crochet necklace as well, she is almost done with her summer session a NU and then she will have a 2 week break before the fall semester begins!!

purse mini notepads from gift cards

Here is a repurpose idea video how to make mini notepads using index cards and used up gift cards. Any questions let me know!

Mini Notebooks from snack wrappers

Hope you enjoy this video and see how your recycle bin can help you make some cute mini note pads. Any questions let me know!

Spring Mini Butterfly notebook

I am visiting my sister today and wanted to make her one of the mini note pads I created yesterday for a friend. I made this one a little different.
Base pad cardboard size and paper is 3 3/4" x 5"
Pattern paper from American Crafts glued and inked around the edges.
Border punch at 1" and 3 3/4" in length from Martha Stewart
Center embossed area 2 1/4" x 3 3/4" from SU Finial Embossing folder
Butterfly punch from SU and embossed using the same folder
Added Rhinestones from my stash
Bind it with my CINCH
Tied on a 5" piece of ribbon to the Owire (Target or Michael's ribbon)

Entering this in a couple springtime challenges
Prairie Fairy Fridays
And at Charisma Cardz - bling and Sparkles

Spring Bird mini notebook

I made this notebook this morning for a gift to a wonderful lady who put together our Spring Fling event today. We made some wonderful Stampin Up cards and gift items and had a great time.

Here is a gift I made and surprised her with it!
I saw a video last night while blog hopping - and I saw this great idea at Kinder Stampo's blog. While my cover is totally different I took her base size measurements and went to work to crate my own early this morning.
The card board was cut at 4" x 5", the cs for the cover and the back cover is from SU! also cut to 4 x 5"
Then I cut a couple strip, punched bordered it glued it to the middle of the top cover - embossed a piece of white cs with a SU embossing folder and foam raised the two punch bird on the front - simple!

I cut the inner blank pages from printer paper also cut at 4 x 5.
Layers it altogether and I bound it with my CINCH.
My next one It'll take measurement of the pieces as I just quickly cut and it all worked out!

Entering this in the Prairie Fairy Friday Challenge

note pad step by step using the Cinch

As mentioned below I got this idea from greenbean's crafterole.
Step one: Gather some old gift cards (they make sturdy covers) punch holes in them with a Crop-a-Dial or a binding machine - I used my new Cinch and punched 6 holes in the cards.
Step Two: Punch card stock or in my case I had a draw full of note cards - which I cut down to 3 3/8" x 2 1/8" and punched 6 corresponding holes.

Step three: Clipped 6 O-wires - I used 3/4" wires (hint leave the little hanging piece on the end to attach it to the machine)
Step Four: Put on the paper as you want to use it - meaning if you want lines or are using decorative paper and you want that to be facing you when you open your little note pad - put that on the O-wires first!
Then put the cover on as you would see it in your purse.
Then lastly - very important put the back cover on - but back wards.
Step Five: If you using the Cinch - back up the O-wires so that the opening is flush with the back. Keeping your hand on the wires, take the free hand and lower the handle and stoop down and watch as the loops touch the closed area.
Step Six: Clip the little over hang wire and flip the back cover over and you have a completed note pad!