New Year's Notebooks

I'm excited to share my first Design Team project for Anything But a Card.  If you're not familiar, this bi-monthly challenge blog keeps the challenges simple...the basic guideline is that your project must be...yep, you guessed it...anything but a card!

I picked up some mini composition books at the dollar store (pkg 3 for $1) and decided to alter them into 2013 notebooks as gifts for some of my co-workers. They're the perfect purse size and I selected the papers to fit each personality.

A Couple Details:

• I like using washi / tissue tape on the spines.  It looks great, keeps the spine flexible, and is super quick.  Use a bone folder to burnish the tape well for good adhesion.
• With the spines covered in washi tape, you just need two rectangles of patterned paper to deal with the front and back covers.
• Since I intend these as purse-friendly notebooks, I kept the embellishments flat and gave the finished books a coat of Glue and Seal for durability.  It gives them a lovely satin finish.

Paula's Field Notes 2013

Leslie's To Do 2013

Chandra's Take Note 2013

Paula's Field Notes 2013 Supplies:
Patterned Paper:	My Mind’s Eye ‘Paris & Co.’ 6x6
Stamps:	7 Gypsies ‘Disclaimer’
Inks:	Archival ‘Coffee’; Le Pen ‘Brown’
Embellishments:	Bo Bunny stickers ‘Et Cetera’; K&Co. border sticker ‘BW Flora & Fauna’; Tim Holtz tissue tape ‘Nostalgic’
Tools:	3M spray adhesive; bone folder; TH paper distresser; EK Success punch ‘Photo Labels’
Misc:	Mini composition book

Leslie's To Do 2013 Supplies:
Patterned Paper:	Fancy Pants ‘Summer’s End’ 6x6
Embellishments:	Bo Bunny stickers ‘Et Cetera’, ‘Welcome Home’; washi tape
Tools:	3M spray adhesive; bone folder; TH paper distresser; EK Success punch ‘Photo Labels’
Misc:	Mini composition book

Chandra's Take Note 2013 Supplies:
Patterned Paper:	Fancy Pants ‘It’s the Little Things’ 6x6
Inks:	Distress Ink ‘Black Soot’; Le Pen ‘Black’
Embellishments:	Bo Bunny stickers ‘Et Cetera’, washi tape, K&Co. Smash tape ‘Black Dots’
Tools:	3M spray adhesive; bone folder; TH paper distresser
Misc:	Mini composition book