Hello there! Have you heard anything about the Traveler's Notebook frenzy that is soooo popular right now?! They are journals that you can keep a diary in, or scrapbook in or document your travels or adventures in! (Hence the cool name!) They come in all different shapes and sizes and you can purchase a nice cover to keep your book or books in! Really fun stuff!! You can buy pre-made inserts for your book cover or you can make your own!! That is exactly what I did today! Take a look:
I cut a whole pile of the Delightful daisy DSP intp 8 1/4" x 8 1/4" squares and scored them at 4 1/8". Then I did the same with a few sheets of Whisper White card stock. Since the DSP is patterned on both sides I wanted to add a few white pages to break up all the color and give me some space to journal. I folded them all on their score lines and stacked them one on top of another alternating in the white paper.
To make my cover I cut a sheet of Crumb Cake card stock 8 1/4" (height) x 8 1/2 (wide)". I scored it at 4 1/4" (on the 8 1/2" side) and laid it on top of the pile. I made sure they were all lined up really well and clipped them together. I put the whole stack on a folded up towel to create a squishy base. I opened my stapler all the way open and stapled into the seam in three places. I lifted the whole stack and made sure that the staples went through in the seam of each piece and not off to the side. Then using my bone folder I folded the staple ends inward to 'lock' them closed and I had a bound journal! I stamped the cover using the Fabulous Flamingo set (which I have decided I love, love, love!!) and my sentiment is from High Tide.
Here is a view from the top to show all of the different pieces of DSP! Lots of fun color!
An example of one of the pages!
And another!
And another!
We will be having a much anticipated visit with our grand kiddos soon and I plan to use this book to document that visit!! I will add loads of pictures and notes and maybe some souvenirs!! We are so excited!!
Here are the goodies that I used to create my Traveler's Notebook Insert:
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Ok, off to the park to walk to hound and then make a trip to the grocery store! I hope you have a wonderful day!
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