Altered composition books

I did a tutorial a bit ago about how to make a removable cover for your mini composition book, and was asked to make one for the regular full sized and half sized notebooks. Here are a few pictures. In honor of it's almost "Half Way to Halloween" I chose some Halloween papers for the tutorial. I did make some book marks that aren't in the tutorial, but did use up all of the 1" scraps leftover from cutting the papers. I made simple rosettes with 1/4" scores. I love how they turned out! It's…

I stepped up how I normally alter mini composition books, I added a flap that wraps to the front of the book. These books were available at Walmart the beginning of the school year for only $.88 for three. They now are close to $2.00 for three. Stampin' Up! Products (unless noted otherwise) Kiwi Kiss cardstock Rose Red cardstock Whisper White cardstock Raspberry Tart Designer Series Paper Flower Shop stamp set Rose Red ink Blossom Builder and Pansy hand punches Basic Pearl Jewels Mini Glue…

As promised . . . in my last blog post . . . I wrote I would post the second planner I made for the bride to be. Here are a series of photos from cover to cover, along with tags, photo mats and pockets that can be used to keep things in order and make notes along the way. The reverse sides of the photo mats and tags can be used for journaling or photos to document memories she will make as she plans her wedding. The cover. The diecut heart is open at the top, so a photo can be inserted…

This is the front cover of my book for Darlene. She likes shabby so that’s the theme I chose. I used BoBunny papers with the cut-aparts and made one into a chipboard piece for dimension. I used ribbon to cover the spine. I added two metal embellishments g

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Hello Everyone, Today I want to share with you my newest project – a homemade weekly planner, made from a composition notebook. I made this planner for a few reasons: 1 – I already had …

Happy Friday! Since it is “back to school” time, I wanted to share with you a tutorial on how you can take an ordinary composition book...

In this first part of my Craft Series 2019, check out my video where I show you how to take an inexpensive composition notebook and easily turn it into an al...

This is an altered composition book that I did using Basic Grey and Imaginisce patterned paper. The "Celebrate Life" is from PTI's Life stamp set. You can see more info on my blog: http://wahinelei.blogspot.com/2010/09/altered-composition-book.html Supplies used Stamps: Life, Fillable Frames #4 Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Pear Tart Paper: CS - Smokey Shadow, Stampers Select; PP -Basic Grey: Lilykate Queen Ann, Imaginisce: To Love & Cherish Sophia Other Stuff: PTI Fillable Frames #4 die…