Meet Me In The Sunshine | Inspiration

Hello everyone!  Christine here with you today to show you a layout that I created about my friend’s visit.  I wanted to fit a lot of journaling about what we did while she was here, so I decided to layered circular punched out shapes on top of patterned papers and journal cards to write my journaling.

For each day, I used a date stamp and also the Days of The Week stamp set and stamped on top of a punched out file tab.

I layered some diecuts underneath the journaling circle.  I also round stickers from This Way and Life’s Sweet as embellishments. 

I love adding wood veneer to a page to give it some different texture and dimension.

I used some stamps on the circle journal spots such as Good Eats stamps and Best Day Ever stamps. 

The geotag stamp from Destination stamp set is still one of my favorites!  I love using it to indicate where we were in our fun outings and travels.

Embellishments such as the camera love shape clips and the This Way Puffy Stickers V3 put the finishing touch onto the page.

Hope you enjoyed having a look at how I can fit lots of days and journaling onto a one-page layout!  Thanks for stopping by!

Christine

Evalicious Products Used:

life's sweet large tags	this way wood veneer v1	life's sweet snipsnip labels	life's sweet round stickers	this way wood veneer v2
this way round stickers	life's sweet badges	this way puffy stickers v3	camera love shape clips	destination stamps
good eats stamp set	best day ever stamps	days of the week stamps

DIY Midori-Style Notebook | Tutorial

Hi everyone!  Christine here today to show you a tutorial on how I made my own Midori-style notebook for my Midori Traveler’s Notebook!  If you’re not sure what a traveler’s notebook is, I googled some images for you.  The original traveler’s notebook was created by Midori in Japan.  It is a leather cover with a series of elastic bands.  You can include from 1-5 or so notebooks inside it, and use it for scrapbooking, journaling, list-making, sketching/drawing, or anything else you want!  You can even use it as a planner.  The Midori-branded notebook refills are slightly pricey and also very plain, so I thought I would make my own notebook refill with Evalicious goodies!

These are the main supplies I used to make my notebook.  Some 8.5x11 cardstock for the cover, and filler paper for the insides.  A ruler, paper trimmer, rotary trimmer, long-reach stapler, and ink and stamps.

I measured my authentic Midori notebook that came with my Midori leather notebook cover.  The cover is about 8.75” x 8.25”, or 22cm x 21cm.

I trimmed my cover cardstock to the size above.

Then I trimmed the filler paper down to the same size.  I used Hammermill 32 lb. color copy paper, because that’s what I have on hand and it’s nice and thick so pens won’t bleed through to the other side.  Yes, I’m very picky about writing paper and I love this paper.  It’s very smooth.

I stamped the cover cardstock with various Evalicious stamps.  I used Field Notes clear stamp set and Happy Note stamp set.

I spaced the stamps out for the front and back cover of the notebook.

Then I folded the filler paper pages in half, using a bone folder to get a good fold.

I unfolded both the cover and the filler papers and lined them up and secured them with binder clips.  Then I used my long-reach stapler to staple the middle seam of the notebook all the way through.  If you don’t have a long-reach stapler, you can unfold a regular stapler, put a mouse-pad or eraser underneath the papers, and staple it through and bend the wires shut on the other side.

Now you have a notebook!  But wait, the inside papers are showing past the cover, due to the thickness and the folding.

I trimmed off the paper overhang with a steel ruler and a rotary trimmer.

Then I added a label from This Way Snipsnip Labels to the cover.  Once I start using the notebook I’ll stamp or fill in the title and dates onto the label.

I slipped my new notebook into one of the elastic cords inside my Midori traveler’s notebook.  Now I have two notebooks in there.

I love how the stamped images look on the front cover of my notebook, all lined up down the middle!

I can’t wait to start using my new DIY notebook for my Midori!  I hope you enjoyed this tutorial on how to make your own refill notebooks.  Now go forth and make notebooks, it’s addicting!

Christine

Evalicious Products Used:

Field Notes Stamps

happy note stamps

this way snipsnip labels

i'm addicted to FROZEN LEMONADE | Inspiration

Hi there!

Laura here today, sharing my latest DT project.  I was inspired by all of the new Life's Sweet goodies to create this page of my youngest enjoying a frozen lemonade.  Lemonade has always been his beverage of choice and we dare not run out, but frozen lemonade is all the better and such a treat for him.

Life's Sweet  is full of vibrant colours and darling icons, I dug through my stash of papers and pulled out some great colours to coordinate with these goodies. I opted for a lot of white (or orange) space on my layout and several layers behind my photo.

The stickers, badge buttons and wooden accents layer up so perfectly together.  I also added a bit of stamping onto my page and used a Copic marker to add colour to the stamp.

Combining the puffy alpha stickers and a stamp to create my title worked out great, it is te perfect size for my page.

I like to pull in and layer a variety of elements like the labels and page tabs to create a small embellishment cluster on an opposing corner when I leave a lot of white space on my page, I love the look and it means I get to add more goodies to the page!

I also stamped this adorable cup with the little hearts in it and coloured it with water colour paints.  Although this little cup was designed to represent bubble tea, is just perfect for any sweet bevie!

Evalicious Supply List - click on images to be taken to the shop

Other Supplies - patterned paper: Jillibean Soup, Echo Park and Bo Bunny; Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher; My Mind's Eye Washi tape; Momento ink; Copic marker; water colour paints; black Sharpie.

Thank you so much for visiting today! 
Laura
xo