Decorated Notebook Cover DIY Craft Project
Kids will love heading back to school when they have this Decorated Notebook Cover DIY Craft Project. With a few simple papercraft materials, you can learn how to decorate a composition notebook. Create personalized notebooks to suit any occasion or style. They can be pretty and girly, or funky and full of swagger - or a little bit of both. Have fun mixing and matching paper colors and using craft techniques to send a unique message to friends and family. These notebooks will stick out from a sea of generic office supplies and will serve as a place where kids and adults alike can express their creative thoughts and ideas. This is also a great gift idea - it costs almost nothing to complete but it packs a real punch.
Estimated CostUnder $10
Time to CompleteUnder an hour
Primary TechniqueMixed Media
Project or Page SizeCard
Type of Paper UsedScrapbook Paper
Materials List
- Core'dinations Kraft-Core Nostalgic Collectins cardstock
- Sizzix embossing folder & die
- Little B tape and 3d stickers
- FolkArt stencil
- Wrights Jumbo Rick Rack
- Aleene's Turbo Tacky Glue
Instructions
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Choose a color of cardstock and add coordinating tape.
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Insert into a Sizzix embossing folder and run through the Sizzix machine.
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Use the Sizzix dies to cut out front window and glue contrasting coloured cardstock to back.
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Add butterfly sticker as embellishment.
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Options include running a piece of cardstock through the Sizzix embossing folder (dark blue) and then add patterned tape.
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Another alternative is to only emboss a section of the cardstock (green) by placing the cardstock into the embossing folder with some of it hanging out. Then use tape and a sticker to dress up.
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Adding rick rack is a fun way to add dimension to your notebook cover.
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Or use paints and stencils to add an image and dress up with silver and pink tape.
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When your cover is dry, cut a piece of card and some notepaper to a matching size.
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Bind the pages together into a notebook. Here we've used the Zutter system.