Friday 4 September 2015

Altered Notebook - Pretty Little Studio

Yesterday was my turn on Pretty Little Studio's blog and I thought I'd create something else than a layout for a change and came up with this altered notebook. I can never resist buying more notebooks, even if I don't need them. I have them in all shapes and sizes and this one is from the Hema (one of my favorite stores in The Netherlands).

I chose the Silly Monkey collection for this project and here's what I did:


I started by choosing a “main” background sheet and decided the “Silly Abby ABC” sheet with all the letters would be perfect for a notebook. The 8×8” size of the paper actually works great for this kind of project! Next I chose a few other patterned papers that I liked and got layering. Next I had to decide what to use for the actual front, I mean the part you see best, the top so to say. I’ve always liked triangles and turned this idea over in my head and came up with this. I picked a sheet with wood structured flag cut-outs, but instead of cutting them apart I left the sheet in one piece and only cut off the sides, following the lines of the triangles. Now I had the fun “triangle” background I was looking for! Last but not least, I added a title, a monkey and a few star stickers. Loving the result!


A few designer tips:

  • use a sheet of cut-outs as a “whole” instead of cutting everything apart
  • when decorating a (note)book with a hard cover make sure to do the stitching before you start adhering everything to your book
  • use lots of layers for a whimsical effect
  • create a bookmarker by punching two circles out of your patterned paper scraps and glue these together with a regular paper clip in between and maybe add a flair button as well.


PLS Products Used: Silly Monkey Collection: Patterned paper: Silly Abby ABC,  Silly Harry Houndstooth, Silly Yvonne Yellow Dot, Circle Tag, Cut-outs: Silly Monkey Bunting Flags, Stickers: Silly Sally Star, Silly Woody Word, Monkey Diecut, Word Art Digital


This is it! Hope you like it. If you’re going to give this a try, I would love to see it!

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today. Happy crafting!
Hugs,

10 comments:

  1. This is soooooooooooo fun! LOVING the "bananas" quote and love love love the monkey's!!!!!!!!

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  2. Wat onwijs leuk! Dat aapje is echt te schattig.

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  3. Dat je houdt van kleurtjes dat zie ik op je blog !
    Bedankt voor je twee reacties op mijn blog , ik kom later nog eens langs . Liefs ☆ Sarah ☆

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  4. One can never have too many notebooks. Love the "bananas" on it. :)

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  5. Vind het er helemaal geweldig uitzien! dat kleine aapje is ook zo cute! En natuurlijk helemaal i.c.m. met de tekst.

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  6. Such a fun and creative notebook - love the triangles and the title looks so cool!! Super cute monkey too!!

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  7. Hey ik heb juist even de tijd genomen om rond te kijken op je blog . Bij je pagina kaartjes staan veel mooie bijzondere kaartjes ! Ik heb me aangemeld op je blog , dan kan ik volgen wat je nog meer maakt ! liefs sarah

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  8. ooooh wat een schatje dat aapje en de rest ook natuurlijk weer helemaal leuk

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  9. ooooh wat een schatje dat aapje en de rest ook natuurlijk weer helemaal leuk

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