Wednesday 20 January 2021

Notebook Covers

Hello everyone and welcome.  

I hope you all had a great start to the new year.

It's been so long since I posted anything here.  I started writing this last year and thought it was about time that I got it finished!  LOL!!   

So, here I am to share a couple of notebook covers I created as Christmas presents.  These were a last minute idea and I used them as stocking fillers.

 The papers I used are all digitals by Vectoria Designs on Etsy.  The dragon papers are from the Dragon Journal Kit and the floral papers are from the Vintage Flowers Journal Kit.  I was going to post these books separately but, as they are very much the same, I decided to show them together instead so you will find the Dragon book on the left side and the Florals book on the right.  Simply click on the picture to get a larger view.  Having said that, I won't be doing my posts this way again.  With the new Blogger set-up, it was a total pain to edit.  Had to keep jumping back and forth from draft to preview just to get it looking right.  It was a nightmare.  If anyone knows of an easy way to do it like this, please share.  I did not enjoy the experience.


 The design is also by Vectoria Designs.  There is a tutorial on their YouTube channel HERE
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 I did change the design up a bit by covering the spine with fabric.   The papers on the cover of both books are edged with rose gold foil.
 
 
 
 
 
   

I loved that this design has a pen holder on the inside front cover.


As well as the pen holder, there is also an envelope inside the cover.  Mine is a deconstructed envelope ..

 
 .. which is held closed with magnets and will come in handy for holding small tickets and/or notes, etc.
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

I've hidden the magnets under the seals.
 
 

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
There are two removable signatures in this book.  The first is a plain notebook containing lined pages.
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
  These papers are also digitals, this time from ArtyMaze.  They are from the Floral Collage Kit. 









The second signature is a small junk journal. 






 

It can still be used as a notebook but, with the different sized and coloured papers, it is visually more stimulating.




I won't show all of the pages in these junk journals, this post is long enough already.  I'll just show the odd one or two .. or three.  LOL!!

This page has an envelope attached to it with a paperclip.



Here is a journaling card also attached with a paperclip.




 
The journaling card on the right is attached with washi tape and can be lifted for some secret writing underneath.  You can see the flap of the envelope on the left.





There is a little bit of stencilling done throughout both books for some more visual interest.









As stated before, there are different coloured and different sized papers in this part of the journal.






I have used a mix of plain papers, tea stained papers, designer papers and scraps I had in my stash. 






I simply mixed them up until I was happy with the look of them.




There is a diagonal pocket on the inside back cove wich will come in handy to store loose papers, etc.









This pocket was also edged with rosegold foil.







The back covers were also edged with rose gold foil.







I hope you enjoyed seeing my little books.  I'm certainly pleased I finally finished this post.  Hopefully, my next one won't take so long to do. 
 
 
 
Thank you so much for your visit and any little comment you may care to leave. I must apologise for not visiting much lately and I do hope to be a bettter blog visitor from now on.  In the meantime, please take care and stay safe.  
God Bless.

7 comments:

  1. WOW! Thank you for these - I have ordered the dragon set (bonus they are on sale today!) and can't wait to start the construction! It might even be finished by Christmas :D

    ReplyDelete
  2. Margaret, they are wonderful! The dragons are beautiful and I love the idea of the pen holders inside, a perfect finishing touch.

    I wish I could help with the new blogger, I struggled too at the beginning but it is not too bad now, although I haven't tried anything other than the standard layout. I hope it gets easier for you!

    Keep safe and well. Hugs, Anne xx

    ReplyDelete
  3. You never cease to amaze! These are so creative and I know that the recipients of these incredibe gifts were nothing short of delighted!

    ReplyDelete
  4. Awesome designs here Margy, very inspiring, brilliant and fantastic colours. x

    ReplyDelete
  5. Hi Marg! Happy New Year... (even though January only has a week or so to go and then its February!!!) I had a lovely week at the beach last week so I am trying to catch up on blogs too.. I must say that I find the new blogger a bit tricky at times and have found my picture just disappears at times and I scratch my head wondering what button I pressed!!! haha.. but your post looks great, the writing beside the pictures must have been tricky for you.. but it looks good.. you do such amazing little books, I am sure they were loved by the receivers! The details and pages all look fantastic.. anyhooo I hope your January has been a good start to the year.. keep well and safe and have a great last week of january!!!

    ReplyDelete
  6. Loving this Margy, gone a it dragon mad at the moment and been casting in a gorgeous dragon mould. Loving the journal pages they look beautiful. I think the new blogger was a bit of a pain when I first started using it but I think the more you play with it the easier it gets, I just don't like change especially when it takes up more of my crafting time. Take care and have a lovely week, Angela xXx

    ReplyDelete
  7. Oh well done Marrgy. These are totally gorgeous. You are the Queen of little books; so interesting, especially with the pen included. I hear you about the new blogger causing difficulties at the moment.

    ReplyDelete

Thank you so much for visiting my blog and taking the time to leave a comment. I read and appreciate every single one.