An adorable idea that I've seen lately are these great notepad holders made from Stampin' Up!'s Clear-Mount Stamp Cases (pg. 192 IB&C). We made these at our Chalk-a-holics meeting earlier this week. You take one of our Clear-Mount Stamp Cases (also called a DVD case) and decorate it with Designer Series Paper and your choice of stamps and flat accessories. There is a thin plastic sleeve on the outside of the case that the paper just slides into.
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We used junior size legal pads for the inside, but I needed to cut off about an inch from the bottom - they're just a tad too long. I bought the pads (package of 12) at a local office supply store and they cut them for me for $1.00. Can't beat that! The top of the pad is covered with coordinating DSP.
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The above pictures are of the notepad holder I made. I totally CASE-d it from another demonstrator. I have been looking everywhere for the information that I saved to give her credit, but I can't locate it. If it's you, please let me know so I can give you credit! I love the look of this!
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This is Diane Kipp's pad with just a little bit started on it. She was going to go home and finish it. (And she's supposed to be sending me pictures of the finished product!) Both Diane and I used paper from the Love Letter pack.
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Here is Emily Mullin's pad. She used the Sunny Garden DSP.
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This is Judy Haney's finished pad. She used some DSP from the Ice Cream Parlor pack that you can get for FREE during Sale-a-Bration! The purses are made with the Create a Cupcake stamp set.
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I don't seem to have any pictures of Sara's finished product, but I think she made one similar to the one I CASE-d.
Wouldn't this be a great gift for someone in your life? I love mine! It's so cute and so handy to keep on hand. Plus with the plastic sleeve, the paper is protected from the elements. I don't know who came up with the original idea, but I love it!
Until next time...
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Jayne Stenstrom
jayne@jaynestamps.com
What brand of paper pads are you using? The ones I'm finding are too long. kejujah@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteThe pads of paper I used were also too long - I had to have them cut down a bit. I bought mine at Office Max in a package of 12 and they cut them for me at the store. I think they cut the whole stack for about $1 to $2. Let me know if you have any more questions!
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