Evalicious | Meet Me In The Sunshine

Hello everyone!  I’m on the Evalicious blog today with a layout that I created about Peppermint’s visit back in May.  I wanted to fit a lot of journaling about what we did while she was here, so I decided to layer 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 Amy Tangerine diecuts underneath the journaling circle.  I also used 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 fit lots of days and journaling onto a one-page layout!  Thanks for stopping by!

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

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Evalicious | Tutorial | DIY Midori-Style Notebook

Hi everyone!  I am on the Evalicious blog today with 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.

And yes, I am crazy about good writing paper.  Here I tested this paper out with different pens and ink pads that I have, to ensure that this notebook will be perfect for my needs!

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!

Thanks for stopping by!

Evalicious Products Used:

Field Notes Stamps

happy note stamps

this way snipsnip labels

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Evalicious | Magical

Good morning!  I’m on the Evalicious blog today sharing a magical layout I created about my recent trip to Disneyland.  The trip had been planned for a long time, since last summer.  Four of us friends (me, Liz, Peppermint, and Kami) signed up to run the Tinker Bell 10K at Disneyland, so we made it a weekend event complete with running inside the park while it was empty in the morning, lots of good food, and lots of Disney rides!  Visiting Disneyland as an adult with other adult friends is actually quite an awesome experience.

I used a lot of goodies from the This Way collection.  The colors and travel theme in the collection was perfect for our visit to Disneyland.  I diecut the “magical” title using alphabet metal dies and some glitter foam.  The “destination” wood veneer from This Way Wood Veneer V1 was perfect as a banner between my two photos.  And the layout wouldn’t be complete without the gold star puffy stickers from Gold Misc Shapes Puffy Stickers.

I love the “happy memories” wood veneer from This Way Wood Veneer V2!  One of my favorite ways to dress up wood veneer is to color it with some Sharpie glitter paint pens.

I used a bunch of stamps from “Best Day Ever” stamp set and “Weekday Banner” stamp set to create a cluster of images in the bottom left of my layout.  I used ink colors that match the rest of my layout.

I always love to include circle elements on my layouts and the badge button from “This Way Badge Buttons” was perfect for this layout.

I hope you enjoyed a look at my Disneyland layout using lots of Evalicious goodies.  Thanks for stopping by!

Evalicious Products:

this way large tags	this way snipsnip labels	this way wood veneer v1
this way wood veneer v2	this way badge buttons	this way puffy stickers v1
this way puffy stickers v2	this way puffy stickers v3	camera love shape clips
gold misc shapes puffy stickers	best day ever stamps	weekday banner stamps

Other products:  Dear Lizzy Fine & Dandy papers and diecuts.

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