Hey, Smarty Pants

A happy Wednesday, friends!

I have a couple of things on hand today that I made to share at

SIMPLE STORIES

www.simplestories.typepad.com

While perusing the 'decorate-your-locker' aisle with my daughter,

 she stated how much she wanted a couple of magnetic organizers to hang up...

my thought immediately went to Smarty Pants and how I could adapt

 her ideas into things I could make at home!  

First up is a very simple steno-styled notebook.

  I made this using a sheet of medium weight chipboard that I cut into two 4" X 6" strips.

Next, I cut four pieces of patterned paper to the same size as the chipboard and attached 

to each side with a strong adhesive (I love Sookwang double-sided adhesive).

For the front cover you can choose from a variety of designs and sizes of journal cards.

 Layer on stickers and add a few brads or other decorative pieces to make your notebook one-of-a-kind. 

The inner pages can be made up of notebook, graph or copy paper...just cut the pages down

 so that they measure approximately 1/4" smaller than the actual album. 

 Reserve the left-over cuts of paper for the project below. Use a binding system or rings 

to complete the notebook. You can also add a small magnet to the back cover

 so that it can be hung inside of a locker. 

Slip those extra cuts of paper from the notebook project into one of the SN@P Pockets! 

 Decorate the front and add a magnet to the back.

I took a wide 1" ribbon and applied it to the back of the SN@P Cuts opening with fabric glue.

 This would make a sweet teacher gift that could hang on the side of a filing cabinet. 

 Lastly I have a card that I made for the booth at the CHA-Summer Show!

I fell in love with the cute bus motif! What a great card for those bus drivers who safely 

transport our kids to and from school :) 

Products Used:

  NOTEBOOK- Smarty Pants: Blue Composition/Ledger Paper; Bingo Cards/Stars Paper; 

3X4 Journaling Card Elements; Brads; Expression Cardstock Stickers

 POCKET- I Heart Summer: Chipboard Stickers; SN@P Pockets; SN@P Cuts; Layered Stickers 

 CARD- Smarty Pants: Fundamental Cardstock Stickers; Red Composition/Notebook Paper;

 Blue Composition/Ledger Paper; 4X6 Vertical Journaling Card Elements; Designer Brads;

 Expression Cardstock Stickers 

Smarty Pants, along with Say Cheese and December Documented will begin arriving

in your local stores and online within the next week or two!