Hi! I was at Walmart the other day looking for Halloween candy. Mostly for us to eat, not give out. Hahaha. Well, no one comes to our house anyway. But while I was there, I found this super cute mini composition book and thought I'd try to alter it. Thinking if I should enter this one in the TGF Altered Notebook challenge too. I've seen other blogs alter composition books but this is my first one.
The composition book measures 4.5 x 3.25 inches. I cut 2 pieces of Doodlebug paper above to just fit the front and back. I used TGF's Oh Boy! Ian. He is such a cutie and such a versatile stamp. Perfect for any project. I wanted this one to be more boyish since I made the other notebook girly. And both my boys love cars! We must have a hundred at least.
I cut a strip of yellow cardstock that wasn't too stiff and rubbed on the sentiment and car (from Imaginisce). Then just glued it on. This was a fairly fast and simple project to do.
Here's the back. My paper seems a bit short at the top. I try to follow PTI's Nicole Heady's advice about leaving the paper bigger and trimming it after but when I do that it's crooked! All her projects and ideas are always so perfect.
The size of this is just right for little kids. So I left it fairly simple. Plus I know it will get wasted soon enough.
This was an exciting week for me having won TGF's Old Skool challenge. I haven't won anything that big before. And thank you for all the sweet comments! It makes crafting even more enjoyable. Thanks especially to my co-blogger who takes the time in her busy life to comment! Well, I have a couple more ideas in my head I have to work on. I have been brainstorming these ideas for a while now and they are dying to get out. Thanks for reading and have a great Aloha Friday!
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And congrats on the Old Skool win at GF! Way to go!!!