Papercraft Haven and More

     If you are here for the Altered Notebook blog hop, you are totally in the right place!!!  Thank you so much for coming to see what we have all been up to - I hope you like my creation, and the other notebooks that are being shared!!!!  Altered notebooks can be made in just about any color, theme, paper, and embellishment attached to it, depending on how you want the item to end up looking!  Make one to plan your Christmas things this year - from the cooking and baking, to the shopping and making!!!  Grab another one for your birthday's and anniversaries...or just make a few to give out as presents to that special someone!!!        If you are just coming upon my blog, please go back to the beginning of the hop at Joy's blog - and start out at the beginning!!!   Joy -  http://www.joyslife.com/   The beginning... Abbey - http://www.2ndhandstamps.com/ Amanda - http://amandascraftsandmore.blogspot.com/ Jin...

We have a few ongoing projects that I wanted to talk about, to help you with inspiration, and to remind you that even though this is Christmas in July - please remember to think about YOU during this month as well!   Monthly layouts - if you can handle journaling through the month, taking a few pictures, and then making two layouts - then this is for you!  By doing a monthly album, you can keep track of all the fun events through the month, and then be able to whip out a great 2 page spread in no time.  Just keep track of the things you want to notate each month to add to your layout...or use your Facebook or Myspace status' instead!   Gratitude journal - watching Oprah's last show and listening to some of the things that was said, this "journal" really hit close to home for me.  So, my challenge for you is to start this project NOW!   All about ME  - a project EVERYONE should do whether they are a man or woman!  Challenge questions are on t...

With talk about a second recession, this years Christmas should be planned early on, to allow for enough time to make the things you want to do.  Every year I plan and make a ton of things for my family, but...by the end of it all, nothing gets mailed out, instead I have a ton of things I have made, but nothing being done about it.  This year is going to be different...I have started to make my plans, and looked at who I want to make things for, and who will get a simple card and gift card instead.  The people I make things for are people who enjoy what I do, and want something I have made.  Challenge #1:  Look at your Christmas card list and start to get ideas as to what you can do for cards.  Find sketches or cards online that you like and want to recreate.  Challenge #2:  Find a pack of paper that you can use for multiple projects, such as the packs you can get from DCWV. Look at each individual person that is on your list, look at...

Altered notebooks, the cheap version! I use the composition notebooks you can purchase at Walmart for .89$ or at the Dollar store for $1! Supplies list: Composition notebook 2 sheets of 12 x 12 paper/cardstock 2 sheets of coordinating 8.5 x 11 paper Glue stick, adhesives, or hot glue gun Misc. ribbon, buttons, or charms to decorate Step one: Decide what colors will be used for the outside cover. Step two: For the color where the yellow is, cut it in half, creating 2 6 x 12 sheets of paper. Step three: Take the paper you are using (where I used the flowers), fold in half to go around the front and back side of the notebook. Using the glue stick, glue the paper down to the notebook. Step four: At the bottom and top sides, where the notebook is, you need to cut a slice in the paper to allow you to fold the excess to the other side. Glue the paper down. Step five: The papers you cut in half, you will be glueing to the front and back cover, again, folding the excess...