Day 21: How to Make Notepad and Pen Sets

Like yesterday, I continued to make notepad and pen sets for the Walk to Emmaus spiritual renewal program. I will tell you how I made them.

Supplies:

*tape runner or other adhesive

*3" x 5" scratch pads (no front cover)

*.25 inch wide double-sided tape ( I recommend Terrifically Tacky Tape by Provo Craft)

*.50 inch wide double-sided tape ( I recommend Terrifically Tacky Tape by Provo Craft)

*scrapbooking paper of your choice

*ribbon that matches your scrapbooking paper, about .5 inch wide

*Pentel R.S.V.P. pens

*white cardstock (by Georgia Pacific, available packaged at Wal-mart for about $5 for 15o sheets, so don't pay by the sheet at the scrapbook stores).

Directions:

Notepad:

I purchased blank scratch pads (no front cover) from an office store that measure 5" long x 3" wide. I used a 3-inch long piece of half-inch wide double-sided tape along the top edge of the pad, and folded the excess onto the cardboard backing. Then I cut a 3" wide strip from an 8.5" x 11" piece of white cardstock. The length of the white cardstock strip will cover the front and back covers of the notepad and help to strengthen it. Remove the liner of the double-sided tape from the top edge of the notepad. Place the bottom of the white cardstock strip at the bottom of the notepad, creasing it and pressing the creased portion onto the double-sided tap when you get to the top edge of the pad. Cut a 3" wide strip from your scrapbook paper. Cut it to 5.5" or 6" in length. Use another piece of the double-sided tape on the edge of the white cardstock cover and remove the liner. Line your scrapbooking paper up at the bottom of the notepad, and fold the excess over the top of the notepad onto the back side. (I did this so I could make covers for two notepads from one 3" strip of scrapbook paper.) Cut a 3.5" piece of ribbon to make the loop that holds your pen. Put a small piece of double-sided tape (about .5 inch") on each end of the ribbon (one side only). Take the liners off the double-sided tape. Wrap the ribbon around the pen to gauge how big of a space is needed for the pen. Leave that amount of ribbon visible on the right side of the notepad and hide the rest in between the white cardstock and the brown cardboard backing. (The double-sided tape should be facing the white cardstock on one side of the ribbon and facing the cardboard backing on the other side. I also put a small piece of the double-sided tape in between the two ends of the ribbon to create a tighter hold.) Use your adhesive to attach the white cardstock to the cardboard back and to attach the white cardstock to your scrapbook paper cover. Trim the excess cardstock and scrapbook paper from the bottom of the notepad.

Pen Insert:

Cut a strip of scrapbook paper that is .75 inches wide and 3 and 5/16 inches long. On the back side of your scrapbook paper, attach a piece of the .25 inch wide double-sided tape to one long side of the strip. Leave the liner on. Fold the scrapbook paper over the double-side tape, and then repeat, so you have three sections of the paper. Remove the liner from the double sided tape, and attach the 3rd section of scrapbook paper (design side out) to the double-sided tape, creating a small tube of your scrapbook paper. Remove the black end of the pen by unscrewing it. Take out the pen insert and slide it into your scrapbook paper tube. (This will help open it if it folded flat.) Then slide the pen insert and paper tube back into the pen and replace the black end of the pen. Voila...a matching pen and pad set!