How to Create a Pocket Notebook Album…

If you love yellow and black your going to love the bee inspired paper pack from DCWV.

Once I looked through the paper pack and  saw the gold embossed patterned papers I knew

it needed to be made into a mini album.

I used the Eileen Hull Notebook die along with the 12″ x 12″ paper pad to create my album.

You can find the DCWV Honey Dear Premium Paper Stack exclusively at JoAnn Fabrics.

To Create the Sweet as Honey Pocket Notebook I Used:                (*affiliate link)

• 354435 DCWV Premium Stack- Honey Dear  (available at JoAnn Fabrics)
• Xyron Creative Station*
• Xyron Tape Runner*
• 663635 Sizzix, Notebook Die by Eileen Hull*
• 663637 Sizzix Gift Card Folder & Label 2 Die by Eileen Hull*
• 656492 Sizzix, White, Little Sizzles Mat Board*
• Sizzix 660425 Big Shot Die Cutting Machine*
• Gold and White Twine*

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Directions:

• Cut two 6″ x 8-1/2″pieces of decorative scrapbook paper for the front and inside of the cover.
• Lay decorative scrapbook paper (design side up) on the  Xyron Creative Station* crank the handle to run the paper through the machine.  As it moves through the Xyron Creative Station it adds adhesive to the back side of the paper.
• Easy to use and it doesn’t need any electricity.
• I like using the Xyron Creative Station* when making mini books because you get complete coverage, no wrinkling, no bubbles!

• Cut a piece of mat board 6″ x 8-1/2″.
• Adhere the decorative paper on each side of the mat board.
• Lay the covered mat board over the notebook die* sandwiched between two cutting plates.
• Crank the handle of the Sizzix Big Shot Die Cutting Machine*and run the die through the machine.  The Big Shot will cut and score the mat board.

• The notebook die creases the center of mat board as it goes through the Big Shot Die Cutting Machine* making it easy to fold the cover for your mini album.

• Cut a 2 1/4″ x 5″ strip of decorative paper to use for the spine and run it through the Xyron Creative Station*.  Adhere to spine.
• Included in the Honey Dear Premium Stack is a two pages with twelve 3″ x 4″ journaling cards.  Choose one of the journaling cards from the page to embellish the front cover of the notebook.

• Choose 5 coordinating patterns from the Honey Dear Premium Paper Stack.  Cut the pages using the notebook die.
• Crease on the center score lines.
• Using gold and white twine, wrap the twine around the inside creases and around the outside of the book cover to secure the pages.

• After I had all my pages together, I tied all the piece of twine together in one knot on the spine and tucked in the ends.

A cute little pocket notebook for taking notes or adding pictures.

After making the pocket notebook… 

I decided to make a gift card holder with tag using the Gift Card Folder & Label Die*.

To make the Gift Card Holder:

• Cut a piece of 6″ x 9″ paper from the Honey Décor Premium Paper Stack.
• Lay the paper over the Gift Card Folder Die* sandwiched between two cutting plates.
• Crank the handle of the Sizzix Big Shot Die Cutting Machine*and run the die through the machine.  The die cuts and scores the gift card folder.
•  Fold along the score lines on the three sides to create a little pocket.
• Adhere bottom three flaps together using a xyron tape runner*.
• Cut a 1″ strip of coordinating paper to create a band.  Adhere the band to the holder using the xyron tape runner*.
• The Gift Card Folder Die* also comes with card insert and tab to use for holding gift cards.

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