Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Chunky DIY Spiral Planner

Another DIY skinny planner, but CHUNKY! Got carried away adding loads of inserts!

Measures 5" x 8.5" with a laminated cover. Spiral bound using The Cinch. A cheerful, undated/perpetual planner:)

Created weekly and monthly templates and printed onto colored cardstock. Two folders to store papers.

Each month is separated with a colorful, plastic tabbed blank index card.  Added lots of flips, flaps, pockets and sticker elements.

Used papers and cut-a-parts from Echo Park Scrapbook Pad Collections.

View a short video flip through below 


 

Sunday, April 12, 2026

Skinny DIY Spiral Planner

Fun DIY project! Spiral bound planner using The Cinch and measures 5" x 8.5". A happy, undated/perpetual planner with a laminated cover:)

Created weekly and monthly templates and printed onto colored cardstock. Added two folders for notes.

Included tabs for each month along with lots of flips, flaps, pockets and sticker elements.

Used papers and cut-a-parts from Echo Park Scrapbook Pad Collections.

View a short video flip through below 


 

Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Slot & Tab Binding Book

Simple technique called 'Slot & Tab Binding' does not require any glue or stitching. Stumbled upon this technique here. Measures: 4"W x 5.5"H x 1"thick

Used double sided scrapbook/cardstock for the cover. For the pages I used single sided scrapbook paper. Rounded the corners of the pages with my Crop-A-Dile Corner Chomper. Images on the paper create interest and the white back sides leave plenty of space for notes or journaling. Lies flat for easy writing.

You can view a quick flip-thru below.

Sunday, April 5, 2026

National Dandelion Day

 Make a wish! For the magic to be at its best you must blow all the seeds off with one breath!

Each time you wish upon a dandelion you are sending anywhere from 54 to 172 seeds into the air.

It is said that the 3 phases of a dandelion represent the sun, moon and stars. The yellow flower represents the sun, the white puff ball represents the moon and the dispersing seeds represent the stars.

  May all your wishes come true!


 

Love this little 4”x 6” Dandelion Book I made entitled ‘the Story’. You can read about the materials used and construction of the book here in a previous post.

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Thursday, April 2, 2026

Signs of Spring

At the end of winter, there is a season in which we are daily expecting spring, and finally a day when it arrives.

            Heny David Thoreau

                 Journal, 8 March 1853
 

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Honeycomb Notebook

This sweet little 3.5 inch Honeycomb notebook was bound using my Cinch Bookbinder. I cut the hexagon shapes using my Cricut Explore 3 Craft Cutting Machine.

Added a few chipboard accents to the cover from the Carta Bella Honey Bee Collection.

A simple little notebook, but oh so cute! 


 

Chunky DIY Spiral Planner

Another DIY skinny planner, but CHUNKY! Got carried away adding loads of inserts! Measures 5" x 8.5" with a laminated cover. Spira...