Hi There! It’s Lynda from Scrapbook with Lynda and I’m back to share another upcycling project with you. This time I’m sharing how I made note pads from junk mail and the Bo Bunny Garden Grove collection.
I love turning trash into useful items like these note pads made from junk mail! These are two different styles of note pads, so let’s look at how I made each of them.
Matchbook Note Pad
First we’ll look at the smaller note pad, which has a matchbook style cover.
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It’s amazing how much junk mail has large gaps with no printing on both sides of the paper! Selected a few sheets from the Bo Bunny Collection, then cut them to 8 1/2” x 3 1/2”. Folded them in half, then inked the edges.
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The cover is a piece of Bo Bunny Garden Grove paper cut to 11 3/4” x 4”, then scored at 2” and 7”. I used a decorative edge punch to shape the corners, but you can leave them square.
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Stapled the recovered paper to the notepad cover, then pressed the ends of the staples to be sure they are flat.
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On the reverse side I covered the staples with a strip of washi tape from the Bo Bunny Garden Grove collection.
Glued a 2” x 4” strip of paper on three sides to form a pocket, then decorated the cover with washi tape and stickers from the Bo Bunny Garden Grove Collection.
Cut a couple 2 1/2” x 3 1/2” tags from paper in the collection, then decorated them with washi and stickers.
The final step is to make a closure from this cute deer found in the Noteworthy pack. There is only glue on the bottom half, so the top flap can slide behind it.
I plan to use this notepad in my junk journal as a place to write, but it has so many other uses. It would be great to slip into a card as a little gift, or put in your purse so you’ll always have some note paper. And the bottom pocket is perfect for holding business cards. It’s such a great way to use bits of left over scrapbook supplies and junk mail!
Wallet Style Paper Pad Holder with Bo Bunny
The second note pad I made slips into a wallet style holder. It’s a great way to upcycle junk mail, because the paper pad can be replaced.
Let’s look at how I made the wallet holder first.
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Cut a piece of the Bo Bunny paper to 7” x 9 1/2”, the scored at 2 1/2” and 6 1/2”. The 2 1/2” piece will be the front flap, the 4” section the back of the wallet, and the 3” section will form a pocket on the inside.
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I decided to add a decorative edge to the pocket, but that is totally optional. I also used a decorative punch on the corners of the flap.
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Ran a bead of glue along the edges of the pocket, then closed it.
The wallet closure is a small flower from the die cut pack. Like with the other pad, only part of the flower is glued in place, so the flap can tuck under it.
A bit of ink and a strip of washi tape complete the wallet. Now let’s make the note pad.
Looked through my stack of paper recovered from junk mail selecting pieces of various colors that I could cut to 3 1/2” x 6”. The inside papers are blank, but used this image as a cover. All I did was stack the papers up, punch two holes, then insert brads from the collection. With this style of pad is I can easily add and remove paper.
Slipped it inside the wallet along with a postcard from the Bo Bunny Noteworthy pack.
Both if these notepads and holders will be added to my junk journal, but they would also make a nice thank you gift. I love turning trash into treasures!
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Happy Scrapping!
Lynda
Scrapbook With Lynda
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