I am a list maker. I am always writing things down and making lists of things to do, buy or ideas. So this also means I have loads of notebooks all around the house, in my bag, next to my bed and in the car. So naturally when I have the chance to make a cute little notebook using left-overs and pretty stuff then I jump at the chance. I also like using things that I can re-purpose into a functional item.

For my notebook I wanted to make a pretty cover using a few supplies, but mainly the pretty Petaloo flowers. I particular favour the Jewelled Florettes and Gypsies in the range. The flowers are beautiful and delicate with amazing colour – but not too bulky for my style of scrapping. I like the fact that even when I use them on my layouts they can still comfortably fit into the page protectors without making my albums bulge at the seams.

But back to my little Petaloo flower notebook.

I used an old book to create my cover. I simply tore off the existing cover from the book and used my big guillotine to cut off the spine part and also trimmed down the top and bottom edge for a slightly smaller cover.

I now have 2 parts – a front and back cover. I used ordinary white cardstock or thin paper for the inside pages. I cut them slightly smaller than the outside covers and then punched a set of holes into the pages using an ordinary office hole punch. For my cover I used the inside punched holes as a guide and drew guide circles on the inside of the covers, and then punched the holes using my crop-o-dile.

The cover was decorated using a Celebr8 oval frame that I embossed using AC Embossing Powder. I inserted a printed vintage photo inside the frame and then finished off the bottom of the frame using a combination of the Jewelled Florettes and Jewelled Gypsies from Petaloo.

These pretty flowers are indeed a basic scrapbooking necessity – they are one of those products that can turn something simple into something spectacular in a few easy steps. A must have for your basic stash and your next pretty project.

There are loads of designs and colours available in the Jewelled range – perfect for all your crafty needs.

Products Used

• Petaloo – Jeweled Florettes – Pink, Fuscha, White [C1350-229]
• Petaloo – Jeweled Gypsies – Peach, Fuschia, Lavender, Pink [C1357-222]
• Petaloo – Jeweled Gypsies – Rasberry Sherbert [C1357-229]
• Petaloo – Jeweled Gypsies – Fairy Wonderland [C1357-233]
• Celebr8 Equi Card Swirl Antique Frame [MB-4001]
• Tsukineko – VersaMark Watermark Ink Pad [TVM-001]
• American Crafts ZING! Metallic Embossing Powder – Lavender
• AC Cardstock (12×12 Textured) – White[AC NEUTRALS 71081]