May 21 2007
Ruby Tuesday: Stella’s Notes
This week’s Ruby Tuesday project is just a simple little note pad that I covered with one of the prettiest patterns in this BasicGrey Stella Ruby collection. I cut a 5 1/2″ square of the paper, added a couple of pieces of trim along the top, glued it on the front and cut around the scallops with my Exacto knife. I sanded the edges a bit to finish off any rough edges.
Before I glued down the paper I had to figure a way to fit it over the binder because I really didn’t want to take the whole tablet apart. This would be easy to do with my SU! spiral punch, but this tablet came to me all the way from Japan through the grace of SCS user, Militarystampingmom (Alicia), and it seems their spirals are spaced differently than ours in the US. To mark the spots where I would punch the holes I placed the edge of the paper up against the spiral and marked the paper for the spacing. I measured the distance from the top edge of the tablet to the holes and that’s where I punched my 1/8″ holes. I then cut a slit from the edge of the paper to the edge of each hole and that allowed the paper to fit over the spiral. The self-adhesive letters came with the paper pack.
I didn’t doll this up very much, partly because I didn’t have a whole lot of available time to play today, but mostly because the paper is so pretty it doesn’t need much help. I love the scalloped shape of the tablet. My husband said I should have taken a before picture, but that’s another thing I didn’t have time for before I hauled all the fixin’s off to work with me today. This tablet had a slick cover on it, decorated with a kid-type character. I’m glad Alicia had the foresight to realize it could be transformed so completely! Thanks, Alicia! It’s simple, not real extravagant, but I hope you enjoy this other-than-a-card Ruby Tuesday project today. As always, happy Ruby Tuesday!
What a pretty little notebook! I love the scallops and the paper looks so beautiful. Perfect!
What a beautiful notebook; I really look forward to your Ruby Tuesday creations! I bought the whole pad of 12 x 12 Ruby Tuesday papers, and have yet to use them. I didn’t realize until I got home that there is only one paper of each design - gasp! So it makes it that much harder to cut anything up!
Thanks for sharing your papercrafts, they are all very inspiring.
Good Morning! This is so pretty!! The scallop edge really enhances the beauty of the paper. You did it again, can you believe I have a drawer full of notepads the same pink color and never thought of this paper to alter them! They don’t have the beautiful scallop edge but man you got my mind a racing again. Thank you for all the inspiration!!!
What a beautiful project Leslie! Would you believe that I didn’t give Stella Ruby a second glance when I first saw it. Now it has grown on me and I love it tremendously! Love the beautiful scallop shape of this notebook. You’re right when you state that this paper doesn’t need much embellishment to be pretty…it stands alone. I wonder hom many people you have converted over to papercrafting because of your lunchroom projects?
I have actually started covering some 6×6 chipboard covers with the same patterned paper to make a spiral notebook with my new Bind it All. When I finish it, I’ll let you know. I plan on using it for a sketch journal.
Linda
WOW! What a wonderful transformation! Excellent job, Leslie. Ü
Leslie, your notebook looks gorgeous! You really know how to make that Basic Grey paper look fabulous!
How pretty! It doesn’t need anything more. You cut the paper just right to showcase those two beautiful flowers.
Beautiful….love the paper and scallops. I don’t think it needs more. It’s gorgeous just as it is!
This has to be the most gorgeous note pad I have ever seen. I love the scallop shape and the fact you did not cover up much of the beautiful paper. Loving Stella Ruby tuesdays! TFS
WOW what a gorgeous little note pad!! LOVE it Leslie!!
I love Stella Ruby Tuesday! I look so forward to Tuesday and of course, your monthly Christmas card but, I think you are almost done with those right?
PS Saw Lisa today and she is getting MARRIED!
Oh, that’s really pretty, Leslie! I love all of your Stella Ruby creations!!
OH this is just wonderful! What a cute little pad!
~Angie
So beautiful and I know what you are saying about the paper, just too gorgeous to be covered up. Militarystampingmom does send some great stuff, doesn’t she!
What a pretty little project this is! And the scallop shape is so “in!” You are making me want this Stella Ruby paper too. BTW, what did you use to adhere the paper to the slick cover? Linda
Yet another gorgeous Ruby Tuesday creation!
Pretty pretty!
What a gorgeous and fun card!
I wish I had kept this set. Why oh why did I sell all my old sets! Not this year! LOL
Have a wonderful weekend!