Hello everyone! Anya here for Day 2 of SCT’s 12th birthday celebration! Welcome! There are so many reasons I love our hobby, but one of them is that we can use scrapbooking products for more than just layouts and cards. I’m sure you’ve used them for decorations, parties, gifts and more. Since our theme this month is Birthdays, I wanted to share a quick and easy birthday favor that I created for my daughter’s friends when they come to her birthday.
I think that handmade gifts have a special meaning and value. Every time I created similar little notebooks, the girls loved them! All that’s needed to make one is a sheet of paper with 4×6 Journaling Cards, a few sheets of coordinating patterned paper and a pack of notebook paper.
You may create these as simple or as decorated as you like. I kept mine pretty simple since I really liked the designs on the 4×6 Journaling Cards patterned paper. For my notebooks, I used a sheet from the “Imagine That Girl” collection by Echo Park Paper. To create these notebooks, I started by trimming two 6×8” pieces of white cardstock and folded each in half. These were used as front and back covers of the notebook. I adhered one of the 4×6 journaling cards to the front cover and a 4×6” piece of patterned paper to the back. I also created a few more folded pages from the patterned paper to be used as dividers. The rest of the notebook was filled with notebook paper trimmed to size. All I needed now is to punch holes, add rings and decorate each cover with brads and ribbon. Whenever I have time, I like to add pockets, envelopes, interactive elements and other details to these fun books.
I must warn you, these are very addicting to make! You can also make these any size, any thickness and any theme. Just grab a paper collection and start assembling your handmade gifts.
Supplies: Paper, brads, chipboard: Echo Park; silver rings: Office Max; Hole Punch: ACMoore; Notebook paper.
Thank you for joining us as we celebrate SCT’s 12th birthday! And now it’s giveaway time!
GIVEAWAY – Day 2
“Happy 12th birthday to our friends at Scrapbook & Cards Today magazine! Create something beautiful with our amazing collection “I’d Rather Be Crafting.” Designed to document and highlight your favorite crafty projects, your most memorable craft retreats, and why you love making things so very much. We get it. We’d rather be crafting too!” ~ Echo Park
“Happy birthday to Scrapbook & Cards Today!!!
Slow down and enjoy this cute set of stamps! This sloth and elephant love to “hang” on your card or craft. These stamps can be used on their own, but also coordinate with Slow Down and Enjoy Add-On to create cute gift tags or bookmarks! It is perfect for the teachers or bookworms in your life. To learn more about this prize package, click the links below!” ~ Lawn Fawn
Slow Down and Enjoy add-on dies
Really Rainbow Collection Pack
Details to enter giveaway:
To enter each day’s giveaways, be sure to leave a comment below by Saturday, April 7th. We will announce all winners right here on Tuesday, April 10th!
Thank you to Echo Park and Lawn Fawn for joining our celebration with such amazing prizes! We hope you will give a warm “thank you” on Facebook to each day’s sponsors (if you think they don’t see your posts, they do!!!) Let them know SCT sent you! Today’s sponsors can be found here:
and be sure to visit us on Facebook too at Scrapbook & Cards Today
Thank you to Anya and today’s sponsors for kicking off our 12th birthday celebrations in style! To see more of Anya’s beautiful work be sure to follow her on Instagram at @anya.l.studio!
Such cute ideas! Thanks for having these opportunities.
Happy Birthday! Can’t wait to start Spring crafting!
This just gave me a great idea for my granddaughter’s Little Mermaid Birthday invitations!!! I always love the great ideas you give me – thank you!
I love Anya’s birthday party favours! Great alternative use of scrapbook paper. Thanks for sharing! Also thank-you to Echo Park and Lawn Fawn for the amazing prizes!
Wow another great day full of wonderful ideas. And what a great prize pack. Thanks for the chance to win.
What a great idea for party favors Anya! Now I have an idea for all that beautiful patterned paper & journal cards I have stashed ?
Thanks Echo Park & Lawn Fawn for such fun products to celebrate SCT’S birthday!
Great prizes! Thank you!
I absolutely love the idea for those adorable little notebooks! Perfect for my granddaughters birthday or really any occasion. Another great giveaway too! What more could you ask for!
Lawn Fawn and Echo Park…..what a wonderful pair. Wonderful day 2. Let the good times roll!!!
I love the paper you used in your notebooks! Such a cute idea! And I totally LOVE the paper and stamps in the awesome giveaway! Another fabulous giveaway!
Awesome giveaway. I think I’ll make some notebooks for my granddaughters today. Thanks for the inspiration.
Happy Birthday to your company! Thanks for a chance to receive a present!
Thank you Lawn Fawn and Echo Park and SCT magazine (which I Love!) Happy Birthday!
Love these cute notebooks/journals and thanks for another chance to win an awesome giveaway.
thanks for the chance to win! Happy Birthday!
Thanks for the chance to win.
Happy Birthday!
Anya your notebooks are just fabulous what an absolutely sweet favor for your daughter’s birthday party, even my 20 year old daughter would love these! Awesome prize package from Echo Park and Lawn Fawn.
Thank you Echo Park and Lawn Fawn for the prizes!! Happy birthday SCT!!!
Another fabulous prize and more fabulous sponsors! Love Lawn Fawn products and love the crafting line by Echo Park!
Beautiful products. Love the elephants- they are adorable!,
Oh Happy Days!! What a wonderful prize pack!! Thank you for sharing!!
I love the notebook idea! Thank you to Lawn Fawn and Echo Park for the chance to win such an awesome prize. Happy Birthday, SCT!
Such adorable prizes today from Echo Park and Lawn Fawn – thank you so very much for the chance to win!!!
I love those Elephants – so precious.
Congratulations and Happy Birthday!!! love Echo park and lawn fawn! thanks for the chance to win!! Fran
I love all the bright colors. Great ideas for some super sweet gifts!
What great ideas and prizes. Have a wonderful 12 days of birthday celebrations!
Happy Birthday! ????? Thanks for the chance to win some great prizes!
I love these ideas and collections ❤️❤️❤️❤️
My dad loves elephants! I could make so many cute things with those stamps and dies!
Love the I’d Rather Be Crafting collection! And my daughter loves sloths so perfect combo of prizes. Thanks for the chance to win.
Happy Birthday, SCT! Thank you to Echo Park & Lawn Fawn for continuing to produce such great products and the chance to win.
What darling little books! Thanks for a chance at the wonderful prizes today!
I love the idea of making these notebooks – thanks for the ideas and the directions! Thank you for another terrific giveaway!
Happy Birthday ? what a wonderful event you have planned to celebrate ?. Thank you for the chance to win!
Love these sweet notebooks! Great party favor idea!
Lawn Fawn and Echo Park are a couple of my favorites! Love that they are celebrating SCT’s 12th birthday!
Happy 12th! Love Lawn Fawn and Echo Park products!
Happy BIRTHDAY! I’ve enjoyed watching the publication grow over the years. Keep up the great work
What adorable prizes and projects!
Very cute idea for the notbooks!! Such a fabulous Giveaway, Thanks for the opportunity!!
Happy BirthYAY!!! Ooh how I wish I could live in the I’d Rather Be Crafting set. SO FUN!!! ??? Thank for the chance to win and the continued beautiful inspirations you share!!!
Happy birthday! Love these projects. Simple and clean is my crafting style. =)
Awesome projects – Thank you Lawn Fawn and Echo Park for you amazing giveaways!!
Thank you Anya for the awesome idea for my daughters upcoming birthday party!! Those little notebooks are perfect favours to make for her guests. ?
Wishing you a very happy birthday and thank you very much for such an exciting and wonderful giveaway! <3
Super CUTE
Love the sloth!!
Love these collections and would love to them to my ever growing stock of scrapbooking products. Thanks again to you and the sponsors.
Another day of wonderful prizes to be won. I love Anya’s idea for the cute little note books. Thanks for the chance to win some awesome prizes.
These little notebooks are just too darn cute and the perfect favour for my nieces bday party!! EP & Lawn Fawn are two of my favs – eeeep love the dies <3
Thank you EP and LF for these awesome and generous prizes.
I would never have thought of using papers like this to make cards, thank you for the inspiration!