I just finished getting caught up with all the birthday cards for family and friends all through the month of August and September and I can now take a breather planning for the next birthday cards. I was merely surfing the Pinterest without anything specific in mind but when I saw this beautiful note pad pinned from the Butternut Sage, I was immediately flooded with a lot of design ideas. I knew at a glance that I can easily create the template in the Silhouette Studio and I was even more inspired to start the project immediately as it has been a while since my blog followers enjoyed a really nice free file from me. So here it is, my dear followers, another great inspiration for a gift idea project. I've actually started mine for Christmas giveaways.
The free file is complete with all the layers, as seen on the black holder including the very neat foldable easel on the back of the holder. I created this easel and I've been using it in a variety of projects like cards and photo frames. The embellishments used on the front of the holder are all tags from different metal die sets that I have been collecting. The names of these dies will be indicated on the caption of the photos. The file was created in Silhouette Studio which I am sharing including the 'Just a note' with the flourish Print & Cut, this is for the cover of the note pad that you may want to include when you give this to your recipient. This can actually be personalized by adding the name of your recipient. The monogram font is a free download. See instructions on how to assemble the pocket of the holder below.Another similar gift idea is the post-it-note holder and another one using a faux leather technique design that I created a couple of years ago. The free template file is also offered.
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Happy crafting!
Ligaya
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| The cover for the note pad - Print & Cut text and flourish with 'stitched' outline |
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| The back has a very stable easel stand. |
The back has a very stable easel stand which can be
laid flat for neat packaging
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| REJ's holder was made with the Spellbinders Valiant Honor die set |
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| The name tag was made with the tag from the Valiant Honor, the oval from the Elegant Ovals and the circle from the FAncy Framed Tags Two |
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| Spellbinders Fancy Framed Tags Two and Spellbinders Elegant Ovals |
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| All the diecuts from the free file |
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| Spellbinders Labels Eight - Used for Leila's holder |
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| Add caption |
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| Spellbinders Labels Twenty - used for Leila's holder |
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| Tag from Spellbinders Detailed Scallops - used for both Leila and LTG's holders |
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| Lala-land Filigree |
Instructions For The Pocket:
The pocket is
included in the free file, already scored. But it is actually so easy to do it
manually with the use of a scoring board (I use the Martha Stewart).
1) Cut a
piece of cardstock: 4" high x 5
1/2" wide. The height will vary according to your own design and embellishment. I made the
pocket of REJ's holder shorter to show the beautiful detail of the Valiant
Honor die which I glued on the front. I trimmed off the sides of the diecut to fit
the front of the pocket.
2) Score the
left and right side (width) with 2 lines at 1/2" interval. Do exactly the
same at the bottom. The finished pocket measures exactly 3" high x 3 1/2
wide.
3) Trim both sides towards the bottom, as shown on the photo below, to make the bottom tabs.
Cut exactly on the scored lines.
4) Glue the tabs and then the sides.
5) Apply glue (I used double sided tape) on all the 3 sides and adhere to the back of the holder.
