it’s the little things.
When any holiday comes around, I have grand ambitions. This Christmas was no different. I tried keeping to my budget this year. I ended up making notepads with the paper pads available from Papertrey Ink. They were fun to make and they didn’t break the budget. The color combination was to compliment the Christmas card.
I put the pads in a cellophane treat bag with Walmart with a pen I purchased from Staples. I used Papertrey buttons for the front. I think the hardest part of the project was finding the right sized buttons for the project in the little bag they come in. 
I created my own sentiments in Adobe Creative Suite. I like the concept of Papertrey Ink’s Take Note stamp set but not the actual sentiments included. I just printed out about a dozen per page and cut them out with a Nestabilities circle die. If I had the right sized circle punch, I would have used it to make it go a little faster.
January 26th, 2010 at 10:25 am
I was wondering about your sentiment on the pad, I did not think I had seen that in the stamp set.
Great job on the note pad sets, the pens are a great match. I tried to put a few of these together….the parts and pieces are still sitting in a box. Maybe I will make them for birthdays or something.
January 26th, 2010 at 3:11 pm
Very cute Lauren!! *STAMPIN HUGS* Alex
January 26th, 2010 at 9:28 pm
Totally thought that was a PTI stamp!! Awesome job! Love the colours both here and on the card.
January 27th, 2010 at 12:06 am
excellent job…great job with the sentiment!
January 27th, 2010 at 10:30 am
I love your pretty notepad, and how it matches the card. Such pretty colors…and I love the buttons!!
January 27th, 2010 at 2:49 pm
Love the notepad and the Christmas card. So nice that they match!
January 28th, 2010 at 6:58 pm
Really cute idea Lauren! love the font that you chose, it looks great!
Hugs
Nicola
January 29th, 2010 at 5:49 pm
Cute! Love the colors! The buttons are perfect on there!
January 31st, 2010 at 11:51 am
Your decorated notepads are super awesome Lauren! I love the colo rcombo and the buttons are the perfect touch!
hugs
Risa:)
February 1st, 2010 at 10:27 pm
Super-cute notepads, Lauren! Love the color combo & buttons. TFS!!