a notepad

This notepad is a great way to keep track of your daily lists. Put it in your purse and write down the essentials, or list your "to do's" on it daily and update it often to meet your goals. Plus, the inside pages can easily be restocked for additional note taking.

This is the fifth of a series on simple bookmaking. If you missed the other series you can find them here , here , here and here .

For complete instructions please click here {right click to download}.

Supplies
PVA
Bookboard
Patterned Paper
Solid Color Paper
Bone Folder
Scalpel
Ruler
Cutting Mat
Clamps
Grommet
Elastic
Stamp
Ink

Time
30-45 minutes

Prepare Paper
Cut paper to be 3” x 6.75” {or whatever size you like}
Stamp image on top of each piece of paper. I used a "to do list" stamp and a swirly scroll stamp. You can use whatever stamp you want, or skip this whole step.

Next, clamp together your stack of papers and put 2-4 coats of PVA on the top. Wait to dry after each coat.

Cover
Cut three pieces of book cover. Two will be 7.25” x 3.25“, and one will be .5" x 3.25 {the first two will be your front and back cover and the third one is your hinge}.

Cover the back and front cover with your patterned papers. Glue on book cloth to both sides of cover with hinge piece in the middle. Glue down.

Place a solid colored paper on the inside of your covers. This piece will need to fit inside about 1/8". So this piece will be 3" x 12".



Finish
Glue down your pad of paper.

Optional
Add a grommet and elastic to the back cover, if wanted.