Rediscover Notebooks

My daughter and I had some crafting time yesterday. Earlier in the week I created a notebook with the free Rediscover Close To My Heart download. This is the second download released this month and there will be more to come. Be sure to check it out here.

I was inspired to use the download for a notebook from a couple posts I saw from fellow consultants. My first inspiration came from Aaron. She always has great ideas and her artwork is flawless! Jody was also inspired by Aaron who put her own spin on the project which in turn got me headed to my scrapbooking room immediately!

Here is the notebook I created~

Then my daughter saw my notebook sitting on a shelf after completion. That inspired her to make one for herself and her best friends! A chain reaction of creative inspiration! I love it!!



 

She individualized each notebook to reflect her interests as well as her friends interests. Images were all found in the Artbooking guide. Inside each cover is a 5x8 pad of lined paper. It closes up neatly with a Velcro label stamped with an image from a stamp set in the Artbooking collection.

 



Rediscover your happy with these downloads and be inspired to create something today!
 

Summer Reading Chart

I've struggled every summer to find ways to get my kids to read. They are not big fans of reading and don't want summer break to feel like school! So this year I've come up with a reading chart.

It's made from a cookie sheet, bottle caps and some fabulous Close To My Heart papers and embellishments. Here is what the chart looks like before they start reading. The bottle caps are magnetized to the side handles of the sheet. Once they read for 20 minutes they get to move their bottle cap into the space under their name.


Here you can see that the bottle caps have been moved. I had each child write a list of rewards they would like to receive once reaching their goals. {total of 5 bottle caps must be on the board for the reward} They range from a pack of gum, candy, soda or an energy drink.

My son mostly enjoys reading on the Internet. He is always interested in different countries or does research on military and guns. My daughter has enjoyed reading some older favorite books. She cracks me up though. She loves to hula~hoop while she reads! She can exercise her body and her brain, BRILLIANT!

Cougar Notebook

Decorating composition notebooks is certainly not a new idea. I was taught how to do this years ago and continue to make them for various reasons. This one was made for my daughter in just one evening. She was selected to be a member of a leadership group at her school called the Cougar Cub Club. She informed me that she needed a notebook for her group and a pen. Well....I couldn't just hand her a spiral bound book from mead or 5 star. Why not create something uniquely for her and you can't pass up a .50 cent comp book. It's difficult to see in the pic, but the pen has her name stamped on the inside. Super easy and super cute.

All CTMH product except the green and yellow ribbon.