The subtleties of the design of notebooks using the scrapbooking technique

Although today you can find a notebook for every taste and color in stores, the only way to get a unique thing is to make it yourself. Most often, for such a homemade product, the scrapbooking technique is used, which allows you to experiment with colors, textures, details and designs.

A scrapbooking notebook can be designed in different ways, depending on the chosen style and on its purpose. For example, a glider for a business person should look moderately serious, but at the same time have a certain creativity. The cover can be decorated with a laconic lettering or even a company logo. It is more convenient to make such a notebook on strong springs for easy flipping, or to supply it with a fabric tab fixed from the inside.

Pages should be lined or lined and have the ability to add calendar dates. It's good if inside there are separate sections for phone numbers and addresses, important dates and lists of goals.

If a notebook is created for a little girl, then inside you can add a variety of pages with secrets, beautiful illustrations, sheets with stickers and drawings for coloring. The cover can be decorated with unusual volumetric elements, for example, metal crown, birdcage, shoe or fabric flowers.

For the manufacture of botanical notebook burlap, dried flowers, twine and wood decor are used. If the notebook is to become cookbook, on the cover you can place images of dishes, not forgetting about the beautiful inscription. A book dedicated to the first years of a child's life, is decorated with appropriate images and decor.

The design ideas are truly endless. It all depends on who the gift is for and how it will be used. In addition to the cover design, for the notebook are selected method of fixing sheets, ruling, format and number of pages.

As for the materials used and the decor for the notebook, it should be mentioned that all of them can be either purchased in the store or made with your own hands. Moreover, some of them are easily replaced with improvised elements. Of course, the work cannot be done without stationery: a simple pencil, sharp scissors, a long ruler and glue. The paper can be different, but even standard A4 sheets for a printer will work. In addition to stationery clamps, you cannot do without a sturdy sewing needle and thread.

For binding, special metal rings or springs can also be used. It is customary to create a notebook cover from a special binding cardboard. To make the notebook soft, you cannot do without a fabric that is pleasant to the touch, as well as fleece or padding polyester. As a decor, a variety of buttons, beads, lace, pieces of fabric and other interesting details. In any case, the selection of materials should be carried out depending on the subject of the notebook and on who it will be intended for.

At the stage of preparation, it is necessary to decide which and how many pages should be in the notebook.

Each page can be pre-drawn. If the cover is planned to be soft, it is recommended to pre-iron the piece of fabric. It is worth immediately determining whether you need a soft lining for a notebook, how thick you want to make it.

To create a notebook from scratch using the scrapbooking technique with your own hands, it is better to choose a ready-made master class for beginners and follow the proposed instructions step by step. Creating a simple notebook begins with the fact that the sheets are folded like a book so that they do not open.

Better to iron the fold line right away. All pages are placed under the press for a while and, after readiness, are fixed with clerical clips from above and below. Using a ruler, the borders of the spine are marked on the sheet. Its length is divided into several identical fragments, which are marked with a pencil. With help a clerical knife or even a file shallow cuts are created at the marked points.

Then the notebook is assembled by stitching. Experts recommend using for this purpose lavsan sliding threads, which have increased strength. The spine adheres to a silicone sealant, although normal glue can be used if it is not available.

While the structure dries, it stands additionally secure with clamps. The endpaper is assembled separately from thick cardboard: 2 large identical blanks and 1 small one, which forms a spine. Additionally, you can cut two squares from craft paper for interior decoration.

The cover is assembled as follows: joins together cardboard blanks, a fleece lining and a large piece of fabric. Kraft is glued at the end.

Notepad for a person, addicted to music, great to arrange in the form of a music book. In addition to office paper, you will need real sheet music or printed sheet music.

You can give your sheets of paper an unusual color by using regular coffee.Having brewed a drink, all the leaves should be soaked in it separately, artificially aging them in a similar way. The paper may dry naturally, but iron it to speed up the process.

If the household has ink pads, then with their help it costs slightly tint the edges of the pages... Old eyeshadows have the same effect.

To make the cover, you will need cardboard blanks that are lined with fleece and wrapped in an opaque fabric of a suitable shade. From the inside, you can glue the edges, and then decorate everything with pages from an old collection of notes or special scrapbooking paper with musical motives. Decorating the cover, for the inscription you can use a sheet of music notebook, processed along the edges iodine pencil.

As the main area of ​​the composition, it is recommended to use a ready-made plaster, cardboard or homemade frame, decorated with some kind of decor or covered with sparkling varnish. For a different cover decor, pieces of lace, beads and buttons, satin ribbons and fabric pieces are useful. Metal parts, such as an old violin or a composition of several notes, will fit perfectly.

The finished work should be balanced in color, style and content. The individual components should look harmoniously next to each other, creating a holistic impression of the picture. The composition should have one semantic center, a kind of accent, and other components are used as additions.

To create a Provence style diary, you will need to select several pieces of suitable fabric, for example, in a small bluish check and with a bright floral pattern. Part of the fabric is used for the main design of the cover, and part is used to create the flower. A lace ribbon in a beautiful burgundy color will create the necessary accent.

The central part of the composition will be the image of the Eiffel Tower, made on thick cardboard or leather. A neat button with an image of an hour dial will be not only an interesting detail, but will also allow you to close the notebook from prying eyes with the help of an elastic band.

Fancy notepad v pink and beige colors for a young girl can be decorated in the style of "Alice in Wonderland". In the center of the composition is an illustration from a book, and images of roses and card symbols are used as interesting details. Lace of pastel shades will successfully fit into the design of such a notebook. We must not forget about the ability to close the notebook using large decorative buttons.

A culinary scrapbooking notebook will look great in hot pink fabric paperback. For ease of use, it is made on metal rings - so the person using it can quickly access any recipe. A beautiful lace ribbon and a half of an openwork paper napkin are placed on top of the fabric.

If the notebook is intended for work purposes, then you should not overload it with details. It will be enough to make a fabric cover, for example, from pale pink fabric with polka dots and a pastel yellow fragment. Over the top, everything is tightened with beautiful lace. In the lower right corner there is a composition of several small decorative elements. Alternatively, it can be a pair of fabric roses and a small metal heart.

For a master class on designing a notebook using the scrapbooking technique, see the following video.