When I saw these fabulous Pocket Notebooks, I thought about how fun it would be to transform this concept into a Pocket Coloring Books for my nieces & nephews.
I started by downloading lots of free coloring pages of their favorite things like ballerinas and princesses for the girls ... and cartoon characters, trains, and animals for the boys. I used Word to re-size them to ATC dimensions (2.5" x 3.5") and printed them on white cardstock for added sturdiness.
I used images from the new Artistic Outpost Think & Wonder set for my Pocket Coloring Book Covers.
The first one was stamped on Webster's Pages DP. I pulled in the color from the paper by coloring in several letters of the alphabet with Prismacolor Pencils. I detail cut several butterflies from the remaining part of the paper and used a glue stick to attach them over the image.
I stamped the same image for the back and adhered them both to chipboard to add to the sturdiness of the book. I finished by attaching the pages with a Binder Ring from the office supply store and added scraps of ribbon, including Outpost Attic Findings, to finish the design.
The second one has an image & sentiment from the set stamped on more Webster's Pages DP. I punched tiny butterflies from the paper and added a number strip cut from the page along the bottom, which works for the ResQ Challenge to Get In Line.
Chipboard front & back and more fun textured ribbon, including some velvet ric-rac finish the design.
For my third Pocket Coloring Book, I stamped on more Webster's Pages DP and added another vertical strip of numbers to coordinate with the horizontal letters on the paper.
I added some boyish ribbons including twill and measuring tape to finish the design.
I'm entering these projects in the Tatertots & Jello Weekend Wrap-Up Party.
I found a perfectly-sized gift bag at Michaels, so I decorated it to hold these Pocket Coloring Books.
More Webster's Pages trimmed into a hand-drawn heart. I finished with sentiments around the edges and a wonderful paper bloom.
This was such a fun project, especially finding free coloring pages on-line depicting each child's favorite things. Now they will each have their own personalized little coloring book that's small enough to travel with them.
I love the old fashioned look on all of these.
Does that date me?
Love, Gran
Posted by: Gran | January 29, 2011 at 05:31 PM
wow! Awesome! Love this idea! Thanks for playing RESQ challenge this week!
Posted by: Denise | January 30, 2011 at 01:45 PM
Wow! Totally gorgeous!
Posted by: Shar_B | February 01, 2011 at 08:19 PM
Just plain beautiful.
Posted by: Leslie from Onesie Twosie | February 02, 2011 at 10:11 PM