Instructions for how to make your own DIY notepads.

Here's a fun and easy DIY project.

You can make your own bound note pads using your home printer along with a few inexpensive supplies.

I have made a digital printable for this project, along with the note pad design, available at my Etsy shop, but you can do this with plain paper also.

I learned how to do this in a print shop bindery where we would make large stacks of notepads at a time.

Note: If you have trouble reading these instructions, you can right click on the 5 files below and open them in a new tab or window, then you will be able to zoom in on the fine print.

If you're having trouble with your images on blogger coming out too dark, like I have been, you can fix this problem by logging into your google plus account at https://plus.google.com/settings.

I thought it was my images but it is due to a Google setting.

Once you're logged in all you have to do is turn OFF the "auto enhance" feature.

You'll also have to upload your pictures again.  I hope this helps someone.

Easter is Sunday April 20th this year. I thought I'd get a head start on the season and made up a cutsie digital printable Easter themed Clip Art set. This is made up of 78 individual transparent PNG files. These are available for instant download at my Etsy shop.

I actually had doodled the chickadees back in 1995 and found my sketches inside of a book that I hadn't looked at since then, so I thought I'd digitize them with my Wacom tablet. My kids were just little tikes back then. I think they may have influence my doodles. Obviously, I would be the Mamma chick. :)

Sad news....Shirley Temple Black passed away yesterday, Monday Feb. 10th. I was a fan of hers. :(

Here are some freebie polka dot and chevron papers that I created in Illustrator.

This pack has 10 - 3600 x 3600 pixel (12 x 12 inch) Polka Dot and Chevron papers you can print out on your printer. (10.2 MB)
You can download these on my Facebook page. Printable Papers

LIKE my page and click on the "Freebies" tab.

Please visit my Etsy shop for more pattern papers. I'm working on adding more designs every day.

I'm experimenting with repeatable patterns and colors...so much fun! These were completed in Adobe Illustrator...more experimenting to come.

Downloadable Digital Printer Papers

 

Valentine's Day is around the corner so I made up a pack of 12 Valentine themed printable digital papers with hearts, roses, flowers and stripes. They could be used for scrapbooking pages, wrapping paper, backgrounds, etc. I made these for personal AND commercial use. These are 300 dpi .jpg files 12"x 12". I have these listed for sale in my Etsy shop and they are instantly downloadable after purchase.

Downloadable Digital Printable Papers