Christmas Plaid - Altered Mini Composition

Cute Christmas inexpensive gifts for a friend or co-worker.

Altered Mini-Composition Book

Stampin' Up! Products

• Cherry Cobbler cardstock *
• Back to front wrap measures 4 5/8" x 4 5/8"
• Scored at 2 3/4" and 3 1/8"
• Front cover measures 2 3/4" x 4 5/8"
• Scrap for flower
• Basic Black cardstock
• Front left layer measures 2 1/2" x 4 1/4"
• Right flap measures 1 1/4" x 4 1/4"
• Scrap for oval die cut
• Garden Green cardstock
• Scrap for leaf
• Very Vanilla cardstock
• Scrap for sentiment
• Warmth & Cheer Designer Series Paper
• Front left panel measures 2 1/4" x 4"
• Right wrap around measures 1" x 4"
• So Glad We Are Friends (non SU)
• Basic Black Craft ink
• Oval stitched dies (non SU)
• Sprig punch (non SU)
• Bloomin' Hearts Framelits
• Corner Rounder punch
• Mini Composition books
• Walmart pack of 3 for $.88
• Magnets
• Deal Extreme LINK
• 8 mm x 1 mm

* All mini-composition books are not identical in size.  Sometimes the length is 1/16" off and the front and back panels are slightly off.  I start with the Cherry Cobbler cardstock size and after I glue it to the book, I trim using an X-ACTO knife. If the sizes vary greatly, small adjustments are needed for the black and patterned paper.

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Stampin' Up! Products (below is for the left bookmark)

• Cherry Cobbler cardstock
• Bookmark back 2" x 4 1/4"
• Scrap for flower
• Basic Black cardstock
• Scraps for oval die cut and flower centers
• Garden Green cardstock
• Scrap for sprig
• Warmth & Cheer Designer Series Paper
• Bookmark front 2" x 4 1/4"
• Attach to solid cardstock
• Punch tag and round corners
• So Glad We Are Friends (non SU)
• Basic Black ink
• Bloomin' Hearts Framelits
• Stitched Oval dies (non SU)
• Banner Triple and Corner Rounder punches
• Sprig punch (non SU)
• Crop-A-Dile (for black centers)
• Glue dots

I offset the sentiment for for a different look.

The tassel is homemade, I used DMC 5 100% Cotton embroidery thread. DMC's cross stitch thread is too thin. Stampin' Up!'s baker's twine would definitely work as well as crochet thread. I lost my original instructions on how to make tassels.  I used this VIDEO but modified it; practice, practice, practice.