Great Little Gift to Have on Hand

Sometimes you want to have a little something to give someone as a thank you or a pick-me-up.  A great gift idea is a mini composition notebook altered with some pretty paper, ribbon and bling.  Everyone needs paper to jot things down from time to time and these are the perfect size to fit into a purse or tote bag.  :)  You can write a special message on the first page so the recipient is always reminded of how important they are to you.  The gift that keeps on giving!

 Some of these little guys came from Walmart and some came from Staples.  I did the one that says "My Notes" a couple of years ago and then "lost" it among my craft supplies during a move one storage area to another.  I can't remember which Cricut font I used, but I think it might be from Lyrical Letters.  The others I made more recently.  I haven't decided if I want to do a stamped label on the ones that don't have anything but bling and ribbon or just leave them as is.  I think they're cute like they are, really.  What do you think?

By the way, the black and white paper is from a Walmart paper pack that I've used before in some of my other posts.  The brightly colored squares and stripes is from Michael's.  The other paper is from Stampin' Up!, but I can't remember the name of it.  I think it was part of a mini catalog collection.

I think I'll share this one at D. L. Art as well...... 

Personalized Composition Notebook

Just a quick post.  I gave this notebook to my mom-in-law for Christmas.  I wasn't originally going to.  I was going to hoard it.  I love this paper.  It's called Spice Cake by Stampin' Up! and it is probably my favorite of all of their patterned paper.  When I found myself inventing a need for the notebook (I already have so many other notebooks that I use for various purposes), I decided to go ahead and share the love and include this as a gift on Christmas.  When you're struggling for excuses to keep something, it's time to give it away.  

Funny thing, though.  Later that evening I drove over to my bestie's house so my daughter and I could ride with her and her mother to the movie theater to see Les Miserables.  She presented me with TWO MORE PACKS of this paper for Christmas!  Woot woot!  What an awesome gift from an awesome friend.  Love her!