SCS Color Challenge and My First Tutorial

So I think I've come up with a new closure idea-- and if I haven't and this project has been done before, my apologies to the inventor! (If someone can send me a link, I'll definitely give credit where credit is due!). This sticky note holder will be the subject of my very first tutorial.

The colors I used are for today's color challenge on SCS, which was to use Baja Breeze, Ruby Red and Whisper White. I don't have a scrap of Baja, but when I saw this double-sided paper, I knew my problem was solved! The closure on this post-it holder is what makes it unique. The mini-pen is what keeps it closed!


What you'll need:

Cardstock Base: 3-1/4" x 8-1/2" long (I used double sided)

Post-It Notes (3x3")

1/2" circle punch

1/16" hole punch

Ribbon

2 Brads

Mini Pen

Accessories for decoration

Directions: Measure in at 4-1/4" from each end of your carstock base and make score lines. After folding the cardstock at the lines, adhere the post-it notes to one of the inside panels, near the score mark (I placed mine about 1/8" away from the score mark). On the opposite panel from the notepad, use your circle punch to make a hole, centering it in the space above the notepad and the end of the cardstock. Fold the two ends of the cardstock base together, so that they meet evenly. In the punched circle space, use your 1/16" hole punch to create two holes that go through both the cardstock and the ribbon of your choice vertically, using the mini pen to measure how taut the ribbon should be. Place brads in the holes you punched to secure. (The ribbon loop should be poking through the punched hole.) Decorate the cover and your pen as desired. Place the pen through the ribbon loop to keep the notepad closed.

Ingredients: Stamps: There She Goes {Crafty Taglines}; Cardstock: Stampin' Up! {Whisper White}; DP: K & Company {Wild Raspberry}; Ink: Stampin' Up! {Chocolate Chip}; Accessories: Ribbon, Brads, Hole punch, Circle punch, Mini Pen, Post-It notes, Marth Punch, Kaiser Craft Rhinestones.