A while back I showed you this organizer I made for myself.

This notepad is a hybrid of two projects from Club Scrap: the  On-the-Go Organizer and the Assignment Notebook.  (I love watching Tricia Morris, she is a fantastic teacher.  Make sure you watch the corner wrapping video as well, it makes a big difference.)

What I didn’t show you at the time was this On the Go Organizer.

That’s cuz it was a Mother’s Day gift for my mom, and she has been known to read my blog. 🙂

The papers are from K and Company’s Que Sera Sera Collection.

Hi Mom!

Since the accordion file is inside the front cover, I made two holes for eyelets in the back cover.  The elastic was dyed with Red Pepper alcohol ink.  To dye little things (beads, pearls, ribbons, buttons) just drop them into a baggie with some Alcohol Blending Solution.

For cardboard I use mat board left over from my husband’s mat cutting. It’s nice and sturdy and doesn’t warp easily.  However, I have used thick leftover cardboard packaging.

Here are the dimensions I used:

front paper (the yellow print in mine) – 4.5″ x 10.5″
back, spine and left front paper (pink in mine) – 10″ x 10.5″
inside paper (will not cover entire left side) – 8.25″ x 10″
cardboard for front and back covers (cut 2) – 5.5″ x 8.5″
cardboard for spine 0.75″ x 8.5″
notebook pocket – 8″ h x 7.375″ (3/8″) w
pencil holder – 4″ h x 2.5″ w
accordion wrap – 10.75″ x 8.25″
accordion pockets – 3 @ 5″ x 8.25″
expanders for sides – 2 @ 4″ x 5″ (follow Tricia’s directions to fold into eighths, it will be 5″ tall)

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