Homemade notepad for the Refrigerator

Good Morning!

Today I'm going to show you how to make your own notepad for your refrigerator! With the new Rainbow Notes Digital Image that came out last month this is a super easy project that would be cute to give as a gift.
It would make a great gift for teachers or stocking stuffers.... or co-workers!

How to in Word:

Step 1: Click on the tab that says "INSERT". Pick the file you want to use. I used the green rectangle jpeg image.

Step 2: Repeat above and this time pick the PNG line notes file

Step 3: Keep the line notes file highlighted. Click on the tab that says "TEXT WRAPPING". A bar drops down and click on "IN FRONT OF TEXT"

Step 4: Right click on line notes and drag on top of notepad image.

**To fit another one on the page I made my margins smaller. Then I clicked on the notepad image and right click to hit "COPY". Then hit "PASTE" next to the image you have. Repeat for the line notes.

Step 5: Print on cardstock. I printed 8.

How to in Photoshop:

Step 1: Open the files you want to use. I opened the yellow JPEG notepad image and the PNG line notes.

Step 2: Click on the line notes so it is selected. Hit Ctrl A (select all). Hit Ctrl C (copy)
Step 3: Click on notepad image so it is selected. Hit Ctrl V (paste). The line should appear in the white box. If it doesn't then select the move tool and place it where you want it.
Step 4: Print as many copies as you want. I printed one on one side. Then turned the paper and ran it back through to get two to a page.

How to put it together into a Magnetic Note Pad:

Step 1: When the images are printed out it is time to cut them.

Step 2: Leave a 1/2 inch on the top. That is where you will put the adhesive.

Step 3: I perforated right on the green where my 1/2 border is. This way I can easily tear them off. If you don't have a tool to do that you could score it and that should give it a place to tear when you want to rip it off.

Step 4: Place 1/4 inch scor-tape along the edge where you perforated. I did it on the backside. Do this on each piece of notepaper.

Step 5: Peel off the scor-tape and stick each piece of paper together to make a pad of paper!

Step 6: Cut a piece of cardboard or mat board the same size as the notepad. Put 1/2 inch scor-tape on the last sheet of paper. Stick on cardboard.

Step 7: Add a magnet to the cardboard.

Step 8: Stick on fridge and enjoy! Now I have a pretty notepad that matches my kitchen!
You could also add ribbon to the top and make it look a little fancy!

Hope you have enjoyed this tutorial and have a fun crafty day!

We have a Winner for the Sunday Blog Hop!

Here is our October blog hop winner!

Congratulations Patty from Hap Scrappy, you are our winner. Your name was chosen from Vickie's blog, HEARTful Stamper.  Please contact Cassie at cassandratrask@yahoo.com to claim your prize!!!

Sunday Blog Hop -- Trick or Treat

Hello Friends!

Welcome to our Monthly Sunday Blog Hop!

These blog hops are the third Sunday of every month....a must see for a lazy Sunday afternoon!

Each month we will have a theme which each Design Team member is challenged to interpret any way they like. 

The theme for October is:

Trick or Treat

We ask that you browse through each Design Team member's post and leave them an encouraging comment....short or long, they all are appreciated!

There will be a prize each month!

October's prize is:

$25 gift certificate to Clear Dollar Stamps for Digital Images

WINNER:  The winner will be randomly chosen from comments received on DT member blogs. The winner will be announced on the CDS blog Thursday, October 25th.

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Let's go look and see what my other DT members did!

Remember, leave an encouraging comment and be entered to win our contest....the more comments, the more times you are entered!

Kathy Dunnegun

Jerusha Borden

Sarah Taylor

Lisa Lara

Deonna Bemish

Cassie Trask

Lori Ulrich

Linda Anderson

Vickie O'Dell

Have fun hopping, my friends, and be sure to leave comments along the way!  You could be the winner of the gift code!

Thanks for hopping with us!  

Hope your day is filled with blessings and stamping galore!

Clearly Inspired Challenge 62 (CIC62)

Hello crafty friends!  We just had a new release, and if you missed it be sure to scroll down.  There is so much to see!  We had a lot of participation in the last challenge, so let's see if we can get even more for this next one!  The more that play, the more that win :)

Our new challenge:

All Tied Up

We want to see you use either ribbon or twine on your projects.  Before you submit, please check out our CHALLENGE GUIDELINES.  Our lovely Lisa Lara, has provided a new October Featured Digi.  Too cute, right?!

WORD DOODLES

Here is a little inspiration from our DT:

Deonna Bemish -- Bitty Bat colored digital image

Dana Colbourne -- Souper digital image

Cassie Trask -- featured digi Word Doodles

Please link directly to your project using Mister Linky down below.  We also ask that you link back here to Clearly Inspired Challenge sponsored by Clear Dollar Stamps.  You have until Thursday, November 1st at midnight to enter this challenge to be eligible for the prizes at the end of the month.  Be as creative as you can while sticking to the theme.  Remember, only one entry per person, please :)

We can't wait to see what you come up with!

October Digi Day at CDS!

Hello Everyone!

Oh, it is a good day today....new digis!

We have some new digis to share with you and I think you are going to be thrilled with all the options that you have this month!  So, let's get going!

Let's get started, but first............................................................

Are you new to digis?  Well if you are, here is a quick explanation.  You will buy and download a "zipped up" file.  You will unzip this file and receive all the images in jpg and png formats.  You will then pull those into a Word doc or picture editor and print, print, print.

Here is a little tutorial and FREE digi that will help you along! 

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Digis by Laurie Wilson

Laurie has been busy coloring up some adorable images for you this month!  You will recognize most of them from our stamp line, but now they are colored, sizeable, and oh so much more fun!

These make a perfect table conversation piece for Thanksgiving!

 

Eat More Ham Digital Image

Designed by Laurie Wilson. Copyright Clear Dollar Stamps

Go to Eat More Ham Digital Image


The DT members who created previews with this digi:

Angela Puisman
Linda Anderson
Jen Young 

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How cute is this set for some fall decorations, fall journaling books, or some perfectly adorable scrapbook pages!

 

Patchpal Scarecrow Digital Image

Colorization, arrangement and papers by Laurie Wilson. Image by past CDS illustrator. Copyright CDS.

Go to Patchpal Scarecrow Digital Image


The DT members who created previews with this digi:
Jerusha Borden
Dana Colbourne
Jen Young
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Maybe Rodolph would like to get a card from your kids this Christmas....what a perfect set for them to surprise Santa and his Reindeer.

Patchpal Reindeer Digital Image

Colorization, arrangement and papers by Laurie Wilson. Copyright Clear Dollar Stamps.

Go to Patchpal Reindeer Digital Image

The DT members who created previews with this digi:

 Kathy Dunnegan
Deonna Bemish

Go to Patchpal Reindeer Clear Acrylic Stamp Set 

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Here is a very festive set for those who like traditional Christmas images!

Holiday Nutcrackers Digital Image

Designed by Laurie Wilson. Copyright Clear Dollar Stamps.

Go to Holiday Nutcrackers Digital Image

The DT members who created previews with this digi:

  Laurie Wilson
Dana Colbourne
Jen Young

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I think I will be making some gorgeous Christmas cards to give as gifts or sell at craft fairs with this set!

Antique Ornaments Digital Image

Designed by Laurie Wilson.  Copyright Clear Dollar Stamps.

Go to Antique Ornaments Digital Image

The DT members who created previews with this digi:

  Lori Ulrich
Laurie Wilson


Go to Antique Ornaments Clear Arcrylic Stamp Set 

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I love this set....perfect for all of my ministry Christmas Cards!

 

Little Bethlehem Digital Image

Designed by Laurie Wilson.  Copyright Clear Dollar Stamps.

Go to Little Bethlehem Digital Image

The DT member who created previews with this digi:

  Linda Anderson
Jen Young


Go to Little Bethlehem Clear Acrylic Stamp Set 

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Digis by Lisa Lara

So simple and so cute!  A must have for your digi collections!

 

Flakes Digital Image

Designed by Lisa Lara. Copyright Lisa's Doodley Doos. Licensed by Clear Dollar Stamps.

Go to Flakes Digital Image

The DT members who created previews with this digi:

  Cassie Trask
Lisa Lara
Jen Young 

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Why not make some recipe cards with this set to give as gifts....and include some handmade gift bags and tags with some kitchen goodies in them!

 

Souper Digital Image

Designed by Lisa Lara. Copyright Lisa's Doodley Doos. Licensed by Clear Dollar Stamps.

Go to Souper Digital Image

The DT members who created previews with this digi:

  Cassie Trask
Linda Anderson
Lisa Lara

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Digis by Austin Owens

Austin has been busy doodling up a storm this month! 
Can you believe the size of these sets????
Colored too!

Autumn Digital Image

Designed by Austin Owens. Copyright Austie Bost Stamps. Licensed by CDS.

Go to Autumn Digital Image

The DT member who created previews with this digi:

  Kathy Dunnegan

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For the Birds Digital Image

Designed by Austin Owens. Copyright Austie Bost Stamps. Licensed by Clear Dollar Stamps.

For the Birds Color Digital Image

Designed by Austin Owens. Copyright Austie Bost Stamps.  Licensed by Clear Dollar Stamps.

Go to For the Birds Digital Image

Go to For the Birds Color Digital Image

The DT member who created previews with these digis:

Vickie O'Dell

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Tulips Digital Image

Designed by Austin Owens. Copyright Austie Bost Stamps. Licensed by CDS.

Go to Tulips Digital Image 

The DT member who created previews with this digi:

  Barb Gmitro Best

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Tulips Color Digital Image

Designed by Austin Owens. Copyright Austie Bost Stamps. Licensed by CDS.

 
 Go to Tulips Color Digital Image


The DT member who created previews with this digi:
  Jen Young

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Aren't these wonderful to make lots of cards and scrapbook pages?

Flowers and Leaves Outlines Digital Image

Copyright Austie Bost Stamps.  Licensed by Clear Dollar Stamps.

Flowers and Leaves Digital Image

Copyright Austie Bost Stamps. Licensed by Clear Dollar Stamps.

 Go to Flower and Leaves Outlines Digital Image

 Go to Flowers and Leaves Color Digital Image


The DT member who created previews with these digis:

Barb Gmitro Best

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Digis by Lori McCroskey

This month I started thinking about Christmas presents!  One of my favorite gifts to make are Birthday Calendars....so I've created several variations for you to choose from!  For those of you that don't know what a Birthday Calendar is, let me explain :-)  This calendar you can use year after year.  You write the birthday person's name on the line that corresponds with their birthday and you have an ongoing log of all your birthdays that never expires!

 Birthday Calendar Square Digital Image

Designed by Lori McCroskey. Copyright Clear Dollar Stamps.

Go to Birthday Calendar Square Digital Image


The DT members who created previews with this digi:

Vickie O'Dell
Sarah Taylor

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This little calendar I thought would be perfect for scrap pages too!
Sarah did an adorable card with this set....take a look!

Birthday Calendar Round Digital Image

Designed by Lori McCroskey.  Copyright Clear Dollar Stamps.

Go to Birthday Calendar Round Digital Image

The DT member who created previews with this digi:

Sarah Taylor 

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This set is good for years to come!  Create little calendars with this set!  All you have to do is figure out what day of the week your month starts on and you are ready to go!  All the months with 28, 30, and 31 days are included!

Mini Calendar Handwritten Digital Image

Designed by Lori McCroskey.  Copyright Clear Dollar Stamps.

Go to Mini Calender Handwritten Digital Image


The DT members who created previews with this digi:
Jen Young
Lori McCroskey
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This set is perfect to go with any of the calendar sets and with the Calendar Mini set!  You can color it yourself, or by the colored version...which is what I used!  An image for every month of the year, you can create an adorable calendar in a snap with these sets!

Calendar Minis Digital Image

Designed by Laurie Wilson.  Copyright Clear Dollar Stamps.

Go to Calendar Minis Digital Image


The DT member who created previews with this digi:
Lori McCroskey 

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This set is to create Rainbow Creations!  I have included a round version, rectangle version, and some papers for you to create some nice projects!  Jen created some adorable bookmarks with this set....I'm working on a few more to show you....as soon as I have them done, I'll post them on the blog!

Rainbow Notes Digital Image

Designed by Lori McCroskey.  Copyright Clear Dollar Stamps.

Go to Rainbow Notes Digital Image


The DT member who created previews with this digi:
Jen Young
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This set is perfect to make little witnessing hangers for your kids to leave for other kids!
I'll show you how in an upcoming tutorial for Witnessing Wednesday!

Romans' Road Rainbow Digital Image

Designed by Lori McCroskey.  Copyright Clear Dollar Stamps.

Go to Romans' Road Rainbow Digital Image


The DT members who created previews with this digi:

Angela Puisman 

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If you just want the image to create with, we offer that too!

Happy Rainbow Digital Image

Image by past CDS illustrator.  Copyright Clear Dollar Stamps.

Go to Happy Rainbow Digital Image

The DT members who created previews with this digi:

  Jerusha Borden
Jen Young

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What perfect little gifts to give at church or as witnessing tools!

Sweet Jesus Digital Image

Designed by Lori McCroskey.  Copyright Clear Dollar Stamps.

Go to Sweet Jesus Digital Image

The DT member who created previews with this digi:

Deonna Bemish


Go to Sweet Jesus Clear Acrylic Stamp Set 

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This set is perfect to encourage a friend or family member with a card!

Scriptures of Peace Digital Image

Designed by Lori McCroskey.  Copyright Clear Dollar Stamps.

Go to Scriptures of Peace Digital Image


The DT members who created previews with this digi:

  Lori Ulrich
Sarah Nelson


Go to Scriptures of Peace Clear Acrylic Stamp Set

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Another great ministry set to encourage your fellow church workers!

Church Chatter Digital Image

Designed by Lori McCroskey.  Copyright Clear Dollar Stamps.

Go to Church Chatter Digital Image

The DT member who created previews with this digi:

 Jen Young


Go to Church Chatter Clear Acrylic Stamps 

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I think some of these would make nice little desk plaques, don't you?

Whatever Digital Image

Designed by Lori McCroskey.  Copyright Clear Dollar Stamps.

Go to Whatever Digital Image

The DT member who created previews with this digi:

Sarah Nelson

Go to Whatever Clear Acrylic Stamp Set

Thank you so much for attending our Digi release!  Please leave some comments for all of our wonderful design team!

Hope your day is filled with stamping and blessings galore!