Handmade "Graphic 45" Pocket Size Travelers Notebooks Planners

Making and selling these traveler's notebook planners is not what I thought it will be. Hmmm? More time spent in the planning stage than actually spent on making the TNs (traveler's notebook planners). It's easy to make the TN planners but selling the TN planners is another ballgame altogether. Read on to see my process.

I started out watching a lot of videos on Youtube. I wanted to see which style traveler's notebook planner I'll like to make. Which TN will be budget friendly to make and time it takes to make one. I wanted to be able to make a lot without spending a lot of money.

So I chose the pocket size traveler's notebook planner. It's small, fits in your purse easily and not so bulky. Also, the TN didn't require a lot of product to make. I chose the laminated traveler's notebook planner version being you can wipe it off if it gets dirty.

The inserts for the traveler's notebook planner I purchase at the Dollar Tree and Wal-mart. At the Dollar Tree they're 3 for $1.00 with 50 pages per notebook and Wal-mart they're 3 for $0.88 with 80 pages per notebook. A better deal at Wal-mart but not always in stock.

I purchased my laminating pouches at Wal-mart. My glue and tape either came from the Dollar Tree and Wal-mart also.

The elastic bands I purchased from eBay and Amazon as they're cheaper when you buy big rolls. I used 2mm but 1mm will work just as well.

I then had to choose a paper collection. I had some 8x8 Graphic 45 paper pads which I used. I used "Off To The Races", "Vintage Hollywood", "Bohemian Bazaar", "Fairie Dust", and Midnight Masquerade". Beautiful paper collections.

It's easy to make these if you do it assembly style. So I trimmed all my papers down for my covers first. Then I laminated them. Trimmed the excess and rounded the corners.

I then punched my holes. I wanted my TN planner to have 4 elastics so I punched 3 holes each end. For the closure, I punched a hole in the center.

I then trimmed all covers for the inserts. Rounded the corners. I either covered my inserts with the pattern paper or I just took the covers off the inserts which I like better.

I laminated some of the cut aparts to accent the traveler's notebook planner.

I embellished with planner clips and some with tassels which I purchased from Wal-mart or Paperwishes.

I added an adjustable binder clip pen loop with a pen. The elastic isn't glued down so you can take it apart and fit it to the pen you're using.

I included a washi tape sample too.

I also used a Sizzix die, scalloped bag, which I laminated.

All in all, I think they turned out great. I made 22. I took my time. Paid attention to details. They say it's all about the details.

Here are some pics:

"Bohemian Bazaar" Laminated Pocket Size Travelers Notebook

"Bohemian Bazaar" Travelers Notebook Inserts

"Bohemian Bazaar" Travelers Notebook Washi Sample, Page Marker with Pen Loop, etc...

"Fairie Dust" Laminated Travelers Notebook

"Fairie Dust" Travelers Notebook Inserts

"Fairie Dust" Travelers Notebook Washi Sample, Page Marker with Pen Loop, etc..

"Off To The Races" Laminated Travelers Notebook 

"Off To The Races" Travelers Notebook Inserts

"Off To The Races" Travelers Notebook Washi Sample, Page Marker with Pen Loop, etc..

Some of the traveler's notebook planners are listed on my YouTube and others are listed on my eBay.

Thanks for reading and happy crafting. 🧡

October Daily Countdown to Halloween...YouTube Inspired!

Today starts the first day of my October daily and countdown to Halloween. Every year I watch YouTube videos of people doing their October daily and I say, "I wanna make one!" But everytime I say it, well that's all I do, because I never take the time to make one. Well this year is different. I might be running behind but that's not going to stop me from doing it.

I'm using a Graphic 45 black album. I decorated the front cover using Stickles, rhinestones and free printables from online. The paper collection I use is from halegrafx.com. The banner and all the other embellishments except the calendar came from cutedaisy.com.  They're actually for planners but this is also like an album/planner and they're so cute. The calendar came from, I'm sorry I don't remember but I found it by doing a Google search for Halloween advent calendars. The little circle embellishments which I will use to countdown on the cover calendar came from printabelle.com.

Also on cutedaisy.com  they have coordinating printable washi tape and stickers. The printables including the washi tape and stickers comes in either orange, green and purple designs. The stickers will look nice printed on photo paper. Washi tape will look nice printed on either cardstock or photo paper depending on the look you trying to achieve. Here's a pic of some of the printables so you get an idea.

You can find the same printables for Thanksgiving and Christmas and among other holidays also. There's a lot of free printables online but you just have to look for them. I recommend finding them either on Google or Pinterest.

I will be using all online printables for this October daily countdown to Halloween planner/album.

As the month progresses I will be posting the finished projects I've started and new ones I'll be starting. It's going to be a super busy month but I'm very much looking forward to it.

Here's pictures of the front and back covers of my album. I'm not finished by a long shot but once it's all done I'll post and let you see.

Hope it inspires you to make one so you and your family can look back years from down and enjoy all the memories you going to make this October.

Happy Crafting!

XOXOXO