Hello everyone and welcome to Altenew’s Live Your Dream Scrapbook Collection Release Blog Hop!! Today we are showcasing the new scrapbook collection. If you arrived here from the talented Nathalie DeSousa blog, then you are on the right track. If you arrived here on your own, then you will want to start at the beginning, the Altenew Scrapbook Blog so that you don’t miss a thing!
Take a look at my DIY Traveler’s Journal Cover:
Live Your Dream Scrapbook collection is full of fun vibrant colors! I’m tickled pink by these traveler’s journal covers. Super cute and easy to make.
Here’s how I created them:
Cut a sheet of patterned paper to 8 x 5, scored at 3.5, 4 and 4.5.
Run the patterned paper through a laminator.
Choose the die-cut embellishments you wan to use on the front cover and run those through the laminator.
Trim the laminated sheet and round the corners.
Rescore the score line, so that the plastic will fold nicely.
Use a 1/8 hole punch, punch 3 holes (on the score lines) 1/8 from the bottom and top of the traveler journal cover.
Measure 2.5 on the middle line and punch a hole.
Cut a 24 in piece of what elastic cording.
Now its time to string the elastic cord.
String the elastic from the front to the back of the cover, leaving a tail to tie at the end. I measured it for the hole its in to the middle hole in the center of the cover.
Now just go up, over and back down.
Now that you gone though each hole, your tails are opposite of each other.
The tail on the right will pass back through the hole below it so that its now on the inside of the cover.
The tail on the left will pass through the hole above it, so that it’s on the inside as well.
Like this.
Tie a knot nice and tight. Clip the ends.
Now you have four bands for four books!
Now cut another piece of elastic to 10in and string it though the middle hole from the inside out, to create the band that closes the journal.
Like this.
Now its time to add your books.
Cut out the laminated die-cut embellishments and adhere them to the front of the book.
I added only two books but four fit beautifully.
I’ll teach you how to make the books soon! Stay tune for those.
What is a blog hop without an amazing gift? Yayyy!!
Prizes
- Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to SIX lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or Altenew Scrapbook Blog by Thursday February 28th, 2019 at 11:59pm EDT for a chance to win. The winners will be announced on the Altenew Card Blog and Altenew Scrapbook Blog on Sunday, March 3rd, 2019.
- In addition I have a $30 gift certificate to giveaway from comments left on this post by Wednesday, February 27th, 2019 at 11:59pm EDT for a chance to win. The winner will be announced on Thursday, February 28th, 2019.
Next Stop on this Blog Hop is the:
Patricia Roebuck
You do not want to miss out on her amazing creations!!
Just in case you lose your place along the way, here is the complete list of participants so that you can find your way back:
Kymona Tracey ← you are here
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Kreative Kymona 
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I wish I had this collection to play with right now!
I’m loving your travel journals… so pretty!
This collection is spectacular, I love it!
Something that you’ve made yourself is prized
more highly than something you’ve bought
already made. Thanks for the extensive
directions. It’s a fantastic project.
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What a cute project!
There you go with another awesome creative idea!! Love your work Kymona 🙂
Looks great Kymona!
Great journal! Love the new release papers.
Thanks for the great tutorial!
The journal covers were a great idea for this pretty collection!
thank you for the amazing tutorial
Your projects are always sooooo clever and creative! Just stunning!
beautiful! I’m going to try my hand at this. you can never have too many notebooks!
I love your projects! The papers in this collection are so beautiful!
This is so clever!! I LOVE the pretty papers and your journals came out fantastic!
Your journals look very crafty!
These are fabulous and great idea to laminate.
These are so fantastic, a book cover! Yes, why not?!
Awesome projects!!!! Very nice ideas.
Great project! I love this collection, it’s so beautiful!
I love the journals! What a clever way to use this gorgeous collection. TFS!
Love these TB’s cover Kymona! Thanks for the tut and inspiration!
Your TN are so cute and fun! The papers in this set are awesome and I can see why you made the TN.
Wonderful collection!! You always create such fabulous things.
Looks amazing. Your instructions are so good. I just love the papers in this collection. Thanks for sharing this.
Wow! This project is amazing. I will do it. It is absolutely sure 😉
What a fabulous use of the new collection! Gorgeous travel journal covers. Thank you for the very clear direction on how to re-create it.
What a great idea! Those covers look fantastic. Thanks for sharing!
Love these beautiful creations! So pretty!!
The journals are adorable. I have a new project now!
Thanks for the detailed instructions on how to make these journals. While I usually make cards, these journals are so delightful, I might need to branch out in my crafting. I love seeing your projects.
Awesome project! Thanks for the chance to win.
Terrific way to think out of the box. I loved your travel journals. Thanks for showing us how you created them. They are stunning with the new papers from Altenew. Thanks for sharing your time and talent with us.
Your travel journals are beautiful! I love that you laminated the different sections! This new release really has beautiful colors! Thank you for the inspiration!!
These look great. I’m looking forward to seeing how to use it. Thank you for the tutorial and pictures. I always need pictures because I can’t always figure things out with just words.
Great idea to use those gorgeous papers as journal covers and I never thought of laminating them – great idea to make them more durable and give them more substance! I now have even more reasons to get a laminator for myself!!!
Pretty Color. Love this design. What a great idea to make your own travel journal.
Stunning collection with goodies that can work on cards too! Such lovely projects!
Fantastic, excellent idea. These are an absolute must try idea. Ingenious. Love how vibrant & happy these look individually or side by side. Thank you for sharing your inspiration.
These travel journals are fabulous!! I always enjoy your unique and creative ideas!
What a clever idea!
Love the way you created the journal! Such a wonderful idea.
Thanks for sharing…
This tutorial was so helpful!! Thank you for taking the time to do that! Beautiful!
Awesome project! Love the colors!
Such a wonderful idea to create TN covers. Thanks for the tutorial.
Your journals are super cute, Kymona! Love the colors in these papers which make creating them so much fun. Thanks for a great tutorial—-I think I can do this with your help!
Thank you so much for such a detailed and easy post to follow regarding do-it-yourself Travelers journals. Your pictures are so helpful and the end product is gorgeous.
these just make me happy! and great instruction on the binding!