Arty Notebooks
I wanted to make my plain black notebooks for uni more interesting :)
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You Will Need (5 things)
- old Magazine(s) (s)
- Sticky Back Plastic
- old Newspaper (s)
- Glue
- Scissors
Steps (7 steps, 20 minutes)
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#1 Photograph 'Muse' notebook.
Cut out a range of pictures from a newspaper/magazine with a simlilar theme or colour scheme. Glue them to your notebook in an interesting arrangement. -
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Pick out details such as words by covering them with a square of sticky back plastic.
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Cut out pictures in different shapes and stick them over other pictures.
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#2 Chanel/Fashion Notebook.
Make a collage of magazine clipping based around a theme. Overlap the pictures to fill the whole of the notebook cover. Cover images with sticky back plastic of you want to ensure they stay in place. -
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I really liked this photo by itself so stuck it on the back cover of my notebook.
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#3 Lyric diary.
Be inspired by a favourite song lyric or quote and spell it out in cut out letters of different colours, shapes and sizes. [Lyrics from All Star by Smash Mouth] -
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#4 Arty Sketchpad.
Use clippings with contrasting colours so the sketchbook cover stands out.