Hi everyone, it's Cheetarah here and I'm excited to be back on the blog to share a project I made under a new segment which is called "What is old is new again" in which the StencilGirl® Creative Team is asked to pick something up at their local thrift/ second-hand store and give it a new life.
I went to Het Warenhuis which is a thrift store where I live in Leiden, the Netherlands and browsed around when I found something that caught my eye... A discarded notebook cover what was probably used for IT-work segment course. Lately, I am slightly obsessed with notebook covers, I have a variety of those already, but saw real potential to turn this into a jazzed up cover for my Leuchtturm A5 planner. And So I bought it for 50cents(!) and went to work.
So as you can see the cover went through quite a transformation!
I've filmed the process for you which you can see below:
I've filmed the process for you which you can see below:
I really enjoyed giving this quite boring cover such a successful make-over.
Here are some close-up shots of the cover in use:

It currently holds my Emerald Leuchturm A 5 notebook / daily planner.
I added a transparent folder in the back for loose items and you can see the Einstein quote quite nicely through it. Also I thought it was fun to add this quote as it was a cover specifically for learning/work but now it's transformed to hold my thoughts and idea's which come forth out of my imagination :)
The front and the back of the cover, the swirl patters cane through so nicely with the help of Finnabair Opal Magic paints! And I love the depth the translucent Mettalique paints provided.
This statement on the inside pocket is such a powerful one and it reminds me to be present for all things I am doing and planning to in my life with the help of organizing it in my bullet journal& planner.
The StencilGirl® stencils I used are:
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Uplifting Words by Carolyn Dube |
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Borderlines - StencilClub |
Hope this inspired you to give your notebook cover a new look with the help of awesome StencilGirl® Stencils! Thanks so much for stopping and have an awesome day!
I see that the first stencil used is my 6" x 6" Marbles 6. Thanks for choosing it among the other StencilGirl stencils! May I have your permission to share this video and a photo or two of yours, on my blog? -- giving full credit to you, of course! If you would first like to check out my blog, here it is -- http://heartworkbycecilia.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteHi Cecelia, absolutely, share away :) I absolutely loved working with your stencil on this project :) xo Cheetarah
DeleteThis looks fabulous
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Katie <3
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