Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Cassette Tape Notebook using Concord and 9th's Mix Tape Rewind Die Set

Happy Monday and welcome to another Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge!  This week's theme is "Inspired by Music."  I made a cassette tape notebook utilizing a fantastic die set from Concord and 9th.

I started by cutting out the pieces I'd need using the die set, my Sizzix Big Shot and Strathmore Mixed Media paper.

I assembled the cassette, like so:

Next I made the pages for the inside of the notebook.  These were made with paint, Distress Watercolor Pencils, alcohol ink, and Distress Oxide sprays.  I even enlisted the help of my little kiddo to make one of the painty pages!

I cut the painted pages into the shape of the cassette using the dies, with a fold in the middle of each.

The pages were thick enough to warrant the need for a wider spine, so I cut the cassette shape in half and added a spine piece that I cut out of black paper.  This made it fold more like a binder instead of just in half.

I used my Crop-A-Dile to make holes in all the pages, then I strung them together and tied the pages to the cover.

To finish it off, I glued a quote to the front from Dina Wakley's Ledger 2 paper.  Now I have a cute little notebook with painty paper inside that I can tear out and use for collages.

Here are the supplies I used that you can find at Simon Says Stamp:

• Concord & 9th Mix Tape Rewind Die Set
• Strathmore Mixed Media Paper, Black and White
• Sizzix Big Shot
• Dina Wakley Paint
• Distress Watercolor Pencils, Set 4 and 6
• Alcohol Ink: Hyper, Sailboat Blue
• Distress Oxide Spray: Squeezed Lemonade, Walnut, Salvaged Patina
• Crop-A-Dile
• Dina Wakley Ledger Paper 2

If you want to participate in this week's challenge, upload your music-inspired projects to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog for your chance to win a $25 voucher to the Simon Says Stamp store.

And don't forget to check out all the exciting happenings throughout the month at Simon's STAMPtember celebration!