Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Notebook using Seth Apter's Mini Page Duo and Paper Cutz #2 Dies

Welcome to another Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge!  The theme this week is "at the beach."  I have so many happy memories of driving up the coast with my family for our summer vacations.  I always felt my stress and troubles melt away as I stared out at the ocean.  I decided to make a bright and happy notebook with a sea quote on the front to honor those vibrant and peaceful memories.

I started by cutting the notebook page shapes out of Seth Apter dies.  I have yet to meet a Seth Apter die I don't like!  The two folded pages are from his Mini Page Duo set and the plus-sign panel is from Paper Cutz #2.

I used Strathmore Mixed Media paper, which holds up nicely to all the paint and water and Distress Crayon scribbling I added.

I stamped some red dots on a piece of paper with a Tim Holtz stamp and cut up the plus-sign section of paper into a strip to go along the side of the book.

I assembled the components and this project was done!  I plan to stick some family beach pictures inside it for a fun mini flip-through book.

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

• Seth Apter Sizzix Die Set: Mini Page Duo
• Seth Apter Sizzix Die Set: Paper Cutz #2
• Strathmore Mixed Media Paper
• Dina Wakley Paint
• Distress Crayons: Set 2
• Distress Watercolor Pencils: Set 3
• Tim Holtz Psychedelic Grunge Stamp Set
• Distress Ink: Festive Berries

We can't wait to "sea" your beachy projects (see what I did there?), so upload them to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog.  You could win a $25 voucher to the Simon Says Stamp store!