Mosaic Notepads

I don't know if anyone else saves those tiny pieces of DP that are too small to really create with, but I always seem to hang onto them, knowing they'll come in handy one day. I just love the papers in the Basic Grey Jovial pack and when you use a sheet to make a card, there's always a strip or an odd-shaped piece left over. For these notepads, I snipped those little pieces of dp in random fashion and placed them on a piece of adhesive-covered cardstock. Yes, I re-discovered my Zyron for this project!! I placed the pieces on the sticky side of a scrap piece of white cardstock, leaving spaces between them, then sprinkled gold ep and heat embossed them. I leave the pieces hanging over the edge, and after it's heated and dried, I trim them up for a neat look. I love that I can put those beautiful pieces of paper to good use! For these notepads, I used Sage Shadow and Bravo Burgundy card stocks and filled them with notepads from PTI. For the holiday planner, I added a fancy labels punch and adhered it with a magnet so the notepad stays closed. {I learned the hard way that after you sprinkle the piece with embossing powder, you need to take a soft brush and whisk away any excess ep from the DP, since you can't use an embossing buddy without it getting stuck to the adhesive. The holiday planner has a ton of excess gold on the pattern pieces, but I'm going to keep it for myself, so I'm the only one who will notice that big oops!!}
Sorry for the wonky photo - it's cloudy here today and the sparkle of the gold ep seems to detract from the true colors.
Have a great Sunday and thanks for stopping by!

Carol