Pocket Coloring Books

When I saw these fabulous Pocket Notebooks, I thought about how fun it would be to transform this concept into a Pocket Coloring Books for my nieces & nephews.  

I started by downloading lots of free coloring pages of their favorite things like ballerinas and princesses for the girls … and cartoon characters, trains, and animals for the boys.  I used Word to re-size them to ATC dimensions (2.5" x 3.5") and printed them on white cardstock for added sturdiness.

I used images from the new Artistic Outpost Think & Wonder set for my Pocket Coloring Book Covers.

The first one was stamped on Webster's Pages DP.  I pulled in the color from the paper by coloring in several letters of the alphabet with Prismacolor Pencils.  I detail cut several butterflies from the remaining part of the paper and used a glue stick to attach them over the image.

I stamped the same image for the back and adhered them both to chipboard to add to the sturdiness of the book.  I finished by attaching the pages with a Binder Ring from the office supply store and added scraps of ribbon, including Outpost Attic Findings, to finish the design.

The second one has an image & sentiment from the set stamped on more Webster's Pages DP.  I punched tiny butterflies from the paper and added a number strip cut from the page along the bottom, which works for the ResQ Challenge to Get In Line.

Chipboard front & back and more fun textured ribbon, including some velvet ric-rac finish the design.

For my third Pocket Coloring Book, I stamped on more Webster's Pages DP and added another vertical strip of numbers to coordinate with the horizontal letters on the paper.

I added some boyish ribbons including twill and measuring tape to finish the design.

I'm entering these projects in the Tatertots & Jello Weekend Wrap-Up Party.

I found a perfectly-sized gift bag at Michaels, so I decorated it to hold these Pocket Coloring Books.

More Webster's Pages trimmed into a hand-drawn heart.  I finished with sentiments around the edges and a wonderful paper bloom.

This was such a fun project, especially finding free coloring pages on-line depicting each child's favorite things.  Now they will each have their own personalized little coloring book that's small enough to travel with them.