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Thankful Book

Have guests write down what they are thankful for in the book. Make it a tradition every year and have fun reading about years past.

What you will need:

1. Bound blank journal
2. Fall leaf scrapbooking paper
3. White cardstock
4. Brown inkpad
5. Paper cutter
6. Leaf cutout
7. Ribbon that matches a color in the paper
8. Glue stick
9. Photo splits

Directions:

1. Begin by cutting the leaf scrapbook paper with the paper cutter to fit the front cover of the journal.
2. Adhere the paper to the cover using photo splits.
3. Cut a square out of the white cardstock.
4. Rub the brown inkpad over the square to get an aged look. Hint: if you place another piece of paper under the square you can avoid getting ink on the table.
5. Adhere the square with the glue stick to the top middle of the front cover.
6. Glue the leaf over the square.
7. To attach the ribbon as a bookmark, open the book and look at it so that you can see the binding on the top.
8. Put a photo split on one end of the ribbon. You may need to cut the photo split to make it fit on the ribbon.
9. Push the ribbon into the opening between the binding and the pages.
10. Close the book and the photo split should be forced to adhere to the binding. If you are not able to do this with your book you can also simply adhere the ribbon to the top corner of the inside back cover.