Looking for useful ways to display your iPhone photos? I used some of my favorite Instagram photos to recover a simple journal. I'm so excited to carry this book around all month and to jot down ideas and inspiration. You want to make one too? Here's how…
1-2. Measure the front of the journal you will be using then add 1/2 an inch to the length and width. Create a document that size in Photoshop and copy/paste instagram photos in different sizes all over the document. Print your image. Repeat one more time for your back cover. 3. Use scrapbooking adhesive all the way around the front cover of your journal. Be sure to get very close to the edge for the best result. 4-5. Adhere your photo to the cover, press down on all edges. Open the cover and use the inside cover as a guide to cut away the excess so that the photo matches the shape of your cover exactly. Repeat with back cover. 6. Use decorative tape to create a binding all the way down the spine with 2 inch pieces of tape. 7. Before you adhere your stickers to the cover, cut them out so you can experiment with placement. 8. Adhere stickers to the front cover and enjoy your new personal journal!
xo. elsie
Notebook provided by Miro.
65 Comments
Oh my gosh – love this idea!!
xoxo
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This is awesome! I was doing a similar thing with magazine photos. But it would be so much better to use my own. Lovely Idea.
Carlee
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that’s suck a great Idea!! I can’t wait to try this!
Bri
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Not a journal maker type, but I dig the idea. Thanks.
Cute!
Val
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cool! this looks really great 🙂
georgia
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I saw this on you rinstagram and I couldn’t wait till you posted it! LOVE it! 🙂
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This is really interesting. 🙂 Hmmm, I definitely gonna try this. 😀
pretty idea.. 🙂 http://lovesimplegreen.blogspot.com/
Wow how creative! I’m totally obsessed with all things instagram so I’m gonna think about getting off my lazy bum and trying this!
Brooke
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This is such a cute way to display instagram pictures. I love this!
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I don’t have an iphone, but I love the look of this journal! I’ve really been enjoying all of your journaling/scrapbooking posts lately.
this looks like soooo much fun to do. must try! thanx for sharing!
Instagram is definitely my favorite app. xo, rv
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Very cool! love the idea! Must try!
Olya
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Such a wonderful idea! I LOVE all the ideas you have for showing off your photos….too often I never print mine! These types of projects are a continual inspiration for me….so thanks <3
I’m going to have sooo many scrapbooks, inspiration-books and journals lying around because of your cute DIYs 😉
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That’s awesome! I’ve started photographing everything that inspires me, and making a little book out of it would be great!
Such a great idea!
nice thought! simple to do 🙂
That’s such a lovely idea! I always have some notebooks or journals with me, but they are mostly quite boring from the outside. That’s perfect for prettying them up! Thanks for all your great DIYs and inspiration! I love reading your blog!
CUTIE!
Dear Elsie, as always a beautiful idea and so easy 🙂 Thank you!
Instagram is the best! I’m so happy that it’s finally available on Android…I can’t stop playing with it.
wow So Cool!
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I used to do something similar for my planner! I’d buy the cheapest, (and most of the time ugliest) planner I could find, and make a cover for it in photoshop with photos or an artwork I liked. It’s a great way to get something original and save some money!
the cover looks professional, how fantastic is that!!
A lovely idea,, would make cute gifts also.
Zoe
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What a great idea! I’ve only just got an iPhone but am already loving Instagram… would be great to use them in another creative way.
Amazing! So simple & so cute! You’re full of inspirations Elsie 🙂
What a shame that I can’t download Instagram on my phone 🙁
I do something like this with my students’ writing notebooks. We take an extra step and “laminate” the entire notebook. If I catch a sale on clear contact paper we’ll use that, but usually we just end up using packing tape.
such an awesome idea!! :] I think I’ll try it out when I have more instagram photos!
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Great! Love it! <3
Love love it so much!
I am in a project, instant photos with my phone, catch beautiful moments during the day
This will be a great idea to use them ; )
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Now that I have instagram for my android phone. I can’t wait to do this project. I have tons of idea book and this would be a nice addition.
Thanks!
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Love this idea! I recently printed off a bunch of instagram photos for my walls and I have some left over–this could be the perfect way to use them!
where do you buy your washi tape??
That’s so easy! And so cool!
Emily, this tape is from Michael’s. It’s part of the Smash Book collection (scrapbooking section). XO!
What a great idea! Very creative!
Bizi
Would mod podge be okay to use? And where did you get the adhere stickers? Cute idea 🙂
Pretty idea!
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I don’t use instagram but I can do other collage in PS as well 🙂
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Siempre me han gustado ese tipo de bloc de notas, pero ahora, con esa forma de personalizarlo es que me encantan…
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Will. Be. Doing!!!
that’s suck a great Idea!! I can’t wait to try this!
awww, I love it!!!
Love this. Very personalize yet very beautiful. You are indeed very artistic!
You are simply amazing!
love it. i wonder what kind of printer you have. those pix look amazing…
What a super idea! I must make one ASAP!
i’m definitely gonna do this!! thanks Elsie for this wonderful idea 🙂
awww, no instagram for my xperia :c
Oh my goood sooo cute ;D
This makes me want to do my own photography ideas notebook 😀
Great tutorial 😀
Found you on Pinterest – This is adorable! Would love for you to share it at the Pomp Party!
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Jill @ Create.Craft.Love.
awesome idea!
xo, cheyenne
Look so cute and awesome! I want it!
xx
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I love the idea, you always bring everything back to basic
I do this all the time with magazine clippings but this is a cool idea! What kind of paper did you print on? Is it photo paper?
lovely
This is a phenom idea! I nominate you for the Sunshine Award, check it out at my blog: laurarahel.blogspot.com
Hi to all, how is the whole thing, I think every one is getting more from this web page.
This is Awesome- I wish I had time to do this.
I made this together with another simple journal! Love it! http://instagram.com/p/OEeJpasbff/