Digi Choosday Project | Back to School Handmade Mini Notebooks featuring Polkadoodles' Wanda

Another project to get ready for the back-to-school season, and personally, what better way to get organized (or just have something super cute) than with some handmade mini notebooks? For this Polkadoodles project, I created a coordinating set of two mini notebooks using the cutesy Studying Wanda Digi Stamp and the fun Happy Cactus Succulent Printable Pattern Paper!

I started by just eyeballing the size with regular A4 printing paper and my first try turned out a little too small for Wanda, so I made a second, slightly larger version — and now they make a perfect matching set! The smaller notebook measures 2.5 x 4 inches, while the larger one is 3.5 x 5 inches.

I colored the Wanda Computer Studying Digi Stamp with my Ohuhu markers using these colors:

🎨 Hair – R1, R4, R7

👁️‍🗨️ Eyelids – RV160

😊 Skin – R18

👚 Blouse – PB10

🪑 Chair – BG4

🪵 Table – YR1, BR1

For the covers, I used the Happy Cactus Succulent Printable Paper, then added Wanda front and center. To finish things off, I fussy cut some fun elements from the Work & Play 12 Design Sheet – Scientist/Geek Girl to give it a still fun vibe (despite the needing to go back to school) with "Talk Nerdy to Me" and "Geek Chic".

Both notebooks were bound with my trusty We R Memory Keepers Mini Cinch — I love how polished they look with those wire bindings!

These would make sweet little gifts for classmates and teachers, desk companions, or even for personal use! They will fit any little bag you always bring. I’m seriously tempted to make a whole set!

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