This is a very cute gift perfect for Teachers or coworkers, which is quick & easy to make with very limited supplies and very budget friendly…it’s a decorated Post It or Sticky Notes Holder complete with a slot for a pen or pencil on the side…

This base of this takes literally minutes to make and you do not need any special tools to make it – you can easily make a batch of them in very little time – perfect when time is short but you want to give a little something or you realize at the last minute the deadline is tomorrow!

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Click HERE to find my blog post that details how I decorated the front and what supplies I used on the item above.

Here is my tutorial so that you can make your own Post it Note Holder – at the end of this tutorial you will find a printable version too so that you can print it out and keep it for reference – look for the red text & you’ll find it!

Cut a piece of cardstock to measure 7 3/8″ x 3 1/4″…

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And use your Paper Scoring tool to score it at 3 1/8″, 3 1/2″ & 3 7/8″ – I used Stampin’ Up!’s Simply Scored tool to do this – as you can see, it has handy markers to mark your score lines – these are extremely useful if you are making multiples of the same item – you don’t have to remember your measurements!

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When done, place on a flat surface…

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And fold along the center line…

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Next you are going to cut slits to make your pen holder – you can do this by using your Paper Trimmer and cut at 1″ down from the top and then another 3/4″ below that – cut from the edge of the fold down to the score line…

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Or you can use scissors to do the same thing…

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When done, this is what you will have…

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Lay your cardstock flat…

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Fold along the other two score lines and then use your fingers to gently push the top fold backwards – and repeat for the lower part…

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Then fold your top piece along it’s score line to create the front panel…

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And repeat for the back panel.  Your post it note holder will now look like this – you will see that the back panel is a bit longer than the front panel…

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Open up your cardstock…

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And run a line of strong adhesive tape along that back scored section…

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And then push down to firmly adhere in place – this creates the pen rest…

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When done, this is what you will have – now both back & front panels are the same size…

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And then you adhere your pad of Post It notes inside & decorate the inside flap if you want to…

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And then of course you can decorate the outside using any supplies that you want – you can literally theme it for any occasion – this one has a thankful at Thanksgiving theme going on…

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And then you pop your pen or pencil in the side – you can attach it with a Mini Glue Dot to keep it in place for gifting – and there you have one cute little gift ready for giving!

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