<p>Yesterday I was chatting with a maker and the subject of the perfect notebook came up. It turns out she had quite a few thoughts on what that ideal form must entail — and, listening to her, I realized I do as well. </p>



<p>That means I love discovering new entries in this classic category that check off multiple boxes, like the newest offerings from <a href="https://www.shadesofexpressiondesigns.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" title="Shades of Expression Designs">Shades of Expression Designs</a>. The family-run New Jersey house of stationery throws its hat in the ring with a lucky grouping of 13 journals in a variety of themes. </p>



<p>Just as a compelling card image can inspire a meaningful message inside, who knows what world-changing brilliance these laminated covers may spark? Each is 5.5&#8243; x 8.5&#8243; with 120 lined pages. ;</p>



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<p>If cooking up a masterpiece is more your speed, check out their new recipe book. Also sized at 5.5&#8243; x 8.5&#8243; and 120 pages, it features sections for ingredients and instructions so every culinary classic is neatly presented and preserved for posterity. ;</p><div class="inline-post clearfix"><div class="see-also byline">See also</div><div id="block-wrap-20262" class="block-wrap-native block-wrap block-wrap-23 block-css-20262 block-wrap-classic columns__m--1 elements-design-3 block-ani block-skin-0 tipi-box block-wrap-thumbnail ppl-m-1 clearfix" data-id="20262" data-base="0"><div class="tipi-row-inner-style clearfix"><div class="tipi-row-inner-box contents sticky--wrap"><div class="block block-23 clearfix"><article class="tipi-xs-12 clearfix with-fi ani-base tipi-xs-typo split-1 split-design-1 loop-0 preview-thumbnail preview-23 elements-design-3 post-21818 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-favorites tag-brush-stroke tag-design tag-illustration tag-inspirational-quotes tag-notebooks tag-sarah-schwartz tag-sky-of-blue-cards tag-stationery-blog tag-stationery-design tag-stationery-designer tag-the-paper-chronicles" style="--animation-order:0"><div class="preview-mini-wrap clearfix"><div class="mask"><a href="https://thepapernerd.com/new-notebooks-from-sky-of-blue-cards/" class="mask-img"><img width="100" height="100" src="https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/38514987426_0436e2cd52_k.jpg?resize=100%2C100&;ssl=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/38514987426_0436e2cd52_k.jpg?resize=150%2C150&;ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/38514987426_0436e2cd52_k.jpg?resize=200%2C200&;ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/38514987426_0436e2cd52_k.jpg?resize=293%2C293&;ssl=1 293w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/38514987426_0436e2cd52_k.jpg?resize=75%2C75&;ssl=1 75w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/38514987426_0436e2cd52_k.jpg?resize=390%2C390&;ssl=1 390w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/38514987426_0436e2cd52_k.jpg?resize=24%2C24&;ssl=1 24w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/38514987426_0436e2cd52_k.jpg?resize=48%2C48&;ssl=1 48w, https://i0.wp.com/thepapernerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/38514987426_0436e2cd52_k.jpg?resize=96%2C96&;ssl=1 96w" sizes="(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px" /></a></div><div class="meta"><div class="byline byline-2 byline-cats-design-4"><div class="byline-part cats"><a href="https://thepapernerd.com/category/favorites/" style="color:#b79b0d" class="cat">Favorites</a></div></div><div class="title-wrap"><h3 class="title"><a href="https://thepapernerd.com/new-notebooks-from-sky-of-blue-cards/">New Notebooks from Sky of Blue Cards!</a></h3></div><div class="byline byline-3"><span class="byline-part date"><i class="tipi-i-calendar" aria-hidden="true"></i> <time class="entry-date published dateCreated flipboard-date" datetime="2018-06-27T11:36:20+00:00">June 27, 2018</time></span><span class="byline-part likes-count"><a href="#" class="tipi-like-count " data-pid="21818"><span class="likes-heart"><i class="tipi-i-heart-o" aria-hidden="true"></i><i class="tipi-i-heart" aria-hidden="true"></i></span><span class="tipi-value">0</span></a></span></div></div></div></article></div></div></div></div></div></tipimidc>



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<p>Each design is $14 retail a pop. Shop them all <a href="https://www.shadesofexpressiondesigns.com/journals" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" title="here">here</a>, ;or, if you are wholesale, find this woman-owned business — lovingly run by one mom, 2 daughters and a granddaughter — on <a href="https://www.faire.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" title="Faire">Faire</a>.</p>



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