Branding at Trade Shows & Conferences - Part One - Branded Memo Pads

I totally love getting ready for trade show and conferences. I get so excited about meeting new people, learning new things and experiencing the unknowns. I try to do a little something every time to spread creativity and share a little bit about myself. I am getting ready to attend Bloggy Conference 2013 in Ohio in TWO weeks and am prepared with new business cards, buttons and such. However, while in the Dollar Tree today I found these little 5 packs of adorable green note pads and my mind saw them dressed up and ready to give away. Calculations screamed TWENTY CENTS EACH! So I bought them.

I gathered my supplies from the bin and cubbies in my studio and cut black card stock to the width of the pad but twice as long plus a little bit for the gummed part at the top.

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Then I glued the card stock to the back of the pad and flipped it over.

I put a layer of Mod Podge over the whole outside part and then added a little card I printed to go on the front, applying a layer of Mop Podge over it.When it was dry, I used hot glue to adhere ribbon to the back that was long enough to tie in a bow on the front. Then I put a paperclip at the top and used hot glue to keep it in place and a button from my very own branded collection available from Buttons Galore and More to hide the glue.I put my business card on the inside in the paper clip. Ta Da!