Summer School is in Session

Summer Online Classes Starting this Week with Zutter & My Creative Classroom!     Distress-it-All VS2 with Donna Salazar This class will be 4 weeks of DISTREZZED girlie grunge fun! We'll be distrezzing everything under the sun that can be put through this wonderful little machine and you will see the various looks that can be achieved with it. Learn the differences between the DIA Version 1 and Version 2. We'll be making a 5x7 Mixed Media Book, a 6x12 Family Trip Book, a card and 2 ATCs (Artist Trading Cards).  Week 1 - All About the DIA & Part 1 of making the 5x7 Mixed Media Book Week 2 - Binding and Decorating the 5x7 Mixed Media Book Week 3 - 6x12 Family Trip Book Week 4 - A 5x7 Card and 2 Artist Trading Cards Enroll Now Class Begins: July 3 4 Weeks - $35   With Linda Dotterer  A scoring board is a hot, must-have tool in paper crafting. A scoring board gives paper crafters clean and crisp straight lines for folding sheets of paper into creative cards and gift wrappings. Fun and Fabulous Folds is a 4-week class featuring the Scor-it-All Board, by Zutter, the makers of the Bind-it-All. Week 1: We will start with a brief overview of the scoring tool and then move on to different styles of greeting cards.   Week 2: We will continue with more greeting cards, with a focus on pocket cards.   Week 3: We will move on to creating envelopes and pockets. During this week, we will be using the Scor-It-All Envelope-It A2 template. Week 4: We will finish the class with boxes and bags. Enroll Now  Class Begins: July 2 4 Weeks - $25

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Summer in the City Mixed Media Album

Summer in the City

Hi, Cheryl here again, from Cheryl’s Window, and here is what is in my studio today.  

It is summer, and being from Florida, most expect beach themes from me. Unfortunately, I am not a beach girl.  CHA is coming up and last summer was my first CHA experience.  The day before CHA started, I had the chance to go into Chicago and experience THE CITY!  And it was so very hot, but it was exhilarating for me- the sights, the sounds, the smells, the people!

I had so much fun listening to this song and building my own mini album using Spellbinder dies designed by Donna Salazar.  I used Creative Book Pages One and Two as well as a few butterflies from her Wonderful Wings Grand Nestabilities collection. 

I created this mixed media album using chipboard for the back page to give my book stability as well as a variety of papers, tags, time card, plastic baggy, envelopes, and a piece of raw canvas.

Before I show you the entire album, I thought I’d share some of the creation process.

I used Zutter Chipboard cover for the back page of my album.  This provided structure and stability for my mixed album.  However, 8x8 was larger than I wanted, so I used my Zutter Kutter to cut down the board to 7 x 7 and then I rounded two outer corners with the Zutter Corner Rounder.

I inked edges and embossed a few embellishments using various products from ClearSnap.  I also colored and shaded with some with Faber-Castell Gelatos, even while using the die as a stencil.

I had so much fun putting this album together.   It is bright and happy and very summery to me. 

Want to peek inside my album?

Just look at all that layered yumminess.  I still have a few picture spots to fill and I’m trying to decide whether to add more from this trip or add some new pictures from my visit in a few weeks back in Chicago for CHA Summer 2012!

What are your plans for this summer?  Will you make a summer album?  Make sure to share on the BIA Facebook page if so.  We love seeing your creations using Zutter products.

We've Got You Covered!!!!!

We've heard from hundreds of your husbands telling us that they are tried of the crafting mess around your house from Distrezzing-It-All and Binding-It-All.

So we've come up with the perfect solution with our mid-release of tools!!! 

Introducing the Sweep-It-All and the Scrub-It-All!! 

These innovative cleaning tools will help you handle the mess and make hubby happy! Available in classic Zutter pink, these supplies will have you stylin' while doing the dirtiest of chores. The Scrub-It-All is a dual action sponge with a soft side for cleaning your Bind-It-All and a scrubbing side for scraping paint off the floor! The Sweep-It-All will help you clean all the little distrezzing bits and binding chads from your floorboards and help you find all those buttons you dropped last week!

Bring these tools to your next crop to impress your friends! And for those of you who want to make a true statement about how innovative you are, try the Sweep-It-All V2.0, our new mop-vac style broom! 

We're looking for a spokesperson to head up this new line of innovative tools so please post below if you are interested!!

Cali '09 - Distrezzed & Misted!

The Artistic Paper Collection by Donna Salazar is like a blank canvas and I had so much fun misting and playing with the paper.

I wanted to make a unique mini for some of my favorite photos from California that never made it onto a layout and made this really fun mini album.

For each page I used different colors and techniques with the Glimmer Mists to make each page like a canvas for the photos.

When I was done playing I used the Distrezz-It-All to distress the pages and then I used the Bind-It-All to make the holes for the ribbon to bind it together.

An easy twist for a unique, creative...and quick mini album!

Zutter Zister DT Member Fleur Smith

Binding with Donna Salazar's New Spellbinder Dies!

Winter CHA 2011! The time for fun new products and ooohs and ahhhs, but for me, the best part is seeing friends! I only spent one day at CHA this year - I somehow wriggled my way out of working the Zutter booth. It was actually nice to just walk the floor a bit and not worry about rushing back to the booth to scramble with make ‘n takes and sales. The Zutter team from the main office and warehouse managed things admirably. Cheers to Felipe, Claudia, and Miriam!

My first stop was to see my pal Donna Salazar at the Product Performers booth. She’s got loads of new releases at this show. One of the most Zuttery are her new Creative Book Pages dies from Spellbinders. These large format dies make cool-edged pages and covers you can readily bind with your Bind-it-All. Totally cool, peeps!  Look what you can make with these dies, some Zutter Corrugated Board or chipboard, some yummilicious paper and your Bind-it-All!

Yes, the butterfly is also one of Donna's new Spellbinders dies!

oh look, a cute little sample by ME!  ;)



This cute album shows off all the pages you can make with these dies!

 ~ The fabulous Donna Salazar ~

~ The fabulously goofy Donna Salazar ~

(i know, i'm goofy too!)

Thanks, Donna, for bringing us more amazing stuff for our Bind-it-All habit!

Christmas in July

Time to get ready for Summer CHA in Chicago! It's in just a couple weeks, and that means MAKE SAMPLES!!

Here is one of the books I made this week using some of the new paper from Donna Salazar.  These ones are Christmas Rose & Ribbon and Holiday Greetings.  These papers are formatted for and are a breeze to cut in the Dreamkuts....check them out on her blog.

This little holiday book was made with 8X8 Zutter Clipboard Wood, weathered with various colors of Smooch Spritz.  Also Smooched and wrinkled the papers to get a fabric-like look....it's all paper (except for the denim under the title and the red flowers).  I even stamped/embossed....I know, even shocked myself.  I almost never stamp.  Donna's stamps are pretty groovy though and hard to resist.

Don't forget, the Clipboard Wood makes for a durable, long lasting base to your books (or for decor projects - check this out on my blog).  It's punchable with the Bind-it-All and is alterable just like chipboard. 

Have a great day!

CHA Classes featuring the Bind-it-All

The Craft & Hobby Association Winter show opens on Sunday, January 24 – and every scrappy and crafty manufacturer (as well as us loca fans) are all a-dither to see the new products and just be able to touch and feel and breathe in all the fun new stuff. You’ve already seen a peek of two of the new products that Zutter is coming out with…let’s hear it for the Distrezz-it-All and the Zutter Kutter. Yahhhhhh!

But along with the massive convention hall filled with yummy exhibitors, there are also education classes for wholesalers and educators to take advantage of. Here are some details on a couple classes that will be featuring the Bind-it-All and other Zutter products.

Makin's Clay® Mini Book & Frame

W0504 - WORKSHOP
Sunday, January 24, 2010
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Room: 212B
Difficulty: Beginner

In this class you will make two great projects; 1) A Mini Clay Book and 2) Embellish a Frame using Makin's Clay®, the No Bake Polymer Clay®, Makin's Brand® Texture Sheets, Molds and Ultimate Clay Extruder®. This class is ideal for crafters, designers, and artists interested in working with and learning more about Makin's Clay®, the No Bake Polymer Clay®.

Instructors: Ann Butler and Sue Kelsey (Sue created the lovely project pictured above)
Sponsors: Makins USA Inc.
Ticket Information
Members $25, Non-Members $50

Handmade Nature Mini-Album 6"x6" with original German scraps

W1003 - WORKSHOP
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
7:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Room: 212A
Difficulty: Intermediate
Supplies: Scissors, personal photos and paper trimmer optional

This book, featuring vintage and Dresden foil diecuts is full of pockets and tags just waiting for photos and notes. It can also be a generic mini-scrapbook with lots of room for journaling. Participants will cut and piece diecuts for custom effects as well as change the original colors for a coordinated book.

Instructors: Candice Windham
Sponsors: Paper Dreams Factory, Inc
Ticket Information
Members $25, Non-Members $50

Check back and see the make ‘n takes that we will have at the Zutter booth (#1963) and get some more info on the beautiful projects Donna Salazar will be creating with Zutter-friendly papers, the BIA, Dreamkuts, Zutter Kutter and Distrezz-it-All at the Product Performers booth.

Yum!