Tea Party

Hi everyone, Nancy here today to share with you a mini album to go with the teacup mobile I made a couple of weeks ago.  (If you missed that project you can see it here.)  Once again, I used my Cricut to cut the chipboard and my cardstock; and used my trusty Bind-it-All to bring it all together.  I love that about my Bind-it-All...I can cut just about any shape and turn it into a mini album.  I chose to use one inch, white o-wires to hold this little book, which measures about 5 inches across the top, together.

I filled the mini album with lots of yummy papers and chipboard from the Daily Junque collection from Pink Paislee and a few odds and ends from my scrap table including Prima flowers, lace and trims; as well as some Basic Grey Canvas, a couple of older Autumn Leaves buttons, and a resin piece from Melissa Francess that I colored with some alcohol markers.

 

Here is a close up of the front cover which also has a large pink flower from the Hydrangea Hippo store. 

I was hoping to use this little mini for an upcoming party my daughter is hosting.  But she really wanted to use it now, so we filled it with photos from her third birthday party.  

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs.

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Zutter Items Used
Bind it All
White O-Wires
Chipboard

Non Zutter Items:
Patterned Paper & Chipboard: Pink Paislee
Flowers:  Large Pink Hydrangea Hippo
Other Flowers: Prima Marketing
Resin: Melissa Francess
Laces: Prima Marketing
Cording: Crate Paper
Alphabet Stickers: Making Memories
Buttons: Autumn Leaves
Stick Pin: Prima Marketing
Alcohol Markers:  Bic Markits
Jewels: Prima
Teapot charm: Unknown
Canvas tags: Basic Grey

Nancy

Coffee Sleeves and Instagram

Hi everyone!  Nancy here today to share with you a project I made using some coffee sleeves and my favorite binding tool, the Bind-it-All.


I love using my phone to take photos and have taken bunches of shots using Instagram.  This small format was perfect for these low resolution photos.

I really put my Distrezz-it-All to work to create the shabby chic look I was after. Placing the papers over the coffee sleeves. And then binding with 1 inch Antique Brass O-Wires.

I used lots of different trims and flowers from the Hydrangea Hippo store to coordinate with my Prima Marketing papers.

The size of this album was just perfect for using up some scraps I had lying around from previous projects.

So, have you ever used the Distrezz-it-All?


Hugs.


Nancy

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Paper Hearts...

Yes, Valentine's Day has passed but love can last the whole year! I created this mini for a private class I taught at an event for a group of sophisticated crafters who love all things elegant yet over the top--the bar was set high so this is the mini I created, full of details, trims, and more.

Really the sky is the limit with the types of items you can create as pages in your books using your Bind-It-All. Now that I have worked "behind the scenes" in the paper crafting industry I know that some of the pre-made albums and books you can purchase pre-bound, off the shelf have been in development for months if not YEARS! Imagine if you could see something hip, cool, and trendy and make a book out of it today, right now, this very moment! Well, that's why I love my Bind-It-All.

In October I attended Jennifer Jensen's class at Spark the Event and she had these square doilies in her class, folded into envelopes. I wanted them badly badly badly so I could make something from them but when I started searching online, the packs I found were just too wildly expensive. Imagine my surprise when I was in the local 99 Cent Only store, you know, the chain store with the purple logos, and there was an entire DISPLAY of square doilies!!!!! I bought them all -- teehee!

Immediately I came home, folded one of the doilies into an envelope, and punched it with my Bind It All. Here is the result:

Now, if I were to take this idea to "market" and have a company make this, you would not see it for a good 6-12 months! I just can't get over how awesome it is to be able to incorporate current trends into my books instantly.

Here are some other things I added to the book:

Coin envelopes always seem to be on clearance somewhere but the color is too yellow for alot of products. A light coating acrylic paint will tone them down before punching with the Bind-It-All.

Shipping tags are another great way to add to interest to your books!

And don't forget paper bags--this striped Valentine sack was a seasonal offering at Target. This is a great way to use up leftover party bags or just add a touch of "cute" to your books. I can guarantee no one else has a book just like mine :)

I hope this post causes you to look at flat items in your life as possible pages in mini books. And that you can have it all RIGHT NOW by using your Bind-It-All to handcraft custom books.

Happy Binding!
Jennifer Priest
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It's All About Me!

Join Zutter Zister Jennifer Priest to learn how to create this mini album completely from scratch using your Bind-It-All. If you don't own a Bind-It-All yet, Jennifer will have machines on hand that you can use in class. Beginners welcome!

It's My Life Mini Album Class

February 26, 2011
1pm-4pm
Scrapbooking Made Simple
Ph: 661-298-1112

Santa Clarita, CA

It's YOUR life so create a 16 page mini book about whatever you want! We'll create a custom mini book featuring lovely papers and embellishments from American Crafts   including rimmed tags, brads, and a full pack of Thickers alphabet stickers (will vary). Jennifer will include her signature overload of ribbon and buttons in class plus we'll use the Epiphany Crafts Shape Studio to make custom embellies. We'll focus on creating lots of handmade flowers as we craft this mini from scratch. This class is perfect for beginners and kids as well.

Supplies: Please bring glue dots, redline tape or other strong tape style adhesive, 3D foam adhesive, strong liquid adhesive or hot glue gun, scissors, paper trimmer, Bind-It-All if you have one.

Zutter Zister Jennifer Priest