Fabulous Folds Online Class - With Linda Dotterer

The Scor-it-All by Zutter is a hot, must have tool in paper crafting. This 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 online class featuring the Scor-it-All Board by Zutter, the makers of the Bind-it-All.

Class curriculum includes:

• 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.

The skill level for this class is Beginner but all skill levels are welcome to join the fun!  This class includes weekly downloadable PDF handouts as well as slide show presentations.  No set time for the lessons - you view the course materials on your own time schedule, at your own pace!

Class instructor is Linda Dotterer.  Linda fell in love with paper over 10 years ago when she started scrapbooking. This love of paper has spilled over into other paper crafts. Linda has had over 50 projects published in a variety of magazines including Just Cards, Paper Crafts, and CardMaker. Linda was also a member of the first My Cute Stamps Design Team. In 2009, Linda became an instructor at My Creative Classroom so she could share her love of paper crafting with others!

 Fabulous Folds with the Scor-it-All

Class Starts October 24, 2011 - 4 Weeks

Click Here to Enroll Now

A New Beginning (using the Distrezz-it-All!)

We are pleased to share this project with you from the

Design Team from Donna Salazar Designs 

featuring the Zutter Distress-it-All and Zutter Corrugated Board

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Hello lovely friends!!  Natasha here to share a layout about one of the most important changes in my life... my marriage to my other half, my soulmate.  We got married in January 2010, on a cold, yet special winter's day.  We did not have a big wedding; we were married at City Hall accompanied by those close to our hearts.  We were dressed in matching Juan Valdez sweatshirts because of the sentimental value they hold.  We used to spend endless hours drinking coffee and talking at Juan Valdez Cafe in Pereira,  Colombia.  It is like our little haven where we shared stories and just enjoyed every moment together.  

For this layout, I mostly used Donna Salazar's Theater papers from her Antiquities Collection.  I love the subtle colors on these papers.  I also used a sketch made by my talented friend, Michelle Grant.  The photo was taken on our wedding day as we celebrated with family. 

The scalloped heart and coordinating pearls are made by Want2Scrap.  They manufacture Nestaboard and Nestabling that coordinate with Spellbinders' Nestabilities dies.  Check out their site  to see some of the gorgeous bling they offer!  

I love the texture that hemp cord adds to a layout.  And of course, I couldn't forget my beloved eyelets!

This gorgeous ornate corner is manufactured by The Dusty Attic.  It's nearly impossible for me to create something without some Dusty Attic chipboard.  These pieces add such beautiful dimension and elegance to any project.

I created my layout on Zutter corrugated board that was painted white and misted with Smooch Spritz in grape, cashmere and mixed berries.  The edges were distressed with a Zutter Distrezz-it-All.

Behind the heart is a die-cut made from Donna's Shadow Flowers die.  These dies make perfect accents for any layout.  The tag behind the photo was cut using her new dies, Creative Book Pages Two.

I titled my layout 'A New Beginning' because my relationship with my husband marked a beautiful change in my life.  Before I met him, I had a difficult life.  I was unhappy with myself and I struggled to take care of two children on my own.  My husband has been the source of great changes in my life, and I am who I am today because of him. 

Below is a quick tutorial on how I added texture to the chipboard element behind my title.

Supplies Needed:

• Chipboard Element
• Smooch Spritz
• Embossing Powder (I used white.)
• Embossing Ink
• Heat Tool
• Texture Stamp
• Ink Pad

STEP 1:  Add a little color and shimmer to the chipboard element by spritzing on some Smooch Spritz.  Dry with a heat tool.

STEP 2:  Apply embossing ink to a texture stamp and stamp the image/texture onto your chippie.

STEP 3:  Cover the chippie with embossing powder.

STEP 4:  Shake off the excess powder and melt with a heat tool.

STEP 5:  Ink the edges and gently swipe across the embossed texture with an ink pad. And you're done!  I really love the effect of Clearsnap's white embossing powder.  I tend to use it often.  I hope you enjoyed my post today.  Wishing you all a beautiful day!  Many hugs.  xoxo

http://www.moments-of-tranquility.com/ 

Products Used:

• Distrezz-it-All by Donna Salazar for Zutter
• Corrugated Board by Donna Salazar for Zutter
• Antiquities Collection by Donna Salazar for GCD Studios
• Smooch Spritz by Clearsnap
• Nestabling and Nestaboard by Want2Scrap
• Shadow Flowers by Donna Salazar for Spellbinders
• Creative Book Pages Two by Donna Salazar for Spellbinders

Easy Birthday Cover-All Album

It is really, really, REALLY easy to make a cute album quickly using Zutter Cover-Alls.  The Design Team loves 'em and we swear by 'em.  Why?  Because, along with your Bind-it-All, these little album-starters can make you look like the amazing craft diva that you are, in no time flat! 

Start with a Cover-All, decorate the cover as you wish.  Create your inner pages from cardstock, patterned paper...punch and bind to the plastic inner mounting page.  Then insert the plastic page into the back pocket of the Cover-All.  Voila.  You can customize your inside pages ANY WAY you want. Add little goodies of various sizes and textures to truly make it all your own.

This little album was made for a friend's daughter's birthday.  I like to make these as gifts so the recipients can add their own photos and journaling.  Or, many times, I tell them to give me the photos and I add them in, and let them do the journaling.  Any way you work it, it's an always appreciated and thoughtful gift!

Use a variety of paper patterns for matting and enhancing the pages.  Along with border punches, you can really up the "wow" factor on the pages!

As you are trimming the papers, save the scraps and strips for embellishing.  Add coordinating stickers to make creating go fast and easy!

I like to add folds and flaps to give the pages interest and movement.  Plus, for most recipients who are not scrappy or crafty, they LOVE the interactive elements!

Start with a set of papers that coordinate well together and have fun.  We are lucky that we get a batch of papers from Basic Grey every now and then.  This collection called "Life of the Party" was perfect for this birthday theme.

Original Zutter Cover-Alls are on CLEARANCE at http://www.binditall.com/.  They come in three spine styles, and sizes 3X4, 6X6, 5X7.5 and 8X8.  They can accommodate owire sizes 3/4" and 1", so bulk up with the pages if you want!  50% off until they are gone, and they will be gone for good!

Founding Zutter Zister Nan Paturzo

BC Crops for Kids - Sept 30 thru Oct 2, 2011

Here is info on an event that Zutter is please to be part of!  Our own Zutter Zister DT member, Fleur Smith is teaching one of her spectacular projects!  If you are in BC or nearby, we hope you can support this wonderful event!
BC Scrapbooking Crop for Kids is an annual charity scrapbooking event benefitting BC Children's Hospital Foundation. Since 2008 it has become BC's most popular educational and inspirational paper crafting weekend. We offer a weekend-long crop with amazing classes designed and taught by talented designers. All of these classes are generously sponsored by local scrapbook retailers and scrapbook manufacturers. Proceeds from the sales of crop seats, class seats and any other products offered will benefit BC Children's Hospital Foundation.

2011 Date: September 30, 2011 - October 2, 2011 Location: Ramada Plaza Conference Centre, Abbotsford, BC Zutter donated supplies for Zutter Zister Fleur's "Year In Review" mini album class.

It will be a fun class and you will be supporting a great charity. Hope to see you there.

Zutter Zister DT Member Fleur Smith

It's a party...

and I'll scrap it if I want to :)

I recently went to my boss' 70th birthday party and we were asked not to bring presents. I thought instead I would take lots of pictures and make him a mini album to remember the day. So, it's a gift, but not a gift, if that makes sense. We had a great time and they asked my husband, who is a musician, to sing at the party.  And, when they heard that my youngest son also sings they asked if he would as well (that's them below singing "Hey Soul Sister" in the photo below!). It was a great night and I had so much fun creating this mini album for him.

I started by covering a Zutter 6" x 6" Cover-All* with patterned paper then added some embellishments. When I do a masculine mini album I try and keep the embellishments to a minimum.  But this is so pretty, it doesn't really look "minimum" to the non-scrappy eye!  ;)

I kept the inside fairly simple and added some extra pages (in case they wanted to add other photos) and a pocket page to keep a copy of the invitation in.  You can create flaps and folds with your pages and punch how you wish with the Bind-it-All.  Bind all the pages together, and you have a gift....well, a non-gift.... that will be treasured!

It was a great way to celebrate this special occasion with them and for them to have something to remember it by.

* Zutter's original Cover-Alls are on clearance.  These being one of the easiest and quickest way to use your Bind-it-All for albums, snap some up while you can!

Zutter Zisters Design Team Member Fleur Smith

From Binder Rings to Zutter Owire: How to Convert a Mini

There are so many pre-fab books on the market nowadays such as Punky Sprouts, Clear Scraps, Bare Elements by Creative Imaginations, Bascially Bare and don't forget you can always create your own book using Covers and Acrylic Pages from Zutter. Many of these pre-fab mini books feature a 2 hole binder ring style binding but it is easy to convert that to an Owire binding with your Bind-It-All.

 

Recently I created a Halloween Trick or Treat Book using a Chipboard Purse Album from Clear Scraps where I converted the binding from binder rings to Owires.

 

The first step in converting the binding from rings to Owires is covering the pages. I prefer to paint the pages rather than cover them completely with paper because it is just alot faster and easier! I always cover my pages before binding, whether it is a pre-fab book or a bunch of chipboard pages, and then decorate after the binding is completed.  This is so that my embellies don't get damaged or interfere with the binding. A bonus is that early on the process, I feel like I am getting alot done!

I painted all of these pages in this mini book but the binding holes were still visible. Then I cut rectangles of paper and used them as mats or borders on the pages, placing them so they covered the pre-cut binding holes. Note: If I had completely covered the pages with paper instead of painting, I would not have had to add any extra paper to cover the binding holes.

The next step is to decide where to bind the book. You may decide to choose a completely different binding area than what the book "recommended" with it's pre-punched holes. The key is to find a straight surface of about 4" or more in length. On this mini, I decided to bind the book along the same edge where the binding holes were previously placed.

On a shaped book or any book that does not measure in half inch increments (like a 6.25" wide book) you will want to measure the binding side of the book and locate the center. This can be done by inserting the page into the Bind-It-All and holding a ruler up to it. This book measured 6 3/8" from side to side so I lined up the centering arrow printed on the Bind-It-All with half that measurement (about 3 1/4") and punched 6 binding holes. I then used the peg on the back of the stop guide tab to punch additional holes continuously along the edge of the page. 

The inner pages of this book were super tricky because they were just slightly smaller than the covers. I lined up an inner page with a cover and inserted both into the Bind It All. I then inserted the peg on the back of the stop guide tab into one of the holes on the cover and punched 6 holes. The Bind-It-All will re-punch the holes in the cover but punch new holes in the inner page. I then used the tab to punch holes continuously along the edge of each inner page. 

After all the pages were punched, I bound the book with Owires and decorated! One of the coolest things about Owires is they also provide a place for "jewelry" to hang from between you pages. Beads, bauble, and other items can be attached to the Owires between the pages using jump rings or ribbon to create extra interest. On this mini book, I used some pages from several mini shaped acrylic books by Clear Scraps (bat, pumpkin, and ghost) as dangling embellishments between my pages by attaching them to the O-Wires.

 On the final page in the book I attached a tag with journaling to the Owires with a bit of ribbon.

Any book that has a 4" straight edge or longer can be converted to an Owire based binding. This makes for a stronger book as well as provides a fun place to hang extra embellishments within the book. Try converting your next pre-fab book into a masterpiece with your Bind-It -All!

Supplies:

• Bind-It-All, O-Wire - Zutter 
• Acrylic, Chipboard Mini Albums - Clear Scraps 
• Ink - Clearsnap, Tsukinenko 
• Paint - KaiserCraft, Sharpie (Paint Pen), Making Memories (Black, Purple) 
• Chipboard Diecuts - Cosmo Cricket 
• Misc Embellies - Pink Paislee, My Mind's Eye, Creative Imaginations 
• Pen - Uni-Ball Signo  
• Diecuts - Sizziz 
• Paper - American Crafts (foil), Bazzill, Bo Bunny Press, Unknown 
• Flair - American Crafts 
• Rub-Ons - SEI 
• Ribbon - May Arts, hydrangeahippo.etsy.com 
• Stickers - Cosmo Cricket 
• Buttons - hydrangeahippo.etsy.com 
• Epoxies - Creative Imaginations

Jennifer Priest

http://hydrangeahippo.blogspot.com

Bind-it-All 101 - Starts this Week!

Bind-it-All 101:

Punching & Binding and ZO Much More

4 Weeks - $25

Taught ONLINE

Starts this week - September 7 -  but join anytime and view lessons at your own pace.

Join Founding Zutter Zister Nan Paturzo in this info rich and project packed "101" course on everything you need to know about how to use your Bind-it-All.  Taught exclusively at My Creative Classroom.  This 4-week course will have you punching and binding everything you can imagine...and then some!

Take the course at your own pace, from anywhere you have a computer and internet access.  Suitable for the BIA V2.0 (pink) or the original blue version tool.

More information and register CLICK HERE.

Read about all the upcoming Fall classes online here.