DIY Business Tools

Have you ever gone to an office supply store to find a tool you needed and they just don't seem to have it? As a small business owner, I collect email addresses from my customers and I need a place to store them. No store sells email sign up books!

Years ago I used my Bind-it-All to create my own email signup book! I created the "pages" in a word processing program, completely personalized with info for my unique business. Then I printed the pages, cut them apart, and then bound them with my Bind-it-All. After I took the email book with me to a few events, other business owners wanted one of their own! Here are some of the books I have made over the years for other business owners:

It's been super fun to make these books for some of my fellow vendors at Crafted as well as friends in the past. The book above was created for Rain Hannah of Honey & Ollie, a fabulous jewelry shop at Crafted. 

Here is another book I created for Laura Miller of Dove Chocolate Discoveries:

If you have brick and mortar shop, are a direct sales consultant (like Close to My Heart or Miche Bags), or just an independent business owner, email lists are essential to growing your business!

Guess what? Whenever you need a slick and classy business tool, look to your Bind-it-All for a solution. Think of your Bind-it-All outside of the craft room!

Happy Creating :)

Visit my blog at:

http://hydrangeahippo.com

Meet Our Certified Instructors: Kimberly Congdon

Introducing Kimberly Congdon,  one of our Certified Educators! 

Kimberly Congdon lives in Kenosha, Wisconsin.  Which is pretty much in between Chicago and Milwaukee.   Kimberly has a classroom in her home where she has been teaching paper craft classes since January 2008.   You can also find her teaching in Illinois craft stores and in various Stores, Museums, and schools in her town.  Scrapbooking since she was 17,  is her first love but since she is running out of space for storing all of her albums (over 85) she has been doing more altered art projects.  Kimberly teaches between 3-6 classes per week.  Between card classes, cricut classes, scrapbooking, home décor, party décor, and kid classes, she is also busy designing items for a few local stores.  You can find her busy on line as well.  Kimberly is a big fan of pinterest, instagram, and facebook.  Now that she is adding the Zutter certification to her resume you will find her teaching zutter classes real soon.

Website: www.scrapitgirl.com 

Meet Our Certified Instructor: Steph Ackerman

Introducing Steph Ackerman, one of our Certified Instructors!

I am a craft-a-holic who loves nothing better than spending time in my craft room creating. I create an assortment of projects - from cards and layouts to mix'd media and altered art.   My day is just not complete if I haven't spent some time crafting. I have a dedicated craft area where I work and teach a wide variety of classes for the beginner and the more experienced crafter.  I love using assorted tools  (Bind-it-all, Cricut, Sizzix, Spellbinders) plus inks and stamps in my work.  I am a firm believer in playing with your supplies because only then can you truly see their full potential.  I have been fortunate to have a number of my projects published.  I am a  Craft and Hobby Association Designer Member.

To book a class or see Steph's schedule please visit:  http://www.stephaniescraps.blogspot.com/

Meet Our Certified Instructors: Candice Windham

Introducing Candice Windham, one of our Certified Instructors!

Born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee, Candice Windham is an award-winning graphic designer, instructor and fine artist, working in watercolor, acrylics, colored pencil, fabric, mixed media and paper and altered arts.

She studied design at the University of Memphis and retired from her graphic design work at Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division to open Candice Windham Design Studio, providing design, layout and illustration for brochures, fliers, annual reports, CD covers and other printed materials, as well as display design for various trade shows. She is also curator and designer of the Memphis Light, Gas and Water Historical Museum.

Candice is the author of Scrapbooking for Home Décor from Fox/Chapel Publishing. Her work has appeared in a variety of paper arts and crafts magazines, including Make it Mine, Stamper’s Sampler and Today’s Creative Home Arts. Her work also appeared in Make It In Minutes: MiniBooks, Make It in Minutes Party Favors and Hostess Gifts, Make It in Minutes Wreaths and Make It in Minutes Last Minute Gifts, a book series from Lark Books, a division of Sterling Publishing Co. She is an instructor in rubber stamping, scrapbooking, mixed media acrylic collage and altered arts.

She was the recipient of the Craft and Hobby Association’s Designer Press Kit Award in Orlando, 2009.

Candice and her husband Larry have a son, Michael, and reside in Brighton, Tennessee along with pups Pete and Sam.

To book a class with Candice or view her schedule, please visit her blog at:  http://www.candicewindhamdesigns.blogspot.com/

Meet Our Certified Instructors: Danielle Hunter

Introducing Danielle Hunter, one of our Certified Instructors!

Danielle Hunter is a multitasking mom of two creative girls and wife to her hubby of 12 years. She lives in Toledo, Ohio and has been dedicated to crafting since childhood. She launched her scrapbooker-for-hire business in 2007 and recently started teaching classes at her local hobby store. Danielle's focus is on eco-friendly scrapbooking and enjoys getting crafty by turning trash into treasure. She's in her third year as a Glue Dots Dottess and her past design teams include MemoryWorks and ScrapTiffany. 

To book a class with Danielle or see her upcoming schedule, please visit: http://www.ecoscrapbook.com

Meet Our Certified Instructors: Kimberly Seldomridge

Introducing Kimberly Seldomridge, one of our Certified Instructors!

Kimberly Seldomridge has been paper crafting for 10 years.  She lives in Veedersburg, IN with her husband and two girls.  Papercrafting and mixed media have been a personal enjoyment and have grown to become business for her.  Kimberly has designed for Glue Dots and Your Memories Here. She is a Zutter Certified Instructor and a staff member at Scrapbook News and Review Magazine. Her work has been featured on websites and published in an online magazine. She teaches in home paper bag book classes to kids and adults. She does scrapbook birthday parties, baby and bridal showers and other special occasions. Her work includes mixed media journals, canvas, paper bag books, scrapbook albums, mini books and more. She has a FaceBook page called Creatively Fabulous where all her projects, ideas and tutorials are posted. She does custom orders and party decor. She takes pride in her work and is available to help you preserve your precious memories in a lasting and creative way.

To book a class with Kimberly or see her upcoming schedule, please visit: http://creativelyfabulous.blogspot.com/

Make Your Own Tri-Fold Frame!

Good morning Zutter friends, 

Pinky here today to share how to make your very own tri-fold frame from scratch

using your incredibly versatile Zutter Bind-It-All and Owires!

 Step 1. Trim out 4.5X6" chipboard. 3 pieces. 

 Step 2. Cover each piece (front and back) using patterned paper.

 Step 3. Using Bind-It-All- punch center binding holes on one side of each frame page.

(Use Cover Page setting).

 Step 4. Take middle frame page and punch out other side.

 This is what your frame pages will look like. 

 Step 5. Embellish and decorate pages. (or add photos)

 Step 6. Using 1/2"Antique Brass Owires & Zutter Bind-It-All machine- 

bind frame according to manufacturer directions.

 Stand your frame up and enjoy! Perfect to commemorate any occasion

or that work desktop. Easy, and totally fun. 

A Sweet Baby Book, Start to finish

Jennifer Priest here with a quick little video showing how to make a mini book from start to finish using one of the kits in my etsy shop. 

This video features the Sweet Baby Girl Mini Book Kit from start to finish. This same tutorial can be used for the Sweet Baby Boy Kit or you can substitute your own paper and create a book with any theme. I hope you enjoy this -- it goes pretty quick!

Posted by Jennifer Priest

http://hydrangeahippo.com

A coloring book for Edward

Hello everyone. Nicole here. Lately, it seems like all Edward wants to do is sit on my lap so that he can demand me to draw pictures of cars, turtles, mommy and daddy. The list goes on :) I actually love this. I think that I might have a little artist, so I'm doing everything that I can to encourage him to find his creative side.

Since my son loves to draw, I decided to create him a fun coloring book using my Bind-it-All and Clipboards. This was such a quick and easy project and Edward loves it! Go ahead and try creating one of your own. I bet your kids will love it too!

Supplies: Zutter: Bind-it-All Zutter: 6x6 Clipboard Wood Zutter: 1" Antique Brass Owires Other: American Crafts: Chipboard Alphas Clearsnap: Smooch (Mocha) Clearsnap: Mix'd Media Inx (Patina, Truffle) Clearsnap: Glue Gloss

Meet Our Certified Educators: Cheryl Boglioli

Introducing Cheryl Boglioli, one of our Certified Educators!

Cheryl Boglioli is a Florida native, a wife, and a mother of one beautiful daughter.   She is a mixed media artist, craft designer, and educator who loves to stay on the cutting edge of new products and techniques as it pertains to the crafting industry.  She achieved a CHA Designer Member status in 2011 and in 2012 became a full-time designer and educator traveling and teaching workshops at local scrapbook stores and events.  She currently works with several manufacturers in the industry including Tattered Angels, Canvas Corp, Basically Bare, Helmar and Zutter.  

Website: http://cherylswindow.com/

How Do You Do...BAMBOO!

Good morning Zutter friends, 

Pinky here with a fun book today, a Bamboo Spine Cover-Alls mini album!

When I found these I just fell head over heels for the amazing look. 

Let me share a quick tutorial on how I put this "Happy Day" album together. 

Step 1. Begin with 7X5.5 Bamboo Spine Cover-Alls book.

Using Clearsnap Smooch Spritz- spritz book all over, focusing steady spritz on spine. 

Step 2. Create your cover page & back cover page. To fit cover (Make 1/2" smaller).

One shown in photo. Trim paper to 7 1/4"X51/4". Trim second paper to 6"X4 3/4" adhere.

Stitch on sewing machine, add lace, stitch on machine. Repeat for back cover page. 

Step 3. Adhere cover pages to book cover- using strong adhesive. 

Step 4. Embellish cover as desired. 

For inside pages:

Step 5. Trim out several pages to desired size. 

Step 6. Using Zutter Bind-It-All punch out holes for O-Wires.

Step 7. Using insert page- punch out holes for O-Wire remember 

to use C-setting as shown in photo. 

Step 8. Using Zutter Wire Cutters- trim O-Wires.

Step 9. Flip insert page to front of pages, insert cut 1" O-Wire.

Step 10. Set Bind-It-All to 1" setting to accommodate 1" O-Wire. 

Press handle firmly. 

Step 11. Flip insert back over to back of pages. 

Step 12. Insert into Cover-All. 

When you are completed your book will look like this!

Ready for all those special memories and photographs, to be preserved for a lifetime. 

 I really hope you enjoys the post today, please come back and say hello.

I would love to hear from you all!

Pinky- Official Zutter Zister

Go for the Gold! Crafting Gold, that is!

Go for the GOLD with your Summer Crafting!   

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Spinning Round and Round

Hi everyone!  Nancy here today to share with you something a little different that I made with some of the super fun goodies from Zutter.  This month I decided to make something completely different with my chipboard, wires and bind-it-all.

I  started by cutting a piece of a chipboard cover into a tea cup shape with my Cricut and attached a closed one inch pink OWire that I had gently stretched to the lip of the cup.

 I closed a number of other pink OWires and attached them to the saucer of the cup,
 and then went crazy with the embellishments.

 This cute little mobile is what emerged.

I had so much fun with this and can't wait to share it with my niece.  It will be perfect for her room.

Supplies Used:

Hugs.

Nancy Keslin

homesclscrapper.blogspot.com

InLinkz.com

Flipping Fifty Birthday Card

 

Hello Zutter Fans!  Cheryl Boglioli here with a fun quick and easy birthday card.  I have a dear friend turning 50 this week.  Many of us hate those big numbers and as we age, we realize we still don’t feel like the numbers represented. 

I thought creating a flip chart with numbers was a fun and clever use of some Zutter O-Wires.

I stamped Just Rite Numbers on black cardstock squares with Versamark and embossed them with ClearSnap Mix’d Media Inx in Jasmine. 

Of course I needed to add some distressing to this Flipping Fifty birthday card, so I used the Distrezz-It-All to distrezz the edges of the flip cards as well as the embossed card front.

My flip cards are 1.5” x 2”.  The 1.5” width was the perfect fit for 3 punched holes.  I lined the cards up between the halfway mark and the inner ridge mark as you see above and punched each flip card.

I used Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive to glue down my O-wire to the card front embossed layer and covered with ribbon. I then carefully pinched the O-wires only partially closed with my hands.   Now they can be changed to be any age she wants.  0-9 on each side are included!  I’ll have to make her another when she turns 100!

Here is a better close of the card front put together with the extra embellishments.

And here is the inside of the card!  I printed this on my printer and cut out the label using my Spellbinders Label 8. 

O-Wires can be used for more than binding albums.  What is something original you’ve done with your O-wires.  Share here and on the Bind-It-All Facebook page so that we can see.

Other Supplies Used:

Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive

ImpressArt Metal Stamps - Bridgette Font

ImpressArt Metal - metal butterfly

Papertrey Ink cardstock

Couture Creations Embossing Folder - Timeless

Ranger Distress Ink 

Claudine Hellmuth Black Gesso

Seam Binding

Co'ordinations cardstock