Celebrating the Last of Summer With a Corrugated Board Technique

Hello! It's Amy here today, and I am so happy to share a favorite technique of mine in a video tutorial, and to give you a look at a layout I created using this technique!

As summer reaches its end for us here in Kansas, I wanted to review the celebration of fun we had at the beginning of the summer, visiting family in Minnesota. While we were there, we enjoyed several trips to their clear, beautiful lakes. My daughters all love the water so much, mostly because I am a water lover myself, and had them in the water right away, when they were tiny babies. My oldest daughter is now in her senior year (where did the time go?) and I'm getting nostalgic about everything. Of course, when seeing the picture below of her so happy in the lake, I remembered back to how she would amaze everyone at the swimming pool, by diving in the water, and swimming like a little dolphin, as early as 2 1/2 or 3 years old. No matter if she's an adult or not, she'll always be my "water baby." So, I created this layout around this theme.

Here is the video of the technique used to created the colorful, airbrushed look on the Zutter corrugated board:

And as seen in the video, here are some of the details on the page:

 I got the fabulous idea to create "water" with mist and layers, from a beautiful layout created by Jennifer Priest. You can see it HERE (it's a must see).  I changed it up a bit, by using cheesecloth, and spraying it with many colors and layers of mist, and then shaping it using decoupage paste and Krystal Kote (in Matte) by Helmar.  

 

Thank you SO much for stopping by the Zutter Zisters blog today, and for checking out my technique and layout! I hope as summer's celebration winds down, you will find fun photos of your summer activities that you can create a beautiful background with too, using this technique!

Other supplies used: 

Patterned Paper: Every Day is a Holiday; Foreign Text Paper/Punchinella/Teal Ribbon/Feather Fibers: Gauche Alchemy; Flowers: Prima, Recollections, Bazzill, Webster's Pages; Crocheted Trim, Hydrangea Hippo; Wooden Alphas: Pink Paislee; Starfish, Dew Drops: The Robin's Nest; Cheesecloth; Ink: Clearsnap, Tattered Angels

Zutterista Spotting!! LALO IK!

We love finding new Zutteristas on our Facebook Page and that is exactly where we discovered Lalo's amazing creations!!

Isn't this little mini book so cute cute cute!!!??

About the Artist:

A little about me...

I'm a born and raised art lover living in Hawaii.  I feel so lucky because I got the best job in the world.  Raising three awesome boys and one punky little princess (in other words I'm a SAHM).  I got into paper crafting about 7 years ago and just love it, I call it my one selfish obsession.  I started off with layouts, got really into cards, but always had a passion for altered arts and making gifts and that's why my Bind-it-All is always sitting on my craft desk.

Please check my blog out at http://naniwale.blogspot.com/.

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Vocabulary and Some Chalk

              Hello Friends! Heather here with a super quick project you can make in under 20 minutes that will get your kids excited about learning for the new school year. I have a kinder and a 5th grader this year, and have already been inundated with papers of sight words and vocabulary words that they need to learn this year. Instead of just having my littles write out their words on flashcards and hope they don't lose 40 cards, I thought it would be fun to give them each their own book to help keep everything together, and make it a bit more exciting to learn their new words.
     
            So today I have two projects to share, a 4x4 album I made for my son who is getting ready for kinder that contains his sight words, and a flashcard album for my daughter going into 5th grade so that she can write the word on one side and definition on the other. 

I wanted something very simple for their books, but wanted to add a little extra something to make it fun for them, so I attached some chalkboard paper to the front of each book and tied a small piece of chalk to the O-Wires. 

I love that these books are so compact that I can throw them into my purse when we are headed out on a day trip, and they can practice while we are in the car. Hope this inspires you to make a fun project for your  little's for the upcoming school year.

Best,

Heather 

Supply List:

1" Silver O-Wire
4x4 Pages
Chalkboard Adhesive Sheets
Flash Cards
Ribbon
Chalk
          

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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

An Artsy Busy Book

       As a mom of two very busy (and talkative) kids I am always trying to find fun things for them to do during the summer, especially when we are in the car for any length of time. My 10 year old daughter loves drawing and being crafty and as she is getting a bit older she isn't quite as easily entertained with my singing or playing license plate bingo, so I came up with this mini artists book to help keep her content while in the car.

     I knew I wanted to have lots of sheets where she could draw, but also wanted her to have places where she could write down a memory, play a game and even do a bit of journaling. I also wanted this book to have enough pages and activites to last more than one trip, so this has 20 pages total, so I used the  1" White O-wire to bind this bad boy. I loved using the canvas art board on the cover and just giving it a light mist of purple smooch, it gives the book an artsy and whimzy feel, which I just love.

     I also love the idea of making this book as by the end of summer I have a sweet keepsake  of the things that kept my kiddos entertained during our summer adventures. Hope my step by step pictures inspire you to make your own artsy busy book this summer.

Best,

Heather

I started off with some 5x7 chipboard, a 5x7 Canvas Art Board, and a few
sheets of coordinating patterned paper and white cardstock. 

Attatch the patterned paper and cardstock to the chipboard and
then use your Bind-it-All to punch 8 holes in the top of each of the pages.

Using 1" White O-wire, bind your book

         http://www.whimzeecreations.blogspot.com/

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Do you make videos of your scrapbooking, papercrafts, and home decor projects while you make them? Then you're the person we're looking for!


Submit links to your videos here using the Inlinkz Linky Tool. We'll review the videos and let you know if your video has been accepted. You'll receive a FREE Display-it-All if your video is accepted. 


We're looking for the following types of tutorial videos:

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• Unique Projects created with Zutter Tools
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You can submit as many videos as you like AND you can even submit videos you've spotted online, that you did not make*. So if there is a great video you love on YouTube showing great ideas with Zutter product, please share it with us!!

*If the original video creator submits the same video, they will be eligible to collect the Display-it-All gift upon acceptance of the video.

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A Summer Journey

Hello Friends! Heather here to share a great summer road trip mini album with you today that I made using my handy dandy Bind-it-All V2.0. I have been itching to go on a road trip this summer and wanted something that I could take with me as we travel to write down  notes or a fun memory, or add in some treasures that we find along the way. I had some left over paper from the Restoration line from Crate Paper and thought it would be perfect for this mini.

One of the reasons I absolutely love making mini albums is, I love having one trip, one event in a single book so that it doesn't get lost among the 50 or so pages in my 12x12 albums. Also, I get to add in tags, envelopes, hidden pockets for fun ephemera, and I love having more than just a few pictures on a page, I have a book packed with treasures from this great adventure.

Front Cover. I used 3/4" Brass O-Wires to bind this hefty book.

I added in some fun envelopes and made some custom folders out of paper
so that I could have a place to journal where it was a bit more hidden.

So go on a journey this summer, but don't forget to put that Bind-it-All to use before you go!

Best,

Heather

       http://whimzeecreations.blogspot.com/

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.

My Favorite Recipes

Hi everyone, Nancy Keslin here today to share with you a project I made using my Zutter Bind-it-All, some cute Melissa Frances supplies and my Zutter Display-it-All.


I was so thrilled when I ran across this cute little kit at the Scrapbook Expo, covers and insert pages for a fun, kitschy, recipe album.  I knew it would match my kitchen and with a little help from my Bind-it-All I made a simple book to hold some of my families favorite recipes.

White 1-inch O-wires hold my little book together.  And bits of lace, trim, sequins, (from the Hydrangea Hippo store) and a few Prima flowers, as well as a bit of stickles, complete the covers that I rounded with my Zutter Round-it-All.

I painted my Display-it-All with an off white crackle finish so that it would coordinate with my kitchen, adding more flowers and a cute little doll tea pot I had from my daughter's younger days to embellish the base.

I really love how the Display-it-All keeps my recipes within easy eye site and up off my prep surface.

Now all I need to do is get in there and cook.

Thanks for stopping by the Bind-it-All blog today and be sure and come back soon.

Zutter Items Used:

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Other Items Used:

• Melissa Frances Kitschy Kitchen Recipe Cards
• Sequins, Trims, Flowers Hydrangea Hippo Etsy
• Prima Flowers, leaves
• Folk Art Crackle Medium, Acrylic Paint
• Pleasant Company Teapot

Hugs.

Nancy