Menu Planner on Display

Hello Zutter Fans.  Cheryl Boglioli, from Cheryl’s Window, here again to share my Kitchen Menu Planner.   When we get really busy around here at my house, we find ourselves eating out much more than we should be, which kills our food budget.  So, my daughter and I have started back at planning our menus again. 

I wanted my menu planner to be on display and easily accessible, so I knew Zutter’s Display-It-All would be perfect.  

I went searching the web for a great weekly and a great monthly planner.  I found ones that I liked at Picklebums.  Kate has a lot of great ideas on her blog too. I downloaded her free copies and printed them so that they would fit in 4 x 6 Zutter Pre-punched Page Protectors. 

I dug out BasicGrey Nook & Pantry paper from my stash, which was the perfect color and theme for my kitchen project. 

I even used my BasicGrey Notch & Die set that I haven’t used in a while.  I love using products I already have.

I used the rounded die to create two notches on opposing corners to slide each week’s and each month’s planner card. 

I chose to use the Zutter Page Protectors to store the extra planners as well as a place to store the recipes for the week.  By using the page protectors, this also gave me a way to display whichever recipe we are cooking and protect it from any spills or splatters.  For that same reason, I chose to use a Zutter 6x6 Acrylic Cover to project my entire project.  If something does splatter on it, I can easily just wipe it off.   Since it is going to be in my kitchen, I did not add lots of ribbons or embellishments, although it was really hard not to.  I even wanted to decorate the base, but I know how hard it is to keep things clean and wiped down in my kitchen, so I kept it plain…for now.

I used Tim Holt’s Alterations File Tabs On The Edge dies to cut the page edges for my Recipe, Weekly, and Monthly tabbed pages.  

The extra planners are stored in Zutter Page Protectors behind the weekly and monthly file tab pages.

See how I can just slide in a new page each month? 

And, here is the back page.  I used Zutter Clipboard to provide a good sturdy back to my planner as I hope to use it for a long time.

The Display-It-All was easy to use.  Of course, I could have just rested the wires over the stand, but I decided to actually mount mine onto the display.  After punching the covers and pages, I used the Display-It-All bracket to mark where to punch and then punched holes using my Crop-A-Dile.  Then I inserted the O-wires and used my Bind-It-All to bind my album.  All I had left to do was screw the back cover between the display stand and the display bracket. 

The Display-It-All looks good on my kitchen counter and is not so large as to get in the way or clutter my countertop.  Now I need to go plan this month’s menu and this week’s grocery list.  Do you have any recipes you want to share with me?  Please do, if so. 

Cover-Alls & Page Protectors - Zuttering Made Quick & Easy!

Bamboo Spine Cover-All for Page Protectors in white

If you love creating custom bound albums with your Bind-it-All, but wish you had the security of your pages being covered, then you will LOVE the Zutter Cover-Alls that are specially sized for Zutter's Pre-Punched Page Protectors!

Cover-Alls are a unique cover system that allows you the flexibility to create a custom album, but yet the owire binding is concealed!  Cover-Alls come in sizes to accommodate the extra width of the Zutter Pre-Punched Page Protectors - thus, not only can you create custom pages, you can also create pages that are protected!  (Regular Cover-Alls are also available in a regular width - that correspond with the cover size.)

Page protectors give crafters the peace of mind of knowing that their memory art is protected from not only regular handling and wear and tear, but also a certain degree of damage expected from "the elements". The Zutter Page Protectors take that to a higher level by allowing the pages to be seamlessly integrated into projects by having the pages pre-punched and compatible with Zutter album starter supplies - like the Cover-Alls.  Additionally, all Zutter Pre-Punched Page Protectors come in regular and MOVABLE versions.  The movable protectors have durable plastic tabs so that the pages can be removed and re-inserted anywhere in your project should you decide to rearrange page order! What can be easier than that?

Movable Page Protectors 4X6

The above 4X6 album was custom decorated for the upcoming scouting year.  Patterned paper was inserted into the protectors, ready for photos from this year's activities.  Should my fickle little girl scout want to rearrange pages, she can readily take them in and out as she desires!

 

 

Flat Spine 8X8 Cover-All in white

 This album is a baby shower gift...made quick for the new mom-to-be!  Each 8X8 page was designed with a 4 1/2" X 6 1/2" mat and a label for each of the first 12 months of baby's life.  Mom can add a candid photo as the first year of baby's life flies by!  Each page was placed in a Pre-Punched Page Protector, bound and inserted into the custom decorated Cover-All cover!  Voila!  Baby Scarlet has a first year's album ready to go!  (Mom loved it, by the way - it was a shower gift hit!)

Pre-Punched Page Protectors 8X8

Pre-Punched Page Protectors 8X8

The Pre-Punched Page Protectors come six per package for both regular and movable versions, in sizes 4X6, 8X8 and 12X12.  The Cover-Alls for Page Protectors come in white and black, in Bamboo, Curved and Flat Spine for 4X6, and Bamboo Spine for 8X8 and 12X12.

Watch the video for a quick tutorial, and add these album starts to your repertoire!