A little Madness in the Spring, Is wholesome even for the King....

.....or for the “Goddess” of the Bind-it-All Springtime Challenge!!!!!

The above quote is from Emily Dickinson (1830-1886), and better describes the madness the Design Team had in trying to determine their favorite projects for this challenge! While we may all be a bit looney with our socks knocked off of us with the terrific projects, we all agreed that it was a great privilege to view your work.

So without further adieu, here is our Springtime Challenge Goddess, and her winning project….

Norma Kennedy and her fabric covered, handmade address book.
Norma, the design team raved about your use of fabric and the clever way you wrapped the owire binding. It's beautiful, functional and so meaningful (because you made it yourself). It's sure to be a treasured address book for years to come! Congratulations! Norma, email me (nan@binditall.com) your choice of the R10 or R5 Round-it-All and your shipping address.

Note: 5/18/09: Norma's design is so fabulous that it got picked up for publication, so we removed the photos. Watch for it in a scrappy mag later this year :)

And, just because we felt like it, we picked a runner up…..meet "Goddess-in-Waiting"...ShabbyShaz!

The BIA Design Team liked the mini-ness, the roundness, the softness, and the digi-ness of this spring themed album. This representation of the photos doesn't do the project justice, so please check out ShabbyShaz's blog to see the larger versions.

Congrats to you, too, ShabbyShaz! We are going to send you some Cover-Alls and Owire in NEW Antique Silver to keep your creativity going! Email me your shipping address at nan@binditall.com.

Ladies, enjoy your virtual tiaras and thanks for participating.

Design Team member and resident Texas Scrap Addict, Vicki, will be blogging soon about the May Project Challenge....she will have you spinning with creativity (*hint hint)!!!

Have a great weekend!

It’s Spring time, when all scrapper’s thoughts turn to…..WINNING!

Today is the first day of Spring and it’s an incredibly warm, blue-sky-gorgeous day here in Southern California. So being all energized and ready for warm weather, we have decided to conduct our first blog challenge! The Zutter Zister designers are bringing out their colorful papers and flowers and are making amazing Springtime projects, so let’s see what you have up your sleeves (I have seen some of their April submissions, and the Gallery is going to be amazing come the first week of April!)

Create a Bind-it-All project of any kind (mini book, décor, altered item, even a layout!) – you just have to use the BIA in some way….the theme is Spring! Use springtime colors, events, or just something that feels "springy" to you. Leave a comment on this blog post with a link to a photo of your project. Your comment should mention how you used the BIA. Nothing too technical, just mention, “used baby blue owire” or something like that. The Zutter Zisters DT will pick their favorite and we will have an April Springtime Challenge Goddess!

But instead of a tiara and scepter, our winner will receive their choice of either the R5 Blue or R10 Pink Round-it-All shipped to their door! Yippee! We will also post the selected project on the blog and gush over it. Lots of bragging opportunities up for grabs here!
Challenge begins today and the last comments posted by April 17 – that’s a Friday. Our DT will huddle and make their selection by 4/24. At that time, we will have another challenge for May! Sound fun? Hope so! Let’s see what you’ve got!

To get you started on some inspiration, here is a little – and I mean little - mini book I made using 2” X 2” chipboard! It was a great way to use those little index prints I have piling up. I made a book celebrating my daughter’s sweetness…and it fits in the palm of my hand! I felt like I needed to put a penny in the picture to show how small it is! Think of all the little bits and pieces you could use for small projects like this! I used scraps of paper (of course) but also pieces of transparencies, ribbon scraps and random flowers and embellishements that weren't enough for larger projects. Give it a try with your scraps!

Hope you'll join in and ..... Happy SPRING!