Bind a Holiday - and a Technique

Hi everyone!  Nancy here today to share with you a fun mini album I made with a super cute kit I picked up from the Hydrangea Hippo etsy store.  My family is heading off to Hawaii soon and I wanted to make a cute mini album to showcase a few of the photos I have yet to take.  LOL

I love these papers from Trinity Paper Arts and think they are just perfect for this project, especially after a quick trip through my Distrezz-it-All to get the lovely worn edges.

I love making small albums to showcase a few special photos, and my Bind-it-All is makes it quick and easy to get to the fun part (for me anyway), embellishing.

I really love the added opportunities working with o-wires brings to my minis.  For this book, not only did I attach lots of buttons, beads, ribbons and other baubles to the o-wires; but I changed the color of the white o-wires to match the project.

This was a simple process involving a few alcohol markers (Bic Mark-its) that coordinated with my papers...

and my o-wires.  I simply colored the o-wires with the markers and then allowed the wire time to dry before binding.

Here you can see a close up of my fully embellished o-wires.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Hugs.

Nancy Keslin

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A Day Out

Hi there everyone! Are we all hyped up

on CHA?!!!

Are we all excited about Zutter's

cool new product?!!!!

I just bet we are!

Well, I for one can't wait to get

my crafty little fingers

on some that's for sure.

Until then we can still play

and come up with some great

creative ideas.

I call this one

A Day Out.

This project was actually inspired

by a day out. It was a day

that I got a chance to meet Jennifer Priest

for the first time and 

made some goodies with the

Bind-It-All 2.0!

I only had a chance to create the

base of this project

but brought it back home

to finish it up.

I couldn't let this project just sit.

Just a few little sweet accents

that reminds me of the fresh

outdoors. 

I wish I had a bike just

like this one. 

Wheels and all!

It sure was a beautiful day

that day and I really wanted

this project to reflect that.

Maybe we all can

get outside, breathe the fresh air,

take in a few sun rays,

and get inspired together!

Thank you for letting me share!

1. Bind-It-All V2.0

             2. 3/4 Antique Brass Owire

          3. 3/4 Clip-board Covers

                          4. Hydrangea Hippo Sew Sweet Kit

                        5. Studio Calico Blue Grass Mister

                         6. Clearsnap Candle Glow Smooch

               7. Hydrangea Hippo Buttons

          8. Elle's Studio Pink Tags

9. Bo Bunny Paper

                                                              truedivinehand

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

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Santa's Summer Splendor - Bind-it-All Style

Monday Monday Monday. Did you all have a nice weekend? I know lots of kids are heading back to school now, but in my neck of the woods we have a few more weeks to go!


This weekend, one of my favorite local scrapbook stores – The Red Bee in Tustin, CA - had a fun “holiday” event….“Santa’s Summer Splendor!” The store was buzzing with make ‘n takes on Friday night – all of them holiday themed. I manned the Zutter project, of course, making this cute holiday themed 3X4” mini album. It has an acrylic cover, chipboard backcover, and six inner pages of double-sided cardstock. For easy-to-apply embellishments, there were buttons, punched-out snowflakes, flowers, ribbon, tulle, twill (stapled onto to pages) and tiny bling crystals. I especially like the look of the Zutter Antique Brass Owire on this project. It adds to the feel of the holidays. Super easy – and one holiday gift item crossed off the list.


It’s kind of scary to think about the holidays when it’s still 80 degrees out, but trust me, I am feeling anxiety coming on anyway! I know I will be cranking some cute minis like this like an assembly line pretty soon!





Enjoy your last days of summer!