Zummer Vacation Project.....

Ahhhh.....summer vacations.  Zutter has all the supplies and tools for creating lasting memory projects from your summer fun.  Shelley Haganman, our Zutter Zister from Iowa, makes the most adorable projects - and they suit every mood and theme!  Check out her gallery from last summer for even more creating ideas.

Read further down for the latest shopping special and a chance on another Zummer giveaway!

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I love Summer and I love traveling! This year I was so excited to visit the Pike Place Market in downtown Seattle! This album is a collection of photos I took there. I wanted to stick with a "market" theme so I used Zutter's 5 x7 corrugated cardboard for the base of my album!

I used the Zutter Round-it-all to round all the corners of my pages. I painted, inked, and sanded them as well as my photos, added some masking tape and viola! I love the "raw" look that the corrugated cardboard gives my album!! You can add even more shabbiness to the corrugated board with the Distrezz-it-All - a little or a lot, depending on your preference.  I then bound my album with tie-wraps to finish the look! I love the versatility that Zutter's products offer for your creativity - not everything needs the Bind-it-All, though this would've worked just as well with owire and binding!

If you've not tried the raw look of corrugated board and the Distrezz-it-All, give it a shot.  It will add a whole new texture to your projects!

Corrugated board and the Distrezz-it-All go together like summer and sunscreen!  We think every crafter needs one of these hand-held electric distressing tools.  Toss the sandpaper and filers aside!  The Distrezz-it-All works on cardstock, chipboard, corrugated board, fabric-covered board, and more.  For a limited time, enjoy a 20% discount off the Zutter Distress-it-All.  Shop here.

Use coupon code: Zummer-DZ20A

Note, only one coupon code per transaction.  If you want to use multiple Zummer coupon offers, you must complete separate orders.

We're going to give away a Distrezz-it-All to one random winner.  But you can't leave just ANY comment.  We want to know what "distresses" you most when you are crafting.  Is it adhesive that dries too quickly?  Running out of ink in the middle of an overnight session of creativity?  From humorous to anguishing...let's hear it!  We will announce the "distrezzed" winner on Monday!

WE LOVE ZUMMER!

Have Bind-it-All, will Smash...

Last month when we ran our first Zutter Zummer week, Zutter Zister Camilla Isaksson from Sweden shared her Acrylic Tab Cover version of a Bind-it-All Smash Book.   The project inspired so many people, including OZZ DT Member, Annette West, who has come up with her version of this popular memorabilia trend.  Make your own Smash Book with your Bind-it-All, some handy cover materials, your spark of ingenuity, and Zutter Owires!

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Everywhere I go and every forum I visit the latest talk is all Smash books - and sadly I am old enough to remember doing a very similar thing in my distant youth before it had such a fun name!!  The great thing about the Smash rage is that it is allowing people to just 'play'... no worries about background paper matching, following a page map or spending an hour deciding where to put that particular embellie... you have something you want to keep to remind you of a fun time and you glue it in, add the date and don't sweat the other stuff. Smash books are liberating!  I did look at buying one from my local scrap store but I sort of paused and thought that '"heck, I could make one for waaaay less" -- so that is what I did. Have Bind-it-All, will Smash...

I used a paper stack I have had sitting for a while... which is another good reason to make a Smash book... use up some of those papers we have sitting there!!

I added index tabs so that I could make the book relevant to what I wanted to Smash, such as.....

.....my Calgary Stampede page with tickets in a plastic pocket.

Made some pages with flaps to give me extra space.

Added some ATC holder pages for small stuff.

Made pocket pages for slipping leaflets and such.

Page from our night out to see Wicked for our Anniversary.

Lots of pockets... can't resist a pocket or two!! 

Folded the papers to make the pages a large pocket so that I can pop stuff into the pocket and it won't get lost until I have time to glue it in. 

More ATC pockets for tickets or small artwork.

Tip: If you want to be able to use these plastic sheets in your BIA it is best to glue two strips of contrasting paper over the holes section - it will then be easier to punch without the plastic getting caught up in the punching channel.

Zutter Tools Used:

Zutter Kutter for the chipboard covers - 8" x 6"

Bind-It-All with 1" Antique Brass owires

Scor-it-All for folding the pages and pockets

Other Stuff:

Tim Holtz Bird Cage Die, StampinUp index tab punch, Colorbok Woodhaven mixed media pack papers, Collector's Album Refills cut down to fit, Tags were paint chips from Martha Stewart, K&Co Smash Pads and tape. 

What do all Bind-it-All divas need?  OWIRE!  Or, as the Zisters call it....OH-Wire! It's ON SALE and the giveaway prize this week!  Enjoy 25% off all regular priced Zutter Owire, including bulk boxes.

Use coupon code:  Zummer-OH25.  Shop here for Zutter Owire.

Note: One coupon code per transaction.  If you wish to take advantage of multiple Zummer coupon offers, please complete separate orders.

But wait, there's more.  All Baby Blue and Baby Pink owire is 35% off  - no coupon code required, so you can take advantage of all the owire savings.  This Bind-it-All staple rarely goes on sale, so STOCK UP NOW!

Win a sample pack of Zutter Owire colors and sizes on today's post.  Leave a comment below telling us what you are paper crafting/scrapping now, or what your latest Zutter project was.

We will draw and announce a random winner on Monday!

WE LOVE ZUMMER!

Zummer with the BIA, 4th of July, and Elf Slippers

It's Day 3 of another HOT week of Zutter Zummer.  We KNOW that July has passed, and it makes us a little sad that summer has flown by so fast.  But we can still relish the joys of summer celebrations....especially when you have this colorful mini album from OZZ DT Member Lea Sanders.  We always love Lea's bright, clean designs.  Enjoy her tips and make sure you check out the shopping special and giveaway below.

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What screams hot summer fun more than Fourth of July weekend in Washington, D.C.? My family decided to visit the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in D.C. and then a quiet, casual cook-out with sparklers away from the bustling crowds. So casual in fact that my hubby was in p.j. pants and my son was wearing Christmas elf slippers!

I wanted a very sturdy cover for this project as I knew I would be adding a lot of embellishments and heavier items. The Clipboard wood was perfect. Don't be afraid to ink the Clipboard wood, it takes just time. I recommend rubbing it in until it dries before adhering any paper or embellishments.  With the Clipboard Wood, don't hold back on adding the fun trim, like the pom poms!  The wood won't buckle or give in to the extra weight.

So while your summer memories are still fresh, whip out your supplies and your Bind-it-All and secure the good times in an album that will last!

Supplies -

• Zutter - 1 1/4" white O-wire, 8" Clipboard Wood Covers
• Other: ClearScraps – tabbed chipboard, Creative Imaginations - patterned paper, cardstock stickers, Hot of the Press – patterned paper, Colorbok – patterned paper, Bazzill – textured cardstock, Cloud9 – foiled chipboard alpha, K&Company – embossed stickers, adhesive stars, Jolee’s Boutique – glittered foam stickers, Epiphany Crafts – epoxy bubble caps, pom  pom trim

Lea's album is made with Clipboard Wood....a sturdy, punchable cover material that's perfect for making albums that LAST!  Zutter also makes Chipboard, Acrylic and Canvas Artboard covers that provide a variety of surfaces and textures - all deliciously punchable with your Bind-it-All.  Each package of material contains two pieces - a front and back cover! Or mix and match materials - like Acrylic front cover and Clipboard Wood back cover!  So many options for creating binding perfection!

NOW....

ALL Clipboard Wood, Chipboard and Inner Cardstock Pages, Acrylic, and Canvas covers are 50% OFF!

NO Coupon code needed and NO limit. 

Stock up now for upcoming projects!

No other discounts apply to theses items, and regular shipping charges applies.

Would you like to win a sample pack of Clipboard Wood, Acrylic, Canvas and Chipboard?  Leave us a comment telling us which summer holiday or event you wouldn't mind celebrating more than once during the summer.  Heck, why not once a week?  We will draw a random winner and announce the lucky crafter on Monday!

WE LOVE ZUMMER!

My 24/7 Days Bind-it-All Journal

Welcome to Day 2 of this hot Zummer!  Today's project is from Emeline Seet, OZZ DT Member from Singapore.  Em is a multi-talented crafter and her designs are often seen in scrapping publications all over the world.  It's a real treat to showcase one of her latest projects. Don't forget to check out the shopping special and giveaway below when you are done ooohing and ahhhing!

This Zutter Canvas Artboard was created with a theme in mind.You know, it is all to common to hear how time flies. Our days seem much shorter with so many things to tend to. Especially so for us women we wear so many hats:  at work, duty as a mom, duty as a partner, duty as a friend, and the list seems endless.

Yet, these are the moments that somehow define us and who we are. This journal provides a place for me to jot the daily (well, almost) routine as a stay-at-home mom. Realistically, my days as a 24/7 mom will come to an end when my children outgrow my lap. These moments are irreversible and I felt I needed to document these to remember how I survived through the early days as a mom. 

Zutter's Canvas Art Board is appropriate. It allows me have the freedom to incorporate mist, distress inks, masking, gel mediums, texture paste.  It's easy to punch and has a beautiful texture for all the dimension I want to add.

The Zutter Zummer deal of the day includes two favorite Zutter products and both are on 50% clearance!  The customizable Spinner Album Kit and the handy album stand - the Display-it-All. You don't need a coupon code for either, so stock up on as many as you need of both!  We are down to the last quantities, so get 'em while you can!

A long time favorite of Zutter fans and crafters alike, the Spinner Album Kit, is an all-in-one kit that includes everything you need to create a customized spinning album. Comes with the wooden base and dowel, chipboard divider tabs and pages, as well as cardstock pages.  Regularly $24.99, now just $12.50 while supplies last.  Shop here for the Spinner Album Kit.

The Display-it-All is a metal stand (you assemble with easy instructions) that you can permanently (or not) hang your mini albums.  The metal can be painted, decoupaged, blinged how you wish to match your album or decor.  Get your mini albums out of the drawers and DISPLAY them like they deserve!  Regular: $7.99 - now just $3.99 while supplies last.  Shop here for Display-it-All.

We are giving away BOTH of the above products to ONE lucky poster today.  Tell us what you think you COULD do for 24/7!  Crafting? Sleeping?  Eating Ice Cream (my vote!!)...we will draw a random winner on Monday.

WE LOVE ZUMMER!

Zummertime Gifts!

Welcome to Day 1 of another delightful week of Zutter Zummer projects, shopping specials and giveaways! Today's project is from the delightful Zutter Zister Pam Sandy - she's from Michigan.  You'll see, Pam creates beautiful projects and loooooooooves vowels!  Read on, check out the shopping special, and leave a comment for todays' giveaway prize!

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Hello everyone!  Haaaaaaaaaaaappy Zutter Zummer!  We are deep into summer right now, since it is August.  I think of a lot of things when I think about summer, swimming, camping, the lake, our vegetable garden, canning pickles and salsa, and just being outside.  Summer is also a time when many college students have a break, and look for summer jobs.  We were fortunate enough where I work to have the most fabulous summer intern you could ever imagine.  She is smart, efficient, reliable, creative, caring, and compassionate, all good things when you work at a hospital.  I wanted to make her something special as a going away gift, so of course I thought of my Bind-It-All!  Easy peasy to make any type mini I could think of.  I also decided that since my family is moving this summer, it was time to dig into and use some of my stash.  Since McKenzie's favorite color is purple, I went with it.

I have to confess, I am somewhat of a packrat, and I looooooooooove to save things.  Time to create a summertime gift, and lighten my stash while I was at it.  The first thing I do when I am creating a mini is gather a LOT of papers, scraps, and odds and end embellies that all coordinate.  I love that creating my own mini means I can mix manufacturers and supplies with ease.  Here is a photo of my initial pile of "ingredients" ~

Next I went through my piles and cut out my bases and some large accent papers~

After I had my papers cut, I inked everything with a Colorbox Violet Cat's Eye Ink. Inking everything really helps tie your project together when you use assorted manufacturer products, and helps to create a cohesive look.  Next I began assembling my pages.  Some of my pages were folded to add interest (I used my Scor-It-All, it works BEAUTIFULLY!), some were strictly 8 x 8 squares. After my pages were put together, stitched and embellished as I wished, I punched everything with my Bind-It-All, then assembed my mini.  I used an 8x8 Bamboo Spine CoverAll (love those things, they look so neat and tidy, and hold a boatload of stuff inside).  I sprayed the white CoverAll with a sparkly purple mist, then embellished the cover, and added a Perfect Closure to hold it all together ~ 

Here are a few pics of the inside of the album ~ 

Don't forget to use your Round-It-All for creating perfect round corners in a second ~

I embellished a cardboard CD holder and put it on the next to last page.  I thought if McKenzie had some favorite photos or a CD of songs, she could store it in her Mini.  I left lots of space for her to journal and add bits of her favorite things, in addition to photos.  Hopefully she will like her mini, and thinks of her summer 2011 when she uses it. 

If you have someone in need of a gift, don't forget to think about using your Bind-It-All to create a one of a kind special gift.  Dig through your stash too, it is a lot of fun.  :) 

Happy creating! ~ Pam

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SCORE BIG WITH THE SCORE-IT-ALL!

Today's shopping special and giveaway are one and the same!  Save 20% on all Scor-it-All products.  Shop here for large and mini Scor-it-All boards, totes, replacement tools, sliding rulers and the A2 Envelope Template. 

All at 20% off with this coupon code:  Zummer-Scor20

Pam used the Scor-it-All for making pages in the project above.  It's an indispensable tool that creates professional grade folds, with no cracks in your paper!  These tools almost NEVER go on sale, so if you've been wanting one, now's the time!  Don't forget a tote, sliding ruler and replacement tool.  All at a great deal!

Note, one coupon code can be used per order, so if you want multiple Zummer specials, you must complete separate orders. 

If you are feeling lucky, leave a comment below and tell us....now that Zummer is almost near it's end, what is on tap for you during these last lazy, hot days?  We will draw a random winner for a MINI SCOR-IT-ALL board.  Winners announce on Monday!

WE LOVE ZUMMER!

Fun in the Sun with your Bind-it-All

I take way more pictures in the summer than at any other time during the year. That means I have way more pictures to scrap too! This year I made a summer mini album that had lots of pockets and folds so that I can add plenty of photos to it.

To start, I found some nice bright summery paper and started playing around with making some fold out pages.

This page has three folds and can hold a total of 6 photos on both sides. It ends up folding out like an accordian. When making fold out pages just make sure you leave a 1/4" gutter for the Bind-It-All to punch for the binding. You can simply fold it once or play around with multiple folds.

I then wanted to make some pocket pages to add some extra photos or journaling. These are super easy to make. All I did was use double sided sticky tape and adhere three sides of the pocket to the larger sheet.

The final page has lots of room for photos and journaling and makes a fun reminder of our summertime.

Take time out from YOUR fun in the sun, for a quickie mini for this summer's memories!

ZZ DT Member Fleur Smith