Hello, Amy!

It's Amy here today with my first post as a Zutter Zister! I feel incredibly blessed to be a part of this amazing team, where the original Zutter Zisters set the bar for fantastic and innovative album design. I have deeply admired what Zutter has to offer for so long, and been so inspired by the ways the design team has showcased such fun and exciting products! So, needless to say, I'm thrilled to be showing you a few of my projects featuring these products, and to let you know a little about me.

 

Products used: bind-it-all v2.0, 1 inch O wires in Antique Brass

 grungeboard, tissue tape, button, Tim Holtz; Tag, KI Memories; Twine, Pink Paislee; gaffer tape, 7 Gypsies; paper flower, paper, Creative Memories; 

border punch, purple ribbon, Martha Stewart; corrugated alphas, Jillibean Soup; canvas fabric, brown ribbon, vintage

I thought I'd kick things off with one of my favorite album covers, for a travel journal; because besides being a mom to 3 lovely, creative girls, and the wife to my best friend from college, I'm a courageous soul, who loves to explore the world, even if it is just where I am at that very moment. I try not to be limited by fear, and to try to use each of the talents I may have to the fullest. One day, I hope to travel the world, and see the sights in such places as India, Peru, Thailand, South America......the whole globe! Of course, the best part will be scrapping all of those memories!

 

Products used:  bind-it-all v2.0, 1 inch O wires in Antique Brass, corrugated board 

Stickers, Authentique; journaling tags, papers, Jenni Bowlin; paint, Liquitex; mist, Tattered Angels; ribbon, Martha Stewart, vintage; 

metal elements, Tim Holtz; handle,  upcycled

Since I started scrapbooking and crafting a few years ago, one of the main things that really keeps my creative motor running, is thinking of fun ways to showcase my memories. I love how the bind-it-all makes it easy to take a fun, different idea, and make it a reality! Like this "haunted house" album I made showcasing the photos from our annual family "Halloweenie Roast" at my mom and dad's farm. It was fun to figure out how to make the album open up like the doors of a haunted house, by binding them on each side, to one large piece of Zutter corrugated board in the back. The album doors open wide to a panorama of photos of the event! (The handle to the door, is a old cabinet pull I found in the drawer in my garage!)


Oh, and as a quick aside, if you see the books that are fitting for this album (spooky Agatha Christie mysteries) on the side of the album, and maybe the shelves of books behind, you'll see this was photographed at my place of work....a library! I am the director of a small public library (with perfect evening light for photographing projects after work), as my main source of employment, as well as being a church soloist and section leader. I am a trained operatic soprano....who obviously took a bit of a detour. Hehe.

 

Supplies: 13x13 Corrugated Board

papers, Jenni Bowlin; paper flowers, paper circle, Creative Memories; stamp, Graphic 45;

 flowers, Webster's Pages, Prima; Dymo labeler; Alphas, Jenni Bowlin, Doodlebug; paint, Liquitex, Mist, Tattered Angels

twine, rickrack, fabric, buttons, library card, vintage.

 You'll see that these last two projects are created using Zutter's 13x13 corrugated board.  I have a slight obsession with this corrugated board, for any project! I love the texture and dimension it provides, and how it absorbs paint and mist. I use Zutter's corrugated board so much, that I have developed a special painting technique for the cardboard, that I will be so excited to share with you all very soon!

 

Supplies: 13x13 Corrugated Board

Stamps, fabric and plastic flowers, brads, Jenni Bowlin; paper, Fancy Pants, Jillibean Soup, vintage; 

paint, Liquitex, mist, Tattered Angels, Clearsnap

You will also find that I enjoy finding and using recycled and thrifted elements, especially in my mini books. I love to take things that have pretty or usual graphics (like the coffee bags that I turned into book pages HERE on the bind-it-all blog),and use them on my pages. It always makes me feel so bad to throw them away! (No, please don't sign me up for the next episode of Hoarders, my husband keeps me in check!)

Thank you so much for joining me today on this walk down my Zutter project memory lane.

 http://sparklinggnome.wordpress.com

Girl's Day Out Mini Album by Pinky

Hello Zutter friends, 

http://blueyecicle.blogspot.com/

I am so excited to be posting my very FIRST post for Zutter today!

Let me introduce myself, I am Cristal but everyone calls me Pinky 

because of my bright pink  hair. 

I am so very honored to be a part of the Zutter team, I have a long standing

love affair with all things crafty. 

I am your average ordinary pink haired mom, I live in the country

in beautiful middle Tennessee with my amazing husband, my 3 crazy active boys

20+ chickens, 2 cockatiels, 1 dog and 1 crab...yes a crab. 

I have been scrapbooking for about 4 years now and since the  first

day I was 100% addicted. I love creating and sharing my creations.

I have a unique sense of style and don't believe in crafting "rules"

I believe that crafting all comes from one place...THE HEART♡♡

and that makes it amazing, special and incredibly beautiful. 

I cannot wait to share my crafts with you and to see your amazing creations

as well. Thanks for taking the time to get to know me.

Now I want to share a special project with you, my first Zutter project!

For this mini album project I took the 7.5X5" acrylic covers,

I trimmed them down to 3X5 and made this album. 

I call this my iPhone album because we all have those phone 

photos that are not the best photos in the world. 

Sometimes we cannot use our regular camera. 

On this day I was out with a girlfriend while she got her tattoo. 

I did not have time to grab my big camera so I took pictures using my phone.

I printed them all 2.5X2" and made this mini album for her to 

remember our fun day together. 

It was so fun and easy to create and it looks so professional

with the Zutter 1/2" binding. 

When I got to the end I used some vintage lace to tie around the 

binding for that "girl's day out" touch. 

I left some of the acrylic showing for a pretty and 

unique feel to the album. The Zutter acrylic covers are

really strong too! Perfect for a book. 

I hope y'all enjoyed my post today, I will be back

next time with a tutorial. 

Have a wonderfully crafty day, I cannot wait to see your Zutter creations!

Pinky- Zutter Zister

http://blueyecicle.blogspot.com/

Other Products Used: Momenta Stickers & Embellishments- Chloe's Garden

We have BIG BIG NEWS!

We've been working on this new project for months. Actually, it has been nearly a year!!!!! We've been listening to instructors, educators and stores all over the world and one thing we hear over and over again is that you want an educator program.

Well.

Guess what?

We did it!

Introducing the 

Zutter Certified Instructor 

Program!!!!

Our design and product experts have developed this course based on years of teaching Zutter products, tools, and techniques to customers both in-person and online. You will receive instruction on all Zutter tools and products, as well as marketing tips and materials, plus we'll create several projects in the course that can be used to develop your own unique Zutter class offerings. 


In addition, Certified Instructors will receive a certificate in class, be offered discounts on supplies and tools for teaching, be listed on the Bind-It-All blog, be referred to retailers requesting classes, and receive on-going support from our Education Coordinator and Regional Certification Instructors. At the end of the course, you will earn your certificate by demonstrating the techniques learned during the course practicum. 


We're launching this program at CHA in Chicago this summer with very limited seating. We want your certification as an instructor to be a unique and special qualification you can offer your retail stores and customers so with that in mind, we are limiting the number of certifications that will be presented. 


The course will be held at the Donald E. Stevens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL on July 15, 2012. 


To request an application, please email your resume, a brief summary about your teaching experience, blog link, name, and address to zuttercert@gmail.com. 


Applications will be reviewed and approved as received, on a first-come, first-served basis. A fee schedule will be sent to you with your application. Travel arrangement and hotel accommodations are not provided. Please direct all questions to zuttercert@gmail.com.


We are very excited to be able to offer this opportunity for instructors and designers and look forward to seeing you in Rosemont!

Thank you!!!!!!!!

A Little Whimzee and a Sweet Mother's Day Mini

Hello Friends! Heather Mendenhall here with my first 2012-2013 Zutter Zister design team post. I have been over the moon excited  at having this amazing opportunity to share my love for paper crafting and creating fabulous mini albums with my Zutter products.


My journey into the scrappy world started when I had my daughter Hailey and realized that I wanted her to have more than a simple baby book that was half filled out; I wanted her to have beautiful albums that she would one day share with her own children. For many years it was a hobby, getting together for coffee and scrapping with the moms at preschool, until I started realizing that I wanted a challenge, to make unique albums that no one else had.

This past year I started to really put myself out in the crafting world and have been selling at craft fairs, launching my Etsy shop and blog, and attending conferences to grow my business and let others enjoy my paper crafting creations. I enjoy displaying my art and meeting other crafters and customers who are as excited as I am to take home an album, as I was to create it. I have always believed that handmade items are the most amazing gifts to give and receive, and I feel truly honored to be a part of the community of crafters and artists who live in this handmade world with me.

Today I am going to share a darling mini album that I made as a special order for Mother’s Day. I hope you enjoy and I look forward to creating with you this next year!


Best,
Heather

Supplies:

• Zutter 3/4" black o-wire
• Paper: Crate Paper
• Stick Pins, Flower Sprays, White and teal Ribbon: hydrangeahippo
• Epiphany Crafts Shape Studio, Circle 14 and Pennant
  

Posted by Heather Mendenhall

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

Celebrating the women in my life.

Hello scrappers! Nicole here and today I would like to share with you a quick mini that I created. I wanted to take the time to celebrate the women in my life. Even though I don't have many women in my life right now, the women who are in my life right now matter and they are all that I need! I love them dearly...

Notice the epoxy stickers... "I love you in the morning, I love you in the evening..." I decided to use them throughout my entire album to emphasize how much these women mean to me.


Supplies:

• Zutter Bind-It All
• Zutter O Wires (Antique 1 ¾”)
• Zutter Chipboard 4”X4”

Other:

• Glitz Design “French Kiss” Papers
• Glitz Design “Happy Travels” Papers
• Glitz Design “French kiss” Peek-A-Boos
• Glitz Design “Happy Travels, Pretty in Pink” Cardstock Stickers
• Glitz Design Teeny Alphas
• Glitz Design “French Kiss” Whatnots
• Glitz Design “French Kiss and Happy Travels" Epoxy Stickers
• Glitz Design “French Kiss” Acrylic Stamps
• Flower: Maya Road
• Stickpin: Maya Road
• Charm: Epiphany Crafts
• Bubble Cap: Epiphany Crafts
• Epoxy Tool: Epiphany Crafts
• Button Tool: Epiphany Crafts
• Buttons: Epiphany Crafts
• Baker’s Twine: Scrap Pantry (Esty)
• Heart punch: Creative Memories
• Glue: Beacon’s Zip Dry
• Glimmer Mists: Tattered Angels
• Chalkboard Mists: Tattered Angels
• Paint: Tattered Angels

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you enjoy the rest of your day!

Advice for the New Grad

Hi everyone!  Nancy Keslin here today to share with you a little mini album I made for a friend's recent High School grad.  I used a set of quotes often attributed to Bill Gates to make this advice album (I found the list here).  I chose to use the 3x4 Clipboard covers and some pink 3/4" O-wires to assemble.

The papers and embellishments all came from the Sampler Kit Club April Kit.

I really like the weight that the Clipboard wood covers added to my project.  I tinted the cover with a bit of Distress Stain to have the colors more closely tie into my project and was pleasantly surprised at the way the stain brought out more of the texture in the wood.  I love the look of the fibers in the wood.

Zutter Products Used

• Zutter Bind it All
• Zutter Clipboard Wood 3x4"
• Zutter O-Wire Pink 3/4"

Thanks for stopping by today.

Nancy Keslin
homesclscrapper.blogspot.com

A Little Kindness Goes A Long Way.......

Happy Sunday everyone! This is Michelle Gutiererez here for Zutter Innovative with my 1st blog post. I am so excited to share this acrylic album I made! 

This handsome young man is one of the kindest well mannered kid I know. No matter what he does, it is always with a "please" and "thank you". Teaching us all the a little kindness goes a long way....... a simply amazing kid, my Vincent is.

I cannot tell you how much I love my Zutter Bind It All V2 tool. It all starts with a vision, my Bind-It-All, 7.5"x 5" clear acrylic album  and all the fixings to create an awesome mini album. 

I used 1/2"  Silver O-Wires to bind the acrylic album together. 

Use the Centering Arrow in the middle of the holes printed on the Bind-It-All (above "T" in "Zutter") to center the book  to place the binding in the center of the acrylic album pages.   Continue with each page int he album and arrange the pages in order. Flip the back cover of the book towards the front and insert the O-Wires from the back pages of the book, through the covers. Then use the Bind-It-All to close the O-Wires. Be sure to use the plastic O-Wire templates included with your Bind-It-All to set the machine for the proper size of O-Wire before closing.

How awesome is it that you can create an album what ever size you want using the Bind-It-All!

Here are all of the pages of the assembled album:

Supplies Used:

• Album - Clear Acrylic 7.5"x5" Zutter Innovative
• 1/2" Silver Wire - Zutter Innovative
• Paper - This and That by Echo Park
• Element Stickers - This and That by Echo Park
• Rhinestones - Kaisercraft
• Ribbon - Maya Road
• Alpha Stickers - Authentique Paper 
• Adhesive - Tombow Mono

Tools Used:

• Bind It All V2.0
• EK Success Stamp Punch

Always,
♥ Michelle

My Blog : Michelle's Paper Affair