Feeling Beachy?

Hi everyone!  Nancy here today to share with you a fun mixed media wall hanging I made using my Zutter Bind-it-All, o-Wires, Canvas Artboard and lots of fun goodies from ClearSnap.

I love the texture and weight of the canvas art board.  It is the perfect weight for heavier items like these small shells.  I began these canvases by spritizing with a mixture of different colors of Smooch Spritz, allowing the colors to bleed into one another.  I then added a bit of gesso and finally a super cute embossed sun.  Did you know that Clearsnap makes scented embossing powders under the Color Box line?  This yellow smells like lemons.  So super fun on a project.

The Zutter canvas readily accepted the different mediums including inks, gesso, spray ink, stamps and embossing.

And the antique brass o-wires complimented my project perfectly.

I had a great time creating this wall hanging and I know you would have fun playing with the art board as well.

 Hugs.

Nancy

Double Binding Tutorial

Hello everyone!!! We have a super easy

tutorial for all of you today but with 

fantastic results.

It is called double binding.

All you need is your project that

you intend to bind, two sizes of Owire,

and your Bind-It-All tool.

First we will want to take the

smaller size of Owire first and bind it.

Like so.

Now we will simply take

our larger size of Owire and

overlap then bind.

Again like so and we

are done!!!

Easy right!

Here is my complete project in details

Pretty Little Things.

NOTE: The range of how your project pages turning

is determined by the smaller size of Owire. 

For example, I used 1/2" Owire for Pretty Little Things

Project. It is very limited to turning which is what I wanted for

this particular project.

The project below I used 3/4" Pink Owire

which allows for page turning.

The smaller the inside Owire the smaller

range of turn.

The larger the inside Owire

the larger the range of turning

your pages becomes.

I do hope that we all enjoyed this

little quick technique and will use it.

It is quite cool for giving a little more

depth to projects.

Thanks so much for allowing me to share!

1. Bind-It-All V2.0

2.1/2" Silver Owire

3. 1" White Owire

4. American Crafts Paper/Trim

5. Echo Park Paper

6.KI Lace Paper

7. Recollection Glitter Cardstock

8. Prima Flowers

9. Hydrangea Hippo Lace/Trim

10. Hydrangea Hippo Blue Stick Pins

11. Crate Paper Sticker Elements

Summer School is in Session

Summer Online Classes Starting this Week with Zutter & My Creative Classroom!     Distress-it-All VS2 with Donna Salazar This class will be 4 weeks of DISTREZZED girlie grunge fun! We'll be distrezzing everything under the sun that can be put through this wonderful little machine and you will see the various looks that can be achieved with it. Learn the differences between the DIA Version 1 and Version 2. We'll be making a 5x7 Mixed Media Book, a 6x12 Family Trip Book, a card and 2 ATCs (Artist Trading Cards).  Week 1 - All About the DIA & Part 1 of making the 5x7 Mixed Media Book Week 2 - Binding and Decorating the 5x7 Mixed Media Book Week 3 - 6x12 Family Trip Book Week 4 - A 5x7 Card and 2 Artist Trading Cards Enroll Now Class Begins: July 3 4 Weeks - $35   With Linda Dotterer  A scoring board is a hot, must-have tool in paper crafting. A scoring board gives paper crafters clean and crisp straight lines for folding sheets of paper into creative cards and gift wrappings. Fun and Fabulous Folds is a 4-week class featuring the Scor-it-All Board, by Zutter, the makers of the Bind-it-All. Week 1: We will start with a brief overview of the scoring tool and then move on to different styles of greeting cards.   Week 2: We will continue with more greeting cards, with a focus on pocket cards.   Week 3: We will move on to creating envelopes and pockets. During this week, we will be using the Scor-It-All Envelope-It A2 template. Week 4: We will finish the class with boxes and bags. Enroll Now  Class Begins: July 2 4 Weeks - $25

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Thank You Gift Bag

Hello all, Michelle here from Michelle's Paper Affair bringing this cute little gift bag.

For this project I thought long and hard about what I wanted to do. I wanted to make something outside the box, something really different using my Bind It All V2 and I hope I had accomplished just that!

On the center of the gift bag I added a flap that would untie and reveal the word Thank You. You can easily add Happy Birthday, persons name or just about anything your hearts desire.

This is the first time I used these pearl sprays......they are so cute.

Here is a close up showcasing the flap and 3 D embellishments that I used foam dots on.

Products used :

• Zutter - Bind It All, O-Wire 1/2" silver
• May Arts - Ribbon
• Pink Paislee - Indigo Bleu paper & embellishments
• Pinking scissors 
• Gift Bag 

 Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you soon ♥

We're Looking For a Few Good Instructors...

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!!!!!!!!

Summer in the City Mixed Media Album

Summer in the City

Hi, Cheryl here again, from Cheryl’s Window, and here is what is in my studio today.  

It is summer, and being from Florida, most expect beach themes from me. Unfortunately, I am not a beach girl.  CHA is coming up and last summer was my first CHA experience.  The day before CHA started, I had the chance to go into Chicago and experience THE CITY!  And it was so very hot, but it was exhilarating for me- the sights, the sounds, the smells, the people!

I had so much fun listening to this song and building my own mini album using Spellbinder dies designed by Donna Salazar.  I used Creative Book Pages One and Two as well as a few butterflies from her Wonderful Wings Grand Nestabilities collection. 

I created this mixed media album using chipboard for the back page to give my book stability as well as a variety of papers, tags, time card, plastic baggy, envelopes, and a piece of raw canvas.

Before I show you the entire album, I thought I’d share some of the creation process.

I used Zutter Chipboard cover for the back page of my album.  This provided structure and stability for my mixed album.  However, 8x8 was larger than I wanted, so I used my Zutter Kutter to cut down the board to 7 x 7 and then I rounded two outer corners with the Zutter Corner Rounder.

I inked edges and embossed a few embellishments using various products from ClearSnap.  I also colored and shaded with some with Faber-Castell Gelatos, even while using the die as a stencil.

I had so much fun putting this album together.   It is bright and happy and very summery to me. 

Want to peek inside my album?

Just look at all that layered yumminess.  I still have a few picture spots to fill and I’m trying to decide whether to add more from this trip or add some new pictures from my visit in a few weeks back in Chicago for CHA Summer 2012!

What are your plans for this summer?  Will you make a summer album?  Make sure to share on the BIA Facebook page if so.  We love seeing your creations using Zutter products.

Zummer Zchool Starts Now!

Course Length: 4 Weeks Begins: June 28 (you can enroll up to 2 weeks after the start date) Cost: $25 Enroll Here    Once you master this class, you will wonder why you waited so long! This course will cover the very basics of using the Bind-it-All for punching and binding custom mini books.  This information-rich, project-packed course will cover: 1.  Overview of the Bind-it-All 2. Punching Basics 3. Binding with Confidence 4.  Mini Delights 5. Everyday Albums BONUS! Binding Above & Beyond  More Info and to Enroll     Course Length: 4 Weeks Begins: July 12  Cost: $25  Enroll Here  Are you ready to get your punching and binding mojo cookin'?This course is for the experienced (or BIA 101 graduate) who wants to crank out FOUR awesome projects using the Bind-it-All and a bevy of other Zutter tools and products.You will be given the creative freedom to theme your projects as you wish, but will be provided the tools, skills and inspiration to create personalized masterpieces.  Project from Course  More Info and to Enroll