~ Baby Shower Book & Goody Bags

Here is my second in a series of Bind-it-All minibooks made from patterned paper scraps.  This project is a baby shower book for well-wishers to add their happy greetings.

I also made goody bags for all 35 of my co-workers plus a few extra for Katie’s family.  See more photos of both projects in the slideshow below.

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Supplies:

Katie book –

• Zutter – 1.5″ white o-ring, 7.5″ acrylic tabs, 7.5″ kraft chipboard cover
• Basic Grey – patterned paper
• Epiphany Crafts – scalloped circle epoxy
• The Twinery – twine
• ribbon, pacifier decorations

treat bags –

• cardstock – Stampin’ Up!, Bazzill
• patterned paper
• twine – The Twinery
• ribbon, pacifier decorations
• We R Memory Keepers – large eyelets

~ All Occasion Card Class

Finally got around to putting these photos up.  I taught three sessions total of my All Occasion Card Class in March and early April.  Here are my co-workers putting their projects together.

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Supplies:

• PaperSource, Stampin’ Up! – cardstock
• Fancy Pants – patterned paper
• American Crafts – adhesive fabric paper
• buttons

~ Happy Easter and Easel Card

Happy Easter, all!  We kept our Easter celebration small and just the family today.

Here is my card sample for the next class I’m teaching later this month, a 5 1/2″ square easel card.

Supplies:

• PaperSource – cardstock, satin ribbon
• My Mind’s Eye – patterned paper
• Epiphany Crafts – large circle and epoxy
• Prima – flowers
• Stampin’ Up! – large brad
• flat bottlecap

~ Greeting Card Gift Set & Minibook Teaser

This weekend I made a set of six cards for a co-worker as part of a going away present.  She expressed interest in the color orange at the last card class I taught at work so there is a bit of orange in both the cards and the envelopes.  I also made a small pockets and tags Bind-it-All minibook that I’ll show a sneak peek of below.  Please come back another day to see a full post on the minibook sometime next month or so. =)

Teaser of my latest minibook cover.

Card Supplies:

• Cardstock – Stampin’ Up!; Bazzill Basics
• Patterned Paper – DCWV
• Flowers – Creative Imaginations; Prima
• Twine – The Twinery
• Epoxy Stickers – K&Company
• Gems – Doodlebug
• buttons

~ OZZ – March Bind-It-All Project – Danielle & Stephen

 

For more Bind-It-All inspiration (and a supply list for this project), please go to the Bind-It-All Blog.

 

~ Autumn Card Class

It has been a while since I’ve posted photos from a lunchtime work class!  Here are a few of my co-workers who made my latest card design last week.

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Supplies:  Stampin’ Up! – cardstock; Bella Blvd – patterned paper; K&Company – cardstock stickers; The Twinery – twine

~ Breaking Dawn Quotes Contest Prizes

These mini books (and matching tags) are two of the three prizes I am making for the contest.  When I’m done with the last of the prizes, I’ll post later.  For a chance to win, please the post below this one for all of the juicy details!

Book 1

Book 2

Supplies:

• Zutter – 1 1/4 red and antique brass o-wire
• patterned papers – 7Gypsies, Teresa Collins, Basic Grey, Glitz, Kaisercraft, DCWV;  Core’dinations
• Stampin’ Up! – ink
• thick chipboard
• craft thread

~ February OZZ Project – Love U Much

 

For more Bind-it-All inspiration, please go to the Zutter Zisters site. 

 

Zutter Products

• Zutter Tools Used:  Bind-it-All
• Owire Size & Color:  7/8” red
• Covers/Cover-Alls:  6” acrylic   

Other Materials

• Bo Bunny – pattered paper
• Stampin’ Up! – cardstock, ribbon
• Doodlebug – gems
• ribbon 

~ Pop-up Heart Card Class

I’m teaching two classes next week and here are the sample cards.  Valentine’s Day crafts are a big hit with my office.  I get the most participation from my men co-workers during this occasion. =)  If I remember to bring my camera, I’ll take pictures of them making their projects.  Happy Valentine’s Day, all!

 

Supplies:  American Crafts – cardstock and envelopes; Bo Bunny – patterned cardstock; Queen & Company – heart bling; PaperSource – cardstock; Stampin’ Up! – cardstock and brads; Prima – flowers; various ribbon and rickrack

~ December OZZ Project – Warm Memories

 

For more Bind-it-All inspiration, please go to the Zutter Zisters site.

 

Supplies:

• Imaginesce – pattered paper, chipboard stickers
• K&Company – layered stickers, epoxy stickers, embossed stickers
• Heidi Grace – epoxy stickers
• Stampin’ Up! – ink
• ribbon

 

~ Easy Holiday Gifts

I was a busy bee making calendars for my co-workers and teaching three days of classes at work this month.   

The calendars above are for the ladies who sit in my row of cubbies who work in other branches.  To make them personalized, I added initials from their first names (Danielle, Ginny, Traci) to the acrylic covers.  Come back next month to see more calendar photos from my January Bind-it-All projects.

On the “teach class at work during lunchtime front” I was growing weary of teaching cards the last few months so I decided to do something different – embellished gift bags filled with candy.  Everything on the white bag was made in class (wreath, ribbon, embossed background, etc.)

 

Calendar Supplies – Zutter – o-wire; Fancy Pants – pattered paper; AccuCut – acrylic; Sticko – foam alpha letters; Prima – flowers; medium weight chipboard; ribbon

Embellished Gift Bag Supplies – Stampin’ Up! – cardstock, gingham ribbon; Crate Paper – patterned paper;  gift bag, ribbon, organdy circles, bells

~ November Card Project – Christmas Tree Card

 

Here is my latest card sample for next week’s card class at work.  I created the dimensional tree by punching three trees, creasing them down the middles and adhering them together.  I recommend using the Xyron to add adhesive to the punches.  My earlier card sample had two trees with five attached punches but I found that it made the card clunky and harder to put into an envelope intact.

Supplies –

• Stampin’ Up! – cardstock
• Little Yellow Bicycle – patterned paper
• Paper Source – ribbon
• Crate Paper – cardstock sticker
• Queen & Company – bling

~ I love Halloween!

October marks the beginning of a great season in Northern VA.  The leaves change color, the weather is a little cooler and there are so many autumn activities to do.  Here are a couple of Bind-it-All books I made for my hubby’s cousins’ families.  They were a big hit!  I was so inspired by our visit with the cousins that I plan to make each family calendar gifts for the holidays.

Happy Halloween

• Zutter – 1 1/4″ black o-wire
• Teresa Collins – chipboard covers
• K&Company – patterned paper, embossed stickers, layered stickers
• Doodlebug – gems
• ribbon

Have a Haunted Halloween

• Zutter – 1 1/4″ black o-wire
• 7Gypsies – 8” chipboard pages
• Recollections – patterned paper, layered stickers, epoxy stickers
• Adirondack – acrylic paint
• Prima  – bling
• Stampin’ Up – cardstock
• ribbon

~ Twilight-themed Stair Step Cards

Part of the goody packages I sent to my Twi Sisters included handmade cards with their names on them.  Here are a few pics of the cards.  On other Twilight news, number of times I’ve seen Eclipse as of this morning = 22! =)  I sooooo can’t wait until the Eclipse DVD release party.  Not sure if Hot Topic will have one as they didn’t for New Moon but FYE was a great substitute.

I really love these stair step cards.  I’m developing a Halloween card class for work that will use this card type.  Come back later to see the finished sample. =)

Stuff:  cardstock – Stampin’ Up!; patterned paper – Autumn Leaves; flowers – Prima; gems – Doodlebug

~ OZZ March Project #2 – Blizzard

For more Bind-it-All inspiration, please check out the following links:

Original Zutter Zisters Showcaze

2009-2010 Design Team Galleries

 

 

 

 

Materials:

• Zutter –  1 ¼ ” antique silver o-wire, 6” Clipboard Wood Covers, 6” Acrylic Covers
• My Mind’s Eye – patterned paper
• Bazzill – cardstock
• Little Yellow Bicycle – snowflake diecut
• Dymo – labels
• Stampin’ Up! – ink, snowflake chipboard, embossing powder
• Adirondack – acrylic paint
• Doodlebug Designs – jewels
• American Crafts – alpha stickers

~ OZZ March Proj #1 – Love

For more Bind-it-All inspiration, please check out the following links:

Original Zutter Zisters Showcaze

2009-2010 Design Team Galleries

Materials:

• Zutter –  1” red o-wire
• Basic Grey – patterned paper, cardstock stickers
• Adirondack – acrylic paint
• Prima – flowers
• Stampin’ Up! – ribbon
• chipboard
• rickrack

~ Blizzard Wall Art

I guess the one good thing about being snowed-in is that you have plenty of time to watch movies, cook, bake and make crafts.  My daughter has been doing the baking while I’ve been cooking and crafting.

Here is a project that uses an origami frame as a wall hanging instead of binding together into a book.  I used an untraditional scrapbooking item for the project — comic book backing boards — as the base of my project.  Why not?  They’re light chipboard and acid-free.  

If you’d like the instructions on how to make the origami frame, go to the bottom of this post.  Please let me know if you use the instructions and make a project of your own.

Click here for a PDF of how to make the origami frame.

Stuff:  Zutter – 1/2″ white o-wire; My Mind’s Eye – patterned paper, adhesive chipboard shapes, stickers; Stampin’ Up – grosgrain ribbon; We R Memory Keepers – extra large eyelets; Dymo – labels; light chipboard, satin ribbon

~ Candy, anyone?

Lucky family, we were all off an extra day due to the heavy snow this past weekend.  So, what did I do with my stolen day?  I made Valentine’s Day candy bags for my son’s class, hubby’s co-workers and my co-workers.  Not sure when my kids will go back to class considering the state of our roads today but I suspect the Federal Government will make us all go back in tomorrow.  Darn but that’s okay, it’ll give me a chance to pass out my treats.  The fancier treatment was for Brian’s co-workers since there are only the four of them.  Jacob’s 30 are standard classroom and my 24 are small but sweet.  I didn’t personalize my office treats because of the volume.  Toppers for treat bags are a great way to use up bits of patterned paper.

Stuff:  patterned papers – Cloud9, Basic Grey; cardstock – Stampin’ Up!; cardstock alpha stickers – Cloud9

~ OZZ Project #1 – Farewell to Sheryl

For more Bind-it-All inspiration, please check out the following links:

Original Zutter Zisters Showcaze

2009-2010 Design Team Galleries

Materials:

• Zutter – Bind-it-All, Pound-it-All, Rivet Setter and Hammer, 1 ¼” antique brass o-wire, 8” Acrylic Cover, 8” Clipboard Wood Cover, 8” Chipboard Covers, Perfect Closure
• Basic Grey – patterned paper, journaling tags
• Bazzill – cardstock
• My Mind’s Eye – journaling tags
• Prima – flowers
• Stampin’ Up! – flowers
• American Crafts – Thickers

~ OZZ Feb Proj #2 – You

For more Bind-it-All inspiration, please check out the following links:

Original Zutter Zisters Showcaze

2009-2010 Design Team Galleries

Materials:

• Zutter – Bind-it-All, 1” red o-wire
• Cosmo Cricket – patterned paper, stickers, tags
• Bazzill – cardstock, chipboard
• Stampin’ Up! – ribbon, pearls
• Adirondack – acrylic paint

~ OZZ Feb Proj #3 – Farewell to Janet

For more Bind-it-All inspiration, please check out the following links:

Original Zutter Zisters Showcaze

2009-2010 Design Team Galleries

{Click on each picture for a closer look.}

Materials:

• Zutter – Bind-it-All,  1” white o-wire, 8” Chipboard Covers, Cover-Alls
• K&Company – patterned paper, cardstock stickers, epoxy stickers
• Making Memories – acrylic paint
• Foof-a-La – buttons
• Martha Stewart – glass beads
• Stampin’ Up! – ribbon
• American Crafts – alphabet stickers
• ribbon

~ BIA Love Minibook RAK

It’s almost Valentine’s Day.  Do you know what I love best around this time of year scrap-wise?  I love all the hearts and the sweet kiddie valentines.  What is your favorite thing about Valentine’s Day?  Leave me a post for a chance to win this very book!

For this project, instead of using cardstock or chipboard pages, I used mini file folders I found at Paper Source last year.  I held on to them until I figured out what project I would use them on.  They were perfect with this paper collection.

Stuff:  Zutter – 1″ white o-wire; Teresa Collins – chipboard bracket covers; Cloud9 – paper collection, stickers, brads, chipboard stickers, epoxy stickers, tag, ribbon, Stampin’ Up – ribbon

~ Valentine’s Day Card Class

Here’s my latest project for a card class that I will be teaching at work sometime in the next few weeks.  I used both Fiskars and Martha Stewart tools for shapecutting and border punching.  I found the Martha Stewart punches a little tough on the hands as they need a little more pressure for both the border punching and the lattice heart shapes.  I don’t recommend them if you have weak or smaller hands.

 

Stuff:  Basic Grey – patterned paper, cardstock stickers; Stampin’ Up! – flower, brad; shiny cardstock, rickrack

~ OZZ Jan Proj #2 – Disney

  

For more Bind-it-All inspiration, please check out the following links:

Original Zutter Zisters Showcaze

2009-2010 Design Team Galleries

  

  

 

 

Materials:

• Zutter:  1.25” black o-wire, 8” Clipboard Wood Covers
•  Creative Imaginations – patterned paper, chipboard stickers, cardstock stickers, epoxy stickers
•  AccuKut – acrylic
•  Bazzill – cardstock
•  Ranger – glossy cardstock
•  Stampin’ Up! – ribbon
•   Adirondack – acrylic paint

~ OZZ Jan Proj #1 – Merry & Bright

 

For more Bind-it-All inspiration, please check out the following links:

Original Zutter Zisters Showcaze

2009-2010 Design Team Galleries

Materials:  

• Zutter – 1” red o-wire, 8” Acrylic Covers, 8” Clipboard Wood Cover
• My Mind’s Eye – patterned paper, cardstock embellishments
• Stampin’ Up! – ribbon, felt snowflakes
• lace

~ Family Holiday Gift Minibooks

Been busy the last few weeks making gifts for the family.  Here are a few of the books —

{‘Tis the Season}

Stuff:  Zutter – 3/4″ antique brass o-wire, Cover-Alls; SEI – patterned paper, cardstock stickers; chipboard shapes; Basic Grey – buttons; Little Yellow Bicycle – fabric sticker

{Christmas Morning}

 

Stuff:  Zutter – 1″ antique brass o-wire; Bazzill -chipboard; Crate Paper – patterned paper, brads, cardstock stickers; Basic Grey – buttons; Stampin’ Up – ribbon

{Hurry and Flurry}

{Happy Holidays}

 

Stuff – Zutter – 1″ red o-wire, 1″ white o-wire; Creek Bank Creations – chipboard tag book; Rusty Pickle – acrylic tab album; Cosmo Cricket – patterned paper, chipboard stickers, cardstock stickers, rub-ons, ribbon; Stampin’ Up! – ribbon

~ OZZ Dec Proj #2 – Merry Christmas

For more Bind-it-All inspiration, please check out the following links:

Original Zutter Zisters Showcaze

2009-2010 Design Team Galleries

 

 

Materials:

• Zutter Innovative – 1” white o-wire
• Teresa Collins – bracket chipboard covers
• My Mind’s Eye – patterned paper, chipboard stickers, cardstock stickers
• AccuKut – acrylic
• Lil’ Davis Designs – acrylic paint
• Stampin’ Up! – ribbon

~ Photo Collage Holiday Cards

I was busy this weekend!  I finished 50 handmade photo cards.  Another 20 or so to go.  Usually we opt for a family newsletter each year but we decided we’d go with cards for a change, much less work (for my hubby anyway) than writing a whole newsletter of blah, blah, blah…

Twilight news – The family made a short stop at the mall today to drop of the “Team Paul” bracelet to one of our fave people at Hot Topic.  She gushed over the bracelet like it was the best thing she’s gotten.  I’m glad it made her happy! =)  See post below this one to see the bracelets I made this past week.  On the topic of Twilight-New Moon, my obsession has grown into viewing the movie 11 times now.  {{{Diehard Twi-fan.}}} 

Stuff:  PaperSource – cardstock; Making Memories – patterned paper, embellishments; Stampin’ Up! – ribbon

~ OZZ Nov Proj #1 – Trick or Treat

 

 

 

For more Bind-it-All inspiration, please check out the following links:

Original Zutter Zisters Showcaze

2009-2010 Design Team Galleries

Supplies:

• Zutter Innovative – 1” black o-wire
• Making Memories – patterned paper collection, glittered foam stickers, adhesive glass 
• 7 Gypsies – clipboard hardware
• K & Company – chipboard title
• Little Yellow Bicycle – chipboard frame
• Tattered Angels – cardstock checklist
• Bazzill Basics – chipboard
• Dymo – label
• Adirondack – acrylic paint
• Stampin’ Up! – ribbon, ink
• eFavor – organza ribbon

~ BIA Halloween Minibooks & Matchbook Cards

Here are my latest BIA Halloween projects.  I will be sending these off to my brothers and sis-in-law to fill with pictures of their kids this year.  The My Mind’s Eye paper is sooo cute.   

 

I used the same line  for my card class this past week.  Here are the samples I made for the class to follow.  These will be given to my hubby’s co-workers.

 

 

 Stuff:  Zutter/Bind-it-All – 1″ black o-wire; My Minds’ Eye – patterned paper, chipboard stickers, cardstock die cuts, cardstock sitckers, ribbon; Little Yellow Bicycle – ribbon; We R Memory Keepers – extra large eyelets; Stampin’ Up! – ribbon; Paper Source – matchbook cards