Birdcage Mini Book

I have a mini book to share with you today.  This one is 4" x 4" and uses the Webster's Pages Hollywood Vogue Pack.  I started with two pieces of craft chipboard as my cover base and adhered a piece of Webster's Pages to the front cover with a piece of Pale Plum inside.  For the back cover I used Pale Plum on the inside and Perfect Plum on the outside.

Next, I used the Marianne Design Creatables Birdcage die with a piece of Shimmery White paper and ran it through the Big Shot.  I sponged the birdcage with Brilliance Pearlescent Beige and added a Kaiser Opaline Pearl in Black to resemble a knob.  The bird was stamped in StazOn Black and sponged with Brilliant Blue and cut out.  I knew I wanted some leaves entwined in the birdcage so I pulled out the Sizzix Flowers, Branches & Leaves Set with Mellow Moss paper.

The inside covers and back were decorated using the Memory Box Vintage Peony stamp.  The bird is from SU's Carte Postale set.

I used my Zutter Bind-it-All to bind my little book using a 1/2" antique silver owire.  All the pages are cream and I found in my stash some Tim Holtz Idea-ology metal page corners in antique nickel.  I think they add a nice touch.  A piece of 1/4" grosgrain ribbon in Orchid was tied to the binder with a vanilla pearl bauble.

So have you used your Zutter Bind-it-All lately?  I just love mine and I'm glad I took the plunge and purchased it a year ago.

The inside cover with the Memory Box Peony stamp.

Back cover in Perfect Plum.

I hope you have a great weekend!  They are delivering my new Tempur-Pedic bed today so if all things go as planned, I may never get out of bed again!

Book Recipe:
Stamps:  Memory Box Vintage Peony, SU Carte Postale
Paper:  Craft Chipboard Covers, Webster's Pages Hollywood Vogue Designer Paper, Pale Plum, Perfect Plum, Mellow Moss, Shimmery White
Ink:  Brilliance Pearlescent Beige sponged on birdcage; Peonies & Bird - StazOn Black
Accessories:  Kaiser Opaline Pearl in Black, 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon in Orchid, Tim Holtz Vanilla Pearl Bauble, Tim Holtz Idea-ology Metal Page Corners in Antique Nickel, Marianne Design Creatables Birdcage Die (LR0146), Silver Cording, Sizzix Flowers, Branches & Leaves Die, Zutter Bind-it-All, 1/2" Antique Silver Owire
Techniques:  Sponging
Book Size:  4" x 4"

Paris Notebook

Since I still had out my Bind-it-All machine I have another notebook to share with you.  I used Tim Holtz's On the Edge Brackets Die for the cover.  This little Paris book will be going in my laptop bag. 

Book Recipe:

Stamps:  Artistic Etchings, Carte Postale, Cavallini Paris Stamps

Paper:  Bazzill Chipboard, Grungeboard, K&Company Blossomwood Designer Paper, Oxford Ruled Index Cards   
Ink:  Buckaroo Blue, Distressed Black Soot, StazOn Stone Gray, Going Gray   
Accessories:  1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon in Marina Mist, Silver Cording, Vintage Key, Jolee's Boutique Metal Fleur di Lis Embellishment, On the Edge Brackets Die, Bind-it-All, 1/2" Antique Silver Owire   
Techniques:  Sponging

Rose Mini Book

Today I have a 4" x 4" book to share with you.  This beautiful Graphic 45 paper was begging me to be used and I thought it would be perfect for this keepsake.

I started with two pieces of craft chipboard to use as my cover base.  Then I adhered the paper to the front and back of both chipboards.  The edges were inked with Distressed Antique Linen and Tea Dye.

I then cut a piece of Very Vanilla paper using the Nesties Labels Twelve die.  The sentiment was stamped with Close to Cocoa and embossed with clear embossing powder.  The edges were inked with both distressed inks then I applied Antique Lace Shimmerz Paint.  The leaves were cut using the Sizzix set with Mellow Moss paper.  I added two rose leaves I had left over from another project and glued on my baby pink rose.  The butterfly was stamped in Close to Cocoa on Very Vanilla paper and sponged with Blush Blossom and Apricot Appeal.  I used a VersaMark pen around the edges and applied heat & stick powder with Dazzling Diamonds.  The hummingbird was stamped in Always Artichoke and the edges sponged in Distressed Antique Linen.  Both the sentiment and butterfly were popped up.

I used my Zutter Bind-it-All to bind my little book using a 1/2" antique silver owire.  All the pages are cream and I stamped the flourish from the Elements of Style set in Brilliance Pearlescent Beige. 

Here is a peek at the back view.  I didn't embellish it so the book would lay flat.

Book Recipe:

Stamps:  Elements of Style, A Rose Is A Rose, All A Flutter, Sentiment by I Brake for Stamps

Paper:  Craft Chipboard Covers, Graphic 45 Baby 2 Bride Collection (From This Moment) Designer Paper, Very Vanilla, Mellow Moss
Ink:  Close to Cocoa, Distressed Antique Linen, Distressed Tea Dye, Always Artichoke, Mellow Moss, Blush Blossom, Apricot Appeal
Accessories:  Antique Lace Shimmerz Paint, Prima Fairytale Baby Pink Roses, Nesties Labels Twelve, Sizzix Flowers, Branches & Leaves Set, Heat & Stick Powder, Dazzling Diamonds, Bind-it-All, 1/2" Antique Silver Owire
Techniques:  Embossing, Sponging