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"

Floral Tapestry Mini Book

This mini book was created using Tim Holtz's Movers & Shapers Baroque Die with the magnetic 1/4" punches.  I started by positioning two of the holes on the die for my binder rings then ran it through my Big Shot using Sizzix Cream Mat Board.  This mat board works great for binder covers.

I decorated the front and back covers using The Paper Company Spring Floral Tapestry Designer Paper.  The frame was stamped on Shimmery White paper in VersaMark with Elegant Eggplant ink and embossed with clear embossing powder and a heat gun.  

The sentiment from the Elements of Style set was inked in VersaMark and embossed with silver embossing powder and a heat gun.  All the flowers from SU's Vintage Vogue set were also stamped in Elegant Eggplant and embossed.

I sponged the frame, flowers and flourish with VersaMagic Perfect Plumeria and added Kaiser Pearls in Lavender.

The inside of the mini book was completed in brushed silver.

A closer look at the flowers.

Mini Book Recipe:

Stamps:  Elements of Style, Four Frames, Vintage Vogue 

Paper:  Cream Mat Board, The Paper Company Spring Floral Tapestry Designer Paper, Brushed Silver, Shimmery White

Ink:  Frame & Flowers - Elegant Eggplant with Clear EP; Sentiment - VersaMark with Silver EP; Sponging - VersaMagic Perfect Plumeria

Accessories:  Kaiser Pearls in Lavender, Tim Holtz Baroque Die with magnetic 1/4" punches, Tim Holtz Elegant Flourishes Die, SU Decorative Label Punch, 7 gypsies Small Antique Silver Binder Rings

Techniques:  Embossing, Sponging

Sing to the Lord Mini Book

Isn't this mini book/album just adorable?  The bird and blossoms are from the Sing to the Lord set by Our Daily Bread Designs.  I stamped them on watercolor paper and used my aqua painter to color them.  They are popped up on Spellbinders Label One dies.

I am also entering this mini book/album in the ODBDSLC31 "Wing it" Anniversary Challenge.

A close up of the bird and flowers.



Mini Book Recipe:

Stamps:  Our Daily Bread Designs Sing to the Lord

Paper:  Cream Mat Board, Fancy Pants Rose Damask Designer Paper, Mellow Moss, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, Watercolor
Ink:  Bird - StazOn Stone Gray, Close to Cocoa, Soft Suede, Going Gray, Really Rust, More Mustard; Flowers - Pretty in Pink & Regal Rose
Accessories:  Ribbon Originals Beachfront Ribbon, Basic Grey Opaline Pearls in Blush, Kaiser Pearls in Chocolate, Star Dust Stickles, Nesties Labels One, Sizzix Fanciful Die, Sizzix Flowers, Branches & Leaves Set, 7 gypsies Small Chocolate Binder Rings
Techniques:  Sponging