Monday, June 2, 2008

Bind It all album

Here is my first bind it all album. You are probably totally sick of seeing these photos - same ones as the last three mini's, but I like them. This one is for my neighbors - they are such sweethearts and love ellie. It isnt overly embellished and it feels a little 'not done' to me, but I guess maybe I got sick of using the same photos over and over again. anyway, for this album I bought a children's board book at the dollar store and cut it apart. For the cover I cut the swirl out just to make the cover stand out. Then I covered the whole thing in paper. Since the pages were an odd size and I didnt plan well, I could only cover one page per sheet of cardstock, unless I peiced some together. so I used some scraps of patternet paper with my scraps of cardstock to get it all done without using my entire supply of blue green grey paper.

after all the paper was glued on, I sanded the edges, inked them, and then ran it through the bind it all. That thing is amazing! It was so much easier than I thought and it looks so professional!!

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17 comments:

Pat said...

Thanks I have been on the fence about the bind it all, but I think now I'm going to get one. Thanks for enabling me lol!!

Jscraps4u said...

Oh Meg...you are just the mini master! Another cute one! LOVE IT!

Suzanne said...

I don't think it looks undone at all, and I think its sweet that you made it for your neighbors. Great job! :-)

Shawna said...

this is so cute. love the pics and i have been known to use some fav pics a few times over. no big deal. love the colors too.

Shannon said...

must.have.demonstration. that looks awesome! you are seriously crankin them out!

teresamatz said...

adorable album, I love the colors

Jayme Downs said...

Oooo awesome album Meg! Sure hope your neighbors enjoyed it. :) :)

Jens Place in Space said...

I think I totally need that now! Love what you did with it.

redmom said...

What a sweet little album!! I love all the different textures you used.

Allison Cope said...

Your mini book is beautiful Meg! Love the stitched lines around the edges!

rajah1116 said...

That is sooo cute! I want a Bind it all!

Stacey said...

Wow Meg this is stunning. You must have really nice neighbors! I love the color pallette. So very pretty and so very creative.

Colleen said...

OK, this is sooo darn cute! Makes me want to get mine out and go make something again right now!!

Jennifer said...

Man, I have GOT to break open my bind-it-all... you make me want to with that beautiful album!

Lisa Watson said...

that mini album is adorable!!

jamie said...

i like your book. really gotta get my bind it all out and actually use it...

Kaye said...

Amazing!