Papertrey Ink has this wonderful Button Boutique stamp set that is loads of fun to play with.  I made a one 12 x 12 paper book and added the cards to the inside for my sister's birthday.  Perfect, wouldn't you say, for someone who loves to sew.  The paper is retired from Stampin Up.  All the die cuts used in this project are also from  PTI.  Soooo much fun to make these little books that I can't stop making them.  

Here is the inside of the book with all the cards in place and below are all the cards.

Punch Book

Punch Book Inside

I love, love making books.  The little Zutter is getting a work out now that I know how to use it. I find that I don't remember all the cutting tools that I have i.e. punches, die cuts, etc. so I wanted a place to keep track of the tools. Now when I go to do a project I can  find all my options in one place. Magic I tell ya, magic! Now what can I organize and use my Zutter?  I have a book for my Peerless Water Colors, PTI dies and now my punches.  MMM.  Guess I will have to look around my studio and see what calls out to me.

One paper book 

One  paper book for storing copic marker list

Inside copic marker book

           

Another one paper book

All of the books are made with one 12x12 Stampin Up DS some are from this year and some are retired.

Here is the link to the tutorial.

http://vintageterrace2.blogspot.com/2011/07/one-sheet-pocket-book.html

Envelope Mini Album

I found this tutorial by Laura on - Follow The Paper Trail. The album has a #10 envelope as it's base.  Picking out the papers for this project was probably the most fun.  I made the tags with Stampin Up card stock and the design  paper is from those 5x8 tablets that you can buy at A.C. Moore etc.  I love those tablets because there is a  color theme and all the papers coordinate.  The flower is made with two layers of paper from Tim Holtz's long die cut.

http://vintageterrace2.blogspot.com

All the stamps used are from Sparkle and Sprinkle. If you have not seen their stamps now is the time to try them. They are very nice rubber and come with a lovely indexing sheet. http://www.sparklensprinkle.com

Back of Envelope Book

Bare bones of the next two mini albums

Try one of these little mini albums but be careful because they are addicting.

Musician Birthday Card

Musician Birthday Card

Peerless Water Color Journal

Peerless Water Color Journal

A long time ago I purchased the Peerless Water  Colors.  The colors come on paper saturated with color.  I wanted a journal with the colors so that it would be easier for me to use.  This is my perfect solution using my Zutter Bind-it-All.  The cover is a page that I found on www.dalebooks.com/dale/nicholson.html.  This site is worth the look as there is a full history of Mr. Chas Nicholson's colors.

A page from inside the journal.  The large piece contains the saturated color and the small dab is a brush stroke of the color.

There are several sites that carry the Peerless Water Colors but there are so many ways to color a stamped image how does one decide.

Stampin Up Awash with Flowers

I found a version of this card on WWW.stampinbetty.wordpress.com and I have a picture on my Pinterest Stampin Up board.
I loved this card so thought that I would try to make it with my color combo.  I just got this stamp set and my first set of Copic markers so had to try them out.  Love both.  The markers are so easy to use which makes it much more fun and decreases the learning curve.  Thanks to Betty for her creativity.  I have her card on my Pinterest account.  Hope you enjoy my version and Betty's as well.  If you have not tried out Copic markers and/or bought this stamp set think about doing so real soon.

Awash with Flowers

I got this idea from sandimaciver.com. Hopefully after I have used my Copic markers and this stamp set I will create my own designs but in the mean time it is quite fun to work with these two products no matter the source.  Like to always give created for the designs that I create.  In this card Whisper White craft ink from Stampin Up was used to stamp the images and then Prismacolor pencils were used for color.  What fun.

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PTI Die Cut Book Cover

PTI Die Cut Book Inside

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I had a lot of fun creating this little book for cataloging my dies. I store the dies in a CD case storage box that I got at Target. The storage box was not my idea but one that I found on this forum-it works great. I wanted a way to flip through a book to find the location of a die. I made a die cut of each die and ran it through my Xyron machine, attached it to a page and noted the sleeve number where it was stored. I made the book with my Bind-it-All with extra pages for my growing die collection. I have only used the Bind-it-All once or twice so I watched a video on YouTube to remind me of the steps and it is so much more simple than I remembered it to be.

Wish that I could remember who had the idea for the CD box. If anyone knows please post it. In the meantime I will look for her name.