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Bound 2 Bind
by Zutter Innovative ProductsBook Review by Judy Cantrell
Stamping Deck Crewmember
This Bound 2 Bind Book is an idea book featuring how to use your Bind-it-All tool! Learn to create many possibilities when using ideas found in this book; its perfect when creating journals, calendars and any other project you can imagine!
The contents of this book include; Introduction by Jenn Angel, Binding Basics, Binding Possibilities, Binding "Outside of Box," Tips & Tricks, New from Zutter, and Contact Information. In binding basics, there are eight projects; each artist shares ideas using the basics materials to make inspiring binding books. With binding possibilities there are four projects. Binding "Outside of Box" includes a purse and box as well as three other projects. Next, there are fifteen pages of tips and tricks where you learn everything you need to know to get the most out of your Bind-it-all tool.
There are no set rules when making your bound books, but having the suggested punching method with step-by-step directions has been helpful.
OnyxXpressions, beautiful black unmounted stamps, were supplied to use in this review. Many of the deeply etched images make OnyxXpressions stamps ideal for dimensional work.
The featured artist on page three made her project a coupon book with name tags on each envelope. I enjoyed making my example using handmade envelopes and coordinated flaps for each of the eight envelopes to hold stamped images and clip art. The supplied OnyxXpressions rubber stamps were used with these examples.
I followed the assembly process for "Desktop Calendar" as my second example. I stamped the flower with warm red chalk ink, word in black dye ink, and then used a background stamp to cover with yellow ochre chalk ink. All stamped images are from OnyxXpressions. Your imagination has no limit to what you can do with the Bind-it-all tool. For successful projects, this book is a must have!
My last example is from viewing a binding project from the chapter "Outside of the Box." I used the featured artist's ideas using a pink and black background with ribbons but made it my own style using hand painted pink and red paper, digital printed image, die cut oval templates, paper punch, watercolor stamped images and all the extras to make this one-of-a-kind accordion-fold project.
I'm sad to say this is my last review; I've had the pleasure showcasing my book and DVD review each month since May 2005 with forty-seven reviews. I would like to take this opportunity to say "Thank you, Dawn," for allowing me to do these reviews and share my art with the world! Good-bye!
Happy spring everyone...
Judy Cantrell
judycantrell@ssreflections.com
Stamping Arts Deck Crewmember
Reflections Publishing Group, LLC
http://wwwstampedimpressions.blogspot.com/
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