Last Christmas I received The Cinch Binding Tool and was overwhelmed by it and returned it. Well, lately I've been thinking about how great it would be to gift mini albums and create books. JoAnns had a sale last week and I decided I'd give it another try. With the help and encouragement of Amy at Scrap This, Save That, I decided to give it another try. Amy was kind enough to send over a link to where she created her own blog book. You can see Amy's blog book post here. Most bloggers show you their perfect and great projects, but because this blog is more of my creative diary and electronic memory book of my blogging and creative journey, I'm sharing my hit and misses. Here's my very first take on creating a blog book, well a book of any kind. :-)
I started with my papers for my book cover from my own stash, and the blog sheets that go inside (provided by a link on Amy's blog from the original creator of the blog book).
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| Inside front cover |
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| inside back cover |
Then I punched the holes, this was an adventure because there is definitely a trick to lining up the papers correctly to punch the holes. It took a couple of tries but it worked fine.
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| the pages I used inside my book as note pages |
then I punched the covers - same trick applies.
Although this one didn't turn out perfect. It's a hit in a miss because there are a few things I would change about it, but all in all its a hit because I like it! Today's Just Wondering Wednesday question is, "Do you know of any great tutorials and projects using The Cinch Bind tool?" If so comment below and let me know.
Well, thanks for stopping by and checking out my hit and miss binding project. I'm hoping a few weeks from now I can show you a totally revamped binding project that's a total hit, with no misses. ***Winner***
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12 comments:
I see a great mini!!! Didn't see any hits or misses... lol! It looks spot on to me!!! It turned out great!
I think it turned out great. I still have not used mine. I have used the Bind It All once.
I need to get mine out and use it.
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Looks good to me. I have both the BIA and the Cinch. The BIA is definitely much harder to use.
Everything looks great too me!!! Congrats to the winner, sorry I can't help you on the Cinch!!!
You did a great job!! It is definitely a HIT in my opinion. I have the bind it all and love it. I just recently brought it out from hiding and decided to play with it.
Thanks for sharing,
I have not tried this yet, but I like how you made it. Must try this soon.
I have heard of another tool like this called the Bind-It-All. It's by a company called Zutter.
This is awesome.. i have the crinch and have never used it.. i need to give it a try if i ever get the unfinished projects done...
Hey, this looks fabulous. I do love notebooks AND mini-albums.
Yay!!!! It's absolutely awesome! I see NO MISSES at all in your book. I think it's perfect, it's you, snd you're going to love using it!
your book is adorable!!
but this is all foreign to me..never used a cinch tool and what is a blog book? lol
I'll be checking out your links, thanks for broadening my horizons!
have a happy day!
I think you did a great job. My cinch is catching dust and I have yet to try it, but want to make a mini album real soon. TFS, Smooches...
many cute items on your page
will be tuned in for your up' and comming projects.
keep up the good work.
heavenly scraper
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