I wanted to share a binder I altered to house my "IN2Scraps!" When I saw this binder at Office Max, I knew it would be perfect. I also found bare dividers that I also covered in paper and stamps! I wanted to have a binder that would house sketches, magazine pages that contained favorite layouts, and pre-printed sketches that you also find in magazines.
Basically, just a Scrapbooking Binder! I do not have a picture of the binder before, because I lost those photos when my hard drive crashed! However, it is a bare 81/2x11 binder. I am certain you could find this in any office supply store. You could also used an 8x8 binder by Maya Road , if you wanted a smaller size.
I used the Sabrina paper line from
Making Memories! I purchased the paper and a few embellishments to alter the binder. It was all in my two favorite colors, pink and black! You can find all the supplies I used at your local Michael's!
Here is my binder:
The technique I used here was using a precut chipboard frame, cutting a window in the middle using an exacto knife. I then covered in my favorite glitter glue and covered the entire surface with my favorite glitter by
I then layered the frame with a transparency from Hambly and then layered once again on patterned paper!
Here are closeups:
I know in the image above it seems that the word "in" is a little big for that flower.
I lost the original piece in the process of moving scrapbook supplies. I wanted to share this with you, so I improvised! LOL
I also decided to cover the bare dividers too. I covered both sides to make them pretty. I stamped on the back side of each one with a damask stamp with a rhinestone in the center. The front of each divider is covered in a different patterned paper and embellish differently. The first page I used a glitter letter"S." Finally, because I wanted to label each divider, the clips that are part of this collection, were perfect. I stamped the center of each with a brief description of what the divider would be used for.
Okay, there is my binder! I really liked the way it turned out. I had to be careful not too use to many three dimensional elements. I do want this binder to hold up well, and it has been used tremendously by me!
Now I have not used my sketch section, yet. Although, I think this might help my scrapbooking process. One of my best friends,(Jeannette) sketches frequently, and I am trying! For me, I pick out photos, paper and then the process begins. I kind of let everything evolve!!! I do not have a plan. I just hope for the best! LOL
Thank you for letting me share my project with you!
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