Podium Book Completed

I added photos to the Podium Book project. I also stamped some accents and used various brads. The print on some of the pages is from the Avant Garde kit. So, I stamped the circles in a couple of similar colors and punched them out. I popped the circles up in several places on the pages. These were photos take 2 years ago, about this time, of my daughter and my visit to So Calif. to visit my cousin and her twin grandsons.

Podium Book Completed

Podium Book Workshop

We had our monthly House Crop on Saturday for the West Coast

Scrap and Chat group to which I belong. We get together to work on projects, scrapbook, and best of all spend time chatting and catching up! On Saturday, KJ requested a podium book workshop. As she is the "Queen", we had a great workshop! The photo to the right is the completed book in the Summer Fun colors. We also changed the binding from individual wires to a wire comb, using

the Bind-It-All book binding system. It was a great change and made it possible to change out the bound pages periodically - perfect for grandparents or anyone who like to change the display.

The photo to the left is a close up of the change. The coils are attached at the 2 O rings of the book stand. I really liked the cheery colors of this "Summer Fun" kit. The are several other combinations - the most populare this weekend was "Elegant" - a great red and black combination. Usually, I would have made anything red - but I broke out of the box and used the brighter colors. Now, to add photos!

Podium Book Workshop

We had our monthly House Crop for the West Coast Scrap and Chat group to which I belong. It's always a great time to get some stuff done, and, most of all, visit with all the the wonderful ladies present!

This month, KJ, our House Crop Queen, requested the Podium Book workshop - a scrapbook project by Club Scrap. Instead of following the instructions to the letter, we did a little twist - as KJ had a Bind-It-All book binding machine and requested using is to bind the book. It was an easy change and looks better than all the individual wires sticking out. The photos above are of my sample - remade using my Bind-It-All. The pages are bound together and could actually be swapped out to a different set of coil bound pages. A handly feature for this display book especially if made as a gift for a grandparent or distant (as in geographically) relative.

Tonight, I'll be taking a monoprinting class with friends at ScrapLovers A Work of Heart in Willow Glen. I recently made a copper tree onto which to add ornaments. A picture of the tree will come soon - then I can finish the ornaments!