Good morning! I'm excited to bring you this month's Center of Attention Spotlight on the Mini Binder Boxes from Taylored Expressions! Half of the Baker's Dozen Design Team will be showing you different ways to use this box!
These boxes are made to hold four of Taylor's stamp sets perfectly. They are made of a very thick and sturdy plastic and measure 7" x 9 1/2". They are $9.95 and come ready to decorate with your own cardstock or you can purchase one of the three (DOWNLOAD ONLY) Binder Box/Spine inserts (Whimsical Wishes, Lasting Impression or Stamp a Sweet Impression). Note: Each of our Center of Attention products will be on sale for a limited time following our product spotlight (November 16-17). This time we'll be offering a 15% discount on our Mini Binder Box! The downloads will be available for $2.49 each
I wanted to give you another way to use this box, so I had the idea of making a music binder for my 10 year old daughter, Lauren. Lauren has just started taking guitar lessons and is really into writing songs, so I thought this binder box would be a perfect place to store her songs! Now, while she is only ten and her songs may not make much sense, I always encourage her creativity!! (wink)
I used the Taylored Expressions set, Home Sweet Home, because it was perfect with all of the musical cupcakes! This card by Laurie Schmidlin totally inspired me, and the sketch is a modified version of Karen Giron's Sweet Sunday Sketch from this weekend! I stamped the choir Cuppie and the cupcakes in Memento Black ink and colored in with Copics. The Fa La La La La was masked so that I could stamp a different portion on each cupcake. The DP and cardstock are all from the Christmas Key Ingredients Kit from Taylored Expressions. I just love this Jolly by Golly dp! The "Lauren's Music Binder" is computer generated. I added some sponging with Ranger Distress ink in Antique Linen and a little stitching around the scallop circle. I just love how this turned out and my daughter loves it!
Don't forget to check out what the rest of the Baker's Dozen did with the Mini Binder Boxes....I can't wait to see them either!!!
Taylor VanBruggen
Denise Marzec
Dawn Easton
Sankari Wegman
Laurie Schmidlin
Karen Motz
Jamie Sibley
Thank you for stopping by!
Stamps: Home Sweet Home (Taylored Expressions)
Paper: Blush Red Dark (prism), Choice Buttercream (TE), Jolly By Golly (Cosmo Cricket)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers
Accessories & Tools: Circle Nestabilities, Adhesive Gems, Sewing Machine
Very fun, Jackie! What a perfect thing for Lauren! I'm sure she will love it!
Posted by: Taylor | November 16, 2009 at 08:13 AM
Oh my goodness - this is so stinkin' CUTE! And a super fun idea!
Posted by: Jami Sibley | November 16, 2009 at 08:14 AM
what a cute idea for your daughter!
Posted by: Donna B | November 16, 2009 at 08:57 AM
What a wonderful and practical idea and that cover is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO adorable!!!! I'm sure Lauren is going to fill it full of great music and you'll need to create a Volume 2 binder!!!
Posted by: Karen Motz | November 16, 2009 at 09:27 AM
Oh this is too cute and clever! I bet she's going to love it!
Posted by: Danni | November 16, 2009 at 09:51 AM
What a great idea -- and SO cute, too! Such a sweet gift for your daughter! :)
Posted by: Christina Fischer | November 16, 2009 at 09:52 AM
Fabulous idea and beautifully decorated, Jackie!
Posted by: Sharon Harnist | November 16, 2009 at 10:24 AM
This is totally adorable, and perfect for your daughter, Jackie!!! What a fun project!
Posted by: Kerri Michaud | November 16, 2009 at 12:37 PM
Awesome idea!! I'm sure your daughter will LOVE this!....and it's so beautifully decorated, too! I love that you paired the caroling cuppies with that new music DP!
Posted by: denise (peanutbee) | November 16, 2009 at 02:03 PM
So totally gorgeous! Love it.
Posted by: Hayley | November 16, 2009 at 03:58 PM
This is so cute and such a great idea! Love the colors and those cuppies, how adorable!! You daughter is very lucky to have such a creative mom!
Posted by: Dina | November 17, 2009 at 01:26 PM
Soooo beautiful Jackie!! I know your daughter is going to love it!!! Love the colors and LO is fantastic!!!
Posted by: Sankari | November 17, 2009 at 03:44 PM