This is Me Book and Case - Eileen Hull's Tiny Book and Tiny Book Case Dies

Eileen Hull's Inspiration Team is continuing to create with her new Chapter 2 Sizzix Dies - Tiny Book and Tiny Book Case.  

In the past, I have made small photo albums for each of my grand nephews and nieces and they love to look through them when they come to visit.  

Recently, when Madelyn was looking through her book she said 'Look!  There's a photo of me on a horse!  Can I take this book home?"  She had obviously forgotten the occasion when the photo was taken and wanted a book she could look at over and over at her own home.

So ....  Eileen's new dies gave me the perfect inspiration to create another book for Madelyn that I will give to her on her 6th birthday in April and she can keep at home to look at whenever she wants to!

Here are photos of the Tiny Book Case decorated in colorful bright papers (Madelyn LOVES Pink).  I personalized the little closure with an M and added a Metallic Stickers/Quotations that describes Madelyn to a T - fearless!

Here's a view from the back

Just remove the elastic cord and we find the Tiny Book inside.  I tied a piece of ribbon around the book so it's removed easily from the Tiny Book Case

I adhered some patterned paper on the inside of the flap and along the tab edges that show above the bottom flap.

I personalized the binding with her name made with my Brothers Label Maker.

I put a photo of Madelyn on the front and back covers as well as on all the pages inside.

Here are all the photos on the pages.  I show below how I resized them. I printed them on a piece of white card so they almost look like paintings without the gloss of photo paper.

 How I put this together. 

First I gathered 10 photos of Madelyn over the past year or so that I had saved on my computer.  Working in Micro Soft Office Word, I created a document with narrow margins and inserted one photo at a time.  I clicked on each photo to change Size/Position, resizing each photo to 2.5" height  and clicking ok -  as long as the width was 2" or less it would fit the pages of the book.  This resizing worked for most of the photos I chose.  If the photo was an odd size - I'd resize the width to 2" first and as long as the height was less than 2.5" it would fit the page (see middle photos on 2nd and 3rd rows and photo on last row).  Then I just hand cut the photos leaving a 1/8" border around each photo.

 

I die cut the Tiny Book out of white matboard.  Then I cut strips for the pages out of a piece of  12"x12" Bazzil dotted paper.  I cut two strips 2 7/8" x 10 5/8" and then scored each strip at 2 1/8", 4 1/4", 6 3/8" and 8 1/2" and folded them fan-fold on the score lines creasing with a bonefolder

 

I glued one strip to the other to make one long strip.  I'll be gluing the ends to the cover so they need to be an 'up' fold so I cut off one piece on the right end as shown below.

Then, leaving the end pieces clear, I put glue on 3 sections as shown and pressed the pieces together

Here's how it looks at this point - 2 end panels to attach to the cover and 3 glued together pages.

Using the Tiny Book Die - I cut a piece of patterned paper to adhere over the cover.  There is always a little shrinkage of the paper you cover a book with if you use one piece of paper.  When you fold on the score lines it pulls the paper back a bit.  If I had thought about it - I could have hand cut the cover and made it a little bit wider than the cover - but I'm happy with this clean line.

I added a piece of Red Line Tape on the inside binding of the cover, but I don't think I really needed it.  Gluing the end pages will hold the pages inside the cover.

I added glue to the covers and some over the center section where the pages are and I pressed it inside the Tiny Book

I die cut the Tiny Book Case out of matboard and then cut  pieces to fit the sections (remember to think of which way is up if you are using a paper with a direction like the hearts below.  I didn't cover the tabs where I will be putting Red Line Tape when I put the Case together.

I used 3 separate pieces of paper to cover the Book Case to avoid some of the pulling back when I bend on the scorelines.  I always start bending as soon as I've adhered the glued pieces to help ease the paper over the bends.  If you wait until the glue dries completely it can cause the paper to tear.

 I die cut the little tab piece out of matboard and patterned paper and knotted a piece of white elastic cord through each end. This will hold the Tiny Book Case closed.  I tied a piece of wrinkled seam tape around the book using a single knot before inserting it so it's easy for Madelyn to pull the book out.

 

I'm pretty sure she is going to love her fun Tiny Book Case and Tiny Book with pictures just of her!

 Please check out Eileen's blog every Wednesday to see what new creations the Inspiration Team have made using Eileen's wonderful Sizzix Dies!

 I'm linking my Tiny Book Case and Tiny Book to:
Mini Album Makers

The Crafter's Cafe Challenge
Anything Goes

Stamps:  Fresh Alphabet - Papertrey Ink

Paper:  Little Sizzles Matboard - Sizzix, white card stock - PTI, Playful Patterns: Valentine - Taylored Expressions Dotted Pink - Bazzil

Ink:   Obsidian - Altenew

Accessories:  Tiny Book and Tiny Book Case Dies - Eileen Hull/Sizzix, white elastic cord, Metallic Stickers/Quotations - Tim Holtz/Idea-ology, photos printed from computer, wrinkled seam tape Tombow Glue, red line tape.

A New Year and New Dies from Eileen Hull/Sizzix!

Happy New Year everyone!   Can you believe it is now the year 2020?  It seems like just yesterday it was 2000 and we were all worried about everything crashing with Y2K right?

Well, there's something else new besides the year today -  Eileen Hull is releasing two Chapter 1 dies at Creativation in mid-January and I'm showcasing one of them today -  her Gift Box with Scalloped Edge die.  

All of Eileen's Inspiration Team will be creating with her new dies and every Wednesday in January there will be a post on Eileen's Blog showing the projects - so be sure to check them out!

  

(You can pre-order this die over at The Funkie Junkie Boutique right now - just sayin')

I made a Circus Theme box for a Circus Theme Birthday Party and I found a free digi of the perfect invite (link below)!   I'm thinking you could make a few of these boxes (they are 3 3/4" square) for the food table with peanuts or popcorn or other treats or if it's a small enough party you could make one for each child to hold their party favors - they work up really quickly!

The elephant, monkey and birthday invite are all free digital images from The Graphics Fairy.

I die cut two box pieces and two of the larger scallop out of matboard.
Here you also see the smaller scallop and the decorative label that is part of the die.

 

 I folded the box pieces on the score lines and adhered them together with red line tape on the end tabs, leaving the top piece unattached so it would open of course!

I printed and die cut 4 elephants using a 3 1/2" square Nestability to adhere to all 4 sides of the box - like an elephant line marching into the circus or down the street in a parade!   I fussy cut the little monkey and adhered him over the elephant on the front panel with foam dots.

 I added the larger scallop edge pieces (there are two scallops on the die one large with a tab and one smaller without a tab) to the front and back of the box to give the illusion of the Big Top Circus tent! 

Both the Ring Master on the front and the Strong Man on the back are stamps from an older Big Top Stamps and Dies set from Tim Holtz/Sizzix.  I colored them with Copics to match the colors on the digi elephant.

Close up of the strong man

I had covered the top of the box with the dotted paper, then die cut pieces to cover the front and fold-over tab of the scallops. 

Here's how the box opens.

I die cut a second Strong Man and Ring Master out of white card and layered it to the back of each figure so it all looks clean and neat.  I added the Metallic Sticker Quotation to the front and it's done!

I just love my little circus box - now I just hope one of my grand nieces or nephews gets hooked on the circus so I can give them this!

So please head over to Eileen's blog - today and every Wednesday to see what the Inspiration Team has created using Eileen's wonderful new dies!

I'm also linking my circus box to:

Creatalicious Challenges:  

Anything Goes

The Crafter's Cafe Challenge

Holidays or I spy with my little eye something beginning with C (Circus)

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge

Something New

Stamps:  Big Top Stamps and Dies - Tim Holtz/Sizzix (older set)
Paper:  white Little Sizzles Matboard - Sizzix,  white cardstock, Funky Town DP - PTI.
Ink:  Hero Hues Black
Accessories:  Gift Box with Scallope Edges die - Eileen Hull/Sizzix, 3 1/2" Square Nestability Die, Free digital images from The Graphics Fairy, Copics W6, E00, R37, Metallic Stickers/Quotations - Tim Holtz/Idea-ology, red line tape, foam dots, Tombow Glue.