Hello! Hi! It’s time for me, Ida, again! And this time is I’m back with project life spreads… aaaaaand my favorite brands! As I said in my last post… inspiration is low right now. Don’t know why… a lot of the new products are amazing… but I don’t get any kicks (yet)! Still waiting! 😀 […]
Hello! Hi! It’s time for me, Ida, again! And this time is I’m back with project life spreads… aaaaaand my favorite brands! As I said in my last post… inspiration is low right now. Don’t know why… a lot of the new products are amazing… but I don’t get any kicks (yet)! Still waiting! 😀 […]
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Hello! Hi! It’s time for me, Ida, again! And this time is I’m back with project life spreads… aaaaaand my favorite brands! As I said in my last post… inspiration is low right now. Don’t know why… a lot of the new products are amazing… but I don’t get any kicks (yet)! Still waiting! 😀 […]
Ida+Moon favorite shearling outlaw bag now has a cardholder to match! Made with classic natural vegetable tanned leather and paired with shearling trim. Handmade from start to finish using shearling scraps from previous collections. THE CARDHOLDER: perfect size to hold your cards+cash. natural vegetable tanned leather + recycled shearling Our materials are sourced locally, recycled / found when possible, we try our best to produce little to no waste. handmade + designed by Ida+Moon
Hey everybody!!! Going through all my flash drives of things accumulated over a long time and decided to play around with a few things and...
Heisann kreative sjeler :) Vi tar fatt på en ny måned med nye muligheter! Denne gangen har vi en herlig utfordring til dere :D FAVORITTER Vi ønsker å se prosjekter dere lager med tema favoritter. Det kan være favoritt produkter, favoritt farger, favoritt personer, favoritt mat/drikke/film. Dette er et stort tema så her er det bare til å slippe fantasien løs. For å delta på vår utfordring må dere fortelle oss i innlegget deres hva som er deres favoritter. Her er litt herlig inspirasjon fra Designteamet: LINDA Jeg har scrappet en Layout med bilder av jenta mi, der hun danser i favorittskjørtet sitt. Jeg har i tillegg brukt noen av mine favorittark, fra Papirdesign. Jeg har brukt sjablonger sammen med distress ink og modelling paste på bakgrunnen, og deretter bygget opp en cluster med mønsterark, blonder, pom pom bånd og osteklut. Layouten er enkelt pyntet med paljetter og blomster. KRISTINE Denne gangen har jeg laget kort med mine favoritt produkter til kortlaging. Jeg har aldri vært en kortlager, men etter jeg falt totalt for Maja design sine papirer så koser jeg meg veldig med å lage kort. På dette kortet har jeg brukt både Maja design papirer på bakgrunnen på kortet mitt og til å lage blomstene mine. Jeg har stanset ut blomstene med en spellbinder dies, og montert sammen. Det er utrolig enkelt, men blir så lekkert ♥ Ellers har jeg brukt to andre favoritter på dette prosjektet, nemlig Cheery Lynn doily dies og Magnolia Heart Swirl dies. VERONICA På dette kortet har jeg brukt noen nylig oppdagede favoritter, nemlig embossing pasta, en stensil og embossing pulver i sølv. I tillegg har jeg som vanlig brukt mine favorittusjer - Copics! Elsker de tusjene!! Og dette digistempelet fra Mo Manning er også en favoritt sammen med billettstemplene fra Tim Holtz. Og det er sjelden jeg lager kort uten blomster, så det må også sies å være en favoritt hos meg. SIGRID Spennende å lage mitt første DT bidrag, og jeg koste meg masse med å lage denne LOen:-) Her er det tulla som var helt oppslukt av boken sin på sommerferie - den var til og med på restaurant; altså en klar favoritt for henne:-) Jeg har også brukt flere av mine favoritt produkter her; Bazzill kraft kartong, Tim Holtz tissue papir, restepapir fra Kaiserkraft, mønsterark fra Glitz, bølgepapp, gamle thickers, og washi tape. De største favorittene for meg er nok allikevel clear gesso, paste blandet med mist og min desiderte nye favoritt stensil! ♥♥♥ Kjersti Favoritter, ja... Jeg lager utrolig mye tags, og bruker som oftest Ranger sine craft tags #8 , eller tagdien fra Sizzix for å få det papiret jeg ønsker. Maja Design sine mønsterark er en annen favoritt - tykke herlige ark med nydelige farger på begge sider. Tagen er pyntet med roser fra WOC, perler og blondeservietter, alt dette må sies å være favoritter hos meg :) Arnlaug: Denne gongen har eg laga ein layout etter eit kurs eg var på i helga. Eg har brukt ein del medium her; gesso, modeling paste , gelatos, splætting med diverse mist og blekk. Arket eg har brukt er fra papirdesign og det samme er dei digge stemplene. Syns det svarte nesten popper litt ut fra sida:-) Vi håper dere fikk inspirasjon til å være kreativ, og vi gleder oss til å se hva dere lager :) Kreative klemmer fra Designteamet og Kreativ Scrapping An InLinkz Link-up
Tutorial: Walletcard Idag ska jag visa hur man gör ett plånbokskort. Designen på kortet är superlätt att variera. Jag har valt att idag visa några idéer på hur man skulle kunna dekorera sitt plånbokskort. Today I will show you how to make a walletcard. The design of the card is supereasy to vary. I have decide that today I will show you some ideas of how to decorate your walletcard. * Här har vi lite utav det material som kan behövas. Givetvis kan man behöva lite fler saker, exempelvis; lim, en cuttlebug (el Epix Six) och lite annat smått och gott att smycka kortet med. Papprena du använder underlättar om de är i storleken: 15 x 30,5cm (skär helt enkelt itu 30,5 x 30,5cm papper till halva storleken) Kolla bredden på embossingplattan. Är den 14cm så blir plånboken längd 14cm. Är embossingplattan endast 13cm så måste även plånboken ha den längden. Cuttlebug har en embossingplatta som ser ut som skinn. Fiskars har också en variant som heter ”Lether” (det är den som jag har använt på mitt kortet) På bilden här ovan kan ni se båda embossingplattorna. Here is some of the material that we need. You may need some other things to. For example; glue, a cuttlebug (or a Epix Six) and other stuff that you can decorate the card with. The papers you use helps if they are in size: 15 x 30.5 cm (Cut the 30.5 x 30.5cm papers to the half size) Check the width of the embossingplate, is it 14cm? Then the wallets length will became 14cm also. Is the embossingplate only 13cm then the wallet also get that length. Cuttlebug have a embossingplate that looks like leather. Fiskars have also a variant called "Lether" (that's the one I've used) In the picture above you can see both embossingplates. Min underbart "fina" skiss på kortets vikning ;P My "beautiful" sketch at the cardfolding ;P Nu bigar du plånbokens stomme. Gör som min skiss visar. Skär bort de resterande 5,5 cm. Now you fold the cardstock. Do as my sketch shows. Cut and remove the remaining 5.5 cm. Här har jag skurit till de resterande papprena som ska smycka plånboken. Det mörkbruna pappret är egentligen mest till för att kortet ska få stadga och att den ska få en snyggare look. Det ljusa pappret ska få agera skinnimitation. Jag har mätt papprena efter plånbokens tre utsidor. Det är en smaksak hur man vill ha framsidans alla sidor, därför sätter jag inga direktiv för vilka storlekar dom ska ha. Remmarna kan däremot vara ca 14cm långa och 2cm breda. Here I have cut the remaining papers to decorate the walletcard with. The dark-brown paper is just for give the wallet a nicer look and also a better stability. The brighter paper is going to act the imitation-leather. I have measured the size of the paperspieces, with the three outsides of the wallet. It is a matter of taste, how you want the front pages, there for I will not put any directives for which sizes there can have. The straps may however be about 14cm long and 2cm wide. Här har jag fixat till kanterna med en superbra ”mätsticka” från Mirabyll. Jag har ritat efter cirkeln längs papprets kant och därefter klippt ut med sax. (Givetvis kan man använda olika hörnstansar istället, det underlättar ju arbetet) :) Till plånbokens ”lock” har jag använt cirkeln på 2,25 cm. Till remmarna har jag använt cirkeln på 1,5 cm. (Plånbokens lock kan man smycka på många andra sätt också. Tex med en kantstans längs hela långsidan eller varför inte stansa hörnen med en fin hörnstans? Eller låt arket vara rakt och limma fast en spets längs med långsidan.) Here, I've fixed the edges with a great template from Mirabyll. I've drawn the circle along the edge of the paper and then cut out with a scissor. (Of course you can use corner punches instead, it facilitates the work of course) :) I have used the circle of 2.25 cm to the wallets "lid". To the straps, I have used the circle of 1.5 cm. (The Wallets lid can decorates in many other ways. For example with an edgepunch or why not punch the corners with a nice cornerpunch? Or glue a beautiful lace along the side.) Dags att embossa ”skinnbitarna”. Glöm inte att embossa de två remmarna också. Embossa endast de papprena som ska agera skinnimitation. (alltså inte de mörkbruna papprena i mitt fall) Time to emboss “the lether pieces". Do not forget to emboss the two straps! Embossing only those paperspieces that will act imitation-leather. (In my case, not the dark-brown paperpieces ) Här har jag använt mig av en stansverktyg från Fiskars. Fyrkanterna ska jag använda som spännen till remmarna. Here I have used a punch from Fiskars . These squares I going to use like buckels for the straps. På baksidan har jag ritat upp stödlinjer för att slutligen skära ut hålen med en skalpell. Även här finns det många idéer om hur spännena kan se ut. On the back, I have drawn up guides to finally cut out the holes with a scalpel. Even here there are many ideas on how the buckels can look like. Här har jag limmat fast bitarna på plånbokens stomme(cardstocken) Som ni ser har jag även sytt med symaskin längs skinnimitationens sidor, vilket får plånboken att se mer äkta och snyggare ut. Here I have glued the pieces at the walletcardbase (cardstock) As you can see, I have also sewn with sewing machine along the letherpieces, It´s looks more real and get´s a nicer design. Gör hål och sätt gärna öljetter i remmarna så blir även dem mer naturtrogna. Make some hole and put eyelets in them. Sätt fast 3D-kuddar på baksidan av spännena. Men se till att inte fästa några 3D-kuddar på ovan och underdelen! (där jag ritat pilar) Put 3D-pillows at the back of the buckles. But do not put any 3D-pillows at the upper and lower parts! (look at my arrows in the picture) Här har jag satt fast spännena på plånbokens lock med hjälp av 3D-kuddarna. Och därefter fäst remmarna i spännena. Nu måste du limma fast remmarna på baksidan av plånboken. Here I have attached the buckles at the wallets lid with help from the 3D-pillows. And then attached the strapes in the buckles. Now you have to glue the straps on the back of the wallet. Här har jag limmat fast remmarna. Men för syns skull så har jag satt dit lite mönstrat papper ovanpå kanterna. Here I have glued the straps. But for show, I have put some piece of patterned paper over the edges. Nu tar du och skär ut två stycken identiska pappersbitar i storleken 10 x 8cm. Jag valde samma färg på pappret som plånbokens stomme. Därefter bigar du papprena längs långsidan 10ggr. Alltså 1cm x 10ggr över hela pappersbiten. Slutligen viker du dem så de ser ut som två dragspel. Now you cut out two identical pieces of paper in size 10 x 8 cm. I chose the same color of the paper that the base(cardstock) of the walletcard. Then you fold the papers along the longside 10 times. (1cm x 10 times) Finally, you fold them so they look like two accordions. Här har vi plånbokskortet, invändigt. Jag har ”fodrat” plånboken med ett fint mönstrat papper. Även dekorerat plånbokens lock invändigt. Här kan man exempelvis göra små fickor för personliga meddelanden. Ungefär som visitkortshållare i en riktig plånbok. Here we have the inside of the walletcard. The lining in the wallet are made of a beautiful patterned paper. The inside of the lid have I decorated. Here you can make small pockets for personal messages. Like creditcards- or visitingcardsholders as it is in real wallets. Slutligen limmade jag båda ytterkanterna på "dragspelsbitarna" för att sedan fästa dem invändigt i plånboken, så det bildas ett myntfack. Finally, I glued the two utter edges of the "accordionpieces" and then attach them inside the wallet, so it forms a coin tray. verb LINE FEED FODDER Färdiga resultatet! Finished result! (Ignorera gärna den vita färgen på mina fula, skrumpna fingrar..) ;) Jag har avslutningsvis fäst locket med kardborre. Det går annars att fästa locket med tex magneter, knappar, snören eller något annat, det är bara fantasin som sätter gränser. (Please ignore the white color at my ugly, shriveled fingers ..) ;) I have finally attached the lid with Velcro. It is possible to fasten the lid with other stuff, for example; magnets, buttons, strings or something else, it is just imagination who sets the limits. * Det skulle vara roligt att få se era plånbokskort ni fått inspiration av att göra efter min tutorial. Så maila gärna in era kort till oss på; [email protected] Så publicerar vi dem här på bloggen! Kram Petra~Paradise It would be lovelly to see your walletcards you got inspired to make after my tutorial. So please email us your cards to; [email protected] We will publish them here on the blog! Hugs Petra~Paradise verb DRAW DESIGN MODEL
Following two of our most popular ‘Top 10 lists’ posts (Top 10 Japanese Stab Binding Tutorials on the Internet & Top 10 Coptic Stitch Binding Tutorials on the Internet), we’ve been asked to find some resources for the rare, and ever so secret, Secret Belgian Binding technique. We have also prepared several other bookbinding tutorial collections: Top 10 Long Stitch Bookbinding Tutorials Top 10 Endband Tutorials Top 10 Box Making Tutorials The Belgian Binding (aka crisscross binding) is a bookbinding technique/method which produces a beautiful and distinct, semi-exposed stitched spine as a result of a dual sewing process (initial sewing for the book covers and a later sewing process used to attach the text block to the covers). Originally invented in the mid-1980’s by Belgian bookbinder, Anne Goy (and her book: Reliure crisscross : The secret belgian binding), who was looking for an alternative binding technique to the Japanese Stab Binding method that would allow the book to open flat whilst also remaining simple to make. The secret Belgian Binding type of binding is relatively rare in the bookbinding community and is mostly used in specialised bindings. This technique is often referred to as the ‘Secret’ Belgian Binding mainly due to the fact that much of the thread used for binding the cover to the text block is hidden behind the spinal board but, other interesting and slightly unexpected explanations of how the name of this technique was derived can be found here, here and here! Which one is correct? You decide! An interesting feature of the Secret Belgian Binding is that the spinal board (or spine piece) is only held together in tension by the cord that is woven above and below it. Click the ‘Follow us on Pinterest!’ button above to view more photos of this binding method on our Pinterest! page. The signatures of a Belgian Bound book are sewn directly to the cord that is threaded behind the spinal board, as a result the signatures can become ‘loose’ and thus wear if correct tension is not applied during the signature sewing process. There are however many benefits to a Belgian bound book over many other binding techniques, these can include: The book will lay completely flat when opened Book covers can be easily transferred from one book to another Repairs are relatively simple and straight forward No glue or adhesives are used during the binding process #1 Secret Belgian Binding – Intermediate In Erin’s tutorial she leads us through the tools, materials and different steps required to make a beautiful ‘top secret’ Belgian bound book, her own mix on the traditional Secret Belgian Bind. Assuming you have all the necessary materials you should be able to complete this tutorial in under an hour. Thanks Erin! View tutorial on Herringbone Bindery Tutorial Contents Measuring your book boards Covering your book boards Trimming the inside edges Punching holes in the cover boards Marking down the endsheet position Cutting out channels for thread Sewing the spine piece Tying off the last stitch Pasting down the endsheets Punching your signatures Sewing in the text block #2 Hollanders – Secret Belgian Binding A great Secret Belgian Binding tutorial by Hollanders. Contains some good tips and techniques to make the sewing process a little easier (as it can be fiddly to get the tension just right when making the cover also when sewing the signatures to the cover). The tutorial takes you through the materials needed, punching your boards, sewing the spine piece, tying off the last stitch, making the text block, sewing the text block onto the book cover using the kettle stitch. View tutorial on Hollanders.com Join our mailing list [wysija_form id=”1″] Take a break! Watch our video tutorial playlist Don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel to get access to HD videos of hundreds of Book Binding tutorials and reviews! #3 Emily Martin – Secret Belgian (PDF) A printable PDF Belgian Binding tutorial from Emily Martin, a good resource to hand out to your students or to take into your workshop. There are no photographs in the PDF but some excellent hand-drawn images which really help to guide the user through the process and explain the techniques as a whole. View PDF tutorial from Emily Martin Here Emily covers the following topics in her 5 page PDF tutorial: A little history on the Secret Belgian Binding technique Creating a hole punching template Preparing to sew the text block Sewing pattern for the text block Calculating the spine thickness Calculating the thread length Pattern for sewing the covers onto the text block Book cover weaving pattern with numbers #4 UArts MFA Book Arts – Secret Belgian Binding Tutorial A great tutorial by MFA Bookarts covers the entire binding process and introduces some VERY useful tips and techniques using tapes which will help you get a little more enjoyment from binding in this method. The process used in this tutorial is actually in reverse to the above tutorials where by the signatures are sewn together first, then the cover boards and spine are sewn directly to them which is actually a lot easier to do. View Secret Belgian Binding Tutorial on MFA Book Arts Tutorial Contents Tools and Materials needed Marking up your cover boards Punching your signatures Cutting your tapes Stitching your signatures Stitching your cover boards to the signatures Help Support the Bookarts Community [support-website] #5 – A Criss-cross Binding Technique A short post on the ‘criss-cross’ binding. A couple of good photographs show what the bind should look like if completed successfully. View technique on Conservation and Cats #6 Cai Lun – Secret Belgian Binding Cai Lun has put together a small post about the Secret Belgian Binding, whilst it’s not a full tutorial it does highlight the correct methods to bind a cover in this method. A good resource with some fantastic photos which should be read in conjunction with other tutorials listed on this page. View tutorial from Cai Lun Get the Equipment You Need to do the Job Properly! (Click image for more product details) Xacto Knife Set Silk Thread Curved Needles Leather Punch See More Related Materials & Equipment #7 – Secret Belgian Binding – The Crafted Life Rachel @ the Krafted Life has uploaded some nice and probably very helpful photos of her secret Belgian bound book. Not a full tutorial though unfortunately but have included as will likely be of use to a few of you out there. View tutorial on The Crafted Life Bonus: 5 1/2 Tutorial (Some good photos) Some examples of a Secret Belgian Bound book with some good photographs of the process. Lacking further instruction but worth checking out for some inspiration. View page on Gatzbcn Additional Resources Belgian Binding examples on Pinterest! Anne Goy’s Website Some good comments on the history of the Crisscross Binding Secret Belgian Binding Gallery Secret Belgian Binding in Ribbons Criss-Cross Binding Instructional Class Please Support us on Patreon! The minimum level of contribution is only $1 per month. 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Hi! It’s time for me, Ida, again! Yay! My favorite collection from 2015 was Shine from Maggie Holmes! I always love everything she makes. Her designs and colors always matches my photos and my life perfectly! But every collection is a bit too small for me. I’ve already used up my absolute favorites (except for the […]
