ScrappinGalz Cafe: Bind It All - Cardkeeper Gift Set

December 08, 2008

Bind It All - Cardkeeper Gift Set - Another Christmas Gift

A number of months ago (well ok it was probably 9 months ago) my mother asked me to create some card sets for her to give as a Christmas present since she loved the set I gave her last year. I said ok I would make a set of 12 cards for her...no problem right? Thinking ok one or two sets not to much time...I an do that....HaHa - then she told me she wanted me to make 6 sets. Wellllllll, ok I can do it I have plenty of time to complete it since it was only March. Then a couple of months later when we are talking about the cards she says asks me if I can create something to put the cards in. Hmmmmm ok I think I can make an easy cardkeeper.

Card keeper 1

So I put on my thinking cap to try to come up with a card keeper that will fit multiple cards in each pocket, etc. I knew I wanted to be able to create something that her friends could use on a monthly basis, with bdays and anniversarys on a perpetual type of calendar. So this is what I came up with. A Zutter 8x8 Cover (2 of the 6 were the new linen covers), stamped, and inside pages made with reinforced binder pockets, cut and covered with PP, I created a calendar using good ole MS Word, and for the back pocket have address inserts which I also created in MS Word.

Now, although this project wasn't as easy as I had hoped, it is definately do-able for most crafters. In total one of these books took about 3 hours to make. I think it was mostly because of the cutting and trying to figure out the best way to do certain things. I think my next book like this would only take about 2 hours, now that I have figured out some tricks. Cost wise it was about $30 per book in supplies, mostly due to the PP and the reinforced binder pockets that I used. Card sets I made from scraps around the studio so I didn't add the cost of the cards in.

Complete step by step directions including the additional word files are available for $2, please email me your request if you would like a copy.

I hope you have a great day!

Enjoy!