Binding Project for a Retiree

Hello! Welcome back to my blog. Today's project is a retirement gift. My co-worker, Lea Anne, is very nice to hand out retirement cards for our work group to fill up for Jill, the retiree. I volunteered to bound the cards and jazz it up to make it more special.

I used the We R Makers Multi Cinch Binding Machine to punch the holes. I don't have Cinch Binding Wires. I only have the Zutter brand. Although the Zutter binding wires thread through the holes, it is not compatible with the Cinch machine when it comes to pressing the binding wires. Good thing, I still have my Zutter Binding Machine to press the wires.

I stamped a Honey Bee Stamps floral background stamp on the back of the cards and the inner cover of the book. I heat embossed this image on the front with gold embossing powder. You might notice on the photo that mybinding is not perfect. The wires got messed up after I attempted to use it on the Cinch.

I die cut the letters to spell out the retiree's name using dies from Spellbinders. It is a stitching die so I added stitching to the holes. I used DMC Variegated floss for the stitching. I substituted the teetles of the letters j and i with flowers from My Favorite Things. The recipient loves to garden so this will tie in with the floral stamped background. 

I hope you like today's project. Have a blessed, brilliant and creative day!

Maria Giselle B.

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