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Jean here, I have been making books of various kinds and want to share them with you. Each has different yet similar aspects.    Beginning with heavy weight cardstock or chipboard, many cuts are made and then construction begins.  Some may call these folios. Double-sided tape is used to attach the folded layers together to create the pages.   I corner round many sheets too.  I use glue sticks for attaching the decor papers. Each book contains multiple flaps, pockets, inserts and layer upon layers of great hiding places! Waterfall flaps also hidden pockets for photos or??? I am also in process of a cookbook for my granddaughter, I found a perfectly sweet paper pad complete with cupcakes, cherries, polka dots, and checkerboard.  Vintage pinks and black. The center is a waterfall to allow recipe cards to be attached or for photos of enjoying the finished meal. I have darling recipe cards, waterfall portions...

Hi, Jean here to finish off my Colorful  Cookbook. (read all the way down for happy news) Family and Friends come first with me!  Love to entertain all the time for any reason or no reason at all!   I collect Cookbooks and make them for gifts.  Wedding showers, housewarmings and small ones for hostess gifts.   I like a binder format with removable page protectors to allow adding or changing the contents.    I HAVE A SAD STORY ~ My blog post was all finished and ready to go, I wanted to just add one tweak when BOOM!   I inadvertently hit a key and POOF, the entire post disappeared.  Don't know what I pressed but I will never do it again!   Therefore, it is shorter but you still get the point! For my project, I used a binder I got at a general merchandise store, ( we never say the name of the evil chain that begins with W and ends with mart) I covered front and back covers as well as the...

Hi guys, Jean here today, it's SUNDAY. First, I must say....Our Design Team Artists are truly creating spectacular projects this month.   Please comment to let them know you appreciate their work. Everyone enjoys a pat on the back, it feels GOOD! My plan is to create a cookbook with Sabor papers for this week and next.        I do very much like to cook and entertain, always have from the time I was a kid and experimented in Mom's kitchen, doesn't every kid make poached pear crepes for her sleepovers? We hold all sorts of parties, Pie Fest in the Fall, Shrimp Boil in the Spring, birthday bashes for friends......  and just good old Bunco, cards and 'it's time for wine' gatherings!   I am using Sabor papers to make my cookbook festive and visually fun.    I like to use three ring binders so that I can add new items as I choose in plastic sleeves. I personalize and give some of these as wedding shower or housewarm...