Bind-it-All

I have an addiction to mini books and albums. In my closet, there is a stack of pre-made books, just waiting for the photos, paper and embellishments. In my family room, there is a shelf of little theme books and journals. So when I saw the Bind-it-All from Zutter demonstrated at a local stamp store, I knew it was the tool for me. With this tool, I can bind journals, calendars, cookbooks, tag books and much more. The cutter works with many materials, such as chipboard, CDs, plastic, metal, and cardstock. On one of my projects, it even cut through ribbon.

Once you have created your cover and pages, follow these steps to bind your project. The Bind-it-All website has excellent photographs:

1. Pull out the extension arm for stability.
2. Set your stop lever to the appropriate setting.
• Open - punching without a stop guide
• Continuous - this setting is used when your binding needs to be more than 3 inches long.
• Cover - This setting will allow a good margin for your binding.
• Inner Pages - This setting punches inside pages, when you want a cover overhang. If you want to use this setting, you need to cut your inner pages 3/16" smaller than the outside covers. So, 6" x 6" books need inner pages that are 5 13/16".
3. Place pages in opening and push lever down as far as it will go, which will punch the holes.
4. Stack paper as shown in the instruction diagram that came with your machine. This step is very important, so that the point where the binding comes together will be in the right location.
5. Place paper onto wire binding.
6. Adjust your wire setting to the size wire binding you have selected. Turn the knob, and stop when your plastic size template fits snugly.
7. Place booklet in opening per the diagram that came with your machine, then pull lever downward to bind the book.

Some tips:

1. The length of the pages that you're using need to be in increments of ½".
2. The left and right side margins of the machine are ½". That means if you're punching a 6" x 6" book, you need to punch the cover, move it to the "B" option (continuous) and "hook" your second from the last hole onto the "nub." When you're ready to finish the left side of the book, your left-side cover should be flush with the left side of the machine in order to punch the last hole.
3. If your book is larger, consider doing two binding areas as opposed to a continuous binding along the entire edge.
4. Empty your waste compartment regularly.
5. Store your wire templates around the handle of the machine until you begin to use it for a project.

I have made several little books already with this machine, and have plans for many more. The creative possibilities are endless and are only limited by a lack of time.

Beauty Tag Book

• paper: Daisy D's
• flowers: Fancy Pants
• rub-ons: My Mind's Eye
• ribbon, buttons, tag

For the base of this book, I used a Sizzix tag die to cut the pages. The "bottom" of the tag was then bound and decorated.

DC Cherry Blossoms

• paper: Three Bugs in A Rug
• stamps: Stampin' Up, Savvy Stamps
• ribbon: DCWV
• ink: EZ Tintz, Stickles
• trim: Doodlebug
• die cut: Deluxe Designs
• brads

This 5.5" x 6" album was created with the intent of using lots of 4" x 6" photos. The front and back covers are covered chipboard for stability. The inner pages are created with two sheets of cardstock, to allow ribbon folded between the sheets for tabs.

Just Me

• rub-ons: Luxe Designs
• paper: Caroloee's Creations, DCWV
• sticker: Heidi Swapp

The pages of this book were created using envelopes that are sealed shut. The page is then slit open for use as a pocket. The cover is larger, to allow for overhang.

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