Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Mini Book Storage Container Tutorial

Hi everyone!! I have a DIY storage tutorial to share with you today, made for the Eileen Hull Inspiration Team. I used dies from Eileen's new Sizzix Book Club collection.

Layers of ink - Mini Book Storage Container Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson

When I first saw the Card Box, Planner Storage & Organizer Scoreboards die, I thought it would make a perfect storage for minibooks, and specifically for Pixi-children's books. These illustrated little books have been published in Sweden since 1955 and more than 60 million copies have been sold. Most of them contain great stories and I still have a whole stack from my own childhood. They are very cheap and can be found at many different places. But this storage container can of course be used for lots of other mini books, scrap papers, tags, stickers or anything else that you can think of. 

Layers of ink - Mini Book Storage Container Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with Eileen Hull Sizzix Book Club dies

Start by die cutting the Card Box, Planner Storage & Organizer Scoreboards die from mat board. You need four of these.

Layers of ink - Mini Book Storage Container Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with Eileen Hull Sizzix Book Club dies

The holders are very easy to assemble. You just fold in at the score lines and first attach the short side piece. Then glue the base to the bottom. I used hot glue. If you want to make a larger container, just add more holders.

Layers of ink - Mini Book Storage Container Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with Eileen Hull Sizzix Book Club dies

Glue the holders together. This time I used white glue and placed them under a heavy book to dry.

Layers of ink - Mini Book Storage Container Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with Eileen Hull Sizzix Book Club dies

To get a finished look and to get a nice smooth surface to work on, I decided to glue a piece of matboard to the back and to the front of my minibook holder.

Layers of ink - Mini Book Storage Container Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with Eileen Hull Sizzix Book Club dies

Coat everything with gesso.

Layers of ink - Mini Book Storage Container Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with Eileen Hull Sizzix Book Club dies

I decided to do an ombre look on my holder, but you can of course use any colors. Place a stencil on top and randomly wipe off some of the paint.

Layers of ink - Mini Book Storage Container Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with Eileen Hull Sizzix Book Club dies

I wanted another pattern and sponged white paint through a StencilGirl stencil.

Layers of ink - Mini Book Storage Container Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with Eileen Hull Sizzix Book Club dies

You can add any images or die cuts to your holder, but I decided to go with some wild animals in combination with words, letters, birds and stars. The animals come from the StencilGirl Born to be Wild Animals stencil by Jessica Sporn, and the stamps are a mix of Darkroom Door and Tim Holtz.

Layers of ink - Mini Book Storage Container Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with Eileen Hull Sizzix Book Club dies

Die cut labels, words and flowers using the Floral Arch & WordsBookplates, Hinges & Labels and Bookmark, Tag & Pocket sets. I used Kaisercraft Story Book papers. Stamp a title with alphabet stamps and a sentiment with a Darkroom Door stamp (I love this sentiment).

Layers of ink - Mini Book Storage Container Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with Eileen Hull Sizzix Book Club dies

Ink the edges of the label.

Layers of ink - Mini Book Storage Container Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with Eileen Hull Sizzix Book Club dies

The label was glued to the back of the holder, adding floral arches, words and flowers around it. Add a label over the title, to make it stand out.

Layers of ink - Mini Book Storage Container Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with Eileen Hull Sizzix Book Club dies

The label was painted with the same paints used on the background and sanded slightly when dry. I also sanded the edges of the holder a little.

Layers of ink - Mini Book Storage Container Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with Eileen Hull Sizzix Book Club dies

You can use any sentiment here, it all depends on what you what to store in your holder.

Layers of ink - Mini Book Storage Container Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with Eileen Hull Sizzix Book Club dies

You might not be able to see it so well, but the stencilled images were done in black with a tiny bit of white mixed in here and there, to give it a more varied look.

Layers of ink - Mini Book Storage Container Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with Eileen Hull Sizzix Book Club dies

The three arched sentiments come from Tim's Noble Gent set and the lovely flying birds are by Darkroom Door.

Layers of ink - Mini Book Storage Container Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with Eileen Hull Sizzix Book Club dies

I also decorated the front of the holder, with a sentiment from the Born to be Wild Animals stencils, and more stamping.

Layers of ink - Mini Book Storage Container Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with Eileen Hull Sizzix Book Club dies

These flowers are so cute, and you can layer and make dimensional flowers if you want to. I kept the embellishments flat on this project since the kids are going to handle it, and dimensional flowers don't do well in their little hands.

Layers of ink - Mini Book Storage Container Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with Eileen Hull Sizzix Book Club dies

Here's a look from the top with the books placed into the holder. I organised them according to topic.

Layers of ink - Mini Book Storage Container Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with Eileen Hull Sizzix Book Club dies

The running zebra looks so happy. 

Layers of ink - Mini Book Storage Container Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with StencilGirl Born to be Wild Animals

Here you might be able to see that the stenciling is done in black and grey

Layers of ink - Mini Book Storage Container Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson with Eileen Hull Sizzix Book Club dies

You could also decorate the holder by covering it with your favorite patterned paper, which would make for a quicker project. For a version using only one compartment, check out my Mini Magazine Holder.

Layers of ink - Mini Book Storage Container Tutorial by Anna-Karin Evaldsson Pixi book storage

I hope you enjoyed this post. I had such fun making this holder and always enjoy making my own storage pieces. We have lots more of these little books, so I am thinking of letting Anton decorate a couple of additional holders on his own.

Thank you so much for stopping by today!!

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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Sizzix ScoreBoards XL Die - Card Box, Planner Storage & Organizer
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Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 4PK - Floral Arch & Words
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Sizzix Framelits Die Set 8PK - Bookplate, Hinges & Label
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Sizzix Framelits Die Set 8PK - Bookmark, Tag & Pocket
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Sizzix Little Sizzles - 6
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StencilGirl BORN TO BE WILD ANIMALS 9x12 Stencil
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Darkroom Door AFRICAN TREES
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Darkroom Door BOOKWORM
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Tim Holtz NOBLE GENT
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Tim Holtz ROCK STAR
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Tim Holtz SCHOOL DESK
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Tim Holtz ADVENTURE BEGINS
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Hero Arts Stamps BASIC LOWERCASE LETTERS
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Kaisercraft STORY BOOK 6.5 x 6.5
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Dina Wakley Ranger EVERGREEN
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Dina Wakley Ranger LIME
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Dina Wakley Ranger LEMON
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Dina Wakley Ranger WHITE
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Dina Wakley Ranger BLACK
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Dina Wakley Ranger WHITE GESSO
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Ranger Archival Ink Pad JET BLACK
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Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad MOWED LAWN
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Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad TWISTED CITRON
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Sizzix Big Shot Machine Only (White & Gray)
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Sizzix Accessory - Cutting Pads, Standard, 1 Pair (Purple w/Silver Glitter)
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Sizzix Accessory - Cutting Pads, Extended, 1 Pair
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Sizzix Accessory - Multipurpose Platform, Standard
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Ranger MINI ROUND INK BLENDING TOOLS
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Ranger MINI ROUND FOAM REFILLS
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Dina Wakley Ranger PALETTE KNIFE
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Ranger Inkssentials Non Stick CRAFT SHEET 15 X 18
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Aleene's ACID FREE TACKY GLUE
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Tim Holtz Distress Collage Medium MATTE
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Stencils: StencilGirl: Screw Heads Mini (Andrew Borloz), Grid Outline 4 x 4 (Mary Beth Shaw).

10 comments:

  1. You always use such bright vivid colors I would not think of Anna-Karin! Love the way you bound the folders together with a one solid piece in front and back - a beautiful place to keep all these fun little books! Julia xx

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  2. You are one smart and talented cookie :) Looks wonderful!!!

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  3. What a fun holder for the mini books! Love the bright colors Anna-Karin and animal imagery. Bet the boys will love it <3

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  4. I love this project so much Anna-Karin! It is so happy and fun. =)

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  5. This is a wonderful project love the idea of stacking the boxes!! Your colors are fabulous.

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  6. Anna, this is AMAZING!! Love this bright color palette too!! It really puts me in a cheerful mood!! And the wildlife theme going on is so fun and playful!! I totally love this!!

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  7. Wonderful! Fabulous idea to fill in the front and back with mount board. Love your bright colours and the wildlife theme.

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  8. Love This! A great idea and such lovely bright colours! Love the stencilling and stamping! Chrisx

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  9. That is so darn cool! I love the colors!

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