GRANDFATHER MEMORY BOX
By Chia Wald
My Grandfather Memory Box is a lot like a matchbook shrine. I made it to celebrate the memory of my grandpa, Archie. Although he was a farmer when I knew him I always thought of him as a cowboy. The inside bears his favorite saying, "When The One Great Scorer comes, to write about thy name. He won't write what you won or lost, but how you played the game". On the outside is Grandpa's favorite photo; that's his favorite horse that was trained to lie on his side and allow grandpa to hide behind him while firing a pistol. How's that for a Wild West memory! The only thing missing from this box is a nod to the Zane Grey cowboy novels that Grandpa loved so much.
Supplies:
• Cardstock
• Rubber Stamps
• Ink pads - Versafine Vintage Sepia (Tsukineko), Butterscotch Adirondack (Ranger)
• Rubber Stamps – Horse (Jim Stephan), Sunbursts (Copper Leaf Creations)
• Designer Dries Clear Glue (Art Institute)
• Monogram Sticker (Sandylion)
• Hole punch
• Ruler
• Decorative scissors
• Copper Leaf Pen (Krylon)
Start with a 5 ½” x 5” piece of cardstock for the base and a 7 ¼” x 3 ½” piece for the sliding cover. Using stamps that compliment your subject randomly stamp on the base piece.
On the base piece, measure from all four sides and score lines at ½” and 1”. Remove the corners as shown in the diagram.
Fold up the sides and secure by gluing the tabs to the inside. Fold the top half of each side to the inside and glue into place.
To make the sliding cover, measure from one end and score a line at ½”, 3 ½”, 4”and 7”. NOTE: If your cardstock is heavy you may need to enlarge this slightly to allow the base to slide freely. Fold along the score lines and glue the ¼” end to the inside of the ½” end.
Add your grandparent’s favorite saying or other “memory” to a picture and glue it into the base. Use another photo, pre-stamped cardstock and stickers to decorate the top of the sliding cover. For my box I colored an “A” sticker and cardstock scrap with a copper leafing pen, then used a hole punch to make small copper faux brads. Slide the base into the cover like a matchbox.
GRANDMA’S RECIPES
By Chris Herrmann
You can never get enough of grandma’s cooking, but whatever your favorite recipe, don’t let it get lost through the years. I gathered some of Grandma’s favorites, one I even found written on an old envelope that I added in a pocket in the book. With my Bind It All machine, I can make books like this for any special occasion.
Supplies:
• Zutter’s Bind It All Machine
• Zutter’s front and back cover 6” x 6”
• Zutter’s fill pages for 6” x 6” book
• Zutter’s metal binders for 6” x 6 ” book
• Cobalt Archival Ink Pad (Ranger Industries)
• Ranger’s Adirondack Ink Pads: Denim, Cranberry, Meadow, Butterscotch
• Ranger’s Denim Adirondack Pen
• Circle Punch Stampin’ Up
• Punch loose leaf punch
• 2 sheets 8 1/2” x 11” Medium Blue Cardstock
• Few sheets 8 1/2” x 11” White Cardstock matte and glossy
• Suze Weinberg’s Double-sided Wonder Tape
• Stamps – Salute, Strawberry, Pear, Kitchen, Checkered Border, Recipe Card, Deserts, and Just For You (Stampin’ Up!)
From blue cardstock cut out two 6” squares to place over front and back covers. Using Cobalt ink, ink and stamp kitchen image onto glossy white cardstock. Trim to desired size and outline edges using Denim Adirondack Pen.
Print out Grandma’s Recipes from computer. Trim to desired size. Outline with Denim Adirondack Pen. Attach image and words to cover. Print out Grandma’s story and trim to desired size. Outline with Denim Adirondack Pen. Set aside to be used when assembling pages.
Stamp out strawberry, pear, apple, salute, recipe card, and deserts. Stamp just for you in right hand corner of recipe card.
Use round punch to cut out deserts. Cut and trim other images. Set aside to be used to assemble pages. Cut piece of white cardstock to desired size to be used as pocket to hold recipe. Punch loose leaf holes on one side. Stamp checkered border around all four sides. Set aside.
Start assembling pages. On left side attach story and stamped apple image. On right attach red and white pocket with strawberry image. Continue in this manner using stamped images as you would photo corners, until all stories and recipes are attached.
Following manufacturer’s directions punch holes in both covers and all pages using Zutter’s Bind It All machine. Continue to follow manufactures directions to bind Book.
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