Crafts with Jinger: From the Kitchen Recipe Book

Hi Friends,

It’s me Jinger with another great craft idea, but this one is for you to use in the kitchen.  I had a sweet craving and I was in the mood to make my  famous “Holiday Crunch”.  But I had to search for the recipe and once I found it, it was all stained and hard to read.  So, I immediately thought of a solution to my problem.  The Yourstory book binder and laminator product from Provo Craft!

Did you know that you can create your own professional albums in a snap? With this book binder tool, I was able to create my very own personalized recipe book.  I included all of my families’ favorite recipes that have been passed on from generation to generation.  And I had to add a crafty touch to it by cutting out images with the Cricut using the “From the Kitchen” cartridge. Once my mom and other family members caught sight of it, they naturally wanted one for themselves as well.

Recipe books make for great gift ideas.  And remember, you don’t have to stop at recipe books.  You can create any kind of book you would like to such as; baby brag books, graduation books, wedding guest books, wedding picture books, vacation books, birthday books, scrapbook albums, holiday books, book reports and so much more.

I used the YourStory Photo machine for my project, but Provo Craft also makes a larger YourStory Book Binder and Laminating machine that you can even laminate your pages before you bind them. And the binders come in a selection of sizes.

I hope this inspires you like it did me and let me know the fun projects you make with it. Happy book binding!

Much Love,
Jinger

P.S. Watch HSN April 26^th 1am, 7am,4pm,7pm to see the live demo of the Yourstory book binding machine that comes in a fantastic bundle with binders and laminating sheets.  You are going to love this tool!

From the Kitchen Recipe Book
This darling recipe book is perfect for friends and family members!
Skill Level: Easy
Time: 2 hours

Materials:
Cricut Expression^® Personal Electronic Cutter; Cricut^® From My Kitchen cartridge; YourStory^® Photo Book Maker; YourStory^® Cardstock Covers; 4″ x 6″ Basic Shimmer; My Mind’s Eye Hazel Collection; Cardstock: pink, red, light gray, dark gray, light green, dark green, cream, turquoise; Computer and printer; Ribbon: pink gingham; Rhinestones: 3 gray; Scissors; Paper trimmer; Adhesive

1. Cut one 4 ¼” x 6″ block of My Mind’s Eye paper. Cut one 4 ¼” x 1 ½” block of My Mind’s Eye paper. Layer and adhere to cover as shown.

2. Cut oven. Using From My Kitchen cartridge and red cardstock, cut one 3 ½” <oven>. Repeat cut using dark gray cardstock and Layers feature. Repeat cut using My Mind’s Eye paper and light gray cardstock. Using My Mind’s Eye paper, press Shift and cut one 3 ½” <oven-s>. Repeat cut using cream cardstock and Layers feature. Layer and adhere to cover as shown.

3. Cut from the kitchen. Using light green cardstock, select Words feature, press Shift, and cut one 2 ¼” <phone-s>. Adhere to cover as shown.
4. Cut cupcake. Using turquoise cardstock, cut one 2″ <cpcake>. Repeat cut using dark green cardstock. Cut off stem. Repeat cut using cream cardstock and Layers feature. Using My Mind’s Eye paper, press Shift and cut one 2″ <cpcake-s>. Repeat cut using pink cardstock and Layers feature. Repeat cut using red cardstock. Layer and adhere to cover as shown.

5. Cut frames. Using pink cardstock, select Tabs feature, press Shift, and cut one 3 ¾” <meat-s>. Repeat cut using dark gray and light green cardstock. Save frames for later use. Take pink and dark gray scallop pieces and adhere to cover as shown.

6. Print 12 recipes onto cream cardstock. Cut each recipe card to 3 ¾” x 5 ½”. Leave a thick border around the instructions so frames can fit over recipes.

7. Cut additional frames. Using light green cardstock, select Tabs feature, press Shift, and cut one 3 ¾” <vgtbls-s>. Repeat cut using light gray cardstock. Using turquoise cardstock, select Tabs feature, press Shift, and cut one 3 ¾” <lobstr-s>. Repeat cut using light gray, pink, and red cardstock. Using red cardstock, select Tabs feature, press Shift, and cut one 3 ¾” <fruit-s>. Repeat cut using turquoise and dark green cardstock. Adhere all frames to recipe cards.

8. Cut six 4″ x 6″ blocks of My Mind’s Eye paper. Adhere a recipe card to the front and back of each block.

9. Cut tabs. Using light green cardstock, select Tabs feature and cut one 3 ¾” <roostr>. Repeat cut using red cardstock and My Mind’s Eye paper. Using My Mind’s Eye papers, select Tabs feature and cut three 3 ¾” <mesure>. Adhere tabs to top of pages as shown.

10. Cut hot pad. Using turquoise cardstock, cut one 1 ½” <hotpad>. Repeat cut using light green cardstock and Layers feature. Using My Mind’s Eye paper, press Shift and cut one 1 ½” <hotpad-s>. Repeat cut using red cardstock and Layers feature. Layer and adhere to a recipe card.

11. Cut salt and pepper shakers. Using turquoise cardstock, cut one 1 ¼” <sltppr>. Repeat cut using My Mind’s Eye paper and Layers feature. Using dark gray cardstock, press Shift and cut one 1 ¼” <sltppr-s>. Repeat cut using Layers feature. Layer and adhere to a recipe card.

12. Cut bowl and tomato. Using My Mind’s Eye paper, cut one 1 ¾” <bowl>. Repeat cut using dark gray cardstock and Layers feature. Using dark green cardstock, press Shift and cut one 1 ¾” <bowl-s>. Using red cardstock, cut one 1 ½” <vgtbls>. Using light green cardstock, press Shift and cut one 1 ½” <vgtbls-s>. Discard corn. Layer and adhere to a recipe card.

13. Cut dessert. Using turquoise cardstock, select Words feature and cut one 1″ <cpcake>. Adhere to a recipe card.

14. Cut rolling pin. Using red cardstock, cut one 2″ <rolpin>. Using light gray cardstock, press Shift and cut one 2″ <rolpin-s>. Layer and adhere to a recipe card.

15. Cut spoon. Using red cardstock, cut one 2″ <spoon>. Using pink cardstock, press Shift and cut one 2″ <spoon-s>. Layer and adhere to a recipe card.

16. Cut colander. Using light gray cardstock, press Shift and cut one 1 ¼” <clnder-s>. Using dark gray cardstock, select Layers feature and cut one 1 ¼” <clnder>. Layer and adhere to a recipe card.

17. Cut fish. Using light gray cardstock, select Tabs feature, press Shift, and cut one 3 ¾” <clnder-s>. Adhere to a recipe card.

18. Put recipe cards inside cardstock cover. Use YourStory^® Photo machine to bind book together. When cool, embellish cover with ribbon and rhinestones as shown.

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