Center of Attention Product Spotlight - Mini Binder Box

Today some of the Baker's Dozen are spotlighting the Mini Binder Boxes available at Taylored Expressions. They're purpose is for stamp storage but you'll see plenty more ways to use these fabulously sturdy Mini Binder Boxes.

For my project I decided to start a collection of 'Family Favourites' recipes. Wouldn't this make a wonderful shower gift for a new bride? You'll see that I only have two recipes done so far, but that's because I have to get my mom to write down some of my faves instead of just telling me "add some of this and some of that until it looks/feels like this"...ugh! I can't cook that way! Oh, and when I called her to get her super amazing secret recipe for Strawberry Freezer Jam, she told me to look on the inside of the Certo package because it's printed there...seriously?...way to burst my bubble Mom! LOL!!!

If you've never seen one a Mini Binder Box, let me tell you a bit about it. It's made of sturdy clear plastic with a clear plastic film that wraps right around the outside of the binder so you can insert a cover and spine and they're protected. The box is about the size of a hard-cover book, measuring 9.5 inches high by 7 inches wide and has a thickness of 1.25 inches. There's a latch on the outside to keep the Mini Binder Box closed.

Three 'binder' rings on the inside to hold your pages in place. The Mini Binder Box will hold four stamp sets.

But I also use my Mini Binder Boxes to store my Nestabilities. I saw this idea out in blogland and it's perfect for my storage needs. Simply adhere a magnetic sheet (from your local craft store) to the Plain Storage Panel and arrange your Spellbinders dies. I've got about 30 sets of dies in one binder box...a storage miracle if you ask me!

Now on to my Family Favourites recipe box.

I made my cover insert the same size as my recipe cards, with a finished size of 8.5 x 5.75 inches (which is the same size as the Plain Storage Panels). I also kept dimension to a minimum because I wanted to be able to easily slide the cover under the protective wrap, and I'd like to fit as many recipes as possible into my Mini Binder Box. I used my Just Rite Times Roman lower case font to spell out the title and paired it with my September 20th Key Ingredients (after all, the patterned paper is called Kitchen Spice...what could be more perfect!!!).

For the Lemon Meringue Pie recipe card I used the lemon from Chillax, along with some Bo Bunny polka dot patterned paper.

To keep a little consistency in my recipe cards I'm going to back them all with Prism Suede Brown Dark. The images and recipes are on Choice Snow White. Oh, and if you happen to try this pie recipe (it's a lot easier than it sounds) you'll never go back to the boxed lemon pie filling...ever!

For the 300 Stroke Chocolate Cake recipe card I used my September 20th Key Ingredients again and stamps from For the Love of Cupcakes.

This is THE best birthday cake...requested by everyone in my family, and again, so easy to make that you'll never make a boxed cake again. I think the secret is in how much in needs to be mixed, or in the olden days, it needed to be stirred 300 times (now that's a workout!). If you notice on the cupcake, I paper pieced the liner and 'frosted' it with Espresso Dimensional Pearls. I also added some sparkle to the flame with my lemon Spica glitter pen.

I created a spine for my box too and added a little chipboard flower to the outside of the plastic film. I figure dimension is ok on the spine because it won't get caught on anything in my cupboard. There's some Fruitpunch Stickles in the middle of the flower and all I did to the chipboard was colour it with my E09 copic marker.

But wait...I haven't even told you the BEST PART yet!!! The Mini Binder Box stands up on it's own so you can use it to display your recipe while you're cooking. Just slip the recipe under the protective plastic wrap on the back of the binder and it won't get dirty or splashed! Woo Hoo!!

The Mini Binder Box is just $9.95 and does NOT come with a cover/spine insert. The covers and spines are now available as a dowload and Taylored Expressions offers a cover for each of the stamp lines, Lasting Impressions, Stamp a Sweet Impression, and Whimsical Wishes for just $2.49 each...you pay once and print them as many times as you want!

The Mini Binder Box is on sale today and tomorrow for 15% off!!!

It's a great time to stock up and save, to get your your supplies organized, or to get started on those hand made gifts for Christmas!

I {heart} my Mini Binder Boxes and I know you will too!!!

Let's see what other fabulous creations the Baker's Dozen designers have come up with using the Mini Binder Box.

Dawn Easton

Denise Marzec

Jackie Pedro

Jami Sibley

Laurie Schmidlin

Sankari Wegman

and Taylor VanBruggen

Thanks for stopping by!

Karen