It's a Cinch!

Guess what I got for Christmas?!  That's right, a Cinch binding tool!  It is amazing and so much fun to use!  I have been trying to think of things that might need binding just so I can use it.  :-)

I put together a Christmas mini-album using a festive kit from Echo Park Paper Company called "Reflections Christmas".  There were so many cute stickers that sometimes I had a hard time deciding which ones to use.  I still might go back and add on a few more when I am attaching my photos to the pages.  I also used quite a few of the chipboard pieces.  They were supposed to be self-adhesive, but they weren't as sticky as I liked so I had to add a little extra glue to ensure a good bond.

After many days of anticipation while working on my mini-album, I was so excited to finally use my Cinch!  I used the .625" binding wire and quickly realized it wasn't big enough.  I went to 4 different stores and nobody had the 1" wire in black.  I ordered it online and will replace the .625" once the 1" shows up in a week or so.

Now for the final product!  (I scraplifted the cover idea and two page layouts from embellishonline.com.  I hope they don't mind!)