Scrap Buster Idea Book; making the cover, part 1.

This video shows how I made the inside and outside covers of the recently shared scrap buster idea book. Due to length, I’ve made this into part 1 and part 2, but all the instructions needed to create the different sections of the cover are taught in this video. Thank you for watching and happy creating.
Miter tool website: www.colorwayarts.com

[@pattysterbinsky7247]

When I show someone my craft room this book is the star! It was wonderful to follow along and make this and it truly amazes everyone who sees it. Thank you so much Cori!

[@CoriDahmen]

Excellent! I do love making idea books and I'm so glad you enjoyed the process 😊

[@ZenaBattaglia]

Cori, I too want to thank you for sharing your work with us. Your teaching skills are immaculate. I made this sample book about a year ago and it remains my favorite. I want to start a new one this week. Again your imagination and talent is amazing!

[@CoriDahmen]

Thank you, Diane. I'm not sure what it is, exactly, about idea books, but I sure love making them!

[@ZenaBattaglia]

@@CoriDahmen me too! You must be a great teacher to your students.

[@CraftingandRelaxing]

“I’m sure something tragic is happening” 😂🤣😂 At my house it sounds like there’s an intruder, but it’s usually a squirrel. 😊TFS! 💙

[@CoriDahmen]

🤣 too true! The city is switching our neighborhood from septic to city sewer and the poor dogs are freaking out!

[@CraftingandRelaxing]

@@CoriDahmen Wow! If that was happening at my house Wilson would probably need medication. Good luck!! 😊💙

[@brigitteshantieaglemeare4350]

Thank you so much for this great tuition Cori! You are a wonderful teacher, so easy to understand and to follow. Thank you again for your generosity.

[@CoriDahmen]

My pleasure Brigitte. (Beautiful name, BTW). I'm happy to hear you enjoyed it.

[@LesliesCreativeStudio]

I am late to the party but this looks like an amazing project!! Can't wait to give it a try!! Thanks for sharing your process with us!! Always, Leslie

[@CoriDahmen]

Thank you, Leslie! I really enjoyed that project and I hope you do, too.

[@LauraMe...]

I just adore the lace closure! This little journal is the sweetest. And Gayle would love all that Timmy!

[@CoriDahmen]

Tim Holtz products make creating a lot easier and so much fun! Thank you, and that lace closure will be seen again :)

[@debbierichins6722]

Wow! Thank YOU so much. That was amazing! So, so helpful.

[@debbybrown6943]

I totally agree with Amelia. I love the tips, teaching, and how organized you are in teaching? Thank you so much.❤️

[@CoriDahmen]

Thank you Debby. I'm glad that some of the ideas are beneficial :)

[@ideas_n_embellishments]

The dog barking sounds like home to me. I have an Australian Cattle Dog who is also very protective. On the upside I know when the mail is delivered... :) Thank you for this series I plan to follow it going forward to add things to my idea book.

[@CoriDahmen]

Dog lovers unite! Thank you and happy creating to you!

[@craftymouse]

I keep my dull blades and use them to cut cardboard and chipboard. They are great for that. Thank you for sharing. Just love your videos.

[@CoriDahmen]

Super idea! Thank you for sharing ❤️

[@TheJournalCottage]

Cori, I cannot express in words how much you have been such a huge inspiration for my journey towards my dream happening. You are absolutely the easiest JJ artist I’ve connected with in 3 years. Thank you, seems trite, but all I can think of currently.

[@CoriDahmen]

Thank you is perfect. SO happy to hear you're feeling capable :)

[@cheryltallafuss1166]

Hi Cori, still creating more ARTISTICALLY TALLENTED INSPIRATIONAL ITEMS than I could have EVER imagined on a KZbin channel. I had 3 smallish reference journals created 1 year ago. These were absolutely busting at the seams. So, I created one using a post office flat rate box. In other words great size!! I've created more today, I cannot fit it all in my current reference journal as I transfered the 3 small reference journals in to the one!!. Therefore, got another flare rate USPO flat rate box and began a very special, "increadably- artisticly- tallented & inspired- Cori reference journal🍃🌷🍃 I can not hardly believe that I found you while browsing for some new items for my soon to be - "FROM HOBBY TO SMALL BUISNESS" I cannot express my feelings currently, Cori, in order to thank you, for turning on your camera and GIFTING me (as I'm 💯% certain -SO MANY other "Me's") with such amazing inspirational tutorials FREE!! Thank you seams so trite however, I sincerely appreciate you. And I can not think of any other way to thank you - except thankyou. Your new subby. Have a wonderful evening. 🍃🌷🍃 I can hardly wait to complete " Cori's Reference journal" and hopefully, find a way to send you a photograph of her.

[@CoriDahmen]

So sweet you are Cheryl. You can always tag me (Cori Marcher Dahmen) on Instagram.

[@dianecole-smith6000]

Hi Cori! New to the Junk Journaling world, I really appreciate you're sharing the ideas book and how to make it!! Your teaching style is awesome - so understandable. Thank you for sharing your time and talent with us ;)

[@CoriDahmen]

Hi Diane and welcome to the fun and addiction of junk journaling! Please, feel free to ask any questions and I'll do my best to get you a timely response 😊

[@joycebergthold1465]

I'm a retired teacher of 27 years, so I can imagine that keeps you busy. I ordered a mitre corner and Gorilla glue sticks. Thank you for sharing those thoughts and the process you go through. You're very thorough and I appreciate it! Joyce

[@CoriDahmen]

Thank you for all your years of service Joyce! I sure hope you like the Gorilla glue sticks. I'm still not a glue stick fan, but I've had the best luck with that brand. I think/hope you'll enjoy the mitering tool. It was a game changer for me. Happy well-deserved retirement to you!

[@teresemartinez6215]

Absolutely love your videos! I watch in the morning before work, and during breaks. You inspire me to create my own idea book. Love the cover of this book.

[@CoriDahmen]

Thank you Terese :)

[@wonderwonder30]

KZbin recommended this video to me and thought well, it looks like something I have already watched but I wwaaaasssss SO WRONG! This is fantastic and I have been hoarding some Tim Holtz paper wondering what am I going to make? Well sister, you have helped me with my endeavor! Thank you for taking the time to show us your process, this is a great and I mean a great make! There is many ways to make this a little piece of your own. (Sorry for all the explanation marks but I am excited and super stoked to try this out)

[@CoriDahmen]

LOL! Your enthusiasm makes me smile. Welcome Stephanie and thank you KZbin suggestions :)

[@donnakelso7204]

Hello, I love your style. I found you through Eve with Scrapbooking with me. Cant wait to follow along with you also. Hugs from Idaho!!

[@CoriDahmen]

Thank you and welcome, neighbor!

[@kaybreedlove3050]

I am always surprised that every video I learn so much! Thank you!♥️

[@CoriDahmen]

That makes me happy to hear :)

[@DefineYourDesigns]

I hope I’m the first one to see the journal in your shop so I can buy it

[@CoriDahmen]

🤣 You are too sweet!

[@claudiaheinrich8367]

Thank you so much. I LOVE your work

[@CoriDahmen]

Thank you :)

[@janana6786]

Good idea on the old blades

[@rickiquilt]

Great instructions…thanks for sharing

[@CoriDahmen]

My pleasure!

[@sandratucker7096]

Wow fantastic video (Just a bit low on my screen though, not a criticism just advice) thank you for showing us this step by step. Love the patchwork covers. Looking forward to the next video. Dogs barking in the background is real life, got to love them🐶🐶. Thank you.

[@CoriDahmen]

You are absolutely right and thank you for the feedback. I took advice and got a new tripod... I'm working on mastering it. And so very true. Dogs in my house is very much real life... as is the constant dog hair and dust from their paws :)

[@ddana9632]

Thanks so much for the detailed instructions for your fabulous idea book. I am taking notes and getting ready to do one for myself. Love your channel. Dena

[@CoriDahmen]

Thank you Dena. I do hope you create one and please tag me (Cori Marcher Dahmen) on Instagram when you do, as I would love to see it!

[@kathielemon9546]

Just starting to go through these videos and I have to say this is one of the best I’ve seen for instructions and quality for what I like. Can’t wait to create my first book. So many ideas! And I love that custom wooden box holding your glue stick, glue bottle etc. on the side, you don’t happen to have a video that shows that close up do you? I would love to have my son-in-law try to make one for me, unless it was something you purchased. It’s just perfect and I love organization. That’s why I like your videos as well, some are just chaotic and stuff is everywhere where yours are not. Thank you for the instructions!

[@CoriDahmen]

You're welcome and yes, I make those. I shared my process and I believe that video is in the middle of the flips, flaps and folds videos. Pretty sure "ink box" is in the title. Thank you and happy creating!

[@sandrastrobel1254]

You are so good at explaining. I've done this for a few years but I have picked up quite a few great ideas from you. I bought, mid-video, the corner miter tool. Lol. Thanks. Keep on making videos!

[@CoriDahmen]

You are going to love that tool! It works with fabric as well (at least thinner fabric.... I haven't tried canvas as I tend to leave those edges raw). Happy creating :)

[@prof.mommyarty]

Love the patchwork type cover! I never use corrugated card, Amazon chipboard envelopes are my go to. I love tyvek for covers and spines! What a cute mitre tool! Lol I got a glue eraser because I'm constantly getting glue where I don't want it. Tfs 💖

[@CoriDahmen]

Amazon with yet another win!

[@prof.mommyarty]

Can't argue with free supplies 😄

[@ejej1964]

Wow!!! Thank you for this !!!

[@CoriDahmen]

You’re very welcome 😊

[@JamieLOVEUMOREJOURNALS]

Love watching you talk through your why and why not for each pc. Glad I’m not the only one that has to audition each pc

[@CoriDahmen]

LOL! It's a process, right?

[@luannmercer4002]

Thank you for adding the description in the title. You are the best! I can’t wait to get started 🥰

[@CoriDahmen]

For you, my dear :) Happy creating!

[@sherryvanderpool4024]

Just love all your videos each of them has so much information

[@CoriDahmen]

Thank you :)

[@unknownunknown8266]

Thank you for sharing 🙂🥰

[@ameliarowe2459]

Thank you seems very inadequate. Your instructions, demonstrations, tips and explanations are so easy to understand...I've learnt so much. So until I can think of a better word...thank you X🇦🇺

[@CoriDahmen]

Thank you is a wonderful phrase and it warms my heart. Sounds about perfect to me, so thank you as well for making me smile :)

[@LauraMe...]

Lots of good info! Even though I know the process, I picked up few tips and tricks! Thanks Cori!

[@katyratyra]

This is so cool! I found the video where you did a flip through the finished journal. I may have to start one of these.

[@CoriDahmen]

I must say, it was a whole lot of fun!

[@wendyschmidt4339]

Watching again very informational Thank you so much for sharing 💕🙏🏻🌹 FYI if you have a dull blade cut up some aluminum foil it will sharpen a time or two

[@CoriDahmen]

Great tip, thank you! That usually works with punches, so it makes sense that it works with the blade too!

[@nancypyter1511]

Excited about this Cori! Gotta try and fit it in my schedule now! LOL!

[@CoriDahmen]

Darn life anyway. It sure gets in the way of our craft time :)

[@bettybutler1686]

Mucho gracias, shay shay, Thank you for these tutorials. I binged on all of them. Took notes. Replayed. Now starting over.... Summer School Student In Detention .... can’t get out until I get all of these done. Amazon and UPS are supposed to be sending you a thank you note!!! My 2 month old great granddaughter is named Magnolia Chapel (Chapel HillNC where her Mom lived) but we call her Maggie Dahlin... heavy with a Sweet Magnolia accent!

[@CoriDahmen]

Adorable name and wow, congratulations on being a great grandmother! Happy creating :)

[@Jana-TheCraftyGambler]

Cori, I am so glad you mentioned Heat N Bond. I thought I was the only person that used it in my paper crafting. I use it when making anything with fabric but I have started using it when I’m mass making journaling cards and larger tags. It is way cheaper that some of the better glues we use and I get a much nicer, flatter piece.

[@LauraMe...]

My honey works in carpentry construction, I am forever adding patches inside 3 corner tears with Heat n Bond tape. I literally keep a kit (zipper envelope) with tan flannel for his khakis, Heat n bond, pins and just grab the iron, scissors and my wool mat. I hadn't thought if using it with paper, but I am now!

[@caitlynerin-elizabethloren6838]

I just made my cover today. 😊 Thanks for your lovely tutorial! Next step ironing my muslin for the hinges…

[@CoriDahmen]

I hope that system works well for you and you’re welcome 😊

[@colleenmckenney6500]

Great ideas thank you!

[@CoriDahmen]

That was a really fun series to create and I hope you enjoy the process!

[@jenlitscreations]

Thanks for sharing your techniques on the cover.

[@CoriDahmen]

My pleasure!

[@maryjones107]

Loving it all glad you are back

[@CoriDahmen]

Thank you Mary!

[@roxstar3726]

Thank you for all the tips Cori! I love, love your videos, you’re very thorough in how you explain! Thank You. That brown linen looks amazing as the spine. Thanks for taking your time on Fathers Day to do these 2 videos. You’re fabulous 😎 ! Thank You 🙏🏻

[@CoriDahmen]

Thank you and my husband had to work (he's a truck driver) so the craft room called my name!

[@risamateo8003]

Love your teaching style! Thank you for sharing your methods, it's very helpful

[@CoriDahmen]

Thank you and you're very welcome :)

[@stacieschremp5840]

Finally started my own journal. Instructions are great!!! Thank you so much. So my covers are completed and ready for the next step...getting ready to move on. I am so excited!!

[@CoriDahmen]

I so hope you're enjoying the process! Happy creating.

[@alliemathewson4065]

I love your " inspirational book"!!!. I am going to make one after I get back from a family trip. I am hoping that you will continue to make more of these! You make a great teacher....you probably hear that a lot, if not, you should! Thank you so much, Cori.

[@CoriDahmen]

You're welcome Allie and yep, I'll be here! Have a wonderful, fun-filled and safe trip!

[@mycreativespace]

Awesome tutorial - you are so good at explaining the process, really appreciate it! Now I just have to start making the cover of the "Scrap Buster Idea Book" - I'm looking forward to it. Hugs from Helen

[@CoriDahmen]

I love making covers with those scraps, then using the already inked pieces to make other things makes me feel like I've accomplished something. Silly, but there you go. Hugs to you from Cori.

[@paulad2527]

I’m looking forward to trying this. You give so much good information in your videos….I learn so much. Thank you, Cori!

[@CoriDahmen]

You're welcome Paula and thank you for your always kind and thoughtful comments. I appreciate them.

[@leeannedowley2203]

Can’t wait to get started on this! Thank you so very much!

[@CoriDahmen]

You are so welcome!

[@taylormadejournals9662]

This is so awesome XXX I just relized who you are Cory, sorry my friend I am asleep at the wheel most days ! LOL

[@CoriDahmen]

LOL! Thank you and I hear you about that!

[@nancymoore1275]

Love, love, love this. I'm working along with you but will have to replay as I've missed some steps 🤔 Thank you so much for teaching us🥰

[@CoriDahmen]

Please, don't hesitate to ask if you have questions. School is out for the summer and I have a bit more uncommitted time right now :)

[@TheTimrodlady]

Love your videos and techniques and I have watched a lot of scrapbooking videos. You keep it easy to understand for beginners and advanced as well. Have you done a video where you show the journals that you have made that sometimes shows in the upper part of the screen. Would love to see some of your ideas. I know they are wonderful.

[@CoriDahmen]

Thank you Linda! I do have some journal flip throughs that you might be interested in. If you look for the words "flip through" in the search bar that might help :)

[@JamieRoseDesigns]

Great video! Thank you. Love the mitering tool. I am so happy to know about it as I always have trouble with my corners. Eyeballing it just doesn’t work for me! ❤️

[@CoriDahmen]

That mitering tool really made a difference on the finished edges on my corners. I hope it works well for you too!

[@joanfriant211]

Ty for sharing!!!

[@CoriDahmen]

You are welcome!

[@o0oMysticdragono0o]

Do you use paper from the same collection or are they really scapes for anywhere? They all go together so well...or is it that you just buy the same color all the time...I love the color some journals are too bright for me. Love this playlist and I have watched it more than once and I am sure I will watch it again...I don't think I have made it to the end yet...THANK YOU for sharing

[@CoriDahmen]

I love the look, feel and smell of coffee dyed paper, so most of the time I choose paper that works with coffee dyed items. I think that is why most pieces work together. And thank you for the kind comments. I'm happy to hear that you're enjoying the videos.

[@karenlewis632]

thanks for sharing, I'm just confused as to why the white will show on the outside of the spine...it is a problem for me to actually envision a pattern or process that I cannot reason through...so I'm hoping can figure this out...excited to try though...thanks again.

[@shellylaw4]

So helpful! I’m very new to this. I’ve been a card-maker and scrapbooked for years but this is so neat! I’ve watched hundreds of KZbin videos. Where can you get the tyvek???

[@CoriDahmen]

Hello and welcome! I also scrapbook and make cards... well, occasionally :) I bought my tyvek envelopes from Amazon a few years ago. They were spendy, but very sturdy and have many uses.

[@LindaMZH65]

A new assignment, yay!! 😘

[@CoriDahmen]

LOL! Cracking the whip here. Get to work :)

[@helenec.9824]

Hi, I am new here. Love how you differentiate even outside of the classroom (9:40). You have many videos and I have already watched a few. Do you have one where you show how you make the surface of your paper ephemera shiny, almost plastic looking? Enjoy summer! Nvm, I found it. It's nuvo crystal glaze. Thanks!

[@CoriDahmen]

Hello Helene, welcome and thank you. I think I’ve got in the habit of differentiating instruction so now I do it automatically 😊 That Nuvo glaze is my favorite for a bit extra.

[@fullydevotedtogod]

Hello Cori, I wanted to let you know that I love watching your videos. There is so much to pull from. I was wondering how would I buy one of your scrap Buster journals? I can’t find your Etsy store or any link

[@CoriDahmen]

Hello Lee and thank you very much! My Etsy shop is Etsy.com/shop/CreatingWithScraps I don’t have anything listed now, but have some items ready and I’ll list them after the 4th of July weekend. I appreciate you asking 💕

[@fullydevotedtogod]

@@CoriDahmen thank you for responding so fast. I look forward to having that opportunity to purchase something 🤩 I was watching your videos this morning and you mentioned you were at Shipshewana in the past. Do you live near there? I live in Valparaiso IN. Are you close to me? You can email me if you don’t want to post it here. My email is [e-mail]. Thank you again for your videos. You are such a blessing.

[@CoriDahmen]

@@fullydevotedtogod I don’t mind sharing that I live in Olympia, Washington. Shipshewana is just one of my favorite places and I try to visit a time or two each year 💕

[@kathielemon9546]

Cori, when you say 16 pages is that 16 actual sheets or is that 8 and you are counting back and front as two different pages?

[@CoriDahmen]

I used 16 actual pages in this book, so 32 sided.

[@chalageedesigns7429]

Hello Cori, can you please share where you found the green kraft paper?

[@CoriDahmen]

I still haven't found it. In the interim, I'm using the much heavier green/kraft from Tim Holtz.

[@debraours6583]

can you pls explain what art glitter glue actually is...I can't find it....I see the small bottles and nozzle would be great....

[@CoriDahmen]

Sure! Art Glitter Glue is a brand. It sells in the US and I know some of my Canadian friends have it as well. Many folks take the big bottle of glue and fill the tiny, clear Darice (and other brand) fine tip bottles. For a lot of people, it is easier to hold and store the little bottles for daily use. The Art Glitter Glue is a water-based, thick-ish, tacky glue. It holds well, dries clear and is the preferred brand by many. Some paper crafters prefer a book-binding, PVA glue, some like the Barely there glue, some Art Gliuiutter, some Reptile, and others like the Tim Holtz collage medium. Lots of choices and there is something for most preferences.

[@sushiburrito420]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@peggyhazencomb1884]

Cori, what is the difference between a button spot and a cluster? Thank you.

[@CoriDahmen]

(Saying this sheepishly) there probably isn't a difference for most people. In my mind they are different, though they are used in similar ways. My clusters are generally made with thinner bits of paper, layered up, glued, then sewn and pieces are added in steps. The button spots are always rectangular or square, have one piece of fabric or paper then have lace and a button or three. Similar, but different. At least in my small brain :)

[@peggyhazencomb1884]

@@CoriDahmen Thanks Cori, love your videos,

[@debrafazzi3858]

How do you sew in the signatures on the sewing machine.?

[@CoriDahmen]

I will show you that later today! It really is pretty straightforward. It just takes a few steps.

[@michelleanne9530]

colorway arts exists. they have the miter guide.

[@CoriDahmen]

It's really a great tool, isn't it?!

[@hobbysdenadou8552]

Bonjour, je viens de m'abonner à votre chaine j'adore ce que vous faite. cette couverture est trop belle, dommage que je ne comprenne pas car je ne parle pas votre langue. Vous pouvez me donner les dimensions de la couverture et le papier noir c'est du papier ordinaire ? Merci et bonne journée

[@CoriDahmen]

Bonjour et bienvenue! La couverture mesure 6 1/4" par 6 1/4" et les pages intérieures mesurent 6" x6". Mon français est minimal, mais Google Translate pourrait être utile.

[@hobbysdenadou8552]

@@CoriDahmen Merci pour votre réponse thank you for your reply

[@lynettejonker7980]

While you were scoring the spine you used a term I do not know. I don't even know how to spell it. (sorry) after 42 :36 you said "notice I did not miter these" Can you please help me

[@CoriDahmen]

A mitered corner is a neat way of finishing the corner of a fabric edge in such a way that there is no bulk in the corners when the fabric is turned under to finish the edges. (It’s a similar idea with anything that would have a bulky corner if left uncut)

[@lynettejonker7980]

@@CoriDahmen Thank you very much

[@janicem4382]

This is not a criticism so much as a suggestion. When you talk and are showing us items you move the items around a lot. You shake them and flip them and they are constantly in motion. Could you consider holding them still a bit more. I find it difficult to watch and also somewhat unsettling. Don’t know if this is of any help to you. Perhaps there are other viewers that feel the same. I like your content very much and you are incredibly talented.

[@CoriDahmen]

Thank you for the advice and feedback. I will definitely try to move slower and be more still 😊

[@cathyskrehot8925]

Cori, your work is lovely, and I love what you do, but OMG, you talk a lot, girl! You mentioned the outer covers at 6-1/4" 5 times in 6 minutes (lol). You have such nice ideas. And you didn't use Heat N Bond, but you certainly talked about it long enough, how to use it, what do to, etc. You didn't use it, so why talk about it for so long...don't get your feelers hurt, I'm hopefully just offering tips when you film, I don't mean to be offensive or anything, so please don't take it that way. I love watching your ideas.

[@CoriDahmen]

I always appreciate constructive criticism, so no hard feelings here. I know there is always more than one way to do something, hence the sharing different ideas and approaches. I douse heat and bond and/or wonder under for this project, but again, options. I've been told that when I say something once it can be missed, that I need to repeat myself. I'm a definite work in progress and I can always learn a new way to share information!

[@paulasimmons9938]

Cori, you were out of range of the camera...

[@CoriDahmen]

Thank you.

[@lauriesherman5340]

No offense, but WAY to much over explaining…perhaps your audience is beginner’s though…

[@CoriDahmen]

I do have a mix of viewers and try to keep both new comers and long-time crafters in mind. Since this is an idea book, I thought explaining each item might be the most helpful.