A Baby Shower Gift: Book of Firsts

A Purple Cows Designer Project

by Cristal (Pinky) Hobbs
www.blueyecicle.blogspot.com

Tools:
Purple Cows Hot and Cold Laminator #3025
Purple Cows 2 in 1 Combo Trimmer #1040
Purple Cows Click Blade Straight #2801
Purple Cows Click Blade Score #2811
Purple Cows Freestyle Mouse Kit #6045
"Crop-a-dile Big Bite
Scissors (to trim ribbons)"

Supplies:
Purple Cows Hot Pockets 8.5"x11" #4040
Cosmo Cricket Delovely papers
Helmar 450 quick dry
Cosmo Cricket Alphas (licorice)
Basic Grey Alphas
Clear Scraps 12X12 sheet of acrylic
Ribbons
Border punches
Sewing machine and threads
Little Yellow Bicycle Fresh Print Clothesline papers and stickers Creative solutions for Hobby, School, and Home Office!
Velcro or magnet strip http://www.purplecows.net/
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Step by Step:
1. Using your Purple Cows 1040 Trimmer, Purple Cows Click Blade 2801,
and a 12x12 sheet of Clear Scraps Acrylic, cut into graduating sizes: 4" x 5";
4" x 6"; 4" x 7"; 4" x 8".

2. Using your double sided patterned papers place title onto first 4”x5”
sheet ( I used MY FIRSTS) and decorate back side to match. The perfect
glue for this is the Helmar Glue Runner or the Helmar 450 Quick Dry. Be
mindful that whatever you place on the back will show through. See
example of finished pages.

3. On 4” x 6” sheet of cut acrylic place title letters on the edge (see

example photos) and do so on remaining sheets.

4. Decorate each page according to your style and gender of the baby. Lace and rhinestones add the perfect touch to these pages.

5. Taking each sheet of decorated acrylic

measure ½" in and 1" from top and
bottom. Place small mark and punch hole
through each one for binding with ribbon.

6. Turn your Purple Cows Laminator on

and let it heat up.

Year
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7. Using 2 or 3 delicate ribbons (You could even braid them) lace through each page and tie loosely. The reason I did not
use rings on this project or heavy ribbon is due to the matching book wallet and the capacity for a purse or diaper bag. I
wanted to keep it slim!

Purple Cows Inc.

3210 North Canyon Rd. Suite 307 Provo, UT 84604 USA
www.purplecows.net • information@purplecows.net
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8. Using your Purple Cows Combo Trimmer and #2801 Click Blade cut an 8½” x
11” piece of dual sided patterned paper to match project.

9. Using a Purple Cows Hot Pocket and the Purple Cows Laminator, laminate
step 8 cut paper.

10. In your Purple Cows Combo Trimmer change your click blade to the scoring
blade #2811.

11. Using the Purple Cows Combo Trimmer and the scoring blade, score 8½” x
11” laminated sheet at 1" down for the flap.

12. Turn laminated sheet over, and using your Purple Cows Combo Trimmer
and scoring blade, score 8½” x 11” laminated sheet at 5" up so sheet will fold
neatly into envelope position. I suggest you run the scoring blade across 3
times for perfect folds.

13. Using your sewing machine and coordinating thread, stitch ¼" in on
each side leaving the 1" fold without any stitching.

14. On 1" folded flap for the top of the laminated pocket/wallet place a 3”
strip of velcro OR a 3”-4" strip of magnet. Helmar 450 Quick Dry works
amazingly well on these. Be sure to allow sufficient drying time.

15 .Using your Purple Cows #Combo Trimmer and coordinating

tags/embellishments, decorate the front and back of Laminated
Year it will be
pocket/wallet being mindful not to add too much bulk because
moved and shuffled around quite a bit. n te e

Purple Cows Inc.

3210 North Canyon Rd. Suite 307 Provo, UT 84604 USA
www.purplecows.net • information@purplecows.net