A, B, C... is easy as 1, 2, 3

I just had to use that as the title of my post because I made a fun and colorful ABC learning Flip Book a while ago that I am sharing here today.  Was it really easy to make?  Easy as... well... you know!!  ;-)

All it took was a fun collection of Maya Road products and some simple crafting techniques and I think that it would make any little learner happy to turn the pages that are mounted on the acrylic stand.

I wanted to used different textures for the pages so that it was sort of a touch and feel book too.  Every page has a canvas button that I machine stitched on with red thread and there are also lots of chipboard pieces.  All of them were painted then either coated with crackle paint, Diamond Glaze or glitter.


There are some of the Maya Road Wood pieces added to the pages too, like the snowflakes shown above.


I think that it's fun to make something out of the ordinary with my scrap and paper crafting supplies.  I love a family album, but something like this is just as unique and interesting and it's even a bit of a challenge to create with something besides photos... and it's useful too!



Another fun texture is the zipper!  Especially since there really aren't a lot of "Z" words that I thought would be fitting in an ABC learning book... now how did you know, Maya Road?!?! :-)

I started by adding vintage alphabet pictures to the tabbed chipboard pages that I covered with patterned papers.  The tabs were stamped with the cute "Just My Type" Clear stamp set and the alphas are the" Jonathan Mini Alphabet" set.


After the basics, it was just a matter of adding all of the fun texturized elements.  There are so many choices in the Maya Road product line and I was amazed at how easy it was to find something for each letter of the alphabet! 

Here is a link to all of the Maya road products that I used:
Jonathan Mini Alphabet set
Just My Type Clear Stamp set
Canvas Button Pieces
Mini Kraft Jotter Tags- white
Kraft Large ticket strips- white
Mini Gingham Trims
Love Chipboard Banner set
Home Tweet Home Mini chipboard set
Autumn Mini Chipboard set
When Skies Are Grey Chipboard set
Zipper Trim- Bubblegum Pink
Vintage Wood Snowflakes 
Vintage Paper Posies
Motifs Chipboard 
Super Nova Chipboard 
Twine Cording- Tomato Red

Happy creating!

Comments

[Cherie]

This is so cute!

[Jodie R]

Oh my gosh! Can it get any cuter than this little book? So adorable! This would be a great gift for a teacher!!

[emily pitts]

this was so cute linda, so creative!

[Mimi]

You little book is so cute and I want to make one for my grand kids in my craft room from http://roomstogrowusa.web12.hubspot.com/hobbyrooom/. It is so cute that I will make sure my grand kids don't destroy it!

[Susiescrapper]

So cute, will have to make one. Thank you so much for sharing it!

[Sharon Gullikson]

So cute! My hubby brought a rolodex home (they were throwing it away), and I havne't known what to make with it. Now I'm thinking....

[Dorina D]

What a great idea! Fun gift. I'll have to find my old rolodex and put it to good use. THanks

[Sylvia]

Oh ! Wow ! This is gorgeous ! I think I am going to use this idea for my english kindergarten class I have for little frenchies ! Excellent ! Thanks for sharing !!!

[Renee King]

So cute, I would love to make my grand daughter one, where could I find the acrylic base for the chip board book?

Thanks for the info!

[Linda Albrecht]

Hi! The acrylic base is a Maya Road product. Here is a link to the information about the Clear Acrylic Calendar Stand with Chipboard pages:

http://www.mayaroad.net/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=120_149

Linda Albrecht

[Renee VanEpps]

This is absolutely adorable and such a priceless treasure!! I would love to try something like this, thanks for the picture tutorial!

[Sharlene Piscitelli]

Just catching up on some Maya Road blog reading. Love this project!!! Just wondering where did you get the vintage alphabet pictures?