<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[The Frugal Crafter Blog]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[thefrugalcrafter Lindsay Weirich]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com/author/thefrugalcrafter/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[A Spring Star&nbsp;Decoration!]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>For many years I have wanted to try making a star book. I love the dimension these little books have but I never got around to it until yesterday.</p>
<div data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_1268" style="width: 340px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img loading="lazy" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1268" data-attachment-id="1268" data-permalink="https://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com/2009/03/26/a-spring-star-decoration/springstarbook1/" data-orig-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/springstarbook1.jpg" data-orig-size="330,547" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot A540&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1237979352&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.8&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="springstarbook1" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/springstarbook1.jpg?w=181" data-large-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/springstarbook1.jpg?w=330" class="size-full wp-image-1268" title="springstarbook1" src="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/springstarbook1.jpg?w=330&#038;h=547" alt="Stamps: About Art Accents, Dies: Creative Cuts and More" width="330" height="547" srcset="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/springstarbook1.jpg 330w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/springstarbook1.jpg?w=90&amp;h=150 90w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/springstarbook1.jpg?w=181&amp;h=300 181w" sizes="(max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px" /><p id="caption-attachment-1268" class="wp-caption-text">Stamps: About Art Accents, Dies: Creative Cuts and More</p></div>
<p>I used 5 sets of <a href="http://www.creativecutsandmore.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=417_424_433_462&amp;products_id=2384">Oval cutout cards</a> from <a href="http://www.creativecutsandmore.com/">Creative Cuts and More</a> to make this. I also used 5 pieces of 8 1/2&#8243;x5 1/2&#8243; reddish pink cardstock. I stamped some of the pretty spring silhouette images from <a href="http://www.aboutartaccents.com">About Art Accents</a> and heat embossed them in white on the reddish cardstock so they would show through the window then stitched the 3 pieces of the card together. I made 5 of these signatures (fancy technical term that means a group of paper in a book) then adhered them to each other at the edges with <a href="http://www.creativecutsandmore.com/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=602">killer red tacky tape</a>. I&#8217;ll have a full tutorial on the <a href="http://die-cut-diva.blogspot.com/">die cut diva blog</a> in a couple of days. Here are a few more shots of the book:</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="1270" data-permalink="https://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com/2009/03/26/a-spring-star-decoration/springstarbook21/" data-orig-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/springstarbook21.jpg" data-orig-size="423,400" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot A540&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1237984182&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.8&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="springstarbook21" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/springstarbook21.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/springstarbook21.jpg?w=423" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1270" title="springstarbook21" src="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/springstarbook21.jpg?w=423&#038;h=400" alt="springstarbook21" width="423" height="400" srcset="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/springstarbook21.jpg 423w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/springstarbook21.jpg?w=150&amp;h=142 150w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/springstarbook21.jpg?w=300&amp;h=284 300w" sizes="(max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px" /></p>
<p><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="1272" data-permalink="https://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com/2009/03/26/a-spring-star-decoration/springstarbook31/" data-orig-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/springstarbook31.jpg" data-orig-size="423,349" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot A540&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1237984251&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.8&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="springstarbook31" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/springstarbook31.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/springstarbook31.jpg?w=423" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1272" title="springstarbook31" src="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/springstarbook31.jpg?w=423&#038;h=349" alt="springstarbook31" width="423" height="349" srcset="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/springstarbook31.jpg 423w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/springstarbook31.jpg?w=150&amp;h=124 150w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/springstarbook31.jpg?w=300&amp;h=248 300w" sizes="(max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px" /></p>
<p><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="1273" data-permalink="https://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com/2009/03/26/a-spring-star-decoration/springstarbook4/" data-orig-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/springstarbook4.jpg" data-orig-size="423,319" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot A540&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1237984192&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.8&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="springstarbook4" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/springstarbook4.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/springstarbook4.jpg?w=423" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1273" title="springstarbook4" src="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/springstarbook4.jpg?w=423&#038;h=319" alt="springstarbook4" width="423" height="319" srcset="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/springstarbook4.jpg 423w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/springstarbook4.jpg?w=150&amp;h=113 150w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/springstarbook4.jpg?w=300&amp;h=226 300w" sizes="(max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px" /></p>
<p><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="1274" data-permalink="https://thefrugalcrafter.wordpress.com/2009/03/26/a-spring-star-decoration/springstarbook5/" data-orig-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/springstarbook5.jpg" data-orig-size="423,347" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot A540&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1237984052&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.8&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="springstarbook5" data-image-description="" data-medium-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/springstarbook5.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/springstarbook5.jpg?w=423" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1274" title="springstarbook5" src="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/springstarbook5.jpg?w=423&#038;h=347" alt="springstarbook5" width="423" height="347" srcset="https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/springstarbook5.jpg 423w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/springstarbook5.jpg?w=150&amp;h=123 150w, https://thefrugalcrafter.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/springstarbook5.jpg?w=300&amp;h=246 300w" sizes="(max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px" /></p>
<p>Thanks for stopping by and until next time happy crafting!</p>
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