That's great news! I didn't know this since I've always shied away from that area of the stores & ignored all talk/reading of anything dealing with paper! lol Just how many of these machines are there on the market?! 8-O I'll just look around at the Cricut forum. I don't want to have to register at yet another forum to ask one Q. eek lol IDK what this Big Shot is. I'll have to do a search for it. Thanks! Oh, can the scissors, & circular punches or whatever they're called, with all the fancy designs cut fabric & felt?

I always find folks laughing when the companies toot about guarantees for 100 years! Whenever my friend, my upline when I was a CM consultant, tells about the long guarantee, there is always someone in the crowd that comments how none of us will be around 100 years from now to know it the researchers were right. That is so true. I guess we just have to trust the researchers. That is why I stick with the reputable companies like CM, Mrs. Grossman, the big names. They have a lot invested in having a good product. Sometimes I see an odd brand sticker but I pass cause I just don't know if it is any good.

Hi, my Mom always glues a cotton batting to the front cover first, then lays the fabric over it and glues the fabric down on the inside of the binder. Hope this helps.

Okay here is a cheaper suggestion: Go buy a 3 ring binder with a plastic clear cover where you can insert paper into the spline, front and back. Then you can find SB paper ( you'll have to use 12 x 12 paper cut to size for the covers as 8.5 x 11 paper is too small) to match her favorite color, subject, etc... I have done this with SEVERAL cookbooks, and on the spline, I have used alphabet stickers to spell their name, (ie - David's cookbook) on a matching piece of paper decorated with stickers, and then decorated the front and back cover just like a scrapbook page. It looks best if the same color paper is used as a background for all three sides. I have made several of these for cookbooks and albums and love them more each time I make one. Yours could perhaps say "Sisters are Forever Best Friends" on the front or back. The "D" ring style works best and if you have a large amount of pages get at least a 3 inch one. This will not work though if you scrap in a 12 x 12 size format. You will pay approx. $6.00 for the album which is a great saving compared to many overpriced albums, leaving you more dollars for scraping. Love Penny