Denny's Menu turned Album of Love

[lariarocket]

One night I was at Denny's with a group of friends and while they were busy talking about some random subject I was busy daydreaming of my next layout. While staring at the dessert menu in front of me I had an idea! What a great flip album it would make! I picked it up and started to try and figure out how the pages would come off of it when I heard my boyfriend bust out laughing next to me. I looked up and everyone was staring at me, grinning. They knew what I was up to.  

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After:

[stitch and stones]

So did you end up stealing it for this little project? I might just have to do the same thing. Very creative. I love it!

[WYOKrista]

I love this idea.   I am afraid now that my life of crafting could turn into a life of crime, thank goodness we dont have a Denny's around for 50 miles!

[Ska Hippie]

Absolutely lovely!!! What a creative idea!!!!

[lariarocket]

Thanks gals!  Actually *I* didn't steal it. A couple weeks later Bri was up there again with some of his buddies and HE swiped it for me!  That's a sure sign of a keeper there! 

[emisaurus]

aw thats so cool...
makes me want to swipe one now

[shannon12]

That is soo creative! What an awesome idea.

[irasema]

this is so cool! too bad we dont have a denny's  ... i wonder if i could find someone that sells something similar??

[lariarocket]

A lot of restaurants have those types of menus - the possibilities are endless! 

[Kaiser Scissorhands]

I totally snatched one of those on halloween. There was some liquor involved and the menu just struck me as funny, but I would never have thought of turning it into an album.

[lariarocket]

Just as a side note, I was at Bob Evan's with my Dad for lunch the other day and they have the same kind of flip menu.   

[sewrayme]

That is really a cute idea (the menu scrapbook, not the stealing... although that was really nice of your boyfriend to "get" it for you).  You and I think alike.  I am always looking at menus, coasters, and other items and thinking about how I could use it in my scrapbooking and crafts.

You did a great job with it!

[emisaurus]

i told my friend about this when we were at dennys last friday...
but she didnt try to steal it for me...

[Tara1979]

I'm seriously right across the road from Denny's.....I will have to figure out how to get one of these Thanks for the inspiration!!

[pheebly]

Very innovative! I must try that now... I think Perkins still has the flip dessert menus... if not... I guess Ryan will just have to take me out to eat more! LOL!

[Jillie]

How awesome!

For those of you who don't want to turn to a crafty life of crime, restaurants usually switch out their menus now and then.  I think the old ones just get thrown away, so if you have a friend who works there you could ask them to nab one for you!

[danilouwho]

this is such a great idea! Love your pages as well!

[coachwriter]

Your pages are just beautiful, but for those of us unwilling to take them, we could swipe the idea! Just cut down several tabbed folders to size and do the same thing. For the holder, well, we're all creative souls, we could figure it out!

Warmly,

Lynn

[WIPs]

So amazing!

I've never gone to Denny's before...

[Loverugger]

Ummmm can we say AWESOME? I absolutely love it? And how did you get your hands on a Dennys menu haha?

[dyingtolive]

That is SO awesome!!!  My hubby loves taking "prizes" from restaurant...so maybe the next time we are somewhere with a flip menu.......

[MrsG_SoCal]

Love this idea! If you don't want to steal, you can always buy these at a restaurant supply site.

http://www.foodservicedirect.com/index.cfm/S/237/CLID/3809/N/106154/Roll_Stands_for_Vinyl_Pockets.htm

[ang5447]

That is awesome!!! Such a great idea!

[jasar31629]

too cute!  I was afraid of paging down at first...I fully expected some sort of replace-the-entree pic-with-your-own sort of thing!  Great idea!

[pinkpoodle230]

after i saw this i really reallly wanted to steal one!

[atinynap]

This is such a cute idea! And even though I can't encourage stealing... it is super sweet that he went back and got it for you. 

[atinynap]

I'll be featuring this on my blog on Monday.   

http://scrapbooking.craftgossip.com

Thanks!
Meredith

[lariarocket]

Aw, thank you!!!    What an honor!

[danfreek22]

omg! this is so cool! i work at a bob evans and our dessert menus are like this so i'm definitely snatching one!

[emisaurus]

pssst
they have these at KFC/A&W also

[frix220]

How creative-- who's have thought?? That's a true craftster for ya.

[sillygirl]

you are my hero

[danfreek22]

i finally copied you and made one! it turned out really cute!
this really is an amzing idea!

[danfreek22]

here's mine!
http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=197045.msg2085134#msg2085134

[gingerjane]

That is a REALLY cool transformation! Hmmm....I might have to re-evaluate the flip menu the next time I'm out...

I have a friend that takes menus and she decorates one of her rooms with them. She has them attached to the ceiling. It's actually a pretty neat little decorating tip.

[babalina58]

   I am really glad you did this...LOL....It looks great and better for you then anything dennys had to give the next family sitting down...Think of yoursef as the one who might have helped stop a heart attack, they could have choked on shortcake, Or passed out from sugar overload...See you did them a favor and for this we were all rewarded by your crafty self...POOR ME I could not have taken it I would be the one they caught and made pay!!

[karwash]

my friends have a bunch of things they take from restaurants but now we could put them to good use. now if only we could figure something to do with the traffic cone they took from disneyland...

[lariarocket]

now if only we could figure something to do with the traffic cone they took from disneyland...

Decoupage!! 

[AmysIntoWishin]

This book is beautiful.  I am so inspired.  I'm a vegetarian, but today, we'll make an exception for a Denny's trip.    Or whatever restaurant gets in my way..  HA HA!  PS- I have no qualms taking a plastic menu from a murderous chain of lifeless restaurateur's.  PPS- I'm just going to say, have a margarita at a TGIF.    *CoughFantasticCandlesCough*

[babalina58]

LOL...OMG Karwash...I was a young adult who was involve in the stealing of the apple from snow white at disney land back in oh 89 and I was so freaking scaired I mailed it back to Disney with a note of how sorry I was and there is nothing they could do to make me feel any worse then I did. I was a kid really and was so freaked out when I saw it on the news......Well let me tell you The did make me feel worse they sent me 4 tickets to get into DIsney again for being so honest...WTF Really like I was going to go back....I have not been from that time and dont think I would have mailed it back today LOL... would ahve crafted it or something fun...Now My hubby has some of these at work...He works for the government so it is not setaling I own the damn things already...I have to pay the IRS 5000 this year as they did not hold enought out in taxsx so you can bet I will get 5000 in crap from a lot of government offices this year and NOT FEEL BAD I PAID FOR IT>>>LOL>>>>

[Pretty Pistol]

i gotta say , this is awesom.  it just set off the big bang of scrapbooking in my head.   i want to make one of these with my sons pictures on it for my mom, my MIL, i want to make one for my SIL with her girls pictures on it, i want to make them for my wedding to put on all that tables, with pictures of me and my man !   but i think i could be charged with something if i attempted to steal that many menue things from resturants.  or become known as that chick who steals , at every resturant

 i love your creativity. im so jelous.

in all my excitement i forgot to ask.... what did you use to adhear the background paper to the menue pages.

[lariarocket]

I just used mod podge. It's so multi-purpose, I use it ALL the time! It's probably my most used adhesive, next to the ATG.

[wildwomancrafter]

This is just stinkin cute!!!   I am off to find a Dennys.....Thanks for sharing

[tiffanyannrosson]

AWESOME!  You have a very creative EYE.

[KawaiiHolic]

What a fantastic idea!  Love it!! 

[Calsters]

Bob Evan's has the flippy dessert things, too

[Serenthia]

I wish my boyfriend would do things like that for my scrapbooking! LOL! awesome work!

[smileygurl80]

This is great! I love this idea. Has anyone just asked the waitress if it's cool you have it? I mean I'm sure they don't care. Anyways I'd love to make one of these myself. What a great idea!

[heatherface]

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so creative!!  I love it!!  My husband and I like to steal things from strange places, so this would be perfect to put them to good use!!