The base of my album was made with a piece of 12 x 12 kraft card and for the decoration and inside pages I used bits of Maja Design Christmas papers.
Below a quick tutorial:
1. Take your sheet of 12 x 12 card and score at 1.5", 6" and 10.5".
2. Turn the sheet by 90 degrees (half turn) and score at 3", 6" and 9".
3. Turn the sheet so the 1.5" scores are on the left and right and cut as shown in the diagram.
4. Now your little book is ready for folding and gluing.
I thought that rather than giving you a longwinded written explanation of how this is done, I would give you a link to a video tutorial by Dawn from Dawn's Inspirations, who shows really clearly how this is done: To see it, just CLICK HERE. The important bit starts at the 25 minute mark.
Here are a few close up photos and a video slideshow of my little book.
I used a Calico Craft Part for my sentiment. The decorative corner bit is from Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts, one of our fabulous sponsors.
I created a belly band to close my little book and also made a little spine around the side for extra stability. This is easy to do - cover the front and back of your book with your chosen papers, then cut an extra strip of about 1.5 inches wide and 4.5 " high (the height your little book will be when folded together). Shore at 1/2" intervals along the short side and fold around your covers - done.
There are little pockets on each of the inside pages, created by folding up along the 1.5 inch score lines as you will see if you watch the video tutorial. I made little tags to go inside, but of course you could equally well use photos, ephemera or whatever you want.
Below a short video slideshow to show you some further inside pages.
Well, that's it. Hope your holiday preparations are going well, and hopefully you will have a chance to play along in our challenge this month, - we always love to see what you create!
Thank you for your visit here today and happy crafting and creating.
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