Tuesday's Tutorial #7

Tutorial: Paper Ribbon Bound Book

& A Challenge

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LISA O.!!!

These books are completely made of paper! The finished size is 5x7 making it easy to add full size pics and still have room for journaling. This would be a great project if you were to give it as a gift to a group and needed to make many of them. Add photo corners or double sided adhesive tabs to make it a snap to put the pictures in. I went ahead and added photo mattes to all of the inside pages. The top example is mostly CS® Refresh Kit paper and embellishments. I used Adirondack Inks. The bottom example is mostly CS® Serengeti paper and embellishments, I added a Friendship twist tie and some Gomlets, and punches.

I challenge you to make one and send me a link to your creation. Again a random drawing for Club Scrap goodies from me. And you get to use up some of the stash you have been hoarding :) Deadline is March 10, midnight EST.

Ingredients:

1 sheet of 12x12 cardstock

6-8 sheets of 5x7 POPs - You could cut these yourself if you don't have POPs. See cutting diagram below.

3/16th inch hole punch (Crop-A-Dile works great)

Tonic Paper Trimmer

Scor-it Board

CS® Grid Ruler

Bone Folder

Pencil

CS® Bookbinding Glue

Embellishments & photo mattes.

Step 1. Score the front cover page and all inside pages 1/2" in from the left side. Don't score the back cover. This process is made very easy with the Scor-it board, but can also be done with the grid ruler and bone folder.

Here is the cutting diagram to get four 5x7 pieces out of a 12x12 cardstock sheet.

Step 2. Measuring, ugh! Ok, here we go, use the centering guide on the grid ruler to find the middle of the left side of the cover, go in 1/8' from the left keeping the ruler centered. Use a pencil to mark the center and 1/2' spaces out to the top and bottom of the edge. These are where your holes are going to be punched.

Step 3. Stack the front cover and 3 inside pages together and use binder clips to keep them together while you punch the holes on the marks that you just measured. I found I could punch 4 sheets of cardstock at a time with the Crop-a-dile II.

Step 4. After punching the first set of holes stack all of the covers and all of the pages together, clamp with the binder clips, and use the first set of holes as the guide.

Step 5. Crease all of the score lines in the direction that the pages will open.

Step 6. Cut two 1/8" wide strips from the 12x12 piece of cardstock.

Step 7. Run the strips through your fingers several times until you have conditioned them to stay in a loose coil.

Step 8. Embellish the front cover and place photo mattes on the pages as desired.

Step 9. Start the binding by bringing one end of the "paper ribbon" up through the back of the top hole and gluing down the end. Bring the other end up from the back and down through the next hole. Continue until you get to the last hole. You may wish to trim the paper ribbon. I simply adjusted the size of the coils and left the full length in the binding. Glue down the end to the back of the cover.

Step 10. Start the next paper ribbon at the top hole going from front to back and gluing it to the back. Take the other end to the back of the second hole and bring it up to the front. Continue until you reach the bottom and trim or adjust the ribbon. Glue end to the front cover. This should give you a criss cross design.

Step 11. Enjoy ! Fill with pics and keep , or give away!

File Folder Card

This is my version of a file folder card from instructions on Beate's Splitcoast Stampers Blog. It was sent out last week to my OCAM recipient :) Hope she likes it! So much fun to make this one. I used all Club Scrap Refresh (2/07) papers, beads, embellishments, fibers and stamps. A Prima flower and some MM Twistel. I decided to make two inside cards instead of the one in the tutorial. I sewed the sides with CS nylon beading cord after piercing the holes. I used my corner rounder without the gaurd to make the scallops. The ink is Adirondack in lettuce.


This is a pic of all the pieces pulled apart. I used my craft knife to cut out the leaves of the fern and tuck the paper leaves under them.

I think this card could work well for retirement.

Mojo Mondays

I am so thrilled with the way this card turned out. It was such a joy to put together. Of course I had a wonderful sketch to follow from http://www.poeticartistry.blogspot.com/ . I used the Club Scrap Stratosphere (4/07) papers, cut outs and beads. There are also some beads from Club Scrap Bistro (8/07), Refresh (2/07) and some were a gift from a secret sister swap. The "celebrate" sticker is a Jellishment from Doodlebug, spirals are MM wire that I twisted, and silver square stickers are JoAnn Essentials $1.00 bin. Ink is Ranger Adirondak in Slate. I used black foam core board from Club Scrap Chapter One (6/07) and Staples brand transparency to make the shaker box. Thanks again Julee for a great challenge.

My set of Nathalia's Quick Cards

I followed the wonderful tutorial Quick Cards at http://www.funkyphreshpapierkreations.blogspot.com/

I know I only have 8 of the 9 cards. I totally ruined the 9th card. I'll get frugal with it later. For this set I used Club Scrap Academy (8/07) kits papers, fiber pack, Greetings to go embellishments, stamps and stencil. Also stamps from Mocha Java remix(o7) UM , Bistro (7/07)UM, Chapter One(6/07) UM and greeting WM, Refresh(2/07) UM, Sampler (07)UM. Leaf embellie from Refresh(2/07). Adirondack inks in Espresso, stonewashed, and antique white acrylic dabber. Eyelets from PC winter collections, Thanks to Stacy for letting me know about the sale on those. Royal punch from Tonic, and corner punch from EK. Tonic mini distresser used on paper edges.



When I stamped the medium red and blue cards the ink was not drying quickly, I took it over to my heat gun and decided if I was going to take the time to heat it, might as well emboss it! lol.

I already had my silver JoAnn Etc. Silver powder out so I used it. I did this on the red card where the stencil is and the blue where the city scape stamp is. I love the way they turned out.

For those on my mailing list these are examples of the Greeting card thank you gift in my new incentive program :)

Here is a set of the Quick Cards I made for a Neighbor who brought over a loaf of Chocolate Chocolate Chip bread! I sent her a note that I would have baked her something in return but I'm a terrible cook so I made her paper crafts which I enjoy making.

Paper from : Club Scrap Rhapsody(3/07), Friendship(4/04)

Stamps: Club Scrap Mocha Java Remix (07), Chapter One ((6/07), Academy (8/07), Simply Beautiful (5/07), Rhapsody (3/07), Tiny Treasures (Special Release).

Fibers: Club Scrap : Varisity (6/05) blue ribbon, Friendship (4/04) twist ties , Chapter one (6/07) light blue fiber, and others unknown source.

Brads and photo turns and metallic embellies from Rhapsody (3/07)

August Stamping Academy Challenge finished page

This page is my finished version of my entry into the August Stamping Academy Challenge at ClubScrapChat . Details for the ingredients on this page are listed below. I used the Club Scrap Academy (8/07) kit papers and embellishments, various stamps (listed below in detail ) with the addition of UM stamps from Refresh (2/07) kit and Slick Writers pens. I added additional layers of photo mattes using left over paper from my frugal scrapping method and journaling is on the "file folders" that are sticking out from under the photos. File folder die from Sizzix.