Recipe
- (2) 7-3/4" x 6-3/4" pieces of
heavier weight cardstock; any color works, but the lighter the better
to stamp or decorate. The Naturals Paper Sampler works great, as does
a heavier weight white cardstock.
- (1) 2-1/4"x 6-3/4" cardstock
as described above
- 3/4" ribbon, jute, raffia or any
other fun thing you can find to tie your book together
- Stamp set and colors of your choice,
B&T papers and/or cardstock for layering
Assembly
- Take the two pieces of 7-3/4"x
6-3/4" pieces of cardstock and a 6x6 page protector. Center the
page protector on your pieces of cardstock with the hole side of the
protector at the end so the edge of the protector is lined up with the
ends of your cardstock. Mark the holes with a pencil. This will
determine where the holes will be punched. Using a 1/8" round
punch, make the holes. Keep both pieces together to do this so the
holes line up perfectly. These two pieces will be the front and back
covers of your book.
- Score the top cover of your book 1"
in from the end with the holes to allow your book to open more easily.
- Take the piece of 2-1/4"x
6-3/4" piece of cardstock and make a score line 1" from the
end; turn over and score again 1" from other end. This will leave
a 1/4" section in the center for your spine. Mark the holes with
the page protector just like you did with the cover. This will be your
book binding.
- Stamp the cover and layer with paper as
desired. Stamp and decorate the binding also.
- Next, put the book together using ribbon
or another medium of your choice. You will have better results if you
carefully pull the ribbon through one hole at a time. Make sure that
each end of the ribbon ends up on the cover so you can tie the bow on
top. Your layers should go: back of binder, back cover, page
protectors, top cover, top of binder.
- The 1/4" width of your binder will
allow for about five page protectors with pages inside. If you plan to
use more pages than this, you will need to add on to the binder to
make it thicker.
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