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Class #506 Bragging
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For Best results please read all instructions
before beginning
the class. Square brackets
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notes from OakLeaf Acre.
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Book, is a fun way to learn a new book binding technique.
Mackenzie’s adorable little animals adorn the
cover and ultra cool dome stickers are used to create
decorative page tabs. This handmade album is also
the perfect way to say “Happy Father’s
Day” to Dad, Uncle or Grandpa. |
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Supplies:
1 sheet AG1166 Animal Print
1 sheet AG1167
Green Paisley
1 sheet AG1168 Orange Paisley
1 sheet
AG1171 Blue Paisley
1 sheet AG1172 Blue and Green
Check
1 package DE713 Mackenzie Epoxy Stickers
3
sheets 12" x 12" cardstock
1 Blue Satin
ribbon
6" x 12" chipboard
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Tools: Ruler, Pencil,
Scoring tool,
Hole punch (an
anywhere hole
punch works best),
Craft knife or
paper cutter
(must be able
to cut chipboard),
Scissors, Glue/glue
stick, Foam adhesive,
Temporary adhesive (optional) |
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Class #506 Bragging Rights
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Cut the chipboard into three pieces: one, 3/4" x 6" piece
and two, 5 1/4" x 6" pieces. Lay them on the table
with the larger pieces on either side of the smaller.
This is how they will be used in the album. |
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Cut a
4 3/4" x 7" piece of AG1172 Blue and Green Check.
Center the 3/4" wide piece of chipboard on the back
side of the paper and mark it with a pencil. |
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Remove it, apply
glue within the pencil outline area and then place
the chipboard on the glue. |
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Flip the paper over
and smooth it out to be sure you have an attractive
spine. Flip the wrong side of the paper back up. |
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Cut two 7" x
4 1/2" pieces of AG1171 Blue Paisley. Turn one
piece face down. Place one of the covers face down
(face down means the covered spine you will face
the table) on this piece, leave about 1/2" of
paper at the top, bottom and one side. Pencil in
these positions so you know where to glue again. |
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Remove the cover,
apply glue with in pencil lines and stick down cover. |
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the cover and then flip it back over. Fold the corners
of the paper over the chipboard covers. Glue in place.
Bring the top, bottom and side edges over and glue
in place. Repeat this step with the other cover and
the other sheet of AG1171 Blue Paisley. |
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Measure and mark two
spots on the spine; each should be 1 1/2" from the
center of the spine. Punch holes at these marks.
These holes are part of the binding for the album. |
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| For the cover decoration, cut four 1/4" x
6" pieces of AG1168 Orange Paisley and two 1/2" x
6" pieces of AG1167 Green Paisley. |
Apply one piece of AG1167 Green Paisley
to the cover on the seem of the blue paisley and
AG1172 Blue and Green Check. |
Add the strip of AG1168 Orange Paisley
to either side of the paisley strip. Repeat for the
other cover. |
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| Cut one lion and one
lion head with mane from the sheet of AG1166 Animal
Print. From the same sheet of AG1166 Animal Print,
cut out a ladybug. |
Layer the cut out head over the larger
lion to make your own 3-D die cut. |
Adhere these to the front cover as
shown. |
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Cut a 2" x 2 1/2" piece of ivory cardstock
and a 2 1/4" x 2 3/4" piece of AG1167
Green Paisley.
Mat the ivory cardstock with the Green Paisley.
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Adhere these
to the front cover as shown.
Done!
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Class #506 Bragging
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Position this stack in place inside
the album; the pages are slightly shorter than the
album so be sure to center them. Mark the paper
to show where the holes are in the cover.
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Punch holes through all the sheets
of paper at the marks you just made. These holes
should be right on the fold line. |
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Thread ribbon through the holes in
the page stack. Then, thread the ends of the ribbon
through the cover. Pull the ribbon to make sure the
pages are snuggly in the album and tie the ribbon
with a bow. |
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Cut two 12" x 1" pieces
from each of the following: AG1167 Green Paisley,
AG1168 Orange Paisley, AG1171 Blue Paisley. Fold
each of these pieces in half so that the piece seems
to be 6" x 1". These pieces will be attached to every
other page in the
album. |
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| On the front page, lay
the orange paper
strip right up against the edge of the page. Close
the book to be sure that the piece doesn't stick
out of the album; if it does, move the piece back
until it is just inside the album. Adhere it in place. |
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Trim excess orange paper.
Use the strips on every other page. |
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| Adhere the epoxy domes to make page
tabs |
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| First adhere one to the very edge
of the first page at the top of outer edge of the
orange strip. |
Be sure it sticks out enough when
the book is closed. |
When you've got the position fixed,
back that dome with another dome. |
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[To position the tabs, we started on the fifth
page in. After marking the center of the page
edge, I added
that pages
tab just
above the
center mark. This way your tabs come out a
little more
even. In order to fit all the tabs along the
edge, they
will need
to slightly
overlap each
other. I also picked out the tabs that I liked
best and
put them
in the order
I wanted
to. Actually, the little ladybug on the front
was suppose
to be a pink
one but I
chose blue.]
Continue, adhering domes to each
of the paper
edges pages you created.
Done!
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