You will need:
Bone folder (& score board if you have one)
12"x 12" card (or you can use a patterned paper)
Craft Knife, Ruler & Cutting Mat
3” x 6 ½” Card (for covers)
Optional
Ribbon (to tie book closed)
Start by scoring your 12x12 card at 3”, 6” and 9”. The
rotate it 90 and score again at 3”, 6” and 9”.
Then accordion fold your paper on all the score lines. You
should now have a piece of 12x12 paper divided into 16 sections.
Take your craft knife and ruler and start to make your cuts.
You will need to make 3 cuts.
The first cut will be from left to right on the first score
line, but you only cut through 3 of the squares.
The second cut will be from right to left through 3 of the
squares.
And the third cut is left to right again though just 3 of
the squares. (see picture to help explain).
Now to fold your pages. Start to accordion fold your pages
starting from the top left. When you get to the end of the row fold the top
section down and continue to accordion fold. Again at the end of the row fold
the top section down. Continue to the end of the paper.
You will now have a neat little folded 3” book!
You can make covers for you book in 2 ways.
First is to take a piece of cardstock measuring 3” x 6 ½”.
Score at 3” and 3 ½” to make a little cover for your book.
Glue the first and last pages to the covers. If you want to have a ribbon tie
to close the book then make sure you add the end of the ribbon under the covers
before you stick it all together!
Now you can decorate your little book. Some of the pages in
the book can be made into little pockets to hold things such as tags or you can
close them with brads, double sided tape, sewing etc. Have fun and let your creativity guide you!
This shows how I folded over one of the double pages to create a pocket with a little tag inside.
Hope you enjoyed this little tutorial. If you make a make
book I would love to see. Feel free to add a link to the comments below or
share a picture on our Facebook page.
Happy Crafting,
Maxine x
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