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Creativity Prompt #29 – Make A Star Album

Friday, December 12th, 2008

Star Album

The star album has a strong “WOW” factor as it opens, but it is actually very simple to make one. The secret is in the graduating width of the partitions. For a step by step instructions on how to make this album, keep on reading:

Supply -

4 sheets of 12″ by 12″ cardstock.
8 sheets of 12″ by 12″ patterned paper (or 16 sheets of 8½” by 11″ pp).
Tape runner.
Double sided tape.
2 pieces of ribbon, 12″ each.

Tools -

Paper trimmer.
Bone folder.

Step by Step Instructions -

Cut the star’s partitions, as follows:
- 8 pieces of 6″ by 12″ cardstock (just cut your cardstock in half).
- 8 pieces of 6″ by 10″ patterned paper.
- 8 pieces of 6″ by 8″ patterned paper.
Fold each piece in half, along its long edge, and burnish well with a bone folder.
Apply adhesive to the 6″ edges of the patterned papers.

Then attach the partitions together –
First, attach the 6″ by 10″ patterned paper to the 6″ by 12″ cardstock.

Then attach the 6″ by 8″ patterned paper to the 6″ by 10″ one.

You should end up with this shape -

Now repeat, until you’ve got 8 “legs” for building the star.
After you finish adhering the star’s “legs” – assemble it on your desktop, to make sure everything works well together and to guide you through the next stages.
Pick 2 adjacent “legs” randomly (they are going to become the cover of your album) and apply a double sided tape strip along their midsection.

Note that the adhesive’s strip is bulging out of the creased edge – this is done in order to tuck-in the edges of the ribbon for an elegant and more finished looking closure. Just wrap the access adhesive’s strip over the crease and attach the ribbon to it.
Next, pick one of the outer “legs” and start attaching each 6″ by 6″ partition to the adjacent one.

This is when assembling the star’s shape in advance is going to come in handy.
Repeat the last stage, until you finish attaching all the star’s partitions to each other. Make sure not to attach the partitions with the ribbon to each other…

A glimpse at the star album while it’s closed:

Star album when closed

Enjoy!!!

If you have any question, suggestion or remark – don’t hesitate to contact me – either leave a comment, use the contact form or start a new thread on the Creativity Prompt Flickr Group!!!

I would also be very happy to see your own star-album creations, so don’t be shy and share

Tags: album, creativity, creativity prompt, mini-album, scrapbooking
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Creativity Prompt #21 – Making An Accordion Spine Album

Friday, October 17th, 2008

Accordion Spine Album

I love making my own albums and journals. Many times I use recycled materials along with some yummy patterned paper. If you are new to Creativity Prompt, you are welcome to have a look at the different album and journal tutorials I have posted so far:

Album Tutorials –

Journal Tutorials -

Hardbound journal. This journal acts as a base for any hardbound album or journal that I am doing.
Matchbox journal.
Tiny hardbound journal.

Now lets get to business and make an accordion spine album – just another fun way of keeping your heartfelt memories.

Materials & Tools -

Chipboard.
Patterned paper.
Cardstock.
Ribbon.
Craft knife & Self healing mat & a ruler
Crop-a-dile.
Double sided adhesive (with a strong bond).
Glue stick.
Paper trimmer with a scoring tool.
Bone folder.
Paper clips.

How To -

First cut the cover of the album out of your chipboard. You will need to cut 2 pieces, 7″ by 7″ each.
Next you need to cover each of the chipboard pieces with patterned paper.
- Cut the patterned paper at 8.5″ by 8.5″.
- Adhere the chipboard piece to the middle of the patterned paper with your glue stick.
- Cut the corners of the patterned paper up to 1/8″ of the chipboard corners.
- Adhere the edges of the patterned paper to the chipboard (you can use either the glue stick or a double sided tape). For crisp lines, use a bone folder and work each time with the flaps on the opposite sides.
To finish up the cover’s look, adhere a 6¾” by 6¾” piece of cardstock on each of the chipboard pieces.
Now it’s time to add on the ribbon. Position your chipboard covers one next to another with a gap (1″) between them. Put a strip of very strong double sided tape along the midsection of each chipboard piece and adhere the ribbon to it. Keep enough excess of the ribbon on each side for tying it nicely in a bow. Learning from my on experience, I suggest not to use a wire rimmed ribbon.
For the spine you need a 10½” by 7″ piece of cardstock. Score it along the 10½” side at every ½”.
Next you need to fold the cardstock on each score line in an accordion style – one fold up and one down. It is important to burnish each fold thoroughly with the bone folder. When you finish up folding the entire strip of cardstock, secure the spine with paper clips. If you have the time – let it rest like that for at least a day or so.
Adhere the spine to the chipboard cover, in a way that creates a mountain fold between the cover and the spine and the other cover (which means the score line is turning outwards). I used a double sided tape for adhering the spine.
To control the accordion spine, which tends to get a bit unruly… use your crop-a-dile to punch a hole all the way through it, both at the top and at the bottom of the spine.
Make sure that you leave enough room for the album’s inserts to fit inside.
It’s hard for the regular crop-a-dile to go through the spine and the two chipboard covers. So either use a craft drill (don’t forget to protect your cutting mat, when using the craft drill) or punch the spine and secure it with a ribbon before adhering the spine to the cover (that means doing steps 8-9 before step 7).
Secure the spine by threading a ribbon or a strong thread through the holes and tying it in a knot on each side.
Cut all your inserts from cardstock at 6¾” by 6¾” (and keep the leftovers for fast card making ). I have used 9 inserts in two different colors – you can use as many colors as you wish or make it monochromatic.
Attach each insert to the spine by lining its edge with double sided tape and adhering it to the inside fold.

Share -

I really hope you’ve enjoyed this tutorial (along with all the others) and that the instructions are clear enough for you to go right into making your own mini album. If not, please feel free to ask any question by leaving a comment.

Please share your creation with us by posting a link as a comment here or by adding a picture to the Creativity Prompt Flickr Group.

Enjoy!!!

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Creativity Prompt #17 – Tag Book

Friday, September 19th, 2008

Tag Book

For this week’s creativity prompt I have a quick and easy project for you. All you need are 3 sheets of 12″ by 12″ cardstock (OK, and some double sided tape).

With such an easy and low maintenance project I am sure every single one of you can make this beautiful tag book, along with the cute little matching box. This makes a great keepsake for yourself or a thoughtful, yet very affordable, present for a loved one.

So, lets get to work:

Supply-

3 sheets of cardstock (a double sided, patterned cardstock can add to the appeal).
Double sided tape (1/8″ wide)
Brads, ribbon – optional.

Tools (optional) -

Bone folder.
Paper trimmer.
Paper piercer (for adding some brads)

Instructions –

Tag Book

Score one side of the cardstock every 3 inches and the other side at 6 inches.
Cut 3″ down each 3″ score line on one side.
Fold and embellish the 4 flaps of the cardstock anyway you wish. You can get some ideas from this picture:

Here is another way of creating the pockets for the tags. You can create that with a circle punch:
Optional - Apply short strips of packing tape to seal the tips of the brads and the ribbon on the inside of the pockets to prevent the tags from getting stuck inside.
Apply double sided tape to the seam of each fold line, as well as to the edges of the cardstock. Then fold along the 6″ line and adhere the two sides together. As an alternative, you can run all these lines through the sewing machine, and create the pockets after folding along the 6″ line.
For the tags, cut 4 pieces of cardstock at: 2 5/8″ by 5½”
You can embellish the tags with an ink pad, a corner rounder and some ribbon – and your tag book is ready!!!

Cardstock Box

The box tutorial video is given as a courtesy of Jennifer Muraoka. Jennifer is an extremely talented artist and I enjoy following her creations both on her blog: “Kiyomi Krafts” and on her You-Tube channel. Apart from her wonderful creations, she also conveys her great personality through her tutorials and blog posts.

Share your tag book creations on the Creativity Prompt Flickr group or by leaving a comment on this post with a link to your creation. You are also welcome to share your thoughts about this tag book and to suggest ideas on what to use it for. Your comments are always adding so much value to the prompts, so keep on commenting

Tags: album, box, creativity, scrapbook, scrapbooking, tag book, Tutorial
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Creativity Prompt #12 – Make Your Own Mini Clear Album From Scratch

Friday, July 25th, 2008

Getting married in the digital cameras era means you have thousands of photos from your special day. The photos are capturing all the highlights of the day together with all the people surrounding you. your wedding day brings all your loved ones – both friends and family – together and you end up with a large variety of pictures.

for this project I wanted to pick up pictures with just the two of us on them. Only my husband and I. The photos are featuring different aspects of our wedding day. The photo-shoot in the country, the traditional ceremony and the party itself. Concentrating on pictures with only us two, brings to the front all the emotions involved in getting married.

I have never used clear albums before and as this trend gets hotter and hotter I have had a strong urge to have my go with it. Mostly having my own way at something means I am trying to make it from scratch, to enhance my “ownership” on the project.

You don’t have to go that way. If you prefer to concentrate your efforts on the content rather than on the platform, there is a great variety of gorgeous ready-made clear albums. Just to name a few, look at clear albums from these merchants:

This week’s prompt is to make your own clear album. Here’s how I did it:

Supply-

Clear acrylic sheets.
Adhesive.
Ribbon.
Crop-a-dile.
Mini glue dots.
Basics – Cutting mat, ruler & Craft knife.
optional – Paper trimmer

Embellishments -

Paper flowers
Love Elsie soft charms
Rhinestones & pearls
Heidy Grace rub-ons
Basic Grey paper
Thickers
Word stickers – Making Memories (word-fetti, definition), 7 Gypsies (Journal stickers: Love)

Instructions -

Start by choosing the photos and cropping them to size (mine are all 2″x3″). As we are dealing with a mini, go for photos with a common denominator you can showcase on that mini-album.
Cut your acrylic sheets to the desired size. The great thing about making your own album is that you can choose whatever size you need and also use various different sizes on the same album. (mine are 5″x7″).
With your trusty Crop-a-dile, punch two holes through all your clear pages on the side, approximately 1/8″ from the edge. If the height of your album is longer than 5 inches, you should consider punching 3 holes.
Thread the ribbon through the holes you have punched and tie it in a secure knot. (I applied diamond glaze to the edges of the ribbon to avoid fraying). Your album is done. The key to a clear album layering is adhering all your photos and patterned papers back to back. Now have fun in building everything up and embellishing it to death