| Desktop Album (Web Exclusive) |
From "Scrapbooking"
episode SCB-231 |
|
|
|
advertisement
|
By Holly Christian
Craft designer and writer This desktop album is as cute and simple as can be. It looks like a single framed photo but is actually an accordion-fold mini-book, filled with photos. It's supported by an attached easel back and held together prettily with a satin ribbon. Make a simple baby book for a friend or relative, or if your baby's almost all grown up , make a "Katie book" like we did. Click here to print templates for the featured Desktop Album.
Template may be viewed by using 
Materials: General scrapbooking supplies (photos, markers and glue stick or photo stickers)
Heavy paper (6" x 24")
Straightedge
Ruler
Craft knife and self-healing cutting mat
Bone folder
Cardstock for front and back covers
Cardstock or poster board for easel back
Cover templates
Easel back template
Decorative paper (optional)
Spray adhesive (optional)
Two 10" pieces of 3/8" ribbon - The mini-book is 6" high by 4" wide and consists of six pages. Measure and cut a piece of heavy paper 6" wide by at least 24" long.
- Lightly draw horizontal lines 4" apart on the strip of paper. Score the lines with a bone folder, then accordion fold into a mini-book on the scored lines. If your paper is longer than 24", trim away the excess paper after folding.
- Use the cover template to cut a front and back cover for the mini-book from cardstock. The covers are 1/16" larger all the way around than the mini-book. Either the front and back covers can be solid, or the front cover can be cut into a frame.
- Adhere the cover photograph to the front cover, and set aside.
- The ribbon ties are attached to the middle of the outside edge of the front and back pages, and then hidden under the attached covers. Mark the ribbon placement at the middle of the edge of the front page. Apply glue to the paper, then place the ribbon at a right angle to the edge of the page. Glue at least an inch of ribbon to the paper.
- Glue the front cover to the front page. The ribbon will be sandwiched between the front page and the cover. Remember that the covers are a bit larger than the mini-book pages, so center them accordingly.
- Close the mini-book. Align the back cover ribbon with the front cover ribbon and glue in place. Glue the back cover to the back page, with the ribbon sandwiched in between.
- If you have leftover bits of ribbon, use them to decorate the front cover.
- Use poster board or a double thick piece of cardstock (glue two pieces together) to make a sturdy easel back. Trace the pattern using the easel back template, then carefully cut out. Make sure the bottom lines of the easel back are cut straight.
- Score the dashed line on the easel back and fold on the line. Glue the easel back to the middle of the back cover, being sure to align the bottom of the easel back with the bottom of the back cover (figure A -- on the template).
- Fill the mini-book with photos and journaling. If desired, use a glue stick or spray adhesive to attach decorative paper to the pages before adding photos (figure B -- on the template). Use the 4" x 6" template provided to measure the paper.
- Close your album, tie the ribbon into a pretty bow, and set it up for all to admire. If the album doesn't lie flat, press it under a heavy book for an hour or two.
Holly Christian was a frequent contributor to HGTV Ideas magazine and has written for other national publications.
RESOURCES :
515 Scrapbooking Ideas
ISBN: 080694305X
Author: Vanessa-Ann
2001
Sterling Publishing Co. Inc.
Website: www.sterlingpub.com
The Idea Book for Scrapbooking
Model: 1891898027
Author: Jill Haglund
(1999)
Tweety Jill Publications
Website: www.tweetyjills.com
Best of the Best: Scrapbook Ideas
Model: 1580500781
Author: Desiree Tanner
Provo Craft
Website: www.provocraft.com
Art of the Scrapbook: A Guide to Handbinding and Decorating Memory Books, Albums, and Art Journals
Model: 0823010198
Author: Diane V. Maurer-Mathison
Watson-Guptill Publications
Website: www.watsonguptill.com
200 Great Scrapbook Layout Ideas
Author: Dena Wilson Crow
Order this title from Amazon.com.
Creative Concepts
Website: www.scrapbookingideas.com
Crafting Beautiful Journals and Albums: How to Personalize, Embellish. . .Scrapbooks
Model: 1581801351
Author: Anna Morgan
Order this title from Amazon.com.
Making Great Scrapbook Pages
Model: 1562314416
Author: Hot Off the Press Design Staff
(1998)
To order this title from Amazon.com, click here.
Hot Off the Press Inc.
Website: www.craftpizazz.com
The Simple Art of Scrapbooking: Tips, Techniques and 30 Special Album Ideas ...
ISBN: 0440508398
Author: The Scrapbook Guild
(1998)
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing
Website: www.randomhouse.com
Making Memory Books by Hand: 22 Projects to Make, Keep and Share
Model: 1564965856
Author: Kristina Feliciano
(1999)
Rockport Publishers, Inc.
Website: www.rockpub.com
Great Scrapbooks: Ideas, Tips and Techniques
ISBN: 0883639270
Author: Michele Gerbrandt and Judith Durant
(2000)Hugh Lauter Levin Associates, Inc.
Website: www.hlla.com
Simple Scrapbooks
Model: 1929180241
Author: Stacy Julian and Gayle Humpherys
To order this title from Amazon.com, click here.
Holly Christian
Craft artist and writer
Holly Christian
Website: www.hollychristian.com
| 
)
)
)
