I have been a busy woman this week. I made a mini book that was truly a mini book. It is now in the hands of the person who won it.
A couple hours ago, I was suppose to tell you about the mini book, but I was very sleepy and took a nap. I had a very long morning, that started at the crack of dawn. I woke this morning, and me, my mom, and my cousin Tamah went to my annual
Horizon of Hope luncheon in Nashport, Ohio. As always, it was a beautiful event. My upline's central team was the host. In addition to me giving my mini book to be auctioned off, I also donated a Travel cup with
3 sample bags of coffee, and a
lunch bag. You can read the rest of the story
here:
Making this mini is so simple, and you can bind it with a machine, such as a Bind it all or Cinch. Start off with two covered chipboard pieces. I covered them in DCWV's Black Current. Cover them the best you know how. If you need help with this step, you can always turn to You Tube for help. The keyword phrase is"how to make mini book covers from chipboard" or whatever you want to call it.
Once you are finished covering the chipboard covers, set them aside. Next work on your pages. You will be creating a pocket page for each one, and I used:
- 6- 8 1/2 x 11 sheets of black cardstock-cut down to 8 1/2 x 9"
- Assorted patterned pieces of paper to cover the insides of the page and to make tags. Again I used DCWV's Black current.
Start by cutting down your cardstock with a paper cutter. if you do not have one, you can use an cutting knife and ruler. if you do the later, put down a self healing mat so you do not mark up your working surface. Once you do that, you can began by scoring your cardstock.
Tip for beginners, scoring helps the cardstock have a little give (flexibility) to the paper. This prevents it from tearing when folding it. Use a score board for it, or if you do not have one, you can use a paper cutter with a scoring blade on it. Your first score line will be on the 9" side and you want to score at 4 1/2". flip you paper so that line is horizontal, and you want to score on the 8 1/2 side at 2 1/2". Next fold at the score lines. You want to fold up when folding, and crease with the scoring tool or bone folder. do the one one the 9" side first and then the 8 1/2 side. set a side.
This next part is optional, but I think it will make a prettier book. Measure for pocket pages your patterned paper. you may want to leave a 1/8" space for the top and two sides. You do not need to allow for the bottom as it will be on the inside. Cover the outer part of the pocket page the same way. Then decorate the page. Once you have all of that in place, you may bind it. You can bind it with a machine as I said from the beginning. You can also put notebook rings on it by just punching two holes on the sides. You are all finished except the decorating part. You can put tags in the pockets. For this book, it is 12 total pages. You can make as many as you like.
I hope my winner enjoys her book and I hope you enjoy making yours.
Have a blessed weekend
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