I have a bunch of scrapbook paper that I don't know what to do with. I thought a book might be good since the paper is acid free and nice quality. This is a cross between a couple of other books I've previously made and I think it turned out cute.
You don't need a Martha Stewart Crafts Scoring Board and Envelope Tool but it sure makes life good. You rest the paper against the guides and run a bone folder along the groove.
Score a piece of 12 inch scrapbook paper along the above lines. Fold along the scored lines.
Cut along the dashed line but do NOT cut the remaining 3 inches.
Fold the first side accordion style.
Now's the tricky part. When you get to the end of the first side, you fold the uncut edge backwards so that you can continue to fold the remainder of the book accordion style.
You can see the open space where the uncut side was folded.
Glue the back side of the pages together. I just used a glue stick.
To prevent things falling out of the pockets, I taped the edge with decorative tape and trimmed the excess. Washi tape would be great but I used decorative tape that I found at Target.
You can see the backs of the pages are glued and the 3 open folder edges have been taped.
The cover of the finished book.
You can use the pockets for credit cards, business cards, or mementos. The paper is acid free so it would be nice to draw on the white portion and keep small items in the pocket. I think I might glue some of these inside the cover of my artist journals.
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