Cascading Mini Album

Cascading Mini Album

Video Tutorial: https://youtu.be/QQ4spfVy1HQ 

Products Used:

Kraft Cardstock: https://amzn.to/2MGUbnz 

TH Glass mat: http://bit.ly/2vXmrvP

Chipboard: http://bit.ly/2Mfy4cm

Tim Holtz Scissors: http://bit.ly/2J3lh77

Score Board: http://bit.ly/2NTdtXI

Foam Tape: https://amzn.to/2IOrGTH

Pick Up Tool: http://bit.ly/2zMUWKx

Art Glitter Glue: http://bit.ly/2FGCXmz

TH Ruler: http://bit.ly/2DK7dxO

Basic Grey Magnets: http://bit.ly/2K3Hr9M

1.      Cut your brown cardstock at 10 ¼”x8”

2.      Mark the left end at 1” in and 1” down. This will give you a starting point for your chipboard.

Lay the 3 ½”x6 chipboard down, starting at the mark. Place the 1x6” chipboard down beside this one leaving          about 1/8” gap between them. Then lay the last piece down, again leaving about a 1/8” gab between them.

3.      Go ahead and place your glue on the backs of the chipboard and glue them down in these places.

4.      Take your bone folder and go around the chipboard at the edge creasing the paper so it will fold over the chipboard well. Make your bends easily as to not crack the paper.

5.      Trim the corners – Leaving about 1/8” from the corner point of the chipboard.

6.      Place adhesive on the brown paper at the edges and fold over the chipboard gluing the long edges first and then the ends. Fold in the corners so as not to leave any chipboard showing.

7.      Take your bone folder and slightly crease the spaces between each piece of the chipboard.

8.      Cut another piece of brown paper at 8”x5 ¾” – place this chipboard down on the inside covering the raw edges of the other brown paper you applied around the chipboard.

9.      Again fold and crease the spaces between the chipboard pieces. Slowly fold your book cover over.

10.   Cover mats are cut at 3 3/8x5 ¾” you will need 4 of these. 2 for inside and 2 for outside.

11.   Spine mats are cut at3/4”x5 ¾” you will need 2 of these one for inside and one for outside.

12.   Glue your mats on

13.   Pocket – cut a piece of brown paper 3 3/8”x3, measure up on one on the right side of the 3” side 1 1/8” and then cut from that mark to the upper left corner creating the pocket. Glue this down on the left side at the bottom.

14.   Mat for the pocket – cut at 3 1/4”x2 7/8” measure up 1” from bottom right side and from this mark cut to the upper right corner. Glue this mat on the pocket.

15.   From brown paper cut your closure for the cascading part. 6 ¼”x3/4” score at 5 ¾”

16.   Mark the center of the right side where the cascading album will go and glue the ½” down here.

17.   Cascading part- you will need 5 flaps of brown paper cut at 3 ¼”x3 ½”, on the 3 ½” side, score at ½” on all.

18.   Your top mats for the flaps are cut at 2 ¾”x3” you will need 10 of these.

19.   Small mats are cut at ½”x3” you will need 5 of these.

20.   Mats for the closure are cut at 5/8”x5 5/8” – Before you glue these on, place one of the magnets on the brown paper right at the end. I cut one for the top and one for the bottom.

21.   Now to start gluing your cascading part on. Start by placing glue on one of the flaps and place it right at the top of the very bottom mat. For the next one place glue the flap and butt it right up against the other fold over you just glued. Continue this process for all the mats.

22.   Now place your mats on this cascading part.

23.   Outside closure - cut 2 at 1”x2 ½”, place your magnet in the center and glue together, round the corners.  Take your bone folder and run over this flap closure breaking down the fibers so it will create a nice closure.

24.   Place your opposite sides of the magnets down and embellish all.