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Supplies: · Scor-Pal® · Decorator Paper - two 7 1/4" x 71/4" (outside Cover) · Light chipboard - two 6 1/4" x 6 1/4" (inside Cover) · Co-ordinating cardstock - two 6" x 6" (inside lining of cover) or you can use decorator paper · Two 12" x 12" cardstock (inside pages and tags) · Four pieces of contrasting cardstock for spine attachments 1 1/2" x 6" · Top Tags - three 3 1/4" x 5 1/2" ( cut form second sheet of 12" x12" cardstock) · Bottom Tags - three 2 1/8" x 5 1/2" ( cut form second sheet of 12" x12" cardstock) · According to how you decorate your tags you may want matts for your pictures etc. · Ribbon for closure · Scor-Tape™ or double sided adhesive · Embellishments for your cover such as prima flowers |
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Step 1: Prepare your front and back cover covering the chipboard with the decorator paper as illustrated. Glue paper to chipboard. Clip the corners, fold in the edges and glue. Put aside for later use. |
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Step 2: Cut the 12" x 12" cardstock in half. Score each piece at 3", 6" and 9". Accordion fold as illustrated with mountain fold in the middle. |
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We have used black and yellow cardstock for our step by step pictures. The finished product shown is done with different papers. |
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Front |
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Back |
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Step 3: Score and fold the four 1 1/2" x 6" pieces. Attach the two accordions together by gluing one of the strips on top of the joint where the two accordions meet. The center of the accordion should be a mountain fold as shown in the Front picture. Place a strip folded in the other direction on the back where the two accordions meet to add strength. Glue the other strips onto the mountain folds for a consistent decorative treatment. |
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Step 4: Attach the end flaps to the insides of your cover. Align the length of the fold to just inside the edge of the cover. I like to align the bottom of the accordion fold with the bottom of the cover so my book will stand up evenly when it is pulled out. |
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Step 5: Embellish the tags. Top Tags - three 3 1/4" x 5 1/2" ( cut form second sheet of 12" x12" cardstock) Bottom Tags - three 2 1/8" x 5 1/2" ( cut form second sheet of 12" x12" cardstock) Note how they are going to be positioned. Use Scor-Tape™ and glue into place as illustrated. The top tags are wider so you have more room for pictures. |
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This is the inside of the project. Rub on transfers were used for the words but this could be easily done on the computer. No pictures yet. For the ribbon I ran a length of Scor-Tape™ across the middle of the back cover and glued down a portion of the ribbon. I used twill tape that had printed words “Treasured Moments”. |
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Flip Flop Book Eleonor McGarry © Copyright 2007 All Rights Reserved |
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Eleonor, her husband Doug and two children, Jordan and Alyssa live in Richmond, British Columbia. Rubber stamping and paper crafting have been her passion for the past 15 years. Currently Eleonor is the Manager of ‘Clipper Street’, a wonderful Scrapbooking store in Richmond with branches in Langley and Coquitlam. Between working at the store full-time and teaching rubber stamping and scrapbooking classes, there isn't much time for anything else - but she still manages to fill up her studio with all sorts of paper, rubber stamps, tools and spends many hours creating!
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Our Guest Instructor is Eleonor McGarry |
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This book is for Father’s Day.
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I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial. Have fun making your own Flip Flop books! |
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