Hi Friends! Hope you had a wonderful weekend!
We had the album workshop planned for last Saturday, which got rescheduled due to Karnataka Bandh. For those who missed the workshop, here is a step by step tutorial on how to put together
this lovely photo album to display your favourite photos. It will be great
addition for your dresser, desk or bureau. It will also make a great gift!
The measurements of this album are suitable for 4”X6” photographs
and it can hold 6 photographs but you can customize these attributes as per
your requirement. This album is in portrait orientation but you can also make a
landscape version of it.
The base of this album is chipboard. We recommend using the
2mm thick chipboard to make the album sturdier. So let’s get started:
Supplies used for this album:
A4 2mm Chipboard Sheets– 4 pcs (or 2pcs of A3 Chipboard Sheets)
A4 Laminated Jute Sheets (Deep Turquoise)– 5
pcs
12”x12” Hand Made Paper (Turquoise) – 2pc (You can also use a full sheet, or 2 A4
sheets)
DCWV Safari Chic Cardstack- 6 sheets
Ribbon
Silicon Glue (Recommended for laminated
jute)
Craft Glue
Double sided tissue tape
Cutting Knife
Scissors
Cutting Mat
Note: If
you are using the 12”x12” or A4 paper or Jute sheet you will need to glue two
of them together to make a longer sheet for the album.
Method:
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| Measure and cut your chipboard. We need 2 pcs of 5”x7” Chipboard and 4 pcs of 4 ½ “ x 6 ½ ” Chipboard. |
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| Cut your paper sheet to measure about 20”x8”. You can either cut it out of a full sheet or join two 12”x12” or A4 sheets together and trim them to get the right size. In our case we used two 12”x12” sheets and joined them together as shown in the image. |
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Glue the 4 ½ “ x 6 ½ ” chipboards onto the paper as shown in
the image. Leave about 2mm space in between the chipboard pieces. This will allow
room for the album to fold smoothly.
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| Snip the edges of the paper and trim the corners as shown. This will reduce any bulkiness on corners and folds in the finished piece. |
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| Apply craft glue and fold the edges of the paper on the top and the bottom of the chipboards. Leave the edges on the ends as is. Once we attach the jute sheet on the other side of the chipboards, these open edges will be glued to the front and the back cover. |
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| You piece will now look like this. |
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| Cut the jute sheet to measure 20 “ X 6 ½ “. Apply silicon glue on the laminated side of the entire sheet. |
Note: If you are using A4 jute sheets then join two sheets
using silicone glue (just like we did for the paper) and trim the joined sheet
to get the right size. Here, it’s important that the width of the jute sheet is
same as the height of these chipboard pieces (in this case 6 ½ “ )
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Stick the jute sheet on top of your chipboards as shown in
the image above.
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The base body of the album is complete. Fold and unfold
gently a few times to get rid of any tightness around the folds. Now we will
start with the front cover.
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Cut a piece of jute measuring 6 ½ “ x 8 ½ “. Apply silicon
glue on a 5” x 7” chipboard piece and stick it on to the laminated side of the
jute piece as shown in the image.
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| Trim the corners of the jute as shown to avoid bulkiness on corners. Apply the silicon glue on the edges of jute, fold and stick them as shown in image. |
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Now we will join the front cover to the body of the album. Apply
silicon glue to one of the long edges of the front piece and stick the loose
edge on one end of the body as shown. Once the glue is dry, proceed with the
next steps to cover the chipboard completely.
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| Cut a 5” x 7” piece of jute, apply silicon glue on it and stick it on top of the front piece. Press firmly and wait for it to dry. This is a crucial joint and it’s advisable to wait until the glue is completely dry before proceeding to join the back cover. |
Note: The steps to join the back cover are same as the steps
for the front cover. So repeat all the steps for the back cover as well.
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| Your album will look like this. Now we will start adding layers to it. We have used patterned cardstock from DCWV, but you can choose any other kind of paper (Thai Natural Fibre Paper, Mulberry Paper or even another layer of Jute!) Its really depends on the look that you want. |
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Cut pattern paper rectangles for the layers to frame your
photograph. Centre the paper panels over the jute panels and stick them using
silicon glue.
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Note: You need 2
pieces in size 4 ¾ “x 6 ¾ “ for front and back covers. For the rest of the
panels (4 pcs), the pattern papers should measure 4 ¼ “ X 6 ¼ “.
Your album is ready! Stick your favourite photos to these
panels using double-sided tissue tape and display them proudly on your desk or
mantel shelf!
You can embellish your album with flowers, rhinestones,
crystals, mulberry roses, chipboard shapes, twine, ribbon – options are many!
Here we have embellished it with chipboard flourishes and mulberry roses. If
you would like to gift the album to someone, you can add a sentiment; we have
matted a chipboard sentiment tag with Handmade Paper.
Hope you liked the tutorial and are tempted to try it J
Please leave your feedback in the comments below. And do
send us pictures on our Facebook Page if you make it.
Link for Supplies:
Chipboard:
Jute:
Hand Made Paper:
DCWV Pattern Papers:
Silicon Glue:
Cutting Mats:
Cutting knife:
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