#79 Kate's Accordian Book

For this Accordion book you need:
4 Sheets of Contrasting Cardstock (I used 4 different colours but it works well with 2 of each colour too)
2 Sheets of Patterned Paper
Small Amount of Chipboard
1 Large Brad or Button
Chipboard Letters
Elastic Cord (you could use a hair bobbin) or Ribbon
Ink
1 Eyelet
DS Tape and/or glue

First thing to do is cut your cardstock.

From two sheets of Cardstock cut:
Four 5 ½ x 8in pieces
Two 1 x 12in pieces
Four 5 12 x 4in pieces

From the other two Contrasting Sheets cut:
Two 8 x 12in pieces
One 4 x 12in piece
One 5 ½ x 4in piece

Ok now cut your chipboard pieces. You need to cut Two strips 8 x 1in.
Stick them down in the middle of the 1 x 12in pieces and lap over the pieces at each side. Put these to one side until later on.

Now take your five pieces of 5 ½ x 4 in pieces and cut them in half lengthways so you now have ten pieces.

 

Score each piece down the middle and ½ an in either side of the centre.

Then fold them like an accordion.

Put tape/glue on two of your accordion folded pieces (making sure that the accordion part has two folds facing outwards!) and then take a piece of 5 ½ x 8 in card and place it on top.
 

Keep doing this for all four pieces of card, using two accordions each time
And finally finish off with two accordions at the back (the back cover will be attached to these later).

The top and bottom covers are made in exactly the same way.
Using the 8 x 12in piece of card, score a line 5 ½ ins down from the short side and again at 6 ½ ins, in the gap you have just made stick one of your pieces of card covered chipboard. This is now the base of your file attach this to your accordion folded paper piece.

Attach your cover to your file folder.

Make another piece exactly the same; this will be the front of your folder. Trim aout ½ in of the bottom of the front part so that it won’t cover all of the front.
Decorate with Patterned paper, I also inked the edges of mine.

Make a small hole and attach an eyelet to the back of this piece and thread through your elastic.

 

Then attach your cover to the back of the folder using DS tape for strength.

Put a brad/button at the front of your folder to attach your elastic to and decorate as you wish.

You can use it for Photo storage (as I have done) or as a mini album.

Hope you like the class and I can’t wait to see your version of this.

Comments

[Eva]

Wow Kate, this is amazing! There is so much too it and the instructions are brilliant :)

[Sandie]

oh Kate, I love this one!!! Wouldn't it be great for the pictures that you intend to scrap in the near future!!! I tend to have my pics all stuffed into one box and it takes me ages to find what I'm looking for!! What a wonderful book. Definately will give this a go during the week :)

[kathy]

this is great must try it!

[MOLLY]

Hi there, just came across your blog. Beautiful work. We got a new craft shop in Killarney which we have been waiting along time for www.craftyalley.com so I have started scrapbooking. Your blog has given me some great ideas. Molly