Cherry Jubilee
To embellish the spine: I highly recommend not using stickers on your spine (been there, done that, failed!) because when you bend the book to open it the stickers don’t stay flat. It is best to use rub-ons, stamping, or your own writing. I used month rub-ons and number stamps on mine:
Cherry Cola
I LOVE how you did the spine! That is really cool!
Cherry Jubilee
letumom wrote:ScrapGoo wrote:On that last step for the spine I encourage you to use LOTS of adhesive (as in, cover the thing!) to ensure it sticks to all edges.
Ok, now I understand why you use the scrap piece first! Cool!
Yeah, it just gives the full spine cover more to stick to!
Cherry Jubilee
To embellish the covers: Remember that you are trying to fit a total of twelve mini books on this shelf eventually. That means that you do not want to add bulky embellishments on the covers OR the inner pages because it will make your books too thick! Stick with stickers, rub-ons, stamping, flat ribbons, etc. I pulled some stickers from my stash and used a ton of the fabulous Cosmo Cricket rub-ons that match the paper collection I chose. They are small enough for these albums.
Digital Designers
It looks so pretty! I cant wait to get my package to start!! I'm kaing 2 book for each kid, 1 all about their birth, and the second is going to be all about them and what I wish for them. I am doing the second books first because I feel I need to get them done incase anything happens to me because I feel like I'm dying. 
I just want my kids to have these books to read and be able to know how much I love them and what I wish for their future. Corny, i know, lol;
I just want my kids to have these books to read and be able to know how much I love them and what I wish for their future. Corny, i know, lol;
Cherry Jubilee
To embellish the inner pages: These albums are all about cute, not packing in tons of photos. My plan is to put a picture on the left side of each of the three inner pages and some journaling on the right side.
My albums are meant to just be a highlight of my baby’s first year (so obviously I will add pictures later when I have them!) so you should plan to not have this be a photo heavy project… although with twelve books on the shelf that ends up being 36 photos.
I cut uniform journaling tags for the right side of the pages with my Cricut but you could cut them the old-fashioned way too. I doodled around the edges and added more of the great rub-ons from this collection, leaving plenty of room to write.
My albums are meant to just be a highlight of my baby’s first year (so obviously I will add pictures later when I have them!) so you should plan to not have this be a photo heavy project… although with twelve books on the shelf that ends up being 36 photos.
I cut uniform journaling tags for the right side of the pages with my Cricut but you could cut them the old-fashioned way too. I doodled around the edges and added more of the great rub-ons from this collection, leaving plenty of room to write.
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Cherry Jubilee
Complete the other two books the same way you did the first… and then the rest of the sets of albums to get to twelve, eventually.
This shelf is simply adorable and really can be adapted into a ton of themes… talk about a GREAT gift! It may seem like a lot of work but once you get on a roll with the book construction it goes pretty fast.
I can’t wait to get mine filled up with photos!!
This shelf is simply adorable and really can be adapted into a ton of themes… talk about a GREAT gift! It may seem like a lot of work but once you get on a roll with the book construction it goes pretty fast.
I can’t wait to get mine filled up with photos!!
Cherry Jubilee
JeanellePaige wrote:I'm gonna have to read and re-read this like 100 ties cuz i am already confused, lol. It looks SOOOOO Awsome though!!
Jeanelle you can always ask questions of me on the board or shoot me a PM and I will be happy to help!
Cherry Cola
CUTE! I like the idea of a picture on one side and the journalling on the other.
Cherry Jubilee
You could always just fill them with pictures too... without journaling.
Cherry Bing
Absolutely Amazing ! thanks for sharing with us!! Great Job!!
Cherry Jubilee
Jess, great job on the tutorial! Love this project! Now to get some paint! Actually, I need to choose my pp first, then get some paint! LOL!
Laurie
Cherry Bomb
Jess this is really awesome and I cannot wait to start mine!
You have done a very nice job for the little guy.
Thanks so much for taking the time to give such good directions.
I really think I will be able to follow without a problem!
You have done a very nice job for the little guy.
Thanks so much for taking the time to give such good directions.
I really think I will be able to follow without a problem!
Digital Designers
ScrapGoo wrote:JeanellePaige wrote:I'm gonna have to read and re-read this like 100 ties cuz i am already confused, lol. It looks SOOOOO Awsome though!!
Jeanelle you can always ask questions of me on the board or shoot me a PM and I will be happy to help!
I'm cunfused about how to put the papers on the books. You put half papers on the front and back and then full sheets across the center pages? How do you bind it? Confused!
Cherry Jubilee
Thanks gals! I hope you like it as much as I do. I think this would be a really impressive gift for someone (wedding, baby, mother's day). You could also do snapshots of various trips in it... or just "a year in the life" of your family with photos of things you do throughout the year.
Cherry Jubilee
JeanellePaige wrote:ScrapGoo wrote:JeanellePaige wrote:I'm gonna have to read and re-read this like 100 ties cuz i am already confused, lol. It looks SOOOOO Awsome though!!
Jeanelle you can always ask questions of me on the board or shoot me a PM and I will be happy to help!
I'm cunfused about how to put the papers on the books. You put half papers on the front and back and then full sheets across the center pages? How do you bind it? Confused!
Those full 6.5 x 3.25 sheets hold the book pages together until you add the spine pieces... just make sure you always put adhesive around ALL four sides of each book page.
Digital Designers
ScrapGoo wrote:
Those full 6.5 x 3.25 sheets hold the book pages together until you add the spine pieces... just make sure you always put adhesive around ALL four sides of each book page.
So, around the front and back cover you dont use the full peices, you just cut them in half and the use the spine peice to cover it?
Cherry Jubilee
JeanellePaige wrote:ScrapGoo wrote:
Those full 6.5 x 3.25 sheets hold the book pages together until you add the spine pieces... just make sure you always put adhesive around ALL four sides of each book page.
So, around the front and back cover you dont use the full peices, you just cut them in half and the use the spine peice to cover it?
Exactly... the front and back cover are split in two because it would be too small to stretch over ALL the cover and spine. But the reinforced spine pieces that you add last bind everything together because they overlap the covers sheets.
Digital Designers
Ok, I get it now!! Thanks!!ScrapGoo wrote:
Exactly... the front and back cover are split in two because it would be too small to stretch over ALL the cover and spine. But the reinforced spine pieces that you add last bind everything together because they overlap the covers sheets.
