Tips on working with board books
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Tips on working with board books
I love playing with board books. I wanted to share some ideas and tips for making your own projects with them!
Types of Projects
First there are two kinds of projects I like to make with board books. The first is to create an open board book to display a set of photos from an event.
An example:
Another one that I intended to open half way, and sit on a shelf.
A similar project is the photo memento cards I made for some freaks:
How To Tips
Both of the above projects are made in similar ways. Key steps:
Additional tips:
If you cover the pages all the way to center seam of the book, it will NOT close. It will bulge from the extra thickness. Try leaving a space like I did with mine. Also I like to FAN the book open for display, so I don't care that it does not close all the way.
Also I prefer to use a wet adhesive to put the paper onto the book. Play close attention to the corners and edges.
I also recommend thicker paper for covering the books
**Try covering the edges with embossing power for a really cool look (like I did on the "she" book above)**
Where to Find Books:
Try these places to get books:
Types of Projects
First there are two kinds of projects I like to make with board books. The first is to create an open board book to display a set of photos from an event.
An example:
Another one that I intended to open half way, and sit on a shelf.
A similar project is the photo memento cards I made for some freaks:
How To Tips
Both of the above projects are made in similar ways. Key steps:
- First, cut the spine off the board book
- For the memento cards, cut two boards away from the rest
- Sand the boards, especially near the edges to help prep it
- Cut your paper - it should be just a bit more narrow than the width of the boards
- Paint the edges and center seam of the pages/book so you are sure no text or pics will show along the edge or seam later (ALT: I prefer to use a sharpie instead of paint. It adheres much better, and is easier. But it is not acid free so its your call.)
- Adhere paper to the book, aligning it to the outside edge and leaving a bit of space in the center of the card or book
- Let the paper dry
- Sand the paper at the edges of book to help create rounded corners if needed and to make sure its smooth
- Add pics and embellies
Additional tips:
If you cover the pages all the way to center seam of the book, it will NOT close. It will bulge from the extra thickness. Try leaving a space like I did with mine. Also I like to FAN the book open for display, so I don't care that it does not close all the way.
Also I prefer to use a wet adhesive to put the paper onto the book. Play close attention to the corners and edges.
I also recommend thicker paper for covering the books
**Try covering the edges with embossing power for a really cool look (like I did on the "she" book above)**
Where to Find Books:
Try these places to get books:
- Good Will and thrift stores
- Garage sales or church fund raisers
- Dollar Stores
- Sale items after holidays in children's section of book stores
- You kid's room :gigglebox:
Re: Tips on working with board books
YEAH!! I just found the Caillou books from two years ago still in the CFA wrappers and I was wondering where I could find the board book instructions! lol See I told you it could take a year or two for me to try something!
Abbygail- Posts : 292
Join date : 2010-12-08
Re: Tips on working with board books
Abbygail wrote:YEAH!! I just found the Caillou books from two years ago still in the CFA wrappers and I was wondering where I could find the board book instructions! lol See I told you it could take a year or two for me to try something!
lol Well let us know what you do!
Re: Tips on working with board books
I love the one you made me...it sits on one of my shelves in my scraproom. We get a lot of the cardboard books in the dollar section at work. I always debate on buying them but I haven't really scrapped this much so they would just pile up downstairs.
Shannon- Posts : 142
Join date : 2010-12-10
Age : 47
Location : Rochester Hills, MI
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