Hi There Twiddley Fans,
Rachel Walsh shares her technique for covering a mini album page with paper. This is a fantastic introduction if you are just starting to go beyond the page. Rachel covers how to cover one of Twiddleybitz tabbed album pages but this technique can also be implemented for covering other types of off the page projects .
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BASICS – COVERING A MINI ALBUM WITH PAPER
By Rachel Walsh
There are a number of ways of adhering paper to a mini album
– the most popular being with mod podge - using it as both glue & sealer;
with double sided tape; or my favourite method which I’ll show you here – the
good old glue stick!
I normally use a Pritt glue stick, but I ran out, so made do
with a Bostik BluStik this time – it seemed to do a pretty good job.
Gather your supplies:
Mini Album – I’ve used a Twiddleybitz Round Tab Book BKRT01 and inserts
BKIN01
Glue stick
Sharp knife
Sandpaper
Ink – I’ve used Black Soot distress ink & a small sponge (I use a
makeup sponge)
Rubber roller (optional)
Patterned paper of your choice – I’ve used Kaisercraft Tropicana Collection
Step 1:
Choose the section of paper that you want to use to cover the chipboard
page. Turn the paper over, remembering
that if you wanted to use a particular image that was, for example, on the
right hand side of the page, it will now be on the left hand side. Generously
apply glue to the chipboard piece, turn it over, and adhere it in
position on the paper.
Step 2:
Use your roller (if you have one) to press the paper firmly into
place. If you don’t have a roller, just
use your hands to ensure that the paper is stuck firmly.
Step 3:
Carefully trim around the edges of the page with your knife. Make holes for the binding – I do this by
cutting a cross in the hole on the wrong side, then flipping the page over and
using my knife to carefully cut around the hole, tidying up with sandpaper
after.
Step 4:
Gently sand the edges with sandpaper, and ink if
desired.
Step 5:
Continue until both sides of all pages are done, then decorate your
album as desired.
I’ve turned my mini album into a travel journal, all ready for our trip
to Bangkok in January – I’ve added some small envelopes in between the pages to
hold memorabilia, and will add photos & journaling as I go along – I’ll
also add proof sheets of all the photos that I take when I return, which will
make it easy to find the photos I want to scrap, and the stories will be there
waiting to refresh my memory, even if it takes me a few years to get around to
scrapping the trip! I’ll share a few
more pages of the album when we’ve returned & I’ve completed it – it’s
currently a work in progress as I add bits & pieces to it. J
