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page 1 doublesided
insert
make it •
Materials
Wallet size photos
Chipboard book with envelopes
Memorabilia including paper bags
Assorted alphabet & swirl rub-ons
Heavy paper shapes & journalling blocks
Black felt tip pen
Scrapbook paper with lines and tabs
Adhesives
Scissors
Paper trimmer
page 1– back
The inspiration for this design was a
souvenir concertina black cardboard
display of seven Amsterdam house
shapes. These were cut into individual
houses so they could be used in the
book. Paper bags and catalogues
from the museums visited were also
used making the book a living piece of
memorabilia.
page 2 – back
The foundation is a purchased book
that came with ten large envelopes
inside. We pulled the book apart, put
aside unwanted envelopes, decorated it
and then reassembled it.
You can create the same effect with
large envelopes and chipboard or
corrugated cardboard covers and book
rings.
Each envelope was covered on the
front with pieces of paper cut from gift
shop paper bags, and a house was
glued on top. The house name was
added using a permanent marker. The
house mounted on dark blue paper has
a reversed sheet of paper mounted
underneath it so it can be seen more
easily. One other house shows small
images cut from a museum catalogue
in its windows.
This book has two different views. If
you flip through it face first you see
the house shapes and a simple colour
block design. Go from the back to the
page 3 – back
front and the look changes to less
structured and it is stuffed with photos,
pockets of memorabilia and things to
pull out and view.
Here’s how we decorated the back of
the envelopes and their inserts:
Page 1 – back
Trim a piece of scrapbooking paper
with a tab to the page size, round
corners and add photos, rub-ons and a
cardboard journalling block.
Cut the flap off the envelope and used
the string as a pull for the insert.
Page 1 – double-sided insert
Trim matching paper cut to size and
adhere photos to both sides and add a
journalling block.
Page 2 – back
Trim a piece of scrapbook paper to the
envelope size and create a tab from
a scrap of paper. Adhere to the page.
Add photos and a journalling block.
Apply a large rub-on letter to decorate.
Page 3 – back
Trim a sheet of paper with tabs to
size and then adhere to the page. Add
photos, rub-ons and journalling.
Page 4 – back
Cover envelope with paper, add
photos and a rub-on and a cut in half
journalling block.
Page 5 – back
Cover envelope with scrapbook paper,
add images, rub-ons and a shaped
cardboard arrow.
Get Creative Quarterly Autumn 2012 109