WELCOME TO CLASS

TONIGHT I WILL TAKE YOU THROUGH THE STEPS TO MAKE MINI PURSEBOOKS

CLICK HERE FOR SAMPLES

CLICK ON TEMPLATE FOR LARGER IMAGE OF THE TEMPLATE

SUPPLY LIST:

TEMPLATE

DECORATIVE PAPER OR CS FOR PURSE OUTSIDE

SCISSORS

PLAIN CS FOR INSIDE OF PURSE

1 CHARM, BUTTON OR BEAD TO MATCH OUTSIDE OF PURSE

RIBBON, FIBER, CORDING, ETC FOR PURSE HANDLE

SMALL PIECE OF SELF ADHESIVE VELCRO TO HOLD PURSE SHUT – THIS MAY NOT BE NEEDED

GLUE – I USED YES

DOUBLESTICK (REDLINE) TAPE MAY BE HELPFUL

STEP 1 – LAY TEMPLATE OVER OUTSIDE PAPER FOR PURSE, YOU CAN TRACE AND THE CUT OR BE DARING LIKE ME AND HOLD THE TEMPLATE IN PLACE AND CUT AROUND IT

AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE SAMPLES I USED A RANGE OF PAPERS – VELVET PAPER WORKS REALLY WELL BUT I ALSO USED HEAVIER PAPER THAT WAS ALMOST VINYL ON THE OUTSIDE TO DECORATIVE HANDMADE STYLE PAPERS

STEP 2 – MAKE YOUR FOLD LINES, THERE ARE DOTTED LINES ON THE TEMPLATE BUT I USUALLY FOLD THE WIDER PART TO THE INSIDE AND ADJUST MY EXACT FOLD TO WHEN IT MEETS THE UPPER PART EVENLY ON THE SIDES, THEN FOLD THE TOP OVER FOR THE CLOSING OF THE PURSE

AT THIS POINT I USUALLY ROUND OFF THE CORNERS SLIGHTLY AS I LIKE THE LOOK BETTER – IT IS UP TO YOU.

YOU MAY ALSO NEED TO TRIM THE EDGES AT THIS POINT TO CORRECT A LESS THAN PREFECT ORIGINAL CUTTING JOB

TIME TO DECORATE.....................

FOR A BASIC PURSE AT THIS POINT YOU WANT TO GLUE DOWN A BUTTON OR CHARM ON THE FRONT TO REPRESENT THE CLOSURE FOR THE PURSE AND THEN ADD A HANDLE

THE HANDLE IS DONE IN A FEW WAYS, YOU CAN CUT THE DESIRED LENGTH AND GLUE THE ENDS INSIDE THE PURSE WHERE THE FOLD IS FOR THE TOP FLAP – THE YELLOW SUNFLOWER ONE IS DONE THAT WAY

YOU CAN ALSO CUT ATTACH A PIECE OF RIBBON OR TRIM THE GOES AROUND THE ENTIRE TOP FLAP AN FORMS A HANDLE THAT WAY (TOP 2 EXAMPLES)

THE PINK EXAMPLE HAD TRIM GLUED ALL THE WAY AROUND ALL EDGES

ON THE GLUE ISSUE YOU NEED TO USE SOMETHING THAT DRIES CLEAR, I FOUND THAT YES WORKED BEST FOR ME AND THE CONTAINER IS HANDY TO SIT ON TOP OF THE ITEM TO HOLD IT WHILE DRYING.

THE INSIDE OF THE PURSE.....................

I HAVE FOUND THROUGH EXPERIENCE THAT IF YOU WANT TO STAMP SOMETHING FOR THE INSIDE OF THE BOOK IT IS BETTER TO STAMP BEFORE PUTTING PAGES IN THE BOOK

FOR THE INSIDE CUT 4 PIECES OF CS JUST SHORT OF 2 x 4 INCHES – LIKE 1 & 31/32 AND 3 & 31/32

YOU NEED TO FOLD THESE IN HALF AND SCORE THE FOLD WELL, THEN GLUE ALTERNATE SIDES TOGETHER SO YOU HAVE A LITTLE STACK OF PAGES READY TO PUT IN YOUR PURSE

NOW STAMP ON THE INSIDES OF THE PAGES – YOU CAN PLAN TO ADD SOME PERSONAL NOTES OR STAMP MESSAGES AND IMAGES MIXED ON THE PAGES

I DID ONE BOOK FOR A BABY GIFT SO I HAD PINK FOOTPRINTS EVERY OTHER PAGE AND A BABY IMAGE OR SAYING ON THE OTHER PAGES

I DID ANOTHER ON THE ABC’S OF FRIENDSHIP – STAMP CAMP SET I BELIEVE

I DID ONE WHERE I STAMPED A FUNKY FLOWER ON EVERY PAGE WITH FRESCO PASTELS, THEN I STAMPED A GIRL/FRIEND SAYING OVER THE FLOWER

AFTER PAGES ARE READY, OPEN THE PURSE AND APPLY GLUE TO THE SIDE OF THE PAGES THAT WILL GO ON THE INSIDE BACK, GLUE THE SPINE ALSO

LAY INSIDE THE PURSE WITH PAGES SPINE JUST ABOVE THE BOTTOM FOLD AND CORNERS ALIGNED ON THE TOP EDGES – PRESS INTO PLACE

NOW ADD GLUE TO FRONT OF BOOK, BRING PURSE BOTTOM UP AND POSITION INTO PLACE, YOU MAY FIND A BIT OF PLAY WITH YOUR BOTTOM FOLD DEPENDING ON THE THICKNESS OF YOUR BOOK – IF YOU MAKE ONE WITH MORE PAGES YOU MAY NEED TO TAKE THAT INTO ACCOUNT UP FRONT WHEN PRE-FOLDING

NOW YOU CAN ADD THE VELCRO IF YOUR PURSE WILL NOT LAY CLOSED NICELY – YOU ONLY NEED A SMALL PIECE, HAVE THE HOOK AND LOOP STUCK TOGETHER, PEEL OFF ONE SIDE AND PUT ON PURSE FLAP UNDER WHERE YOUR CHARM/BUTTON IS, PEEL OFF OTHER SIDE AND CLOSE PURSE – PRESS FIRMLY

YOU ARE DONE!