Coin Folder Class February 23, 2004

Instruction Page

A COIN FOLDER IS A 3 SECTION CARDBOARD FOLDER WITH INDENTATIONS TO PUT COLLECTIBLE COINS.

THE SILVER DOLLAR ONES HAVE THE LARGEST OPENINGS SO ARE USED THE MOST AND IS THE ONE IN MY EXAMPLE.

BUT, YOU CAN COVER SOME OF THE OPENINGS WITH PICTURES OR STAMPED IMAGES OR WHATEVER AND USE ONLY THE OPENINGS YOU WANT TO USE TO PUT CHARMS, ETC.

THAT MEANS ANY SIZE OF COIN FOLDER CAN BE USED.

ONE MORE THING BEFORE I START ANOTHER IDEA I HEARD WAS TO TEAR OFF THE 3^RD SECTION AND HAVE A 2 SECTION BOOK AND THEN USE 2 TORN OFF SECTIONS TO MAKE ANOTHER BOOK.

I NEEDED ALL 3 SECTIONS FOR THE HAPPY BIRTHDAY INSIDE MY FOLDER 

OK, THE FIRST ISSUE TO CONSIDER IS WHAT TO COVER THE BOOK WITH.

THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE WHERE IT FOLDS WILL WEAR SO YOU MAY NEED TO COVER THAT AREA WITH SOMEHTING FLEXIBLE.

I HAVE HEARD THERE IS CLOTH BOOK TAPE THAT WORKS FOR THIS AND LAST NIGHT AT THE RUBBER CHICKEN SOCIAL I ASKED ABOUT IT AND THEY DO HAVE AND PLAN TO ADD IT SO EMAIL THEM IF YOU NEED SOME.

I HAVE ALSO HEARD OF PEOPLE USING DUCT TAPE, I USED RIBBON BUT MY PAPER CHOICE WAS MULBERRY SO FAIRLY FLEXIBLE ANYWAY.

FABRIC RIBBON IS ALSO A GOOD CHOICE.

FIRST I TOOK A LARGE SHEET OF BLUE MULBERRY PAPER AND FOLDED OVER THE OPEN FOLDER TO MEASURE THE AMOUNT NEEDED TO COVER THE FOLDER WITH ENOUGH TO FOLD UNDER AT THE EDGES

THEN I TOOK THE MOSAIC BACKGROUND STAMP http://www.jhone.com/stamps6.html AND USED THE VERSACOLOR ICICLE STAMP PAD (SHADES OF BLUE)  AND STAMPED ALL OVER THE PIECE OF MULBERRY  - IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS AND OVERLAPPING

I DID THIS FOR ADDED TEXTURE AND INTEREST.

CUT PIECES OF TEXTWEIGHT PAPER TO COVER THE OUTER SURFACES OF THE FOLDER AS THE PICTURES WILL SHOW THROUGH THE MULBERY, DO NOT COVER THE FOLDS OF THE FOLDER

YOU REALLY TO NOT NEED TO TOTALLY GLUE DOWN, I USED DOUBLESTICK TAPE IN A FEW SPOTS, THE NEXT STEP WILL GLUE IT PERMANENTLY

I USED MODGEPODGE TO ATTACH THE MULBERRY TO THE FOLDER, I CHOSE THIS MEDIUM BECAUSE IT WOULD DAMPEN THE MULBERRY AND MAKE IT STRETCHABLE TO PRESS INTO THE COIN OPENINGS 

YOU NEED TO COAT THE FOLDER, PRESS THE MULBERRY DOWN AND SLATHER MORE ON TOP OF THE MULBERRY, YOUR HANDLS WILL GET A BIT STICKY TOO.

I DID THE OUT SIDE FIRST AND THEN WORKED ON A SECTION AT A TIME OF THE INSIDE TO MAKE SURE I HAD ENOUGH GIVE TO PRESS INTO THE HOLES.

YOU WILL NEED TO PRESS FIRMLY

WORK THE OPEN EDGE CLOSED BY OVERLAPPING, USE MORE MODGEPODGE AS NEEDED TO SEAL IT UP 

NOW LET IT DRY OVERNIGHT

YOU ARE NOW READY TO EMBELLISH

OPEN THE FOLDER AND DECIDE ABOUT ANY STAMPING YOU WANT TO DO INSIDE

YOU CAN STAMP IN THE OPENINGS, I USED THE LITTLE SWIRL FROM THE ATTIC TREASURES PLATE http://www.jhone.com/stamps2.html IN BLUE OR SILVER SHADES IN SOME (behind the teacup charm) AND IN OTHERS  I PUT A CIRCLE OF SILVER CRINKLY PAPER

I LUCKILY HAD A CIRCLE PUNCH FOR THE CRINKLY SILVER PAPER WHICH MADE LIFE EASIER AND THEN I JUST STARTED ADDING STUFF TO THE OPENINGS – GO WILD!

FIRST DECIDE WHAT YOU WANT IN THE OPENINGS, I DID A NUMBER OF SHRINK ART ITEMS – HAPPY BIRTHDAY , GINGKO LEAVES, DRAGONFLIES, SAYINGS, A CLOCK, GODDESS IMAGES

FOR ALL THE SHRINK ITEMS I ADDED CLEAR EP AFTER BAKING AND PUT BACK IN THE OVEN TO MELT THE EP. I USED BLACK STAZON FOR THE LETTERS AND THEN SMEARED THE VERSACOLOR INKPAD OVER IT TO GET BLUE SHADING, CUT THEM OUT AND BAKED

YOU NEED TO PLAN WHAT YOU WANT TO DO WITH THE HOLES AS WELL AS THE OPEN SPACES – YOU NEED TO STAMP IN THE OPEN AREAS BEFORE YOU ATTACH ANY EMBELLISHMENTS DUE TO A NEED FOR A FLAT STAMPING SURFACE.

YOU WILL NEED TO WRAP RIBBON AROUND THE FOLD LINES SO TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN STAMPING

AFTER YOU ARE DONE STAMPING THE INSIDE, FLIP IT OVER TO PLAN THEN FRONT AND DO ANY STAMPING THERE ALSO. I STAMPED PART OF A FEATHER STAMP IN THE CORNERS FROM http://www.jhone.com/stamps2.html ATTIC TREASURES

I USED THE DOUBLESTICK REDLINER TAPE TO ATTACH THE RIBBON WITH YES GLUE AS AN AID TO THE OVERLAP PART OF THE RIBBON NOW ADD YOUR EMBELLISHMENTS

THEN I STAMPED THE FOR YOU ON WHITE SHRINK PLASTIC WITH BLACK STAZON INK AND OVERSTAMPED WITH THE FEATHER AGAIN IN THE VERSACOLOR ICICLE STAMPAD

I BAKED THOSE LETTER, PUT CLEAR EP ON THEM AND BAKED AGAIN TO MELT THE EP

ALPHABET STAMPS HERE http://www.rubberstampsclub.com/just-jhone.html WHERE THEY ARE ON SALE FOR 25% OFF

I COATED THE CHARMS I USED WITH VERSAMARK INK AND THEN DIPPED IN SILVER EP AND MELTED THAT

I ADHERED TORN PIECES OF WHITE MULBERRY TO THE FRONT WITH YES GLUE AND THEN ATTACHED MY LETTERS TO THE MULBERRY WITH YES ALSO

THIS PROJECT STARTED AS KIND OF AN EXPERIMENT AND GREW ON ME, I WOULD PROBABLY PLAN IT OUT A BIT BETTER NOW BUT WANTED TO BE ABLE TO USE IT FOR A CLASS

YOU COULD OUTLINE THE OPENINGS WITH BEADS TOO

FIBERS COULD ALSO ADD A LOT

I USED THE RED LINER DOUBLE STICK TAPE ACROSS THE FRONT AND THE FIRST SECTION TO THE FOLD TO ATTACH THE RIBBON