Only one week has pass since our last blog hop,and here we go again :)
XYRON has teamed up with one of my favourite cardstock companies-
Coredinations for another fun hop- YEY
After having some thought on the project I want to make this time,and knowing how great core cardstock is both quality and diversity wise, I knew what I wanted to do- I'll be making a
Coptic stitch Sketch book/ Photo Album using color core cardstock for the signatures of the book .
To make a coptic stitched book you'll need-
- 16 sheets of Coredinations color-core cardstock - signature series light and dark each folded in half and divided into groups of 4
- Chipboard or Cereal box cut to size of single segment
- 3 Patterned card stocks - 2 for the cover and one for the cover lining
- XYRON Creatopia Machine w/ perm. adhesive cartridge
- XYRON glue stick for corners
- Drill
- Waxed Thread at least 10 times larger than the length of your book
- Needle
*I'm going to show you how I made and decorated the cover of my Album/Sketchbook only.
If you'd like to learn how to bind your book,there are many FABULOUS tutorials by Sea Lemon here
Let's starts
First of, gather your supplies...
For the cover of my book,I'm going to use
Lily bee design Destination line patterned cardstock which was soooo PERFECT for me as the line carries a sheet named "Destination Landmark" (Landmark-DSP326 ) that has Europe's map printed on it, and since we just came back from a family trip to France ,this paper made an awesome front cover for my book
And Atlas-DSP323 for the lining
I recycled a Cereal Box for the base of the hard covers
As I said above, I used the wonderful color core cardstock to make the signatures of the book-
it has a great weight to it if you plan on sketching /drawing /illustrate on it AND you can emboss and sand it as well to reveal the hidden core and give more interest to your page (like I did in my previous DIY posts
here,
here and
here
To make the hard cover, run the chipboard through your Creatopia Machine
Put the board glue side down directly on your decorative sheet -leave enough margins all around the board as we want to wrap the patterned paper on top of the chipboard
After covering both the boards we need to treat the reverse side
Take your 3rd sheet of patterned cardstock,divide it in half ,run each half through your Creatopia Machine and glue it in place to cover the cereal board print
Now follow the instruction of this great video tutorial by Sea Lemon to bind your book/album
After you have stitched your book together it's time to decorate it
Since I decided to use the full sheet without trimming it first,I have the logo of Lily bee Design left on the bottom of the cover ;p
It's nice and all,but I don't want it on my design,so it's time to cover it
I used Destination Circle & Tag Stickers - DSS34 to cover the logo itself,but actually decided to leave the name of the stock in place as it fits great for the theme I'm going with
On the upper part of the cover where the dotted lines of the map are,I glued some colorful chipboard banners ( Destination Chipboard Stickers-DSC333
)
It's like it meant to be there :D
To emphasize our visited destination , I framed "France" on the map, added the date of our flight, a little chipboard plain and some dotted lines connecting the plain to the "Our Adventures" tag
In France,we first came to Paris and then continued our trip to Normandy,so I thought it would be fun to mark our visited locations on the map with a stick pin (this cutie is from Naturals collection by Little Yellow Bicycle NA-SP50
Wood Words
For the inside of my book, on the stock itself, I decided to leave the logo and wording Coredinations had print on and not trim it for two reasons-
1. it's nice to see the color of the core,so if you plan to use this book as a Sketchbook or Art Journal,you'll know what you'll get if you sand or tear the paper . And you can always cover the logo with tags/ washi paper etc.
2. Since I'm going to use this book as a photo album, and we had visit LOTS of places and different cities in France, I will use these little extras as a dividers (of course I'll need to cut the dividers tabs first) and arrange my photos in a chronological order of each visited city
*TIP- when you first arrange the signatures ,use cardstock with the same colour scheme .
This way you'll create a fun and colorful book with a cohesive and coordinating look
Coredinations cardstock will make your life very easy with this ^^ task as their stock has a very pleasant color pallet with nice light to dark colour scheme
Another advantage of using Coredinations Color Core cardstock when binding your own books is the stock's weight-it's sturdy enough and won't tear easily not when you drill the holes for the binding nor when you tighten the thread while you stitch it together
And the canvas texture of the pages will give you a great painting base too :)
The possibilities are endless!
Enjoy Creating !
