ATC brag book made by Lois
Instructions kindly written by Lois
Closed view with ribbon
Open View, without cards
Open view with 4 cards inside
Concentina Brag Book
Requirements:
2
pieces Cardboard – 4 ¾ “ x 3 ¼ “, 2 Pieces Decorative Paper for outside cover
(4 ¼ “ x 5 ¾”),
2
Pieces Decorative Paper for the inside cover (3” x 4 ½ “), 1 triangle (half of
a 2” square) for marking the envelopes, 12
– 15 business envelope ends – cut to size width of envelope x 2 ¾ “ high
Glue
stick, acrylic paints for decorating the envelopes, apx 1M Ribbon for tie, beads
to add to ribbon tie, double sided tape – narrow
Directions:
Mark a centre line on the
envelope and position your triangle to line up with this on the open side, and mark around the
triangle. Cut out the triangles from
each envelope.
Lay your envelopes out on a
protective sheet on your table and paint one side. (I used dye-na-flow paints
which are opaque – watered down acrylic paint will do the job as it only needs
to be a wash of colour.) When the first side has dried, turn over and paint the
other side.
In the meantime, make your cover
for the holder. On the outside of your
cardboard piece roughly apply some glue around the whole area to hold the paper
in place. Place your outside piece of
decorative paper face down on a firm surface and position the glued card in the
centre, turn over and smooth the paper towards the edges. On the inside of the card piece, run a line
of glue down each side, then turn the edges from the front over to the inside
and smooth in place – trimming in the corners if necessary to form a neat
turn. Glue the remaining smaller piece
of decorative paper over the edges to form a neat look.
Creating the pockets: Place a piece of double sided tape in
the centre of the pocket, from the tip of the cut triangle to the base of the
pocket. Line up the next pocket and
attach it to the first pocket, pressing the area with the tape to make it
secure. Continue adding pockets until
all of the pockets are attached to each other.
Tip: If you alternate the
side of the pocket that has the envelope flap as you attach each new pocket,
the pockets will lie flatter.
Use the glue stick or tape to
adhere one end of the ribbon to the centre back of the last pocket. Cover the rest of the pocket with glue and
centre the stack of pockets onto the inside back cover. The ribbon should now be firmly attached
between the last pocket and the cover.
Glue the front cover onto the stack, making sure the front and back
covers are aligned.
Wrap the ribbon around the book
4-5 times to determine how long you need it to be. Make a knot at the end of the ribbon and add
your beads for decoration. Make another
knot to secure the beads then cut off
any extra ribbon.
