Wallet-Style Album with Clasp Closure

A project from our live show STUDIO 3 INDUSTRY NEWS - brought to you by Toni Darroch - broadcast 8th April 22 · 08/04/2022 · watch it from 21:00

Create an interactive mini album or wallet-style card from a single piece of A4 card stock. This project features an old-fashioned journal clasp closure and side pockets for photos or mementos, giving it an elegant, heirloom quality.

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Step by step

1. Take a piece of A4 card stock scored down the middle to create the base of your book. ▶ watch 21:00
2. Cut a piece of decorative paper to size and glue it to the front cover as your front panel. ▶ watch 21:15
3. Select two pieces of decorative paper for the inside pages and glue them down inside the book. ▶ watch 25:30
4. Cut a strip of card stock and glue it across the back of the book to create a wallet-style closure flap. ▶ watch 28:30
5. Score a line down the middle of your closure strip to create a hinge effect. ▶ watch 31:00
6. Score additional lines on either side of the closure band to allow movement without stress. ▶ watch 31:15
7. Glue the closure band down on the back of the book, ensuring it is straight. ▶ watch 31:45
8. Create a small clasp by cutting a strip of contrasting card and scoring it to form a hinged element. ▶ watch 32:45
9. Glue the clasp strip across the front of the book so it can be tucked in and pulled out as a closure mechanism. ▶ watch 33:00
10. Glue a pocket panel along the top and sides of the inside pages, leaving the base open to create a pocket for photos or mementos. ▶ watch 35:30
11. Trim the pocket panel level with the base of the book using a guillotine or trimmer. ▶ watch 36:15
12. Consider adding a gusset or hinge by scoring and leaving a small gap if you plan to add substantial embellishments or items inside. ▶ watch 37:30

Tips from the show

• You can use magnets as an alternative closure method by attaching them to the back of the closure flap and the inside of the book.
• Use card stock and papers you already have in your stash rather than purchasing new products.
• If you have a corner punch, round the corners of the closure band to give it a more polished, journal-like appearance.

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