Chipboard Book

Helloooooo!  So here I am and I thought I would share this really cool little book that I made out of chipboard and craft paper.  I have wanted to make one of these for a while.  I actually started one about a year ago with homemade page holders and pockets but I became discouraged because the projects I watched on www.youtube.com  were so awesome!  Lol – so I stepped back and tried my own thing. 

I laid out the outside of the book in 5 pieces.  I made the spine large enough to hold a black binding comb that I recycled from work.  One end was broken, so I cut it down and voila!   I had something to hold my pages in place.

I then covered the chipboard with black cardstock, leaving about a quarter-inch between the individual pieces of board so they would bend.  Just watch the videos here:   https://www.youtube.com/user/mysistersscrapper

 – They are amazing.  Ginger is so talented! 

I used DCWV Travel paper stack.  I used the solid colors as my pages and the printed for the front, back, inside and spine.  I also used some of the paper as embellishments, fussy cutting them, and then gluing it onto chipboard. 

The flowers on the front I made from the DCWV flower stack.  I like the way they look.  I even put a little center pearl in one. 

I made this little album for the postcards that I’ve received from www.postcrossing.com .  I love receiving postcards from different countries, hearing about other peoples’ lives, and seeing the (mostly) beautiful stamps.

I hope you enjoy, and comments are always appreciated!