Christmas book and gift bag-Memory Box

                   Christmas book Tutorial Basics

 #1 Book front and back: 5 ½ X 10” white.  Score at 4 ½ and 5 ½ (1” in the center for book binding)

Die cut front with the first, (largest) oval tree frame die and set aside.  

#2 Each page is 4 ½ X 5 ½”, center each progressively smaller oval tree frame die onto each page.

#3 This is the harder more confusing part…The page/binding tabs: Start with a 3 ¼ X 5 ½” piece of white then score at ¼”, 5/8”, 1”, 1 ¼”, 1 5/8”, 2”, 2 ¼”, 2 5/8”, and 3”.  Valley fold ¼” score then mtn fold the 5/8”, valley fold the 1” and 1 ¼” then mtn fold the 1 5/8”, Valley fold the 2” and 2 ¼” then mtn fold the 2 5/8” finally valley fold the 3” this will leave a ¼” tab at the end.  Now glue together the 5/8 to the 1”, glue the 1 5/8 to the 2” and glue the 2 5/8 to the 3” to make 3 page tabs with ¼” between each page tab and ¼” at the start and end.  This should fit perfectly into the 1” space on the book base in the center for binding.  If it doesn’t fit perfectly without interference with scores then trim the two ¼” ends to fit…it should be flat when glued down with tabs sticking up.

#4 Glue pages on with tab behind each.  The last page (back cover) is a piece of white cut 4 ¼ X 5 ¼” then letter pressed with an embossing folder.  I used Tumbled Glass Distress for mine, it turns out better when you roller (brayer) the color onto the embossing folder.   Glue this onto the back avoiding the score line.

#5 Glue the bunny and birds onto which ever pages you prefer.  Glue Merry Christmas onto the front bottom.

Gift Bag

#1 Front and back are 3 X 4”.   Side is 1 ¾” scored on both long sides at ¼”, turn then score at 4” and 7”.

#2 Where score lines intersect on side piece, cut triangle out up to long score line so the side folds around front and back easily.

#3 Cut 2 pieces of acetate or vellum for the inside of front and back 2 78 X 3 7/8” to avoid all corners.

#4 Die cut front and back with small enough oval tree frame die to fit.  Glue the acetate to the inside.

#5 Starting with one side at a time, glue the side on with tabs inside box.  When both sides are on glue border around the top then glue deer and star on.

#6 Punch a hole at the top of each side top then thread some ribbon through, knot each side on the inside.

Dies used for these projects:

Memory Box 30042

Memory Box 98167

Memory Box 94503; 94502; 94501; 94500

I.O. DIE079-U (birds)

I.O. DIE117-C (deer)

Spellbinders S4-1008 (bunny)

Memory Box embossing folder: EF1010 Snowy Forest 3D

I hope this helped answer any questions you may have.  Thanks for visiting!

Robin

Ephesians 4:29

29 Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary [a]edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers.