A gift idea – address book
Thursday, June 26th, 2008
Hi everyone, Heather (hedderlee) here to bring you today’s Theory Thursday, another little hybrid project. This particular creation was a gift for a church family that sold most of their possessions to move to India as missionaries, so I knew this gift had to be small, yet carry a lot of sentiment. A 4″x4″ address book was the perfect solution!
1) Since Costco prints 12″x12″ pages, I decided to create a grid of 9 4″x4″ squares and set it aside.
Then I created another blank 4″x4″ document to make each layout. I used the gorgeous Sprite kit, a collaboration between Britt-ish Designs and Erica Zanes (sold here at ScrapMatters!). I ended up making 18 pages:
2) Once I brought the two 12″x12″ pages home from Costco, I cut them down to 18 indvidual pages and set them aside. I took the cardboard insert included in my prints envelope and cut them down to 18 4″x4″ squares, and painted the edges with white acrylic paint to give them a finished look.
3) I then adhered the photos to cardboard pieces with double-sided tape to make each page hefty enough to be handled without creasing. If you are concerned about acidity, you can use the Make It Acid Free Spray on the cardboard to do just that.
4) Using my trusty Bind-it-all, I added the coil and bound all the pages together. Voila!
The finished result:
Since I am still a newbie when it comes to hybrid projects, I searched for something easy and economical. I hope my experience that I’ve chronicled here helps nudge some of you to try hybrid if you haven’t yet.
