I don’t really do digi.
I don’t own the software for it.
Although it is possible to use Publisher for putting text over a background
but you can’t do layering properly.
The great thing about Anita’s backgrounds is that you can
use them in whatever way suits you. You
can use them digitally or print them out.
And once you’ve printed them out you can use them as a whole sheet of
paper or cut them up. Endless
possibilities.
Today I used her new set which was published on July 4
th
based on the
Stars and Stripes.
I printed the backgrounds on cartridge
paper. I would have liked to use
watercolour paper but my printer doesn’t like thicker paper.
I decided to make a book so I printed the 12 sheets and then
chose one to cut up for embellishments and one to be the cover.
With the other 10 sheets I cut them all to the same
size. In my case 8” x 10½”. You can cut yours to whatever size you wish –
it depends what size you chose to print them out! The cutting and sticking need to be as
accurate as possible.
Fold each of the 10 sheets in half with the printed side inside,
decide the order you want the pages to be in your book and then stick them
together.
Take one folded sheet and put
double-sided tape along all the edges and then using a glue stick glue all over
the page including the tape. Take the
next folded page and match it up at the spine and smooth down. Continue to do this with each folded sheet.
The joy of this book making method is that the book lies
flat on which ever page you open so it is excellent for working in. I learned this technique from the lovely
Dyan. Thanks Dyan.
Cut two sheets of thin card – I recycled the card envelopes
a book came in from Amazon. You could
use a cereal packet. If you made a book
with more pages in it you might need thicker card. I stuck the card onto the book in the same
way as all the pages.
Cut a piece of sticky back canvas the length of your book. Measure the width of the book’s spine and add
an inch for the width of your canvas. At this point you could ink or paint the
canvas. I left mine plain.
Peel off the backing of the canvas and place it sticky side
up. Put the spine of your book in the
middle of the canvas and pull the book down onto the canvas. Then put the book down onto the other side on
the sticky side of the canvas. Smooth
the canvas to make it stick to the card covers.
Cut the sheet you put aside for the cover to the size you
need. I decided not to go right up to
the edge of the book so some of the canvas still shows. Use double-sided tape and a glue stick as
before but this time match your edge to the edge of the book not the spine.
The book is finished ready for use.
Now what shall I do with it? You’ll have to come back to find out
otherwise this will be a really, really long blog post.
I hope this tutorial has been useful.
Thanks for stopping by.
Bernice
