KNOW Your 4: Plus 1 Book Binding & Easel Book Binding

 JULY 2023 FOCUS: Know Your 4 – a card for any reason or any season - Book Binding Design

Submitted by Vesta Streeb, Demonstrator

Card Base: 4 ¼” x 11, score in half at 5 ½”

Measure 1 “ over to the right from the folds and score. This becomes the book binding part of the card. 

This card is designed to use lengthwise, but you could turn it so that the card opens up, with the fold on top. 

                                                    

The card is an A2 size – 4 ¼” x 5 ½”.  Because of the 1” binding section, the front will be 1” shorter, making it 4 ¼” x 4 ½”.  The layer for the front then will be 4 x 4 ¼”; and the layer for the 1” binding section is 4 x ¾”. You can choose the same Designer paper for both sections or you can choose the reverse or another coordinating piece.

But before you attach the binding section down, decide if you want to add ribbon.

To add ribbon, you can slide it in between the layers at this 1” section.  Cut your ribbon to 6 ½” or more, wrap  it around the front and put the edges in the inside, then attach it with 2 strips of Tear & Tape to secure this section.

If you don’t add ribbon, secure this binding section with the Tear & Tape.

Now choose a sentiment for the front.  Add a die cut, punch art or stamped image.

This is another easy card design. A favorite for any reason or season. 

Thanks to Vesta for submitting this favorite design.

Stepped-up Version of the Book Binding Design, an Easel Book Binding Design.

To make this a deluxe or stepped up design, do add the ribbon, after adding a ¾” x 4” layer to the binding section.

Next, make this Book Binder card front into a Easel card. Score the front of the card in half diagonally, from the upper right corner to the lower left corner, but stop at the score line of the binder section.

                            

To remember which angle to score, once this is folded, you want it to face down.  If you score from the upper left to the lower right, then the folded section faces up and out – this is the error.

Top layer is still the same size, 4 x 4 ¼”, but cut it in half on an angle – upper right to lower left.   Attach to the front of the card, leaving a ¼” edge on each triangle section.

Push up this angle section so it stands up, making it an easel design.   To keep this easel piece standing up, attach an image with dimensionals so it stands up behind it. 

Add punched art, stamped image or die cut to the right side of the angle, making sure  it doesn’t stick out of the edge and not fit in the envelope.

Thanks for stopping by.   I love to show how you can make beautiful cards simply for any reason or season.  If you think you can't do it, read and follow these instructions and view the other Know Your 4 designs on this blog; and for that matter, the other projects posted here at Card Connoissuer.  

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