Left-over scraps mini-book tutorial

While taking Shimelle's recent class "Something from {Almost} Nothing" I accumulated a lot of paper scraps! I had trimmed 8-12" x 11" pages down to 8" x 8" for my "Celebrate Life" album and had several scraps of paper all the same size (3" x 8-1/2") in a nice little stack on my worktable. What to do...what to do...
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I know! I'll make a mini-book and while I'm at it I'll throw in a tutorial!

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I've made a bunch of these little books and they are quick and easy. Here's how it's done...
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I used 6 pieces of 3" x 8-1/2" paper, scored them in the middle, and folded in half.
Next, I glued them back-to-back with a glue stick like this:

I wanted to add a ribbon tie, so I cut two 8" pieces of ribbon and attached it to the front and back with a small strip of strong double-sided tape.

I measured the "spine" and included this measurement (plus a little extra for wiggle-room) when I cut my book cover... (So, my cover was the same size as my book pages, plus 1/4".)

Scored and folded like this:

I love to stamp the covers and always do this before I glue it to the book pages:

Then I glued the cover on (I don't put glue where the spine is - the pages seem to turn easier not being glued in).

Now I can add pictures and favorite quotes or notes.

And that's it. The trick on this one is to cut your paper carefully to make sure the pages are exactly the same size. I hope you enjoy it, and I hope you'll share pictures if/when you make one yourself.

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