Supplies Needed:
6 sheets of 8.5x11 solid color cardstock (cut each piece to 11"x5&1/4")3 sheets of 12x12 double sided cardstock quality patterned paper (cut 2 pieces at 8.5x5&1/4 from each piece of cardstock for a total of 6 pieces)
3 more sheets of 12x12 double sided cardstock quality patterned paper (cut 2 pieces at 7.5x5&1/4 from each piece of cardstock for a total of 6 pieces)2 pieces of ribbon to tie off album
make sure all of your cardstock matches
Directions: (I tried to take pictures to help with the assembly. They are in my webshots account in the Star Album)
Fold each piece in half prior to assembly. A bone folder is great for this. layer six sets of cardstock using one of each size (all pieces are 5&1/4 in width) with the 11" on bottom, next 8.5 with 7.5 on top. Adhere the layers together at one of the short edges making sure to only glue the very edge of each layer.
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I found that it was easier to decorate each set individually before adhering the opposite edge. (If you look at my albums in the 2009 swaps album in webshots you can see that on some of the pages I cut or punched shapes out of the top layer.
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I did this before gluing the last edge together in each set.) You can be as creative as you want with the decorating. I used my shape cutter set to do ovals and circles in the first layer. Then photos can be added onto the second layer to be seen in a shadowbox effect.
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After decorating each set individually I layered them together gluing the back of each set together to form the album which will form a star when opened.
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To decorate the back and front and add the ribbon I used the extra paper making sure to glue the ribbon to the back and front under the extra paper.
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This photo shows two of the sections glued together.
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I hope I made this easy to understand. If not e-mail me and I will try to help you.