Hello Gina here from @sweetinkspiration_byginac with a Mintay Gatefold Accordion Brag Book
Materials:
Mintay 12 X 12 Childhood Pattern Papers
Liquid glue or ¼” double sided adhesive tape
—-Instructions—-
Cutting guide:
2 pieces of 8 ½” X 11” Heavy white cardstock cut into:
1 piece cut to : 7” X 4”
1 piece cut to: 2 ¾” X 3 ¾”
9 pieced cut to: 3” X 3 ¾”
Pattern Papers cut into:
Yellow Stars: 2 pieces cut to 1 ¼” X 3 ¾”
2 pieces cut to 3/8” X 3 ¾”,
1 piece 2 ¾” X 3 ¾”
Multi Dots: 2 pieces cut to 1 ¼” X 3 ¾”
2 pieces cut to 3/8” X 3 ¾”
Cut apart cards: 10 pieces cut to 2 ¾” 3 ¾”
Yellow Stars: 9 pieces cut to 2 ¾” X 3 ¾”
Cover:
1. Holding white 7” X 4” cardstock, horizontally, score at 1.5”, 2”, 5” and 5 ½”. Use a bone folder to smooth folded edges down.
2. Glue pieces of Yellow Star paper on outside panels according to size.
3. Glue pieces of Multi Dots paper on inside panels, leaving center panel blank.
Inside Pages:
4. Holding 3” X 3 ¾” cardstock vertically, score at ¼” on all 10 pieces. Use a bone folder to smooth folded flap.
5. On 3” X 3 ¾” piece of cardstock, line inside of flap with glue or tape. Adhere the straight edge of another piece of 3” X 3 ¾” inside the flap. On that pieces, adhere the straight edge of another piece to the free flap. Continue this with all remaining pieces of 3” X 3 ¾” to create an accordion. Adhere the 2 ¾” X 3 ¾” flap last to make the final panel of the accordion.
6. Beginning on the top panel, adhere cut apart cards to every other panel of accordion. Repeat on opposite side.
7. Adhere Yellow Star cut pieces to all remaining white panels on both sides of the accordion. Use bone folder to smooth and press folded edges.
8. Adhere last blank panel of accordion to inside blank center panel of the cover.
9. Fussy cut flower cluster from elements sheet. Cut in half and adhere to left and right side of gatefold cover so that it lines up when book is closed.
10. Tie ribbon around book to keep it closed. Adhere ribbon to back cover with a glue dot.
