Tuesday 1 August 2023

August Scor-Pal More Than One Score

 


It's time for another Scor-Pal More Than One Score project! This month, I made an 8 pocket mini album with a 12" x 12" sheet of cardstock. 






To make this, you will need: 

12" x 12" sheet of cardstock
Cardstock for the spine covering, 3" x 1 1/4"
Cardstock to make the tags 
Patterned paper for decorating - I used a small paper pack by Paula Deen, and cut 8 pieces 2 7/8" square, and cut out a design for the front


Start with the 12" x 12" piece of cardstock and score at 3", 6", and 9". Rotate 90 degrees and repeat. Cut along the first score line on the left, starting at the bottom, up to the 3" score line. Repeat for the score line on the right. For the score line in the middle, start at the top and cut down to the 9" score line. You will end up with an M shape. Starting from the bottom left, fold the first section under, making a mountain fold, and then fold the second section on top of the third section, making a valley fold. Repeat along the cardstock, alternating mountain and valley folds. Unfold it and add Scor-Tape as shown in the picture. After I had mine assembled, I realized there should be tape on one more section. I'll describe that later.



Flip the cardstock over, so you have a W shape, and apply Scor-Tape as shown.




Flip it back to the M shape, and fold it back up, keeping the bottom left section on top. Position it so it looks like the picture below. The flap on the right will be the front cover, once it's taped in place. I found it easier to add my patterned paper now, before I taped it all together. There will be 4 pages that open fully, and you add paper to each side. To make it easier to remove the tags from the pockets, I used a 1" circle punch and punched a half circle on the top of each page with the patterned paper.



Starting from the front, as shown above, remove the release paper from the Scor-Tape and fold the section over to adhere. Open it back up to the right, and tape the next page, repeating to the end. There will be a couple more that open from the top. Then there will be the one that is not in the picture at the beginning. it is in the middle of the album, and opens from the bottom. Place tape as shown in the picture below, and attach the two sides together.



Here are my decorated pages.







I used the Stampin' Up! Scalloped Tag Topper punch for the tops of my tags. For the spine covering, with the short end at the top, score every 1/8" along the piece of cardstock, and slightly curve the middle section along the score lines. Add Scor-Tape along the two edges, center it on your album to determine placement, and then remove the backing paper and adhere it. You don't want to tape down the center of the spine, as it needs some room to move when the album is opened. 



Add your tags into the 8 pockets, and your album is finished. 





I hope I have explained this well enough for you to follow. If you have any questions, please leave a comment!

2 comments:

  1. What a fab mini album. Love it!
    Lots of love from Isia xx

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  2. Brilliant! I did one with brown paper bags, but I like yours far more! It's beautiful.

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