4/25/13 Splitcoaststampers - Coaster Mini Book Project Tutorial by Beate Johns

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Coaster Mini Book
by Beate Johns

Turn coasters from a restaurant into a book perfect for gift-giving.
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Two 4" x 4" chipboard coasters
Need some of these? StartLitStudio (Cindy Lyles)
stocks chipboard coasters in her online store.
Four 4"x4" pieces of patterned paper
Two 3 5/8" x 3 5/8" pieces of cardstock
for inside covers
One 3 5/8" x 5 1/4" piece of cardstock
for binding (this length will hold five
pages, for each additional page, add 3/4")
Five 3 1/2" squares of cardstock for
pages
One piece of ribbon about 20" long
Mod Podge" or other strong adhesive
Foam brush
Sticky Strip"
Scissors
Sanding block (optional)
Corner rounder (optional)
Paper cutter with scoring blade
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Step 1
Apply Mod Podge"to one side of a coaster.
Step 2
Adhere one piece of patterned paper to the
coaster. Cut paper around the corners.
Repeat this step on other side of this coaster.
Repeat to cover both sides of the second
coaster.
Step 3 (Optional)
Sand the edges of the patterned paper on the
coaster with a sanding block for a weathered
look.
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Step 4
Place the coasters with inside pages facing up
next to each other. Leave about a 1/4" gap
between the two coasters. Place your ribbon
over both coasters as pictured.
Step 5
Add adhesive to the inside 3 5/8" inside
covers. Use Sticky Strip" to ensure the
ribbon will stay in place.
Step 6
Center the inside pages over the coasters and
press down to adhere.
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Step 7
Take the 3 5/8" x 5 1/4" piece of cardstock
and score at 3/4". Add 3/8" and score. Repeat
ten times.
Hint: If you want to add more then five pages,
add two scores for each additional page.
Step 8
Add Sticky Strip to the first, third, fifth,
seventh, and ninth small scored strips. These
will hold your pages.
Step 9
Turn the scored cardstock around and add
Sticky Strip to each end piece of the
cardstock. This will adhere the binding to the
coasters.
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Step 10
Fold the scores in mountain/valley fashion as
pictured.
Step 11
Remove the liner of the Sticky Strip, and
adhere one side of the binding to one book
cover. Line the end of the first fold line up with
the end of the inside cover of the book.
Step 12
Repeat step 11 to adhere the other end of the
binding to the other book cover.
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Step 13
Add book pages.
Step 14
Finish your project.
This one was left very simple. It will be
Rebecca's gift to her grandma for Christmas.
She will add drawings to the pages. I gave her
3 1/4" squares of white cardstock for her
drawings that we will then tape onto the pages.
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Make the book into a little scrapbook.
Collect favorite sayings or facts.
Make it into a classmate book for your kids.