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In the modern world, people are paying more and more attention not so much to the variety of goods as to their exclusivity. For many present, made by yourself, much more desirable than bought in a store. This gift, for example, can be a scrapbooking memorial album. The originality of the pages and the uniqueness of the internal content will undoubtedly be appreciated. A soft cover, easily made from improvised materials, will help preserve the information embedded in the album for centuries.

Materials for work:
  • A3 paper - 20 sheets;
  • Napkins of different designs - 30 pieces;
  • Food wrap - 1 roll;
  • Medical bandage - 2 pieces;
  • PVA glue liquid (building) - 0.5 cups;
  • Glue PVA pencil - 1 piece;
  • Wide satin ribbon - 0.5 m;
  • Super-glue - 1 tube;
  • Thick wallpaper 0.4 x 0.5m in size - 2 pieces;
  • Postcard - 1 piece;
  • Curly scissors, a knife for cutting paper, a brush.


Stages of the work:
The first stage: we make scrapbooking pages.
We reduce A3 format sheets by cutting off excess on the top and sides. It turns out to be a square, slightly larger than an A4 sheet.
scrapbooking album

scrapbooking album

We take three-layer napkins with different patterns and cling film.
scrapbooking album

On a flat surface we combine 2 sheets so that the joints do not run into each other.
scrapbooking album

On top of the sheets we roll the cling film.
scrapbooking album

Separate the excess layers from the napkin and put it on top of the film. We make a small indent from the edge to form a bend of pages.
scrapbooking album

Carefully and thoroughly iron the napkin with an iron, trying not to touch the film on the right edge of the napkin.
scrapbooking album

We form a bend of the sheet.
scrapbooking album

We shift the resulting gluing to the left. Next to the second sheet of paper already glued, butt put the third sheet. We unwind the film to the right, covering it with the third sheet. On top we put the second napkin (another coloring). Iron with an iron.
scrapbooking album

We form a bend of the first sheet of the album.
scrapbooking album

We form the bend of the second sheet of the album.
scrapbooking album

scrapbooking album

We drag the gluing to the left side of the table. We put another sheet of paper under the film rolled to the right, smooth the film, apply a new napkin to it. Smooth with an iron.
scrapbooking album

Again we bend, we get the next sheet of the album.
scrapbooking album

Thus, repeating the actions, we make the necessary number of landscape sheets.
scrapbooking album

scrapbooking album

The second stage: we do the binding.
To form the binding we take PVA and bandages.
scrapbooking album

All pages of the album have an inner white part. Apply glue to the first inner part.
scrapbooking album

Along the edge in the places where the pages are bent, we lay a piece of the bandage, leaving part of it at work.
scrapbooking album

Apply a thin layer of liquid PVA to the bandage.
scrapbooking album

We turn the page, bend the bandage onto the inverted page. We put glue on it, we connect the pages, smooth it.
scrapbooking album

We repeat all the actions until the end of the album. On top of the last page we put an additional piece of bandage, glue it.
scrapbooking album

In the place of his sticker we put a piece of paper.
scrapbooking album

We turn over the album. Carefully coat the entire PVA binding.
scrapbooking album

We bend the bandage, covering the entire binding.
scrapbooking album

Coat the bandage with liquid glue.
scrapbooking album

Wrap a piece of paper on top of the binding and wrap it in a bandage dipped in glue.
scrapbooking album

We put the album under the press. Dry the day.
scrapbooking album

The third stage: we form the cover.
We cut off the uneven edges of the album.
scrapbooking album

Cut the satin ribbon with the length corresponding to the length of the album binding.
scrapbooking album

In order to avoid shedding, we burn the edges of the tape.
scrapbooking album

We cut dense wallpapers to the size of the album.
scrapbooking album

On the left side of the edge of the wallpaper, glue the edge of the satin ribbon, soaking it with super-glue.
scrapbooking album

To the other side of the tape, we similarly fasten the second piece of wallpaper.
scrapbooking album

The cover cover turned out.
scrapbooking album

Apply glue to one side of the album.
scrapbooking album

Smooth thoroughly.
scrapbooking album

We also glue the other side of the cover to the album. The result was a soft cover.
scrapbooking album

scrapbooking album

With curly scissors from colored paper (on which the desired text is already printed), we cut out the irregular shape of the figure. Glue them to the front side of the cover.
scrapbooking album

Add liveliness by cutting color pictures from the postcard.
scrapbooking album

The fourth stage: we make the album informative.
We paste letters and diplomas inside the album.
scrapbooking album

Add photos.
scrapbooking album

If such an album will keep your family secrets, you can add textual content to the photos. For example, biographies or memories.
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