Recently, I wanted to make a small flip book made up off collaged cards. I had in mind that I could sandwich two cards together with a hinge between to make pages. That’s all the detail I could imagine at first, but thought I would experiment and see what I could put together.
Where would the cards come from? I wanted something small-ish, so I thought inkbox cards would be great. What’s an inkbox card? They are 3 inches x 3 inches, about the same size as a Tim Holtz distress ink box. I guess that’s how they got their name.
To make a whole lot of inkbox cards at once, the best thing to do is create a masterboard, which is a large collage that you then cut up in smaller pieces. I started my masterboard on a 12 inch x 12 inch piece from a paper pad.
With a pencil, I marked the grid lines three down, and three across, three inches apart. This left me with 16 squares. When I start to lay down papers, I keep in mind where those boundaries are. It helps later when I go to cut it up.
Here’s what it looked like when I completed the masterboard.
I created this over 3 days of several hours. I did it slowly, adding pieces before I was satisfied. I laid everything out before I glued it down.
Once it was done, I looked at it for a long time, taking in all the details. I decided if I needed more paper elements or some rubber stamping.
Next, I cut out the 16 squares using a rotary cutter.
They’re so pretty when they’re in a nice pile!
After that, I began to assemble the cards. I chose eight cards to make 2 books. I placed cards back to back and used a piece of tyvek material between to serve as a hinge.
I forgot to take a picture of what it looks like before I put the pages together but here is the final result.
I used a piece of ribbon to cover the spine.
To see more detail of how I made the books, I created a YouTube video on it here:
Ooooo and ahhhhh! These little books are just so wonderful. I’ve just watched the video, too….so much useful info here…..especially the placement of pages and the binding. Thank you, as always, for sharing with us, Margarete; and for the continued inspiration. P.S. I noticed one of my ‘Covid’ cards in with the mix from earlier. Of course, I just got SO excited to see this, haha.
Oh, yes. I have a couple of your Covid cards, I think. I loved them ❤️. I’m glad you liked the video 👍
I haven’t made a Masterboard, but yours is quite inspiring. I think I’ll give it a try.
Wonderful! I’m so glad you’ve got a new idea to play with 🙂