So I'm sure if you saw my last post you saw how I was able to turn my disaster into an OK gift. Well the design still needed some tweeking and I am not an ATC collector so I worked on a different concept of "Alice's" (you would understand the use of the name Alice from my previous post) original idea.
I decided to turn the album into a "Birthday Date Keeper". The new album would only have 12 pockets a smidge bit smaller, 1 for each month and a card a tad larger than an ATC would hold the Birthdates of family and friends. It takes up very little room and can be kept in a corner of your desk or dresser. For mine I am still in the Shabby Chic mode so it is very similar to the one I just did for the ATC one that I sent off to my friend.
The base I made from super heavy watercolor paper. It needs to be 11 1/2" long and scored as shown in photo. Ignore what looks like a score line on far right side of example. That was a mistake. Only make your score lines at 1 3/4"....2 7/8"...7 1/4"...and 8 1/4". Your measurements for the layers are on the photo above
Next up the poctkets:
I used a template for the pocket instead of my scoreboard. ! reason was I was too lazy to go get it and the other was I just so happened to have had a scrap piece of that heavy watercolor paper on the table that was exactly the size I wanted my pocket to be. So I just used it. I cut 12 strips of my Designer cardstock at 3 1/4 x 8 1/2", placed the template in the middle folded in sides then glued sides leaving top and bottom open. When dried I cut a notch in the tops of all 12 and then ran a line of score tape down the middle of the top and stacked them on top of one an other to form an accordion.
I think my next plan will be to make more of these Monthly Birthday Keepers and steer away from my traditional shabby chic look. Though it is my favorite, I know it's not for everyone.
WOW! What a gorgeous project, Susan!
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