https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/origami-accordion-mini-album • Posted by RedDeb
You can vary the size of this mini album by using different size papers. This tutorial is for 6 by 6 paper, which will give you a finished size of a 3 inch mini scrapbook when complete.
You can vary the size of this mini album by using different size papers. This tutorial is for 6 by 6 paper, which will give you a finished size of a 3 inch mini scrapbook when complete.
Fold a piece of the scrapbook paper in half. Then open it back out and fold each side into the center fold as shown.
Turn your paper and fold it in half again. Once again open it back up and fold each side to the center fold. You should have 16 small squares now. Fold each corner up to the center.
Open it back up. Taking a small corner point, fold it to where it touches the first fold line. Do this for all four corners and glue them down.
Pick up one side with your hand on each end and sort of squeeze it so that the point in the middle goes to the center point and the sides fold out. Press it flat with your hand.
Do this with all four sides. Repeat for all 6 pages.
Insert a piece of 3 by 3 cardstock into the center of each page.
Fold your little 2 by 2 pieces of solid cardstock in half diagonally, folding it back and forth several times to make is pliable. Add a small piece of double sided tape to each side. These are your hinges and will hold your pages together.
Insert one side of the hinge into one of the pockets of one of the pages. Insert the other side of the hinge into the next page and so on until you have all pages connected. Then fold your little book up accordion style and tie it closed with a ribbon. You can insert little photos or embellishments on each page.