20x20 Scrapbook #1Cover & Bindung (Hidden Hinge) [eng sub]

The Mini Album will have 6 pages with the size of 20x20cm. First, we are going to make the cover of the album. I cut out two pieces with the size of 21x21cm. The book spine measures 21x4cm.

And next, we are going to glue the chipboard onto this paper, with the size of 27x52cm. The paper is 3cm bigger at the edges. Before glueing the chipboard onto the paper, make sure to leave a space between the spine and the two pieces of chipboard. The space has to be at least as wide as the thickness of the chipboard (2mm).

So the paper wont tear when we close the cover. Now, we glue this onto the paper. Then we are going to cut off the corners. Now, we are going to score the paper, so it will be easier to tape it onto the chipboard.

The tape is already attached and now we are going to adhere glue, and tape the edges onto the chipboard. Then we score the space next to our spine, so it will be easier to fold. Now, we can fold the album. Next, we proceed with the binding.

We are going to need paper with the size of 20x24,5cm. I drew all the score lines onto a white paper, so you can see it better. On both sides of the paper we are going to leave a space measuring 5cm. Then we are going to make our first score line.

Then we leave a space of 1cm and another cm. Then 0,5cm and then again 1cm two times and so on. The dashed lines stand for the spaces between the pages and the 1cm sections will hold our pages. The first score line is going to be a valley fold.

The next score line (between the two 1cm sections) is going to be a mountain fold. Then again two valley folds, one mountain fold, two valley folds and so on. Now we can almost see how the binding is going to look. Next, we are going to glue the both 1cm sections together by putting tape on the back of the paper.

Now, it looks like this. Then we fold the hinges both way, so our pages will turn easily. Now, we are going to attach the binding onto the album cover. I already put adhesive tape onto the binding and next, Im going to add glue to these parts.

Make sure to use a very strong adhesive. And then we are going to glue our binding to the spine. At the end, we are going to score the paper, where it is going to be folded. Then we are done..