CIRCULAR FLAG BOOK

Our April workshop will feature a circular book invented by Mary Conley. She said it is easy to make and the decorating will be at our own discretion. Mary will send us the patterns she used in making the birthday card just in case we want to duplicate it. After registration in the workshop the participants will be supplied with printouts of the circles, the lettering (Happy Birthday), and stars to cut out ahead of time. (The two circles should be cut out of light weight cardstock or similar material that is easy to fold.)

Supplies:

• Bone folder
• Scoring tool
• Ruler
• Glue stick
• X-Acto knife
• Scissors
• Cutting mat
• One (1) Velcro dot
• Three (3) different colored cardstock

Suggested Decoration: 

Circular paper punches: 3/4" and 1/2" diameter

NORBAG member projects:

Sherrill Story's versions of the
Telescoping mechanism from the March workshop. 

Cards laying flat.

Sherrill's card was inspired by Michele Kamprath's card
from the March Project Page.

 April Meeting Details:

What:    Circular Flag Book

When:   Saturday April 12 at 10 a.m. PDT

Where:  On your computer, tablet or smartphone via Zoom

RSVP:   Dolores Guffey by April 7 to receive the password etc.

Workshop Questions:  Mary Conley - sculptsster@gmail.com

Zoom Questions:  Bobbie Hayes

Contact information is in the newsletter.

 

CIRCULAR BOOK WITH RADIAL HINGES

 Our September workshop will be taught by our member from the San Francisco Bay Area, Kit Davey. On her website at
https://www.found-object-art.com, it says Kit "makes playful art to spread delight across the planet". You'll find this to be true if you visit her website or her Instagram page @daveykit and check out all the whimsical and beautiful books that she makes. She'll be teaching us a circular book with pages that rotate 360 degrees because of unique "hinges" installed on the back. She'll also teach us an unusual case for the book.

Tools Needed:

• 3/4" and 1" circular paper punches. You cannot make the book without them!
• Pencil with eraser
• Ruler
• Exacto knife and cutting mat
• Liquid glue, such as PVA, Modge Podge, mat medium, Elmer's or Yes Glue
• Paintbrushes 1/4" or so wide
• Jar for water
• Circle cutter, if you have one
• Small hole punch (1/8" in diameter) or use an awl to make a small hole
• Small brad (with a head approximately 1/4" in diameter or whatever size you have available)

Materials Instructions:

Important note: You MUST cut out the materials in advance of this workshop! There will not be time to cut things during the Zoom meeting.

Double-sided cardstock or mixed media weight paper will work well for all the elements in this book. Some scrapbooking papers are also stiff enough. Flimsy paper, like magazine pages, dictionary pages or map pages are NOT stiff enough.

• For the pages: six (6) circles made from single-sided or double-sided cardstock, 3" to 3 3/4" in diameter. You can use a glass or something round to trace a circle if you don't have a circle cutter.
• For the radial hinges that will be on the back of a six-page book: 24 3/4" circles and six (6) 1" circles.
• You can embellish the circular book pages before or after class, as we won't have time in class for this.
• For the case: two (2) pieces of cardstock, 4 1/4" by 8" and one small brad. 

When:    Saturday September 9 at 10 a.m. PDT

Where:  On your computer, tablet or smartphone via Zoom

RSVP:    By September 4 to Dolores Guffey to receive the password

Workshop Questions:  Kit Davey (kitdavey@aol.com)

Zoom Questions:  Bobbie Hayes

Contact information for Dolores and Bobbie is in the newsletter.