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1. |
Open design program, copy and paste background
image (I used Water Stripe from Backgrounds creatable).
Size image to 7 ½ inches wide then crop
the height to the same height. Next add blue border
1/8 inch wide. This will be the back cover. Copy
and Paste this image onto a new document for Front
cover. Copy and paste desired bug images and compose
title.
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2. |
Print both covers and trim to 8 ½”
. Place cover over paper back of fun foam and
trace the edge of cover and trim foam. Peel paper
backing on foam sheet and place cover over foam.
Now trim foam/card stock to even edges. This is
easily done on the Dahle trimmer, just cut foam
side up.
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3. |
Place each cover upside down (foam side up) and
place a ruler about a half-inch from holes. Gently
score foam with exacta knife but don’t cut
card stock front.
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4. |
Next open coloring page template in design program
and copy and paste desired black and white images.
Add text to illustrate picture if desired. Print
all the pages desired. Also make an opening page
with child’s name. Trim pages.
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5. |
Take
all coloring pages and punch holes carefully. Place
a page over covers, centering and with a pencil
mark holes and punch. |
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6. |
Place
all cover and pages together and clamp with a bulldog
clip , this is to hold in place with stitching.
To stitch:
1. Thread needle with a length of yarn about 5 times
the height of your book
2. Stitch up through a middle hole leaving a five
inch tail of yarn to tie off
3. Stitch down through the next hole towards to
top of the book, and around the spine and back down
through the same hole
4. Keep doing this until you are at the top of the
book then come down stitch on the opposite side
that was stitched going up.
5. Do the same all the way down to the bottom of
to book and then back to the middle hole. Tie the
ends into a knot and dab the knot with a small amount
of glue. |
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Lastly
take twenty inches of each yarn and thread with
needle and stitch through the next to the top hole,
tie yarns and knot. Thread yarn through daisy buttons
and dab knot with glue. |
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