Part 2 Starbook Tutorial

Hello, Eleanor here with that starbook tutorial I promised you.

If you've never made one, or seen one made, it can be tricky to see quite how to put one together, so I've written some instructions, based on the way I was shown by a lovely girl at a papercraft retreat. Lots of photos, but I hope you can follow the steps.

If you have a paper collection in mind, great, if not, then choose some contrasting or co-ordinating cardstock to begin with, then bring out that big box of patterned paper scraps you have tucked away.

For the basis of the pages you will need 3 colours of cardstock (these may vary in later photos, but the sizes won't) and assorted patterned card/stiff paper:

Each piece, once cut to size, needs to be scored as follows (my scoreboard is imperial and I worked in metric, so I just measured and made a little pencil mark where I needed to score)

For now, set the single largest piece (14.5 x 30 cms) aside. Take the five pieces of 14.5 x 29 and construct as follows, folding with right sides together:

Lay a second folded piece exactly down onto the first, pressing on sticky edge to secure.

Continue with the remaining 3 pieces.

Now add the second layer of 5 pages, sized 14.5 x 27 cms, as follows, again folding the right side inwards:

Now take your patterned sheets, the ones you cut 14.5 x 25 cms, these are the ones you embellish, adding photos or leaving spaces for them if it's a gift. This is how I did mine:

And finally, the fifth page spread and the longer cover:

Now to put those pretties in:

Finally, time to add the cover, so close up the star shape with your blank card at front and back. Now take the cover, score an additional line 1cm either side of the central fold to allow for the bulk of the pages and add the closure as follows:

Run another strip of glue-tape down the whole edge. Place your centre pages onto the cover, wrong sides together, press to secure.

All done.

Here's another version:

Any questions, or if anything isn't clear, please shout, and I'll respond in the week.

Cheerio

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Comments

[Tatyana]

Eleanor, thanks for a great tutorial!
What puzzles me though, is why we need the layer in the middle (the red one in the photos)? Wouldn't it stand upright just the same way with just one layer?

[Eleanor]

Hello Tatyana, great to hear from you again.
You are quite right, we don't need that layer as such, and it would function just as well without it, but it adds a little other splash of colour, and I like layers, and the extra weight it gives.
If you try it without, we'd love to see your version, do show us.
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[Debbie]

Lovely project Eleanor. I think I am going to have a go when I have time x

[Leanne]

Thank you for these, I'm just waiting for a special occasion now! x