DIY Father’s Day Photo Book

BY LYNN LILLY
  Craft Box Girls

Photo gifts are the best ways to show Dad he is loved this Fathers Day. A photo memory book is the best way to commemorate the time between Dad and his little ones. Our colorful papers add a great pop of color and fun that Dad will never forget.

Check out the video below:

Materials:

Directions:

1. Select your favorite colors of Astrobrights paper in both text and cardstock. With all the bright and vibrant colors available, Astrobrights makes it easy to create colorful fun projects.
2. Cut out one large (for dad) and one small cacti (for your little one) from the Martian Green cardstock.
3. Use the brush marker to draw spikes and faces on the cacti. I made Dad a cool cactus with sunglasses.

1. Cut one large and one small pot from Plasma Pink and Gravity Grape cardstock.
2. Cut a piece of Lift-Off Lemon cardstock for the cover.
3. Attach the cacti pieces and pots with the tape roller. Add a special message for dad with the brush marker!
4. Add a piece of Gravity Grape cardstock to the back of the cover for added support.
5. Fold sheets of text paper in a variety of formats to create the pages of the book. Get creative and make a few pages open to secret fold. Make the interior pages slightly smaller than the book cover.
6. Add photos and decorate with washi tape. Be sure to write notes about the special moments in the photos.

7. Cut a back cover to match the size of the front cover.
8. Line up all the pages in between the covers. Secure with clips.
9. Using an awl (booking binding tool) poke a holes along the side in the center and one about 1 inch from the top and one 1 inch from the bottom. Make sure the tool goes through all the pages.
10. Thread a bookbinding needle with wax thread. I doubled my thread to get a thicker binding. Tie a knot at the end of the thread.

1. Starting from the back cover thread the needle and wax thread through the hole at the bottom of the book. Pull the thread all the way through the stack and sew into the middle hole.
2. Come back up through the bottom hole and stretch thread across the cover to the top hole and sew through.
3. Bring the needle back through the middle hole and up to the top hole and sew through.
4. Tie off the thread with a tight knot that goes flush against the back cover. Trim excess thread.

TADA!!!! You have the perfect gift that Dad will cherish forever. If your kids are old enough they can even add artwork to the book!

Happy Father's Day!