Backpack Tutorial
After seeing Anita's gorgeous backpack for one of our Friday challenges, we received many requests for this step-by-step tutorial.
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Brought to you by: Anita Mulcahey
Items Needed:
*Paper/Cardstock
*scoring tool
*ribbon for straps
*various embellishments
- Take an 8 ½ X 11” piece of cardstock and score it along the 11” side at 1 3/4”, 5 ¼", 7” and 10 ½”.
- Turn your cardstock along the 8 ½ “ side and score at 6”.
- Hold your cardstock horizontally and cut at the 5 ¼” and 7” score marks up to the 6” score line.
- Holding your cardstock horizontally still, cut at the 1 ¾ “ score line up to the 6 score line as you did in the previous step.
- Holding your cardstock so that the ½ “ tab is on the left, cut from the tab over on the 6” score line. Cut straight down to the bottom of the cardstock piece.
- You should have four tabs that will make up the bottom of your box. You just need to make two more cuts.
- On the tabs that re 3 ½ “ wide, cut ¾ “ off the bottom of the tab. This will allow your box to close easily.
- Fold all score lines. Place sticky adhesive along the strip and glue your box side together. Fold in the bottom panels and glue together.
- To make pocket for front of the back pack you will need to but your cardstock 3 ¾ “ X 5 ¾”. Score along the 5 ¾ “ side at 2 ¾” and 3”.
- Score along the 3 ¾ “ side at ¼”, ½ “, 3 ¼” and 3 ½”.
- Holding your pocket piece horizontally, cut in at the 3” score mark to the 3 ¼ ” score line and up to the top of the pocket.
- Do the same to the other side by cutting from the 3” score mark from the ½” line up to the top of the pocket.
- Fold on score lines and assemble pocket.
- Embellish as desired.
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