Flying High - Anything That Flies!

 Hi everyone, Summer is on it's way...isn't it? Wind and rain isn't what I was hoping for! 

We have a new topic at Try It On Tuesday - 'Flying High - Anything That Flies' You will see from the Design Team that that certainly does lead to lots of possibilites

I have made a little Zine about birds - I do love making Zines 

They are easy to make

I started off with lots of scraps and a piece of copy paper folded in half lengthwise. Stick scraps on the bottom half and the turn the paper and stick scraps on the other side. This means that if you use anything with text on it will be the correct way up when complete.

At this point if you want a focal image on each page it is easier to fold gently so that you can position them. Fold to line up the short edges  then fold again - take care not to press too hard - this is just to help line things up.

At this point you can add flowers, words, buttons etc.

THEN - either scan and print, or take a photocopy of your page.

Fold your copy in the same way as you folded the original - it will fold much flatter. Fold the two short ends with the images on the outside and cut from the centre to the next fold

I have done this with a clear sheet of copy paper to show you where to cut

When you fold the page lengthwise ..

...this is what you will have

Bring them together and ....

..you have your Zine!

It's a great way to use up scraps.

Here are two I made a while ago.

I hope you will join us at Try It On Tuesday - 'Flying High' this time.

Thanks for looking, Chris