Wraparound Exploding Mini Book with Wallet Pages

A project from our live show Create Together Club - 5 Days of Creativity - Broadcast Thursday 25TH September 2025 · 25/09/2025 · watch it from 9:00

Create a multi-page interactive mini book that folds closed for gifting but opens out to display several wallet-shaped pages. Each page can hold gift cards, photos, or messages, and the whole piece wraps closed with a decorative clasp closure.

You will need

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Step by step

1. Cut multiple wallet die shapes from your patterned paper, ensuring you cut on the white side so the pattern shows on the inside of each page. ▶ watch 9:15
2. Fold each wallet piece in half to create individual pages. ▶ watch 10:30
3. Glue the folded pages back to back, stacking them together to create the multi-page structure. Use different coloured papers for each page so they fan out in variety. ▶ watch 17:30
4. Cut closure strips from the dye pieces and glue them to the front and back of your stacked pages, leaving a slight hump in the middle to accommodate the clasp mechanism. ▶ watch 22:30
5. Cut belt buckle pieces from the dye and glue them underneath the front closure panel. ▶ watch 24:00
6. Cut pocket die shapes from the dye pieces and glue one onto each page (except one, which you leave plain for the slider element). ▶ watch 29:30
7. Cut a second closure piece and glue it to the inside back page to create a clasp that holds the book open when displayed. ▶ watch 35:45
8. Decorate the front cover with a plaque or panel from your paper collection, positioning it off to one side. ▶ watch 40:00
9. Blend black or vintage colour around the white edges using a blending brush to tidy up and tie the design together. ▶ watch 51:00
10. Optional: thread twine down the middle of the book and tie it in a bow at the side for extra decoration. ▶ watch 52:00

Tips from the show

• Leave a little hump of glue in the middle when adhering panels so the clasp can fit underneath without buckling.
• Leave yourself grace with the wrap if you're putting items inside—don't glue too tightly or it will look bulky and push apart.
• You can use double-sided paper to avoid needing to glue two closure pieces together.

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