How to Alter a Board Book – an easy approach tutorial
This is a very easy tutorial to follow.
Get a board book. (Yard/garage sale, thrift shop, dollar store)
Sand the pages so that you create a grip for the Gesso paint.
Punch or drill holes to add ribbon to close.
DTP Ink or paint, or add patterned papers to the pages.
Add your photo’s or quotes. (stickers, or computer generated)
Use ribbons or fibers to close the book.
My take, additional ideas:
You can tear the glossy pages off the actual board if you don’t want to sand.
A sanding block works great.
Add envelopes or library pockets to add additional items to pull out.
Add a pull out page in the form of an accordion.
Add an explosion page onto an existing page.
Add a flap book on the inside.
Add acetate embellishments with the photos
Use scrapbooking stickers or epoxy stickers on the pages.
Use a Krylon gold leafing pen (or other metallic pen color) to highlight the edges.
Decoupage pages with tissue paper or paper napkins.
You can also use a ribbon with Velcro to close the book.
