Friday, August 15, 2008

Tips and Technique - Using the Bone Folder

One of the basic tools of scrapbooking is the bone folder. What does the bone folder do?

Scoring pages:
For scoring page albums or cards into half or any other measurement. Just remember to always score from the middle of the page to each end of the page for a precise straight line.

Secondly, the bone folder can be used to create neat corners when you are wrapping patterned paper onto a chipboard cover when making an album cover.  I was taught that we should always stick the sides of the corners first and then make a diagonal cut as per photo below with the allowance of the thickness of the chipboard. 
Thereafter,  make a sharp straight crease as shown in picture below with the bone folder and proceed to finish wrapping the album.  That would ensure that you will get one neat corner for your album. Hope you try this tip.


P.S.  I apologise for not publishing the tips and technique last week. I was away and was too jet lagged to post anything.  Thanks for visiting our blog.



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