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Mini Book with One Card Sheet

How to make a mini book with just one sheet of card perfect for a gift

How to make a mini book with just one sheet of card! Did you know you could make a mini book with one card sheet? It so easy, super quick to make and looks adorable. all you need is just a few simple tools and you will have perfect mini paper book to embellish.

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In this post I will show you how to make an easy mini book using just one sheet of card A4 card or 12 x 12 card.

In this mini book tutorial we will make the book together for you too embellish in your own time. It takes only minutes to make! 

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One page mini book made from one sheet of card A4 and 12 x12
One page mini book made from one sheet of card A4 and 12 x12

What do you need for an easy Mini Book with One Card Sheet?

You will need; 

It makes a stunning gift that you can fill with scrapbooking papers and photos.

Decorated one page mini book made from one sheet of card
Decorated one page mini book made from one sheet of card

How to make a Mini Book with One sheet?

Start with an A4 card sheet or a 12 x 12 card sheet.

A4 card mini book

For the A4 mini book you need to;

  • Cut A4 to 8 inch by 11 inch.
  • Score the longer side at 2 3/4 inch intervals across
  • Score the shorter side at 2 inch intervals 

( See below photo)

12×12 card one sheet mini book

12×12 card score every 3 inches until you have 12 3 inch boxes.

From here both mini books do the same

How to cut the one sheet mini book

one sheet of A4 mini book measurements
Cut lines for the mini book
  • Place the scored card long ways in front of you and cut up 3 squares on the first score line to just before last square. 
  • Turn and do the same on middle line on opposite side of card. 
  • Turn again and do the same cut up the 3rd line.

So line one cut up 3 boxes, Line 2 cut down 3 boxes, Line 3 cut up 3 boxes

Mini book folding with 12 x 12. Score so you are left with 12 boxes, cut 3 lines so it looks like an M
Score so you are left with 12 boxes, cut 3 lines so it looks like an M

Start folding your book

Fold back and forth and up and down at each turn just like a concertina. It is simple and comes naturally. Keep folding forward and back and down at the corners. See the video for full instructions.

Stick your mini book together

Steps to construct your one sheet mini book.

  • Place your book in front of you so each end is open facing you like a book
  • Downward V in middle stick together 
  • Two vs on top leave open if you wish to add tags or stick 
  • Stick the 4 back V pieces together
Where to close then page mini book diagram
Mini book folding and sticking diagram

Attach your ribbon

Lay alongside the ribbon and attach to the back of each cover leave a bit of give to fold the book. 

All done!  you can fill your book with photos and pretty papers.

If you do not have any papers download my spring papers for free

You can also creat a cover! Should you wish!

Just cut board or several sheets of card together. And cover with patterned paper and fix over the front where the ribbon is.

Or just place a piece of card over the front.

decorated front cover One page mini book made from just one sheet of card 12 x12
 One page mini book tutorial made from one sheet of card A4 and 12 x12
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