Pinwheel Album beginnings

A while ago I saw an intriguing video on

You-Tube from  Emily280881 and

this Pinwheel Album that she created.

I've since found a second video showing

the same album, but decorated differently.

It' pretty cool!  Since it was a video only

of her completed project and not a

tutorial with dimensions and instructions,

it's taken me a while to get this in gear.

 

I thought I'd break it up a bit, since

it will be photo intensive.

 

With all the cold, rain & snow that's been

going on for the past couple of months that

I would do the project in bright summer colors!

Here's the start....

 

 

I opted to use 12 x 12 sheets of cardstock for

my "base" album pages - which when folded

up makes them 6 x 6.

 

So - I decided to make my album cover

(chipboard) 7 x 7 and the spine 7 x 1 1/2

 

 

On the right side, I needed "spines" to attach

the other three pages - so made them in

graduated sizes 1/4"  -  3/4"  -  1"

 

 

Here's the right side with the 3 album sections added.

 

Here they are with two levels unfolded

 

This has one level unfolded.

 

This shows the entire right side "packet" prior to

attaching it to the album.  This is the bottom.

 

Here's the album with the inside cover

decorated and both the right and

left side album sections attached.

I attached a ribbon that matched around

the entire front and back of the spine.

 

Here's the outside of the album and you

can see the "spine" of the bottom section.

 

When all the album sections are unfolded

they resemble a pinwheel shape.

 

The top folds down first (blue),

then the side panel folds in (pink)

and lastly the bottom (yellow) section.

 

Another view with the bottom partially closed.

 

More of the section partially closed

 

This one has the orange, blue and pink sections closed

Here's a close-up of the pretty, funky ribbon that

I used on the spine, both inside and outside.

There's possibly going to be a "flower" for the

outside made from the same ribbon....

 

This shows the album opened with the sections all closed.

 

More as I get going  :)

 

Hope you've enjoyed the journey so far.