Tricia recently released a new online workshop: The Interactive Waterfall Book. A reboot of the original Interactive Journal, this updated version holds TONS of photos. All the little nooks and crannies make the book fun to explore. Keep reading to learn how to create a gorgeous 6x8" Interactive Waterfall Book featuring Club Scrap's Colorful Life Page Kit.
Gather Supplies
To recreate this project, gather the following supplies and tools:
Colorful Life Page Kit
Interactive Waterfall Book Components
CS® Bookbinding Glue
Needle-tipped Applicator
12” Paper Trimmer
3x14" Grid Ruler
Scor Pal 1/8s
Accordion Pocket File
Bone Folder
3 in 1 Corner Rounder
Pencil
Scissors
Once you've downloaded the written instructions, utilize the paper substitutions listed below as you sort and trim your papers.
Paper A = Yellow
Paper B = Red
Paper C = Blue
Paper D = Aqua
Paper E = Small Mosaic Print
Paper F = Large Mosaic Print
I strongly encourage you to watch the video tutorial before trimming anything. The project is fairly involved, but it's totally achievable with the help of Tricia's step-by-step guidance. Once the project is complete, prepare to be super-impressed with yourself!
Decorate the front cover with the cutapart tag, fussy cut foliage, and ribbon accents.
Colorful Life Interactive Waterfall Book
The project is aptly named due to a number unique interactive elements inside. A clever pocket built into the front cover features a two-part closure that stores a removable folio.
Open the hook and loop closures to access the folio.
Decorate the interior and exterior of the folio by adapting cutaparts, photo mats and other embellishments from the Page Kit. Thread ribbons through the matted cutapart tags and wrap the ends around the flaps.
Cleverly hide the ribbon ends beneath the square prints!
Decorate the journal's inside pages, pockets and inserts with pre-cut photo mats, cutaparts, glitter crowns, etc. Trim the long border strip cutaparts to span across the inside pages. Be sure to glue the strips next to (not over) the scored lines on the pages. This will allow them to open and close easily.
Add a wide border cutapart to adorn the pocket page.
Decorate the front...
... and back of the pocket page insert. The colorful borders created a space for future photo placement.
An extra large cutapart layers nicely with the Red photo mat and adds interest to the back of the pocket page.
Layer the cutapart sentiments together on a Blue mat reclaimed from the "left over" pile.
Add a sentiment cutapart and adhere a crown appliqué with Bookbinding Glue dispensed from a Needle-tipped applicator to embellish the small pocket pages.
To make room for even more memories, the inside back cover features a set of waterfall pages that will hold more than a dozen photos!
Decorate the underside of each waterfall flap with die cut or punched circles from the printed paper scraps. Add tags adorned with baker's twine, hiding the ends beneath the small Yellow mat.
This project can be a bit more challenging than others, but it's well worth the extra effort to transform your favorite CS® Page Kit into a really impressive handmade keepsake. Just imagine possibilities - the ability to customize each book to the personality of the recipient or to document a special event/occasion. I am going to fill my book with photos taken during multiple events this summer!
We invite you to share your finished artwork on our Facebook Chat Group. Not a member of the group yet? Simply answer a few questions and we'll get your request processed in no time!
Tour even more versions of this project at the links below:
Tunisian Tiles
Starry Night
Lotus
Architectural Elements
Harbor Town
Click the product links below to gather everything you need to make one for yourself!
Interactive Waterfall Components
$16.61
Learn how to make an updated version of the 2024 Interactive Journal project by pairing the components with any Club Scrap Page Kit. The online workshop is designed to help you create a 6x8x1.5" hand-crafted scrapbook. It features Club Scrap's… Read More
Bookbinding Glue 2 oz.
$6.55
Acid-free, quick drying, and easy to use for all of your bookbinding projects (and more). This is the one glue you MUST have in your stash! ***Please note: This product cannot freeze. We may not be able to ship this… Read More
Colorful Life Page Kit
$35.95
Kit includes all of the supplies needed to complete eight fully-embellished 12x12 scrapbook pages. Just add a trimmer, scissors and adhesive. Includes: (4) 12x12 Prints: 2 ea. Large Mosaic Print, Small Mosaic Print(3) 12x12 Red Plains(3) 12x12 Yellow Plains(2) 12x12… Read More
