{"id":5335,"date":"2017-08-25T11:36:50","date_gmt":"2017-08-25T03:36:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.printforfun.sg\/?p=5335"},"modified":"2022-03-08T20:41:52","modified_gmt":"2022-03-08T12:41:52","slug":"diy-simple-photobook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.printforfun.sg\/blog\/diy-simple-photobook\/","title":{"rendered":"DIY Simple Photobook"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re back again with another DIY. This time round will be a simple photobook. &nbsp;This photobook can be a gift to your loved ones or a photobook for the places that you have visited. For me, it is the latter.<\/p>\n<p>The materials that I used:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 A4 colored paper\/ 2 A5 colored paper. (You can have more if you wish to)<\/li>\n<li>1 Vanguard sheet<\/li>\n<li>Squared photos (I used 4 for this DIY)<\/li>\n<li>Scissors<\/li>\n<li><em>Hole puncher (Optional)&nbsp;<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Some pens to decorate the photobook<\/li>\n<li>String (You can use either a string or ribbon. etc to tie it all up)<\/li>\n<li>Ruler<\/li>\n<li>Adhesive materials (I used washi tape)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-5523\" src=\"https:\/\/printforfunsg.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/08\/pic-4.jpg?resize=579%2C434\" alt=\"Pic-4\" width=\"579\" height=\"434\"  data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Let&#8217;s Start!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fold the A4 colored papers into half and cut along the folded lines, or you can get A5 colored paper. For me, I cut the A4 colored papers so the size of the paper will be around A5 size. Once cut, we will only use half of it.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-5529\" src=\"https:\/\/printforfunsg.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/08\/pic-5.jpg?resize=477%2C636\" alt=\"Pic-5\" width=\"477\" height=\"636\"  data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Place the colored papers onto the vanguard sheet and outline it.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-5532\" src=\"https:\/\/printforfunsg.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/08\/pic-6.jpg?resize=493%2C370\" alt=\"Pic-6\" width=\"493\" height=\"370\"  data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Measure a 0.5 outwards of the outline and draw along the outline. It will look something like this:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-5535\" src=\"https:\/\/printforfunsg.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/08\/pic-7.jpg?resize=529%2C458\" alt=\"Pic-7\" width=\"529\" height=\"458\"  data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Cut along the outer line. This will be the cover of the photobook.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-5536\" src=\"https:\/\/printforfunsg.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/08\/pic-8.jpg?resize=524%2C698\" alt=\"Pic-8.jpg\" width=\"524\" height=\"698\"  data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Erase away the lines. Now place the colored paper on top of the it and fold into half. Draw a semi circle at the side of folded side and cut using scissors or use a hole puncher to create a hole. Be careful when cutting or using the hole puncher as this may happen.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-5542\" src=\"https:\/\/printforfunsg.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/08\/pic-10.jpg?resize=316%2C237\" alt=\"Pic-10\" width=\"316\" height=\"237\"  data-recalc-dims=\"1\">&nbsp; &nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-5550\" src=\"https:\/\/printforfunsg.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/08\/psx_20170824_1332421.jpg?w=300&#038;resize=313%2C235\" alt=\"PSX_20170824_133242\" width=\"313\" height=\"235\"  data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Bind it together with a string or a ribbon. I will be using a string. Paste the photos in the pages inside. And finally, you can decorate the book anyway you wish! VOILA! Your very own photobook is done!<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5510\" src=\"https:\/\/printforfunsg.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/08\/20170824_152152.gif?resize=480%2C640\" alt=\"20170824_152152\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\"  data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-5635\" src=\"https:\/\/printforfunsg.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/08\/pic-11.jpg?resize=478%2C673\" alt=\"Pic-11\" width=\"478\" height=\"673\"  data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-5556\" src=\"https:\/\/printforfunsg.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/08\/pic-1.jpg?resize=476%2C357\" alt=\"Pic 1\" width=\"476\" height=\"357\"  data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-5558\" src=\"https:\/\/printforfunsg.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/08\/pic-2.jpg?resize=472%2C354\" alt=\"Pic-2.jpg\" width=\"472\" height=\"354\"  data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-5567\" src=\"https:\/\/printforfunsg.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/08\/pic-3.jpg?resize=475%2C356\" alt=\"Pic-3\" width=\"475\" height=\"356\"  data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>I find doing this is pretty fun. Try it! Let your creativity flow and have fun with creating your own photobook. You can start by printing the photos on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.printforfun.sg\/\">our website.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Until next time!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re back again with another DIY. This time round will be a simple photobook. &nbsp;This photobook can be a gift to your loved ones or a photobook for the places that you have visited. For [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5665,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9ZMoL-1o3","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11973,"url":"https:\/\/www.printforfun.sg\/blog\/diy-swing-pop-up-card\/","url_meta":{"origin":5335,"position":0},"title":"DIY Swing Pop Up Card","date":"April 28, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Another day, another DIY. Just like our previous blog post we posted last week, this would be a simple DIY for you guys to try. Always wanted to create a unique card for a birthday or an anniversary? The Swing Pop Up Card would be something different as a gift.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;DIY&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.printforfun.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Featured-Image.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":10821,"url":"https:\/\/www.printforfun.sg\/blog\/heybooks-faq-for-photobook-printing\/","url_meta":{"origin":5335,"position":1},"title":"Heybooks! FAQ for our Chat-to-Order Photobook Printing","date":"August 5, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Long gone are the tiresome days of printing out individual photos and inserting them into chunky photo albums. Digital photobook printing has taken over with their sophisticated software, allowing users to best customise their perfect pages. But even that leaves out a pretty large portion of the interested audience -\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Digital Photos&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"Photobook Cover Page","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.printforfun.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Photobook-Cover-Page.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":11453,"url":"https:\/\/www.printforfun.sg\/blog\/printing-on-photo-books-online\/","url_meta":{"origin":5335,"position":2},"title":"Photo Books Online &#8211; 5 Ideas On What To Print","date":"December 12, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Our Heybooks! are a great way to compile your best shots! There are many places that you can get your photo books online but what stands out about ours is the convenience of getting it done up. Our ordering process is hassle-free - perfect for those who are really busy\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Ideas&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.printforfun.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_8492.png?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":11069,"url":"https:\/\/www.printforfun.sg\/blog\/hassle-free-photo-books-online\/","url_meta":{"origin":5335,"position":3},"title":"Print For Fun\u2019s Hassle-Free Photos Book Online","date":"September 20, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Photobooks are a great way to compile hardcopy photos. You can design photo books online for any occasion be it holiday trips, your baby\u2019s first year or even celebrations like Christmas or Chinese New Year. Fill the book up with photos & wishes from relatives and close friends to gift\u2026","rel":"","context":"In \"ideas\"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.printforfun.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Snapseed-1.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":4936,"url":"https:\/\/www.printforfun.sg\/blog\/another-diy-post-squash-photo-album\/","url_meta":{"origin":5335,"position":4},"title":"Another DIY post! &#8211; Squash Photo Album","date":"August 11, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"I just realized August is a month when many of my friends and family have their birthdays. And today is my roommates' birthday!! So I decided to post another DIY post!! I made this present for my roommate and she liked it so much!!! She was like WOW when she\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.printforfun.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img_06581.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":5229,"url":"https:\/\/www.printforfun.sg\/blog\/boom-diy-explosion-box\/","url_meta":{"origin":5335,"position":5},"title":"BOOM!! DIY Explosion Box","date":"August 18, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Another day in August might be another ordinary day for you, but today, for me, is a special day because it is my best friend's birthday!! Guess who decided to make another DIY gift for him!! Here are the materials I used: Black\/coloured paper(minimum 3\/add more if you want the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;DIY&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.printforfun.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/img_0802.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.printforfun.sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5335"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.printforfun.sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.printforfun.sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.printforfun.sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.printforfun.sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5335"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.printforfun.sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5335\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14108,"href":"https:\/\/www.printforfun.sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5335\/revisions\/14108"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.printforfun.sg\/blog\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.printforfun.sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.printforfun.sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5335"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.printforfun.sg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}