Coaster Squash Book

Two 4" x 4" square coasters
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Four 4" x 4" pieces of patterned paper

Three 7 1/2" x 7 1/2" pieces of cardstock

Coordinating cardstock and patterned paper for embellishing

Mod Podge™  [ buy it ]

Foam brush

Scissors

Sticky tape

Adhesive

Sanding block

Step 1.
Brush Mod Podge on coaster.

Step 2.
Adhere patterned paper to the coaster.

Step 3.
Trim paper around the corners and sand edges if neccessary.

Step 4.
Repeat steps one though three on the other side of the coaster.

Step 5.
Repeat steps one through four for the second coaster.

Step 6.
Score each of the 7 1/2" cardstock squares in half at the 3 3/4" mark both vertically and horizontally.

Step 7.
Score each cardstock in half once on the diagonal (from corner to corner).

Step 8. (Optional)
Stamp cardstock squares. Stamp one of the squares on the front and back of the cardstock for the middle piece.

Step 9.
Fold on all scored lines.

Step 10.
Take the middle piece and place it with the diagonal fold pointing down. Add sticky tape on unscored quarters of the cardstock.

Step 11.
Take the second piece of cardstock. The diagonal fold should point up. Adhere one square of that cardstock to one of the squares of the middle piece.

Step 12.
Adhere the third piece of cardstock to the other side of the middle piece.

Step 13.
Fold squash book. Add sticky tape to the outside page.

Step 14.
Adhere one covered coaster to the outside page.

Step 15.
Repeat on the other side.

Step 16.
Add coordinating cardstock to the square and triangle "pages".

Cut 3 1/2" squares and for the triangles, cut 3 1/4" squares in half diagonally.

Step 17.
Add photos, journaling and patterned papers to finish the project.

Here, photos are 3 1/4" square, and triangles were cut from 2 3/4" squares.

Step 18.
Decorate the front. Run ribbon underneath the front image to tie the book on the side.