{"id":2431,"date":"2025-12-04T15:49:30","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T23:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/?p=2431"},"modified":"2025-12-05T10:22:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T18:22:48","slug":"diy-trifold-folio-tutorial-part-1-vintage-heritage-album-gift-idea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepapermotif.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/04\/diy-trifold-folio-tutorial-part-1-vintage-heritage-album-gift-idea\/","title":{"rendered":"DIY Trifold Folio Tutorial (Part 1) | Vintage Heritage Album Gift Idea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0I was inspired by a fellow paper crafter, Maymay, to create a <\/span><b>trifold 3\u2011page folio<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and then added my own creative twists. Using <\/span><b>Early Espresso cardstock<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as the base and pairing it with <\/span><b>vintage\u2011style DSP<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, I\u2019ve started building a Heritage album that will become a meaningful <\/span><b>Christmas gift for my sibling<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you like to create folios or you are looking for a simple scrapbook to either gift or save, click below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"DIY Trifold Folio Tutorial (Part 1) | Vintage Heritage Album Gift Idea\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F5wLqbRC5xk?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4>\u00a0 Stampin&#8217; Up Supplies<\/h4>\n<h3><b>\ud83d\udee0 Tools<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paper trimmer with scoring blade<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bone folder<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Multipurpose liquid glue<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ruler<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scissors<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Supplies &amp; Cutting Dimensions<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Piece<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Material<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Size<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Score Lines<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Purpose<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Base Panel<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Early Espresso cardstock<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8\u2011\u00bd&#8221; x 11&#8243;<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Score at 4&#8243; and 4\u2011\u00be&#8221; (with 11&#8243; side at top)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Main folio base<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Side Panel<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Early Espresso cardstock<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8\u2011\u00bd&#8221; x 11&#8243;<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Score at \u00be&#8221;, 1\u2011\u00bc&#8221;, 7\u2011\u00bd&#8221;, and 8\u2011\u00bc&#8221; (with 11&#8243; side at top)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Side fold\/hinge<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Center Panel<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Early Espresso cardstock<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8\u2011\u00bd&#8221; x 11&#8243;<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Score at 4\u2011\u00be&#8221; and 5&#8243; (with 11&#8243; side at top)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Center fold<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pocket 1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Early Espresso cardstock<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6\u2011\u215e&#8221; x 6\u2011\u00bd&#8221;<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Score \u00bd&#8221; on three sides<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pocket<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pocket 2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Early Espresso cardstock<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4\u2011\u00be&#8221; x 6\u2011\u00bd&#8221;<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Score \u00bd&#8221; on three sides<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pocket<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pocket 3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Early Espresso cardstock<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2\u2011\u215d&#8221; x 6\u2011\u00bd&#8221;<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Score \u00bd&#8221; on three sides<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pocket<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Waterfall Panels (x4)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DSP<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6&#8243; x 4\u2011\u00bd&#8221;<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Score \u00bd&#8221; at top of each side<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Waterfall feature<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Stay tuned for Part 2<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0I was inspired by a fellow paper crafter, Maymay, to create a trifold 3\u2011page folio and then added my own creative twists. Using Early Espresso cardstock as the base and pairing it with vintage\u2011style DSP, I\u2019ve started building a Heritage album that will become a meaningful Christmas gift for my sibling. 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