Making a Board Book

Okay, so to my disappointment and astonishment, there is nowhere in the United States, online or in town, to affordably print your own board book.  Apparently board books are all printed in China, and you have to want millions of copies to make it worth it.  Smaller print shops either don't have the technology to print/bind such a book, or they will do it for a hefty price.  There are websites however that will sell you blank board books.  The only problem is, the books have a set number of pages.

I decided I would get the materials to make my own.  I set to work drawing and scanning onto Photoshop my pages, so that I could size them correctly, and print them off on the sticker paper.
Here's my book cover and pages.

Materials needed:

• Large piece of heavy book board (UofO Bookstore carries it)
• Exacto Knife, Ruler, and Scoring Tool
• Craft glue (get the good stuff...it's important)
• Sticker paper for your computer printer
• Laminating sheets (either self adhesive or to use in a laminator)
• Computer with scanner (preferably some image editing software)

Cut your board into pieces that are as wide as 2 pages.  You will score these in the middle and fold them in half.  When you've made enough for all your pages, put them together and measure the spine.  For the cover and back, add on an the additional amount you measured for your spine.  Each page will be glued to the next page, so in essence, each page will be double the thickness of the board you purchased.  Print your images on the sticker paper.  Laminate them.  Peel away the sticker backing and stick them to your board pages.  I recommend doing this after you've assembled and glued your book together.  Happy board book making!