The Cortina Collection of albums was developed to make it easy to put together a small, gorgeous album in no time. The Cortina Luxury is a 7 1/2" X 8 1/4" square book, great for commemorating a special weekend or project on acid-free cardstock pages.
The design innovation is all in the details. The Cortina is constructed using twin boards that are wrapped in Kolo's trademark book cloth, then sandwiched together to create a striking color combinations. The Cortina features a sewn-spine construction that both binds the pages and adds visual detail.
Available in the following color combinations:
black with black lining and black pages
chartreuse with chocolate lining and soft white pages
mango with red lining and soft white pages
red with pink lining and soft white pages
chocolate with camel lining and soft white pages
ivory with camel lining and soft white pages
platinum with red lining and soft white pages
ocean with chocolate lining and soft white pages
Measures 7 1/2" x 8 1/4" with 36 hand-sewn pages (18 sheets). For contrast the spine stitching matches the lining color. The album is not refillable.
Personalize your Kolo Cortina album by adding an embossed name or phrase for only $12.00 per line. You can personalize your book with gold or silver embossing on one or two lines, up to 20 characters and spaces each.
To choose this option, fill in your personalization information above. Embossing is centered beneath the cutout window.
Please note: When choosing personalization, allow one extra day. Personalized items may not be returned.
PROJECT: MAKE A BEAUTIFUL PREGNANCY JOURNAL FOR YOURSELF OR AS A GIFT. IT'S EASY WITH OUR FREE DOWNLOADABLE TEMPLATE AND INSTRUCTIONS!
This is a special way for guests to share their heartfelt thoughts and wishes with the guest(s) of honor by writing personal notes on small cards and slipping them into envelopes in a guest book. You will need one size 4-bar (3 5/8" x 5 1/8") envelope and one size 4-bar (3 1/2" x 4 7/8" ) flat card for each guest or couple. Prepare your book by affixing the envelopes to the pages of your selected album, flap side out, with a Kolo tape gun. You might choose to leave space to add in photos later, as in our example. The cards can be distributed to guests in any number of ways at your event: they can be placed on a table with the guestbook and pens, or a card can be placed at each person's place setting. In either case, it always helps to make an announcement about the wish cards to guests.
POLAROID POSES
This is a great type of guest book for any party: guests' pictures are taken on the spot with a polaroid camera, and then they place them in an album and write their comments or well wishes next to it. You will need a polaroid camera, ample film, and a backdrop or solid wall near the guest book table for people to pose against. It is very helpful to assign someone to be in charge of taking the photos and making sure everyone gets over to sign the book. Prepare your album by putting Kolo photo corners on the pages to hold the photos once guests take them. Alternatively, you can draw 4"x6" boxes on the pages to show where the photos should go and leave several Kolo tape guns next to the guest book to help the guests easily glue the photos in. Don't forget to have the markers nearby!
MAPPING THE JOURNEY
This is a great guest book project for a wedding reception, graduation, anniversary or retirement party. Before the event, gather memorabilia from the life of the person(s), including old photographs, report cards or letters. Organize the pieces chronologically and insert them into the album using a Kolo tape gun and/or Kolo photo corners. Make sure there is a lot of space left on each page; the photographs and mementos should only be accents on the pages. At the event, invite guests to add in their memories and stories of the person/couple to accompany the photographs from different periods of their lives. Couples who use this for their wedding reception guestbook can add in pages for their anniversary every year, inviting friends and families to add stories.
