Swivel Tabs or Swing Tabs

[@wendydubeau5544]

You are so clever and very creative! Just love these ideas. I thank you for sharing....Wendy

[@Morningglory7513]

Thanks for all the different swing tabs, a great tutorial!

[@teagranny7]

I hope you remember making these, I found them by accident tonight. hanks for They will be ever so perfect for my mini album. totally awesome. Thanks for making it.

[@patchezlucus6074]

Thank you so much for doing this tutorial and explaining it so that simple minds like mine can comprehend!! I sat here and made a pocket page for the inside cover and it turned out great thanks to your tutorial!

[@thepeddler9226]

Never thought putting something over the tab; what a great idea of putting a flower there! TFS. Nicole

[@CharinDE]

Thank you so much for this tutorial .... so much good info and direction!

[@estherferrara]

I love the swing tabs...especially the flower one. Thanks for the great, coherent instruction.

[@antm64]

So glad I found this video on Pinterest! LOVE that swivel flower!! Thanks!

[@ljstorey1]

Love these, had not even thought of them to use a a closure. So thanks so much for the video. Happy Crafting, Linda

[@BellaDemera]

Kona, you're brilliant! I'm so happy I found your tutorials. I love your demonstrations and love your albums. Thank you very much.

[@KonaRaven]

Rose K thanks so much!!

[@leslievaughanmorton8374]

Love the examples of how you create your swing tabs. I will difinetly use your ideas. Thanks for sharing.

[@BlaizC]

Great ideas! I would never have thought of using charms. TFS!

[@paulinehooker1550]

Thank you sooooooo much Kona this is a fabulous tutorial. Great way of making my projects that much more individual. ❤️

[@monkeyshutz]

Thank You so much. I always wondered how to do these. Love your flower one and the metal embellishments.

[@wease4824]

Thank you for sharing . I absolutley love the flower and ribbon.

[@barbaradean7871]

Thank you so very much Kona, especially taking the time to teach and share. Somehow I just couldn't get my mind wrapped around it. You are awesome and your videos show your outstanding inner talent. Just started 3rd Mini Album and this is just what I needed. Still learning and loving all of it.

[@yrq124]

Thank you so much!! I've been looking for swing tabs tutorial for so long! At first I didn't what they are called, some call it photo turners, some call it clock hands...Thank you!!

[@KonaRaven]

You're very welcome! It was a learning experience for me too so I wanted to share my findings. Enjoy!

[@leettayarlot4558]

Great ideas ! Thanks so much for taking the time to share them with us. ❤

[@sollc1708]

Very useful video. Thanks!

[@KDubTwin2]

Thank you for sharing. I've been looking for these everywhere and didn't know what to call them.

[@kyariscar]

thank you!! couldn’t figure out the name for this type of thing

[@rainierosebush]

Hi Kona, I enjoyed all the variations you've shown on this tutorial. I just wanted to add, if I may, that before I saw this, I made some swivel tabs with my Cricut. I cut them out of cardstock with slightly smaller ones out of patterned paper to glue on top. Also, it seemed like the edges would get ragged with use so I coated each tab front and back with some glue/sealer to protect and stiffen them. I'd never used swivel tabs before your Regions Beyond mini-album, and I like having them as another type of closure to choose from.

[@KonaRaven]

Aloha! Thank you for sharing! Tim Holtz "Tiny Tabs and Tags" has a great swing tab die cut that cuts through chipboard. I never have to layer card stock to make them stronger anymore. I wish he had a set of 2 tabs.

[@MsSelena1973]

Thank you for this wonderful tutorial on tabs. It is giving me ways I did not know of.

[@oheck5570]

Ingenious and so useful.

[@inspirationscrappy]

Thank you so much for this tutorial. I love your ideas. Iris

[@agrimonyscrafts2089]

thanks so much for this tutorial. Making your own could save youand money in the long run. You have given me so many good ideas. You are very creative. Keep up the good work.

[@sewnutty]

What a great tutorial. I enjoyed seeing the different types of swing tabs that you have used. I just thinking about making my own and your tutorial has reinforced my decision. Thanks so much!

[@KonaRaven]

I'm really happy that my video inspired you to make you own. That's great!

[@nikkiswensen8499]

Thanks for your tutorial. As a newby to mini albums I was wondering how to get them on the pages. Thanks for you help. Keep up the good work

[@dvcrztb]

Love the last one!

[@CarolHeld]

Such a nice tutorial explaining the swing tabs. Tfs.

[@supremelysoigne]

VERY helpful tutorial! Thanks! 🌹

[@rominasamore2648]

Thank you very much for this interesting tutorial!!! I really like all these swivel taps

[@KonaRaven]

Thank you Romina. I like having options when I create something.

[@diptimathur6811]

Very informative

[@henna696]

Thank you. Very nice post.

[@shelsalz01]

I have one - that's great. Thank you soooo much.

[@ЛидияПрисекина-ы4л]

Very interesting and useful!

[@ClouserB]

Love these!

[@lisettevial2629]

Excellent video, so many options that we don’t realize there are,thank you! I saw somewhere a swivel album pocket so that we can place a photo either vertically or horizontally, do you know how we could get this? I found it so special and different! Thank you!

[@danielleabeyta9604]

such an awesome tutorial. thank you. do you have a tutorial either on youtube or etsy on how to make those swing pockets?

[@leslinewilliams2861]

Thank you so much.

[@KonaRaven]

You're very welcome. I think swing tabs are an excellent substitute for magnets.

[@SuziMacCreations]

Great tutorial, just what I've been looking for Kona. Many thanks

[@KonaRaven]

I'm glad it helped Suzi.

[@shelsalz01]

Loved this tutorial - please tell me what size your hole puncher is. Thank you.

[@KonaRaven]

Aloha Shelly! I use the Crop-a-Dile Big Bite. It has an 1/8" and 3/16" hole punch. I use the 1/8" one when punching holes for my swing tabs. 😊

[@KonaRaven]

You're very welcome.

[@amytodd7216]

Thank you so much, I love all of these ideas! I am new at making albums & look forward to trying these swing tabs. How do you punch a nice hole in the middle of the page for the brad & swing tab? I have a paper piercer but it doesn’t create a nice hole & my hole punches won’t go that far.

[@KonaRaven]

Amy Braid Aloha! I use a wonderful tool called a Crop-O-Dile. It has a nice long reach so I don’t have to struggle with where I can punch my holes.

[@saniarahman1842]

Hi Kona. I love all of your videos. All the albums that you make are so beautiful. Sometimes the swing tabs that I make don't hold/close the page properly and the page keeps opening up.I generally make my swing tabs with chipboard. Is there a way to avoid this ? Thank you ❤

[@KonaRaven]

sania rahman Aloha! Thanks for the compliments, I really appreciate them. So what I’ve found about Swing Tabs is this: if you line up the hole of the Swing Tab along the edge that you’re trying to keep closed and mark it, then punch a hole where you marked, you will always have the maximum amount of the Swing Tab over that edge to keep it closed. Where one may work if the edge is a long one then two would be better or just use a larger body Swing Tab. Another thing I’ve found is if the flap you want to keep closed has a gusset (sometimes I include an 1/8” gusset with mine) then small tabs won’t work well because the gusset allows that flap to shift backwards and out from under the Swing Tab. When I have flaps with gussets I use an oversized Swing Tab. All my Swing Tabs are made from chipboard as well. Next to metal turn buttons it’s the best material to create them from. I hope this info helps. Please let me know if you anything is unclear.

[@saniarahman1842]

Kona Raven I put my swing tabs on the centre the way you did in this tutorial. It works well when the flap isn't too thick but when the flaps are thick it keeps coming off. I've seen one of your videos where you used swing tabs to close your waterfall cards. I tried the same but it did not work 😅.

[@KonaRaven]

sania rahman Aloha again! Okay when the flap is thick I have started to put them on top of a chipboard circle punch out. I’ve used a scalloped 1/2” circle punch, adhered decorative paper over the scallop, then I punch my center hole where the Swing Tab will attach to. When both pieces are combined just glue the punched circle down.

[@saniarahman1842]

Kona Raven Thank you so much for the guidance. You are the best ❤

[@DeerheartStudioArts]

I don’t understand why the pencil mark goes on the flap. It doesn’t seem necessary if the centre is marked on the lower paper.

[@myleabrickhouse3096]

The only turn buttons i can find on Amazon come with screws rather than brads. Do you have a link?

[@ASoulsHeartbeat]

Thanks for sharing, is there a reason your tabs swing up from the larger piece instead of down? Just curious. Patti

[@KonaRaven]

Hi Patti. Swing tabs work by holding the flap down and keeping it from flying up. It's all about resistance. If the swing tabs were put on the small flap and swung down, there is nothing holding the small flap down, the swing tabs have no resistance. The small flap would open up with the swing tabs attached.

[@ASoulsHeartbeat]

Well DUH! what was I thinking, I must have been on brain overload, of course this is why you do it that way. Thanks for the tutorial, all the ideas and answering my stupid question, lol. Patti

[@pjaneheil]

Hello, I've viewed ur video, AWESOME! I have a question? I'm only planning on making one journal,. But I didn't want to go into expense with buying a box of brads. Is there a way to make our own brads?

[@KonaRaven]

Aloha! I wish there was a way to make my own brads but unfortunately I’ve always had to buy them. I buy a box of 50 and they last me a really long time though. Sorry PJ, I hear you about the expense but for swivel tabs it’s a necessary tool.

[@mariemaurasse4552]

Great tutorial. Where swivel tab?

[@nahidjnu]

Hi Kona Raven thank you so much for the tutorial.I have also seen pattern paper swing tabs in your albums.could you please suggest or show us how do you make them bcoz i am new scrapper please help.

[@KonaRaven]

Aloha! If you go to my TUTORIAL playlist you will find a few useful tutorials for beginners which includes how to make Swing Tabs

[@nahidjnu]

+Kona Raven ohh okay i am going to check.thanks for the reply.