Mini Album Monday: Accordian Album

My oh my it is Monday! It has been a crazy few days for me. Of course the one weekend I decide to take a short vacation and go visit my best friend out of state, there is a BLIZZARD. I refused to cancel my trip, so I left a day early to beat the storm. Poor husband of mine has been with our teething baby all by himself for a few days. I've been having a great time here on my trip despite the weather, but I'm looking forward to getting home to my family... and my craft corner :)

However, I did have a craft ready to reveal today even though I was out of town. Meet Monday's mini album...

With the amount of supplies I order online, I was finding that I was throwing away far too many cardboard boxes and packaging. Then....LIGHT BULB!! Why not use those pieces of cardboard as the bases for the covers of mini albums. Often times crafters will use a chipboard material as the sturdy base for those covers, but that option can get really pricey in a hurry. Plus, I'm upcyling the cardboard.

This mini album is 6"x 6". When you pull the ribbon open the accordion style allows you to not only at pictures or journaling to both sides of the album, but it also allows the album to stand on its own as a display piece.

I've been making a variety of this style album in preparation for this years craft show season.

Thank you visiting me today. Hope you enjoyed today's craft. Have a lovely day :)