Card Book

     During the holiday season, I often receive a number of cards.  Having a limited amount of time, I can't always come up with beautiful and unique ways to display each one.  This album provides a simple yet attractive way to display 10-20 cards

Materials:

*12”x12” square of chipboard or heavy cardboard

*2 12”x12” sheets patterned paper w/ the same pattern

*2 sheets 8½” x11” white paper

*All purpose adhesive

*10-20 lengths of thin ribbon, each about 9” long

*Scissors

Directions:

*From the sheet of chipboard, cut one 3”x9” piece of board, then two 6”x9” sections

*Trim about 1.5” off the top of each sheet of patterned paper.  Overlap the two sheets of paper, then arrange the pieces of chipboard on the paper in the following manner:

*Glue together the overlap between the sheets of paper, then glue down the chipboard pieces.  Let dry

*Cut off the corners of the paper, then glue down the edges of the paper. Let dry

*Overlap two 8½”x11” sheet of paper to cover the inside of the book.  Glue down paper, but leave the paper covering the top and bottom portions of the spine of the book unglued.  Let dry

*Arrange lengths of ribbon along the spine (however many you can fit will depend on the width of the ribbon), gluing the tops and bottoms of the lengths of ribbon underneath the paper covering the spine. Let dry

*Hang cards from the ribbon

Much thanks to my amazing boyfriend, Brian, who helped me out with this craft project :)