Upcycled Mini Album

Create an upcycled mini album using old cereal boxes and Glue Dots^®!

Supplies

• Permanent Glue Dots^®
• XL Glue Dots^®
• Mini Glue Dots^®
• Micro Glue Dots^®
• Cardboard box or old cereal boxes
• Packing paper
• Flower punch
• Paint
• Pearl paint
• Gems or rhinestones
• Circle punch
• Twine or ribbon

Instructions

1. Cut 2 square pieces from cardboard box (4" x 4" or 6" x 6"). This will the be the front and back of the album.
2. Cover the inside pages of the pieces of cardboard with corresponding patterned paper.
3. Paint and distress the front and back pieces of the album.
4. Cut additional pieces of cardboard of the same size to use as inside pages.
5. Punch and stack paper flowers in the center using XL Glue Dots to adhere them together.
6. Adhere the paper flowers to album using XL Glue Dots..
7. Punch and paint smaller flowers and let dry.
8. Adhere the smaller flowers to the cover with Permanent Glue Dots.
9. Use Mini Glue Dots and Micro Glue Dots to add gems or rhinestones to the center of the flowers.
10. Spray with pearl paint to add glimmer and let dry.
11. Gather front and back covers with the inside pages together to punch circles on the left side of the album.
12. Tie the album together with twine or ribbon.

Submitted by: Windy Robinson