One of my favorite things about Halloween is seeing the kids all dressed up in their costumes {especially when they were really little!}.  It’s always fun looking back at Halloween costumes of the past and seeing how they have changed throughout the years. Â
I have been working on some Halloween Mini Albums for the kids and created this little mini album for Matthew to hold favorite Halloween photos and memories.  I also left some blank pages at the end that should carry us through until his Trick or Treating days are over.  🙂
MATERIALS
- double sided scrapbook paper {mine is mostly The Apothecary Emporium from Echo Park and the purple paper/monster is from Bo Bunny}
- paper cutter and scorer
- ribbon
- embellishments of your choice {again mine are from The Apothecary Emporium line}
- black ink
- sanding block
- glue
- double sided tape
- pop dots {optional}
TO DO
- Cut your scrapbook paper into 4 x 12 inch strips. Â I used 3 strips but you could always use more if you would like more pages. Score every 3 inches and accordian fold the strips.
- Glue the ends of the strips together overlapping the first and last page of each strip. Â Make sure the folds line up.
- Fold your album up. Cut out some ribbon so that it will wrap around your album and tie at the side. Â Using double sided tape, attach your ribbon to either the front or back cover {this is the method that I did} This will allow the album to fold out accordian style {or form into a star} and will give you access to both the front and backs sides of your pages. Â If you would like it to open like a regular book, adhere the ribbon to both the front and back covers.
- Now just have fun decorating your album! Â I chose to do one page of journalling and one photo for each year {wallet sized photos work great} Use pop dots to attach some of the embellishments for extra dimension. Â I also either inked {with black ink} or sanded the edges of all my papers. Â The photos look really great with sanded edges too! Â I have some extra pages in the album to add pictures from upcoming years too.
{Ah! Â He was SO CUTE!!!}
I am making something a little different for Connor’s photos. Â Check back next Saturday for that one!
Liz says
Cute idea! I love mini albums – love the simplicity of them. Thanks for the inspiration!
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Laura says
That is such a great idea. Thanks for sharing.
Kirsten says
What a really cute idea! I love this so much! It would be great if you would link up to my Halloween linky party going on until Wednesday at midnight…
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WhyCuzICan says
I WISH I would have done something like this when my kid was little. Alas, she’s 18 now and I can’t even remember which year she was a princess or a witch, etc. This is darling and would make a cute idea for grandparents gift too
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megan says
I love this album!! It’s so cute! Thanks for sharing!
Lyuba @ Will Cook For Smiles says
That a great idea! I love dressing my kiddo for Halloween and I love dressing up myself. What a great way to keep those memories! Thanks for sharing!
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Ann says
Fab idea – fully intend to do this with my grand child.
Ann xxx
Myrna Marcano says
Great! So cute idea!