Recycled Board Books

You can find these little books at garage sales or thrift stores for just pennies. They come in many different shapes and sizes. I have found that the square ones are the easiest to cut to fit, but if you want to take the extra time to create a fun shaped book, they work as well.

This pretty book was a birthday present for my sister a couple of years ago. I always make them as gifts and have none of my own to share, so thank you, Joy, for the loan. I will get it back to you later this week (even though it matches my house better ; ).
Before I get started, I sand off the original childrens story. You can do it by hand, or if you're like me and want to get on with the actual scrapbooking, you can use a hand sander. I usually do a few at a time while I have the sander out, as it is a little messy. Once you have sanded down the books they are ready to cover with your favorite paper and pictures using a really good quality scrapbook glue-stick. On this project, the book had curved corners, and my Creative Memories corner cropper worked perfectly! One of the many little things that I get excited about. haha. I always do each page seperate, meaning I cut the paper along the book binding. Otherwise, when it closes and opens it pulls and just doesn't lay tidy and flat.

They make the most wonderful gifts for your family and friends for they contain memories and sweet sentiments that they will enjoy year after year.