Mini Book Cards

I always think about making scrapbooks for people I care about for special occasions.  I've struggled with how much time it takes to make a full or mini scrapbook for someone.  So I've come up with a new solution: mini book cards.  I take a few pieced of cardstock paper and sew them together into a mini book.  I keep the whole 'theme' of the card and cut the book into just a little larger than a normal card.  This size is so much more manageable to put together and still keeps the look and feel of a card for occasions.  I'm also playing with the ongoing Instagram print trend.  Anyone who knows me also knows I'm mad for Instagrams. Viola!  Here is a project I recently did for my boyfriend's sister who came to visit us in Florida.

I pulled some K&Company and Paper House stickers from my stash to create a pretty layered butterfly for the front cover of the book/card.  

I added a cluster of buttons and gems at the bottom left to add some more punches of color and interest.  I mixed a glitter ribbon and twine as a tie for the card.  I also used the twine as the 'thread' to sew the pages together.  Its chunky, but works fine and gives a rustic feel.  

I sewed together two additional pieces of paper in the card to create enough pages to include the pictures I wanted to scrap.  I pulled scraps from my hoarded paper, and mix and matched stickers and embellishments from different makers (Basic Grey, My Mind's Eye, Little Yellow Bicycle, Crate Paper, Amy Tangerine) to scrap the mini pages.  

I cut down the middle most page to a smaller size to create mini pages in the book, which are faster to scrap and add some unexpected fun.  

Color blocking with cardstock, rub ons, gems, buttons, epoxy stickers, border stickers, brads, clips, & chipboard fun.  I'll be sharing some more mini book cards in the near future. Thanks for stopping by!

I've entered this in the following challenge:
Use It Tuesday - Challenge #62: Trends