Accordian Cards

2 pieces of matboard (4" x 4"). Cut pieces from a cereal box work too.

2 pieces of designer paper (4 1/2" x 4 1/2")

2 pieces of coordinating cardstock (3 3/4" x 3 3/4")

1 piece of neutral cardstock (3 1/2" x 7")

1 piece of neutral cardstock (3 1/2" x 10 1/2")

scraps of neutral and coordinating cardstock for decorating and matting pages

ribbon for the cover

tape

classic ink

stamps

Coluzzle (optional)

Step 1.
Tape matboard piece in the center of the designer paper.

Then cut the corners of the designer paper off, leaving about 1/16" hanging over the matboard corner.

Tape the excess designer paper to the back of the matboard cover.

Step 2.
Adhere the coordinating Cardstock square to the back of the matboard covers hiding the folded over designer paper.

Step 3.
Take your neutral Cardstock strips and score them every 3 1/2" and prefold them.

Step 4 (optional).
If you want to have a framed window cut an oval in one of your outside panels of the neutral strips with the coluzzle.

In case you would like a colored border around that window, take a piece of coordinating cardstock (3 1/4" x 3 1/4") and cut the next size smaller oval or circle in it.

Step 5.
Stamp and sponge your pages however you like. You will not have to decorate one panel of one of the page strips, since that will be taped under the other. In case you did Step 4 stamp an image in the center of that page. This image will show through the window after the page strips are taped together.

Step 6.
If you made a border for your window, tape it behind the window of the page. Now tape the pages together to make one big strip.

Step 7.
Tape pages to matboard covers.

Step 8.
Make a picture for the front if wanted and tie the booklet together with ribbon or hemp.

You're finished!