Hello everyone!  One of the crafty projects I treasure the most is a purse-sized mini album that I made many years ago.  It features photos of my two girls when they were just wee little humans.  The pages of this album fold up into a small holder that snaps shut and is tiny enough to fit in a small purse pocket.  Throughout the years I’ve moved it from purse to purse so it’s always been with me wherever I go.  Now that my girls are teenagers, I figured it was time to make an updated version.

My “album” is housed in a clear plastic case that’s just a little bigger than a business card holder.  I purchased a bunch of these cases at a scrapbook convention over a decade ago, but I’m sure you can find a regular business card holder that would work just as well for this purpose. I tied it up with a pretty bow.

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Here is the cover view.

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It folds out accordion style to reveal photos of my girls.  I kept the embellishments pretty simple since there isn’t a lot of room for lumpy, bumpy accents.

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Whenever I want to show someone pictures of my girls, I can quickly grab my purse mini and let it unfold!

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Thanks for joining me today! Are you ready for the release of our new spring issue on Friday? Mark your calendars!

~ Stacy Cohen

Supplies:  PLASTIC CASE: Quick Quotes; PATTERNED PAPER, GEMS, FLOWERS; WASHI TAPE, TWINE: Queen & Co.; WORD STICKERS: My Mind’s Eye; FLOWERS, LEAVES, ALPHA STICKERS: Prima; ADHESIVE: Scrapbook Adhesives by by 3L, Therm O Web;Other: metal embellishments, ricrac.