Tutorial #3: Halloween Accordion Books

We’ve been having fun making some Halloween accordion books for photos of the kids in costume.  I’ve made a few for swaps and friends and I might even list some on Etsy later.  These are really easy to make and can be decorated for any holiday or event.

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Halloween Accordion Books Tutorial

All you need is 2 sheets of 2-sided scrapbook paper, glue stick, and whatever you want to use to decorate your book with.

Cut your paper into 4″ wide strips with a paper cutter.  You can make a complete book out of just one sheet of paper but I like the variety when you use 2 different designs.

You’ll have 3 pieces – 4″ x 12″.  Fold them in half.  The finished book will be 4″ x 6″.

Arrange the papers so that the middle paper overlaps half of the 2 outside papers.  Use your glue stick to stick the two pages together but (VERY IMPORTANT!) only glue the bottom and side edges.  This will leave a pocket for you to add more photos, tags, or journaling.

Cut a notch out of the top of the pocket with a round punch.

Now for the fun part — decorate!  There are no rules to this part of the tutorial.  Do whatever you want.  I usually would have inked the edges a lot more but I made this one for someone who doesn’t like that “dirty” look.

I used lots of my bat punches, scalloped circles, and Halloween tickets.

Here are a couple more unfinished covers.  I thought I’d taken more photos of my other completed books.  I’ll post more when I find them or take more photos.

Here’s our mess: