Chipboard Coaster Scrapbook

This is a quick project that you can give as a gift with pictures already in it or left empty for the person to fill. They're super cute and itty bitty! Something fun and different to brighten up any day. 

Supplies:

• Scrapbook paper
• Scissors 
• Pencil
• Mod Podge and various glues
• Ruler 
• Embellishments
• Chipboard Coasters (available in bulk on Amazon)
• Old paintbrush
• Binder ring or other option 
• Sand paper
• (I also used a drill but we'll get to why later)

1. The first step for this itty bitty project is gathering all your supplies because there's a lot of potential components. I like to gather everything up that way I have all the supplies necessary near me and ready to go. This is where I picked my color scheme for my scrapbook (I used scraps from my scrap bag) and came up with yellow, grey, and navy. Pretty! I also gathered a pile of random stickers and other embellishments (I had no idea what I would use!). 

2. I then traced the coasters onto the backs of the scrapbook paper I would use for the main sheets so I could cut them out to size. 

3. I decided the order of the pages that I wanted and laid them out on the coasters. Next, I glued the sheets onto the coasters using the Mod Podge and a paint brush. I did half at a time instead of trying to glue the whole sheet at once, that way I could be more aware of bubbles showing up. 

4. Once you glue them all down, go back through and reinforce any loose corners that may be sticking up. 

5. Trim any paper that is hanging over the edges and lightly sand the edges so that it molds to the coaster base. 

6. Start to plan out your pages by laying out the pieces and parts that you want to include before you officially glue anything down!

7. Mod Podge dries pretty quick so this part of the project will go fast. You can use a hot glue gun for heavier/awkward objects to secure them to the boards. 

8. Looks super cute, right?! Well, this is where I realized... oh crap... how do I hold it together?! I looked up some ideas and liked the nonrestrictive binder ring option. But, this meant there needed to be holes for the ring to pass through. I decided to use a drill as this was the only option we had to my knowledge that could accomplish this. I think if I had some sort of press that would have been the way to go! I drilled through and it slightly tore up my paper! Ugg not cool!  

I am going to be doing this for an upcoming work program so decided to create holes in all 125 coasters... yay!... that way they are done ahead of time instead of afterwards. Still, I do not think this is the best option... it seems to tear through the chipboard (these are really flimsy chipboard!) and I encourage you to find a better way if possible :) It still turned out cute overall!