CD Holder Tutorial

Here is the promised CD holder tutorial with photos. I had several of you ask for measurements and instructions on putting these together. The nice thing is that they are super easy and you can decorate them for any occasion. Why give someone a CD in a boring old case when you can give it to them in one of these beauties instead?!!!!

1. Start with a 5-1/2 x 10 inch piece of cardstock. If you're going to do some stamping on this piece, it's probably easiest to do it now before you put the holder together. NOTE: If you plan to put more than 1 CD in the holder, adjust the 5-1/2" inch side to a larger size to accomodate the number of CD's you'll be inserting.

2. Fold the cardstock in half on it's longest side so it looks like a book.

3. Score the cardstock at 1/4" on the longest sides.

4. You will then cut off this 1/4" strip on both sides of the same end of the cardstock (the area to be cut off is indicated with squiggly lines in photo below).


5. Apply a strip of sticky strip along the remaining 1/4" sides (see photo below).

6. Remove the backing on the sticky strip and fold the pieces of cardstock together at the fold, wrapping the 1/4" sides around the back of the holder. Press firmly to seal the sticky strip well. You should now have a little pouch as seen below.

7. Take a circle punch and punch out a half circle at the top (open end) of your holder.

8. View of the backside of the holder is shown below.

9. Decorate the front of the holder as desired and you're done!

I designed a belly band for this holder to jazz it up a little on both sides. I gave the band texture by inking it directly with my ink pad. I curled the edges of the flower and leaves to give it a little dimension. Let me know in the comments how you liked the tutorial (my first). ;-)

Stamp sets: stitched exotics

Inks: perfect plum, pale plum, mellow moss, whisper white

Cardstock: perfect plum pale plum, mellow moss, whisper white

Embellishments: green ice rhinestone circle brad