Easy CD Covers

Last night we celebrated my dad's birthday (57 for those who are counting). We gifted him with an Ipod Nano. Ben carefully curated a collection of tunes he thought my dad might enjoy and burned them onto three CDs. I didn't want to give him boring jewel cases, so I quickly crafted up some sleeves out of scrapbook paper.

The scrapbook paper is usually 12" x 12" so it's really not a lot of cutting. I try to make each cover about 5" x 5".

First, cut two inches off one side of the scrapbook paper. Next, trim two inches off the now shorter side. You should now have a square of 10" x 10" paper. Trim it in half, and fold each piece in half. I like to fasten two edges with stickers, but you could also use tape along the outside. I would avoid using a glue stick or tape on the inside, as it may gunk up the edge of your CD. Finally, I like to use a craft punch to put a small cut out on the open edge of the sleeve. Voila! A totaly customizable CD sleeve. You could jazz it up with your own photos, print the playlist on the back, etc.

I originally saw this idea on Marta's blog, M.Writes. She has so many wonderful ideas and the cutest little boy.