Tools & Supplies you will need:

* Patterned Paper of choice
* cardstock
* 4 mini brads
* hinge
* adhesive such at mod podge, Aileen's Tacky glue, etc.
* sandpaper
* drill and a drill bit that will fit the holes of your hinge
* clamp
* scissors
* 2 cds

Begin by sanding the back and front of the cds so that your adhesive will have a rough surface to adhere to.

After you have roughed up the surface, apply your adhesive in a thin coat. You can use your fingers to lightly apply a layer of the adhesive if you are using a type of glue.

Once you have one side of the cd coated, lay it tacky side down onto the backside of the patterned paper.

Allow it to dry (about 30 minutes or longer), then turn over and cut the excess patterned paper off with your scissors.

This is what one side will look like when finished.

Follow the steps above to cover one side of the remaining cd.

Using on of the cds as a guide, lay it onto your cardstock and while holding it firmly, trim off the excess cardstock. You will need to make two circles like this for the inside of the mini album.

You should now have one covered side and two cardstock circle inserts.

Be sure that the remaining uncovered sides of the cds are roughed up, apply your adhesive, and adhere the cardstock circles. Allow to dry completely.

Once you have all sides of the cds covered, find a hinge that will fit your cd.

Now that you have a hinge that will fit, use a scrap piece of paper under each side of the clamps claws and slip one cd between the claws.

Using the drill and drill bit (that will fit your hinge's holes), drill the two holes for your hinge. You will need to use the hinge as a guide So make sure you have the drill bit small enough to fit down into the holes of the hinge.

Do the other cd the same way with the clamps and drill.

Now line the two cds up, place the hinge over the holes and place the mini brads in place. Two brads to each cd. so that when you open it, it will open like a book, and one cd will be on one side adjacent the other.

This is the closed altered cd mini album:

Decorate the front of your cd: as well as the inside, including photos, etc.

The Finished and Open altered cd mini album:

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