If you're like us, you love a good mini-album. They're easy to create, fun to look at, and a great way to use up all your odds and ends -- as well as the perfect place to experiment with new techniques and products. Board books are a great starting place for mini-albums, as they're already sturdy, bound, and ready for action.

Today's Product Showcase is sponsored by the maker of some of the highest-quality board books we've found: Board Book Albums!

The blank books come in a variety of base colors (which means you can get right to decorating and embellishing if you don't want to paint or cover the background). And each page is pre-cut with a slot for photos - complete with built-in page protectors! That means these books are ideal for little hands with sticky fingers. :)

Our Ella Friends went to board book town and came back with some gorgeous projects. First up, from Noel Culbertson. She covered the plain pages with patterned paper and added lots of bling and flowers for a sophisticated look:




Supplies: patterned paper and cardstock stickers (Glitz Designs) + letter stickers (American Crafts) + flowers (Prima and Tattered Angels) + rhinestone Brad (Stampin Up) + rhinestone flourish (Prima)  + boardbook project by Noel Culbertson

Next, Monica McNeill created a completely different look with the same book. Her use of a subtle color scheme is perfect for that cute little baby! She says, "The white Take Your Pix Board Book Album was perfect for a set of pictures I took of my now 5 year old son when he was only 8 months. I had struggled using them before because there were too many full size pictures for even a two page layout. The 4x6 slots allowed me to easily drop in my pictures and coordinating cardstock.  I wanted to keep the book primarily white to set a clean canvas for my black & white pictures.  I loved that I didn't have to add much to this album, and it showcases these special pictures perfectly."