A Good Book

 Hello  Everyone hope this finds you well, today we are sharing an awesome Project from Sonia just love it 

As I have been working on some books my self I can appreciate  the amount of love and time that Sonia has spent fussy cutting for this project. 

A good book in hand and a coffee near buy brings joy to my heart. I have always loved reading and making books as beautiful gifts for friends is also a favourite thing of mine to do.
 
When I saw Denises’s paper collection ‘Cogs of Time’ I new it was perfect for another book but this time I wanted to make it a lot bigger than I normally would. More like a real size book. So, as you will see  did.

You can use any of Denise’s papers for the book layers. It works well if you use so light and dark colours mixed together. This is what I have done. I even used papers from Denise’s different collections.
 
Cover of the book is 12” x 8”. On the 12” long size score at 6”, this is the middle of your book. I have 5 layers in total and each layer comes down by ½” each time. Second layer would be 11.5” x 7.5” and scored at 5¾” and so on for the next 3 layers.
 
Next, I really like to rough up and rip and curl paper. Just to give it a lot more interest in the layers.

I did this top left, bottom right and on the sides I did it left bottom and right top. Except for the cover piece (bottom layer). I also used a silver paint pen around the edges of the paper.
 
Shaping the pages makes the book look more relistic I have a very small rolling pin that I wrap my paper around from centre out to create shape before I stick my book together.  Then I stick the spine of the book together. I do like to use a piece of ribbon, lace through the middle as well. This get attached to the second layer before I attach to the cover at the back only at this stage. Once all layers are attached and dried, I move on to holding the book shape in place.

To do this I stick the second page to the cover to hold the shape, glue is near the edge of the paper. I do this one side at a time as you need to hand hold until the glue holds.
 
As I go up the layers, I put the glue further back in toward the centre so I can slide bits and pieces in between the pages of my book. See below, top right of picture.

Now it’s time to fussy cut to your hearts content.
Cogs of Time
Elements – I cut out cogs, butterflies, blue moths, light bulb, and flowers.
Travelling in Style – Circle on left hand side became the face of my chipboard clock, bottom section was spread across the whole bottom section of the book. I cut a second pink corset, hat and two moths to layer up with.
Postcards – Steampunk Time panel is the cover of my book. Corsets from centre panel also used on front of book, Binoculars used inside book, hot air balloons inside book. So, I think you get the idea. You can use any pictures you like.
Cover of Book I added a strip of cardboard to give the appearance of a spine. You can also use fabric, leather, lace for this.

 hope this is has truly been inspiration for you 

thanks for taking the time to visit

 

Tina's beautiful blue

 Happy Sunday hope this finds you well Tina is back today sharing a lovely layered layout she has created

Products used:

Deco half circle die

Delicate branch die

Gift of love chipboard

Herbs chipboard

leaves die

overcast paper - from Cogs of time

Chic - from elegance

various papers for layering

other products from shop

49 and market blossom rub ons

I took the overcast paper and added some rub ons.  I love the way the rub-ons meld into the paper. 

Layered some papers. Cut out and pulled apart some of the dies to add to my layers.

Punched out and made my own flowers.

  Coloured my chipboard with shimmer dusts. Punched out some  butterflies. Lastly I added some gold splatters. 

Thank you for stopping by.

Birdcage

 Hope this post finds you well 

Hello it has been a few weeks since we posted some inspiration, life is moving a little quickly with lots of tasks always waiting to be done.

Tonight we are sharing a lovely project from Sonia 

 

I love making pictures that I use as artwork on my walls, so this was my inspiration this month.

 

Products Used from Denise Boddey Designs

Glory Paper flower sections see below picture

49 And Market 56 pce Foliage

Lace

Nuvo Mouse on flowers and compass

Chipboard:-

Birdcage X Large

Birds

Dream Big Wording

Lavender a single and a double stem

Small Compass

Herb – larger flower in pack see photo, a single and a double stem

 

Following are two photos showing the elements I used.

 

I first prepared all my elements for my picture. I used Nuvo mouses to colour flowers, wording and compass. Then I painted the bird cage, birds and fussy cut the flower elements I wanted to use.

 

Assembly

The beautiful lace that Denise dies herself was attached first to my thick watercolour cardstock base. I had to add a little mounting tape to the bird cage top and bottom to compensate for the thickness of the lace. Then I attached the chipboard flowers on the left and right hand side of the birdcage. Followed by the fussy cut flowers, wording compass birds and finally I added flowers, pearls and twisted wire which came from the back of the daisy flowers. I love to add this to projects rather than waste it. In the end I also added a very small butterfly from the 49 & Market Foliage pack.

Thank you Sonia for this lovely picture