Thursday, 17 February 2011

MY BOOK PROJECT

  I fancied giving myself a challenge and I'd seen a few of these books on other people's blogs - this was the one that inspired me.  So I dusted off some of my old Kaisercraft "Le Chateau" papers and set to work.  It did take me a while to make but I think it was worth it - it was really satisfying to use up so many papers at once - especially when I have way too many!  Anyway this is how it looks from the front:

  And this is the inside -  the box inside is made from 4 pieces of card that were folded into a concertina shape - this took me ages and drove me mad!!!  I decided to decorate it with some punched card although I don't know whether I'd do this again as it made the box a little too small.
  And finally the back:

 I should really have taken a picture from the side so you could see how thick it was.

I would like to enter the following challenges:
-  One stitch at a time - make it pretty
-  A spoonful of sugar  - anything but a card (I hope this counts)
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14 comments:

  1. theboelemas@aol.com17 February 2011 at 13:20

    Gorgeous - I love it! x

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  2. Mad-Frog17 February 2011 at 13:39

    Gorgeous, I love the papers

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  3. Unknown17 February 2011 at 14:27

    Fab card & well done on using so many papers. Thanks for joining us at OSAAT

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  4. Debbie (Little Gingham Bear)17 February 2011 at 16:07

    It's beautiful Mel - thanks for joining us at OSAAT this week as well :c)
    xx

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  5. dragonllew17 February 2011 at 17:40

    Gorgeous love the papers you have used.

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  6. Scrappy Scatty17 February 2011 at 18:04

    this is lovely xx

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  7. artydoll17 February 2011 at 18:24

    Wow thats so pretty
    I love it

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  8. CT1972017 February 2011 at 18:37

    Stunning card. Absolutely love it and the papers you have used are really pretty xx

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  9. Highland Handmade17 February 2011 at 20:50

    Oh Mel, it is so pretty!! I love it! x

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  10. Sarah18 February 2011 at 11:51

    Wow Mel, this is stunning, gorgeous papers and Tilda xxx

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  11. Angie - Bumble Bee's Craft Den18 February 2011 at 19:35

    That's lovely Mel - I love the birdcages on the back is that the design of the paper or a stamp??

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  12. Addams19 February 2011 at 16:27

    Its lovely, love the whole thing!

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  13. Uma19 February 2011 at 22:22

    wow, amazing, love the colour scheme and the fabulous images you have chosen.

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  14. leia21 February 2011 at 23:39

    Ooh this is soo cool! Where's the paper with th bird cages from? Your books are amazing and you can tell how much effort you put into them xx

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