A look from the top, showing the frame on the front, the book and the pockets behind, I included the two initials inside the frame which I stamped and then embossed with UTEE
As always when doing something like this I got my other half to make a box for the book to fit in, that way it's made to measure and can be decorated to match the project.
The front cover below gives a slightly better shot of the book, the frame on the front was bought from a pound shop, sanded, painted and distressed to match the gorgeous papers that I bought at the Craft Box at Elsecar, the letters were cut out of thin chipboard, covered in paper, stamped with stazon ink using a magenta stamp (also bought at the Craft Box ages ago - one of my favourite stamps of all time), applied several layers of UTEE before the final touch - a little bit of ribbon wrapped around the letters and then stuck down, before the frame was placed over the top once the glass was secured.
4 comments:
Oh Virginia, it's beautful, you've inspired me I may just have to make another.
Keep up the nice work virginia.... i need to make one of these frame books, i missed the class at elsecar. Yours are lovely.
can i ask again, which stamp do you use lots, its the one you stamped all through an orange & black book??????? I ask everytime i see you at elsecar ;o)
Thanks
Claire
Hiya, i really need to make one of those frame books, i missed the class at elsecar. Yours are lovely.
I need to ask ...again, what stamp did you use all through an orange & black book. I know i've asked this question loads but the stamp is lovely.
Claire. x
HI Claire
I can confirm that the lovely stamp you are asking about is a gorgeous Magenta stamp, there doesn't seem to be a pattern number of name to it, it's a wooden block rubber stamp and I love it because it can be tiled so easily together to create a much larger stamped image!
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