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When Guncle Randy was here in August, We had a paint pour day and he did a "swipe" technique on this cover. I finished assembling the book to mail to him later.
And of course, I couldn't help myself…. I had to add some vintage papers to the book for him to use as a background for his own work. He plans on using it for a Halloween/Autumn journal, so I kept with a darker or fall theme. Including this great horoscope book cover from the 1800s!!!
(I'd been saving it for something really special.)
Grey flowers seemed to be ideal for Halloween.
As were these black and white pages.
The red might be a little bright for the season, but I guess he could consider it gorey… I made a pocket from some paint poured paper, and filled it with tidbits to use in his own work.
The Dream Book page is a scan and copy, but suits the mood.
As well as the Gispy Fortune Teller page.
This lovely lady was cut from an old fairy tale book, and I added green marker to her face to make her witchy.
This boy is scanned from an old photo and printed onto a transparency for a ghostly look.
Typically, I chose text for shape and style, but sometimes I find some that fits the mood of the page too. While this is simply about Tom Thumb and is a cute fairy tale, I thought the first sentence seemed a little creepy and went well with a Halloween book.
The inside of the back cover gets a paint poured note card to open and fill up, and a cute (but slightly vampire-ish) boy and his dog. I added a sparkly, rhinestone poodle too, since the guncles have two cute poods of their own.
Have fun filling your book up, Randy! I love you and loved getting this ready for you!!
I will be away from my desk, enjoying Sister Time in Florida til the 22nd. All orders from the Boutique will ship on the 24th. Thanks!