Here is an altered book I made this week. I thought I'd do a simple, quickie tutorial about the cover.
- The wallpaper covered cardstock is attached by gluing ribbon to the edge of the front cover and to the back also. Leave the center of the ribbon alone, not glued to anything, that leaves space for the cover to open and close.
- The pages can be stitched together and sewn to the center of the binding ribbon. Use a heavy duty ribbon, like the velvet one I chose.
- I cut girl from a hand tinted, old photo, and added it slightly off center to a medallion cut from wallpaper. At the bottom of the medallion, I used my Exacto blade to cut a slit to slide the photo under, so she looks like she is framed in the oval.
- I glued down the oval/medallion, and the photo of the girl.
- With a dark marker, I outlined the girl, and also the OUTSIDE rim of the oval, for shadows and depth.
- Leaving the outside ring of the oval "frame" alone, I spread crackle glaze (from Tim Holtz) over the entire center of the medallion and over the girl too.
- After drying, I topped it off with a bouquet of flowers and ribbons at the bottom and lined smaller flowers along the top of the frame.
You make the prettiest stuff! This is charming. Happy Monday. Hope you didn’t get hit with storms too badly. Looks like Joplin did. Yeeshk….
Kathy
This is just gorgeous. Thanks so much for the tutorial, I’m going to give it a try.
Hugs
Jackie
Karla, thanks so much for this easy tutorial. I have all of the necessary materials right at my fingertips, so I have no excuse not to try this project! If I do, I’ll create a blog post about it with proper attribution, of course!
Pretty! I’ll have to get some crackle stuff and try it. Thanks for sharing1
Sandy
Very pretty! Love all the pretty pink!
It is so pretty!!
Suzann ~xoxo~
So pretty. Your work is wonderful and love the tutorials.
I think this is stunning! So glad you shared this with us!
Karla,
Gasp! I’ve been buried in Cowgirl crapola & have missed a few posts & now I see this! I Love IT! That book is amazing, great job girl. Are you bringing some to sell? I can’t wait to see you & Beth.
Lisa
Hi Karla, Oh so beautiful, thank you for sharing, your work is just beautiful! Love the flowers. Have a wonderful week. Hugs, Terri
Thank you so much for sharing not only the beautiful picture of the altered book cover but the instructions as well. I’m going to try this tomorrow…
Very pretty!
It’s gorgeous! So…is that an old book cover as a base, or is it simply wallpaper-covered cardstock? I’m thinking the latter. So beautiful in those pinks!
Karla, it is so gorgeous ,so beautiful- I love the wonderful flowers -and your color choise.
Thank`s for the tutorial, dear.
Hugs,Dorthe
What a beautiful book cover. Thanks so much for sharing the “how-to’s” with us!
xo
jeanne
Hey Karla:
Wow ! thats sure is beautiful ! Then of course everything you make is just GORGEOUS ! Thanks for the tutorial, I hope to try it sometime soon. Hey, did you get the email I sent telling you, I wanted to join the Birdsong Tag Swap? I haven’t heard back from you in weeks. Please let me know…
Sincerely,
Deborah