Book of Curiosities

I started work on one of the fab book boxes, using Graphic45 scrapbook papers. I have found this “Olde curiosity shoppe” range, very inspiring for altered art.  You can make something very impressive with very little effort..  cut, distress, glue….

So far I have done the front cover and the spine so I thought I would share it and just post more as I make progress.I cut the lady in two and articulated her with a brad and made her a bit 3D with dimensional tape on her skirt, before sticking her on the front..

EDITED….

Well I am back: got the rest of the Book of Curiosities done in time so here it is. I decided to keep the inside pretty simple, so it can actually be used to put things inside….

I used some of the “large collage sheet” for the surround. I know it doesn’t really look like bookpages as you wouldnt see any text, but it still gives a hint to the theme I think.

I also used some bits of 7 Gypsies collage tissue for what would be the inside cover (the edges that stick out from the box sides).

Supplies from Calico Crafts:

Papers HERE

Chipboard Book Box HERE

7 Gypsies collage tissue – apologies, this product has been discontinued.

Large collage sheet HERE

Versamagic inks HERE (jumbo java to colour the spine and gingerbread to distress the edges of all the collage work)

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