Good morning friends~ Birgit here with you today. I’m so happy to be posting my very first project for the CutCardstock Design Team. Thanks so much to Cindy and Amber for this opportunity to be part of your wonderful team!
Maine winters can be long and cold and by February I’m always itching for spring to arrive, however it doesn’t generally come until April. An altered book with lots of spring flowers was the perfect opportunity to evoke the sense of spring and use some fabulous Curious Metallic Cardstock that are on sale during the month of March, among other great products from Cut Cardstock.
I started with an old book that I’ve glued the pages together and then hollowed out like this. You can find all kinds of tutorials on the Internet on how to do this.
This book has a coat of white craft paint over the cover and it opens at the center to include paper and flowers.
Look how lovely the colors blend and look on the Curious Metallic Cardstock. It’s hard to capture the sheen but it’s truly beautiful.
I gently molded the flowers and assembled them using liquid adhesive and set them aside to dry.
Next I cut a panel of 80 lb. Bright White Classic Crest Cardstock and stamped a music background image and aged it using Distress Inks in Antique Linen, Tea Dye and Frayed Burlap.
I then added a spritz of Heidi Swapp Gold Colorshine splats.
The butterfly was cut using 80lb. Bright White Classic Crest Cardstock and colored using a blender pad with The butterfly was cut using 80lb. Bright White Classic Crest Cardstock and colored using a blender pad with Pink Lady and Hibiscus Burst inks. I colored the body of the butterfly with a black marker and added some Clear Wink Of Stella to add some sparkle. The butterfly was assembled using liquid adhesive and set aside to dry.
Once they were assembled and adhered to the book, I added some Lime Green Stickles to the centers of the flowers for texture and interest. Just look how those flowers come alive!
I colored a scrap of 80lb. Bright White Classic Crest Cardstock and rubbed Pink ink onto it and die cut a Gerbera Daisy.After assembling the daisy, I added some pretty pink prills to the center of the flower.
I hope you enjoyed today’s Book Art project. You can find these products and many more at CutCardstock. You can also visit Cut Cardstock on facebook, Pinterest and Twitter.
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What a gorgeous piece. Love it!
So pretty!
Wow, Brigit, so much detail–lovely spring project!!