Turning the Pages

Today I am sharing one of my favorite things, a book, which I have used as a base for my project today.  Simon Says Stamp and Show Challenge this week is to share a favorite, idea, project, photo, product, etc... 

 

My project started with an idea I had seen in a mixed media book.  The mixed media book showed a book with the pages folded in different ways to created different angles along with die cut pieces inserted. 

I decided to start by folding pages into triangles and alternating with folded pages and using border punches on other pages. I continued to fold and folded with a regular pattern all the pages in the book. 

The next step was to spray over the entire surface of the folded pages and inside of the covers with a mist. I die cut four clocks from pattern paper and acetate to create my clocks which are my bookends on either end of the book. 

I added the birds and branches intermixed into the pages: 

 

And how the project looks from the front:

 

A few other things:  

Stamped the rulers on cardstock and sponged and distressed them and taped the m to the edges. I added patterned paper to the inside covers to coordinate with my blues. 

The bird on the front is sitting in a nest made from moss. 

I stamped the inside of the clock and used the stamped pen nibs for hands on the clock.  I added the sentiment stamped onto the acetate and pop dotted it to allow for the hands and brad inside the clock. 

I misted the flower to coordinate with a touch of seam binding behind it. 

The folding of the pages took some time but it was fun to do while watching t.v. with the family. So a nice project that didn't require too much thought. :) 

Products: Sizzix Tim Holtz Caged Bird Die, 

EK Success Slim Edger - Arches Punch,

Tim Holtz Sizzix Tick Tock Die , 

Prima Flowers Danseur ,

Memory Box Leafy Branch, 

Stampers Anonymous - Artful Artifacts ,

Stampers Anonymous - Alpha Sampler

Artistic Outpost - Typography

Ranger Archival Ink - Coffee

StazOn - Jet Black

Ranger Distress Ink - Peacock Feathers

Tattered Angels - Patina Glimmer Mist

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