On the Case

On the Case

Hallo There!

"Goodness me!"  She exclaimed, "It

is the last day of the month....already!"

Expect that rings a chord with a few 

of you - I wonder if we were more aware

of the date in the days prior to the IT takeover

of our lives?  Not sure I can remember that

far back........................!

Hazel Harler is here today to share a

book with us..............not just any book

I hasten to add but a very special book....

 "Hi everybody, I've a decorated book box 

to share with you today.

I used a paper mache book box.

 I glued some crumpled tissue paper to 

the spine and gave the box a coat of gesso 

inside and out.

I covered the box inside and out with

 some script rice paper.

I painted the spine with acrylic paint 

then I dry brushed some white gold

 Starlight metalic paint over it.

 Some of the embellishments I'm using. 

The frame on the photo was heat embossed

 with aged spice Frantage embossing enamel.

I made the stickpins by attaching some beads 

to a couple of headpins with glue.

The branch was painted green then painted

 with some crackle accents and then I dry brushed 

some white gold Starlight paint.

The finished box. 

I also added some roses and a word sticker

 - the photo is of me and my sister.

 I made some photo cards to go into my box. 

This card was covered with rice paper, 

I stapled some folded flowers to one edge 

and added a wooden butterfly.

The photos are me with my mum and dad, 

I won't tell you what year it was but we had

 all the mod cons - you can just about see 

the mangle behind my dad.

This card is covered with rice paper

and I just added some gems. 

The photos are of us with my grandparents. 

I chose the colours because I always remember 

my grandma in later years always wearing a white, 

purple and green cardigan.

 Card again covered with rice paper, 

I embellished the card with wooden birds 

that I'd painted with Starlight paints. 

This is a photo of my lovely Auntie Nellie.

The card is covered with rice paper,

 I also used another piece of rice paper to

 embellish the card and I added some 

seagull die cuts. 

The photo is me and my sister with dad 

on a caravan holiday.

The cards are in their box and because I didn't

 go mad with the embellishments 

I have room for more cards.

 I've enjoyed making the cards but I think

 words are missing so I'll sort that out later."

Supplies:

Paper mache book box.

Imagination Crafts rice paper.

Plain card.

Tissue paper.

Acrylic paint.

Gesso.

Imagination Starlight paints.

Frantage embossing enamel.

Crackle accents.

Impression Obsession seagull die.

Embellishments - 

wooden shapes, lace, beads, headpins,

 skelleton leaves, gems.

Thank you Hazel for showing us

some of your beautiful memories 

in your gorgeous memory book

Those rice papers really lend themselves

to this sort of project don't they?  So many

designs to choose from too - bound to be

something to suit every mood and/or taste

'Till tomorrow

Mickie xx