Don't you agree? These papers were meant to be made into this book. Honestly. They are the from The Paper Parade and the collection is called Reflections Christmas by Echo park. The chipboard embellishments are also part of that collection. All of the SVG files in this project are from different collections from SVG Attic. The book itself is from the Nevermore collection. Yes, that is a Halloween set, but inspiration comes from all places, doesn't it? The beautiful poinsettia is from Winter Wishes and the swirls are part of the card that is in the Mom's English Garden set.
On the poinsettia, I inked around all of the edges of the die cuts with brown chalk ink and slightly bent them in the middle to give the leaves and petals a more realistic look. For the center I went around the outside of the circles with Platinum stickles and then added glossy accents to them. I added self adhesive rhinestones to the swirls for a little bit of sparkle.
To break up the binding, I used some simply red rumpled ribbon, chipboard embellishments and a key that was tied with twine. The best part is that the book is a gift box! This is a view of book opened with a surprise inside! I hope you have enjoyed this as much as I did making it.
Now head on over to Parade Your Crafts challenge blog and link up your Christmas/Winter projects for a chance to win a gift certificate to The Paper Parade! Good Luck!
Have a wonderfully crafty day!
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What a beautiful project. I love the poinsettia. Thank so much for sharing this beautiful project with us a Digi Darla this week. Have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
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Your book gift box is fabulous. I love, love , love the papers. You did a great job designing it.
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What a lovely book cover. Not at all like the ones we had to make out of brown paper bags in the fixities. Thank you for joining us today at Word Art Wednesday with your fabulous art.
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This is just beautiful. The papers are fantastic! Thanks for sharing with us at {Pin}spirational Challenges this week!
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Just look at all those rich, fabulous layers. You made this into such a gorgeous gift. Lovely, my friend. Thanks a bunch for sharing your art in our challenge. Your creations bless me and I thank you so much for stopping by to share!
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What a fun book, I really like how it looks when it's open and when it's closed. I like that Echo Park paper too. In fact, I made a card of it myself. Great minds and all that lol.
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What a great idea I love it. Soooooo creative. Thank you for sharing it with us at ( Pin ) spirational challenge this week. Hugs Wynn DT xx
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ReplyDeleteWOW WOW WOW What a wonderfully great gift box. I love that there is so much going on with this make with all the busy papers and layers and diecuts etc.... You would take so long taking it all in and appreciating the work gone into this.
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This is super! Great design! Thanks for joining us over at 3 Girl Jam Challenges! DT Member Carri~Abusybee
ReplyDeleteBeth this is gorgeous with a wonderful mix of design papers. Love the layered poinsettia.
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Beautifully done, Beth! The papers do work very well! Thanks so much for leaving this delightful project on our front porch here at 613 Avenue Create!
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Fabulous gift box! that's gorgeous! thanks for sharing at Crafting by Designs this week! Mo x
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Lovely project. Thanks for joining us at Robyn's Fetish Challenge.
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Thanks for joining us at {PIN}! Very pretty card!
ReplyDeleteI really like that this book is a box. It is simply gorgeous! Thanks for sharing it with us in the 3 Girl JAM Holiday Gifts with ribbon challenge.
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Gorgeous box Beth! Love this fun gift idea!
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Wow, gorgeous! This itself is a gift and keepsake!
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Stunning project. I love to see your latest creations using the SVG cuts. So many awesome cuts indeed. Thank you for linking up at Chalk ah Lot.
ReplyDeleteCOOL book gift box! Love the poinsettia!
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Thanks for entering this lovely card for my CHNC challenge extra for December - hope to see you again soon. x
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card! I love your choice of Patterned paper. Thank you for sharing with us at 613 Avenue Create. Amy A.,DT
ReplyDeleteWow this is really stunning!!! Just love this what a great idea for a gift!
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Gorgeous box! Thank you for playing along with us at Scrappy Moms Stamps! :)
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This is gorgeous Beth! Love that poinsettia! Thanks for linking up with 3 Girl JAM!
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Gorgeous!!!!! Thanks so much for participating in our {PIN}SPIRATIONAL challenge!! Hope to see you again for our next challenge!!
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That is just lovely!
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Susan x