A Few More Hollow Books to Display...Part 1

This will be short and sweet and put together in two parts since I'm using a little free time at work to post this blog!  :)  I finished two more hollow books last week and I'd like to share them with you really quick!   I have already posted pictures to the Facebook page of both books, but here are the details! 

 

Above you can see the actual finished product.  Again, I originally lifted this idea from Renea and have slowly made it a little more of my own.  I knew I was going for a darker look with this particular book so I used quite a bit of Tim Holtz vintage type items and materials.  The bulk of the book is covered with several layers of paper and ink.  I used, for the first time ever, Tim Holtz Tissue paper on this project and I absolutely loved it.  I used a few of my inks and mists to continue to distress the paper and layered it on along with regular paper and cardstock.  A few trinkets and what nots up top completed most of the look.  I also added some lace and a feather brad that I had hanging out in my stash for quite some time.  The butterfly was die cut and inked by me followed by a little experimentation with glitter (another idea garnered from the above mentioned Renea).  I topped it off with a resin frame and a few "flat" paper flowers.

 

 

Below you can see the inside of the book.  This was one of the smaller books so I was limited with the space that I "normally" have with these books.  For the inside cover I used a stamp kit to create the oval.  Inside it reads "This Belongs To".  I made sure to stamp rather lightly to continue with the distressed look and to make it feel "old".  

 

The inside of the book is covered with a floral damask printed paper.  Ad you can see I inked the "pages" fairly heavily here...they have an almost bronzish yellow look.  Overall I was pretty satisfied with the look.

 

 

 

Here is a look from the side.  As you can see, my inks and mists "leaked" from the "pages" onto the tissue paper.  No harm, no foul...since the book is designed to look a little vintage it's okay with me if there are a few "imperfections".  I thought the layers turned out pretty well in this book despite the fact that I was desperately trying to keep the top of the book flat.  From this angle you can also the small art tile that has been dwindling around my workspace for a bit as well.

 

Thanks for looking!  I hope y'all enjoyed looking at my hollow book! 

 

Love,

 

Mel