Thursday 26 November 2020

AALL & Create: Poppy Field Book Jacket

 

Hello!

For today's AALL & Create project I have made a dust jacket to pop over the little memo books that I use. I decided to use some of  Tracy Evans' beautiful nature inspired stamp sets along with background stamps and stencils from Autour de Mwa and Janet Klein.

I use many little notebooks throughout the year and often buy cheap memo books. I decided to make a pretty, nature inspired jacket to wrap around the memo books. The back flap can be used as a page marker. The jacket can be reused time and again and is even reversable in case I feel like a change.

This is what it looks like. It has two flaps that fold inside the book. The back one can be used as a bookmark.

This is what it looks like on the memo book. I added bull dog clips to secure the jacket, but it could easily be secured with reposition tape as well.


I added some elastic string as a closure. Inside the cover, the spine is strengthened with red tape and washi tape.

The front:


The back:

Close Ups:


How it was made:

I started with a piece of A4 300gsm card and trimmed it to the length of the memo book. I smooshed Distress Oxides to replicate sky and land, then used stencils to stamp patterns.

 
Next I added some background stamping

 
Elements from Papaver Poppies were stamped, coloured with Copics and fussy cut. The bird stamps from Pinecone and Wire Birds were stamped and fussy cut, but left uncoloured. The birds and their backgrounds were stamped onto the book jacket and the small foliage stamps from Papaver Poppies filled the ground between the poppy flowers and seed heads.

 
White paint splatters were applied over the cover.

The back of the book jacket is decorated too, but more plainly. This makes the cover reversible.:


Stamps used:
#389 Pinecone - Tracy Evans
#394 Wire Birds - Tracy Evans
#395 Papaver Poppies - Tracy Evans
#399 Framework Elements - Tracy Evans
#294 Tile Pile Autour de Mwa

Sencils used:
#59 Weathered Tiles Autour de Mwa
#116 Tres Fiori Kanet Klein

To see the stamps, stencils and dies used, please visit 
A list of stockists can be found here.

You'll find lots of inspiration on the 

That's all for now.
Thanks for stopping by today.
xoxo

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

Cardz TV #128 AG 03/12
Pennys Challenges #485 AG 08/12

16 comments:

  1. Hi Carole this is gorgeous I love it. What a lovely way to decorate a notebook. Take care. Hugs Jackie

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  2. Brilliant idea and fabulous cover and background love all the stamps
    Carol x

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  3. Oh,WOW, beautiful Carole, wonderful background and stamping, those poppies are stunning, the colours are so rich, and I love the birds,splatter and textures..gorgeous.

    Luv CHRISSYxx

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  4. So beautiful..
    Thank you so much for joining in with us at 613 Avenue Create..hope you will play along again..

    Luv CHRISSYxx

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  5. WOW!! This is absolutely exquisite! So talented!
    Thanks for sharing with us at Penny's and good luck with your entry! :)
    ~ DT Saphron
    Lemon Biscuit

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  6. Wow you did such an amazing job with this project. Looks fabulous.
    Thank you for sharing with us over here at World Wide Open Design Team Challenge and best of luck with your entry.

    Annette DT / Admin / Registered Owner for https://worldwideopendesignteamchallenge.blogspot.com/

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  7. What an awesome creation - this is incredible! Thanks so much for joining us at The House that Stamps built!

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  8. Congratulations! You were selected as a Top Rocker at 613 Avenue Create for the week of November 22 - 28, 2020! Thanks so much for your awesome submission to our challenge! Please stop by our blog to grab your badge!

    The 613 Avenue Create Design Team

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  9. Carole, This is gorgeous. Love all the elements that are stamped in the cover. So creative, Thanks for sharing with us over here at World Wide Open Design Team Challenge and best of luck with your entry. Barbara DT member for { World Wide Open Design Team Challenge}

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  10. A beautiful cover. I can see that so much thought and attention to detail has gone into creating this

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  11. Congratulations! You were selected as a "Cute Critter" winner for the month of November 2020 at 613 Avenue Create! Thanks so much for your wonderful response to our Optional Twist! Please stop by our blog and grab your badge!

    The 613 Design Team

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  12. Wow!!! This is gorgeous!!! All the elements you used work together so perfectly! Thanks for playing with The House That Stamps Built.

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  13. Fabulous creation - Love the Poppy's they really pop in the scene. thank you for sharing it with us at Penny's - Good Luck x

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