Seeing as February is the month of love and we have 'Love' as our challenge theme I thought I'd carry on sharing the love by making this little gift.
On the outside one might think this is a book, with it's barn door & aged mahogany distress ink coloured chipboard covers { I used 2 A6 book blanks, 1 whole and 1 cut in half}, and charcoal black paint stamped baroque background and fancy clasp.
But the inside reveals
It is in fact
A photo frame!
It is in fact
A photo frame!
Created by firstly folding a piece of red card in half, and folding the sides in to the middle, open out again and cut triangles from the top 2 sides which will create two pockets when you fold back up.
Cut a shape from the top middle section of the card, I used my slice and cut a heart but you can use any method or shape, and also do your stamping now, I used a selection of the Romance stamps, inked in both red and black and highlighted with a white pen.
Next you're going to want to fold your card back in half, and place a thickish piece of card inside the middle section slightly smaller in width, run an embossing tool along each edge to create not only the 2 strip spaces which are needed to glue your frame in place but also to give enough thickness to allow you to place a photo inside. Remove the thick card and glue the 2 channels you have just created.
{just to demonstrate i have added a pic, and yes it is me when i was about 8 and i absolutely loved A-HA!!}
{just to demonstrate i have added a pic, and yes it is me when i was about 8 and i absolutely loved A-HA!!}
Moving swiftly on.....
Then all that is needed is to glue your outer covers to the back and sides.
Then all that is needed is to glue your outer covers to the back and sides.
10 comments:
WOW!! That's soooo clever Minxy, really love this, will make a fab pressie :D.........Lurve the background stamp & fancy clasp too xxx
This is just gorgeous! Not sure about your taste in music though - I hope it's changed as you've grown up, lol!!
Hey that's a great idea! Like the posters...Morten was a bit of alright ;)LOL
xoxo Sioux
Love the frame and especially love the fastening !!
It looks brilliant Nicky, & great explanation too! Love the cute photo! xxx
Beautiful, Minxy!!!
How cool, a wonderful little booklet.
Gorgeous! Love the colour/pattern and the clasp.
Love this project Minxy :-)
Thanks everyone for your lovely comments x
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