Waltzingmouse March Blog Waltz

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The day has finally arrived!!  All three of these fabulous sets:  A Good Egg, Folk Art Labels No. 25, and Folk Art Medallion are available for purchase at the Waltzingmouse Stamps store.  I have to say,  the Folk Art Medallion set that I used for this project has unlimited possibilities. A Short while back, I spotted a Paper Book Gift Box on Pinterest.  The designer is Wenche, and she does beautiful, inspiring work.  Here's Wenche's Tutorial.  Her books are just stunning!  I thought Claire's new images would look gorgeous as the cover so I went to work on making this sweet gift box.   I converted the accordion folded pages' measurements into inches since I'm terrible with metric measurements:  2 sheets of 4.75" x 9.5" and 2 sheets of 4" x 9.5" scored at every 1/2".  I scored every inch, turned the paper over and scored every other inch.  That way the accordion folds easier for me.  Just a little tip.   I stamped the book cover using the Folk Art Medallion set with Latte ink (a muse), but Claire also has designed digi papers with a similar design now.  How cool is that!!

Here's a look at the side.  I added two grungeboard hinges underneath the top panel, and glued it over the top.  Thinking back...it might have been helpful to sew the hinges to the base for a more secure hold because those hinges put up a fight against the glue. 

On the back, I included my "signature" (printed because my name's so long it's hard to fit when written), using one of the signature images from the Waltzingmouse set Make Your Mark. I love this set of images.  There's a variety of styles to fit whatever project you can think of.

 It's hard to see, but the Kraft cardstock was embossed with Cuttlebug's Tiny Mosaic Embossing Folder.  After which I added Versamark to the entire book cover and embossed with Clear Embossing Powder.  Lastely I sanded the whole thing for a more aged appearance.

I used Versamark, and embossed the Folk Art Labels No. 25 Frame with Aged Silver Embossing Enamel by Stampendous.  I wanted to give the book label an aged look.  I also added the Aged Silver to the diecut corner embellishments (Antique Frame and Accents by Spellbinders), and brushed them with some Stone Gray Staz On to make them a little rougher looking.  They were also sanded a bit to soften the shine.

I added gold to the page edges using a 18K Gold Leafing Pen by Krylon.

And finally, here's what the inside looks like.  A perfect little opening for a thoughtful little gift.

You could win a stamp set of your choice too.  All you have to do is leave a comment on each blog by March 11th at 11:59 PM (GMT), 5:5 9AM Central (March 12), 3:59 AM Pacific and 6:59 AM.  One commenter will be randomly picked, and will be posted on Claire’s blog on Wednesday, March 13th.

That's it for my little project today.  I hope you've been inspired.  These sets are truly MUST HAVES.   

Next up on the hop is inspirational Becca!

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Stamps:   Folk Art Labels No. 25, and Folk Art Medallion (Waltzingmouse)

Paper:  Watercolor (Accordian Pages),  Dark Chocolate, Kraft and Vintage Cream (PTI)

Ink:  Latte (A muse), Pumice Stone and Gathering Twigs (Ranger Distress), Versamark

Accessories:  Dies ~ Labels 25 and Antique Frame and Accents (Spellbinders, Grungeboard (Tim Holtz), Flower (Prima), Feathers, 18K Gold Leafing Pen (Krylon), Clear Embossing Powder (JudiKins), Aged Silver Embossing Enamel (Stampendous), Tiny Mosaic Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug), Organdy Ribbon, Scor-Pal, Sewing Machine