Happy October CC3 Lovers! Time sure flies! So much so that I forgot that October 4th was my Blogiversary! It's been 3 years...WOW!!! I don't blog as often as I used to, but I still love doing it! Thank you for all the support from all of you over the years!
And again, it's time for another challenge in the new
Compendium of Curiosities III Challenge!!! Thank you all for the entries and for all the comments!
The Curiosity Crew and I are always so pleased and inspired by all the hard work! Please keep those projects coming so you have a chance to win some fabulous prizes!
This new challenge, number thirteen is the
Worn Cover. I love this challenge because the possibilities are absolutely endless as to what theme and decor you all will be going with, and I can't wait to see all the entries.
Please play along so you can win some fabulous prizes donated by the ever generous
Tim and Mario, and this challenge's sponsor,
Inspiration Emporium!!! You will have two weeks to complete this challenge and link it up to the CC3Challenge site, and you can read all the rules
here. Please take the time to visit every member of the Curiosity Crew (See below.) for not only some beautiful Worn Covers, but for a chance to win some extra goodies!
I have a zillion family recipes around my kitchen, and many are from my Husband's Grandmother and my Mother. The problem is, they are everywhere and not organized or in one place to find easily. So I decided to make an album to house them all, and I will pass this down to my daughter some day. Please keep in mind that this is a work in progress, and today you will only see the cover. Who knows... I will probably change it up a bit once I add the guts. I knew I definitely wanted it vintage looking...like it came out of our Grandmother's kitchen. I LOVE it so far, and I wish the photos I took did it more justice.
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| I wanted a real grungy vintage look on this, and thought a circular window would fit the bill. I used an actual recipe card from Grandmother and die cut it with Tim's Sizzix Sized Circles. I cover it with a piece of Mica that was also die cut. I LOVE that you can die cut Mica...I always forget to use it, and it really has great vintage possibilities. |
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| The best cookbooks have checks on them!!! So of course I had to add checks. Wendy Vecchi's Check Mate Stencil fit the bill, and I used Archival Ink to color it in after I taped off the areas I didn't want ink on. |
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| After the checks where all stenciled in, I covered them with Ranger's Glossy Accents to give a little sheen and protect them from any other mediums I would add later. |
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| I taped off some other areas I didn't want covered, and I added Wendy's Crackled Texture Paste through Tim's Latticework Stencil, that I first colored with Tea Dye Distress ReInker. |
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| Once it crackled and dried, I laid the stencil back over and added more Archival Ink on the crackle plus on the cover itself. I LOVE the look! |
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| I wanted more brown tones, and thought the easiest way to do so was to use the new Tea Dye Distress Spray Stain! I LOVE how it seeped into the cracks and highlighted it, plus added the perfect vintage tone. I'm hooked on Spray Stains!!! |
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| I punched holes for the handle on the front and the elastic on the back that will hook over the handle to keep the book closed. So easy. |
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| I just love Tim's Letterpress blocks! I think they totally made the front of this. I colored them with Distress Paint. I thought the cover needed more, so I outlined all the scroll work and frame with Glossy Accents. It really made things pop! I LOVE the effect. I also added rub ons, the utensils, and finally the rest of the title using Alpha Parts. |
If you couldn't tell from all the uses of LOVE, I love how this came out. I hope you join in on the fun, and since this challenge is using a particular product instead of a technique, please feel free to show us the steps you used when altering your Worn Cover. Have an inky time!
Supplies:
I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!
