Christmas Daily by Sue Smyth

 

With the Christmas season upon us, it is a really nice thing to record our

 daily preparations, memories of the past and traditions that we have each and ever year.

If you are like me and time poor, make the cover of this mixed media book up

in advance and just slip the pages in as needed when you do them.

I have made this sturdy mixed media book from an old Readers Digest book.

Add lots of glimmer mists and glitter along with a few bits n pieces 

in my stash.

 

How to make the cover 

Simply use Couture Creations Craft Knife to remove the inside from the cover of book 

Layer over hand towel and adhere down with gel medium, allow to dry.  

Emboss cream cardstock with  Moonlight berries folder and adhere to cover.

Cut Ivy set doilies from kraft cardstock and adhere to cover as pictured.

Paint with Gesso and allow to dry  

Spray with glimmer mists, and use an alcohol pen to colour the berries on the Moonlit berries folder.

Rub gold paint over the raised areas. To add a sparkle to your cover using your finger smooch with Crystal Glitzin' Glamour Glitter Glue

Emboss white cardstock with A magical time embossing folder, trim out the greeting 

you desire and adhere to cover with 3 D foam tape.

Rub over red ink and gold paint.

Create a flower
Step 1

Cut 2 of 3 sizes with the Roses die from red cardstock, 

pierce a hole in the centre of each.

Snip around the edges to create petals.

Step 2

Gather together several stamens and glue together.

thread through the holes of the flower starting from the smallest 

to the largest.

Step 3

  Spray with water and scrunch up to create a flower. 

Dry off to hold in shape.

Spray with adhesive and sprinkle with glitter.

Step 4

Adhere to cover along with assorted bits and pieces. Rub 

extra elements with gold paint.

Cut Connexion die from green cardstock, spray 

with adhesive and sprinkle with glitter.

attach around the rose flower.

For the Inside 

Trim assorted cardstock to make a folded page that fits the inside of your book.

Create as many pages as you think you will need.

Dry brush gesso over the edges.

Tie bakers twine around the fold of each page. Align the knots

to the bottom of the fold. 

Punch a hole into the spine of the book with a Crop-a-dile and 

thread  organza ribbon through the hole and 

through each strand of bakers twine and back through the hole so both ends

come through the hole.

Handy Hint set and eyelet over the hole to make it sturdy

Tie the ribbon into a bow on the outside of the spine.

This way you can add more pages as needed.

Use Couture Creations Vintage Christmas Paper Pad to 

Decorate as desired with the ordinary and traditional things you do

each Christmas 

Happy Crafting & Merry Christmas 

 

 

Couture Creations Products Used

 

 Fantasia Doily Dies Ivy Set  C0723222

 Vintage Christmas Paper Pad C0723551

 Craft Knife C0721987

  Embossing folder A Magical Time Wrapped in Joy C0723588

  Embossing Folders - Moonlit Berries Wrapped in Joy C0723596

   Sophia Collection - Connexion C0723506

  Nesting Dies Roses C0723218

 

 

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