Follow Your Dreams Book & Gift Tag

Follow YOUR Dreams

Products Used:
Bo Bunny My Darling Blooms Double Sided 12 x 12 Paper 12MBD215
Bo Bunny My Darling Cut-Outs 12MDC727
Bo Bunny All Stuck Up Buttons Pink Punch SU101
Bo Bunny All Stuck Up Brads Pink Punch SU201
Bo Bunny All Stuck Up Brads Licorice SU202
Art Blanche Assorted Daisy Chipboard Shapes ABCHIP10
Art Blanche Large Circle Chipboard Shapes ABCHIP12
Inkadinkado INCHES
Greetings 98782
Flourishes 98772
Girl Stuff 98777
Flower Garden 98770
Colourbox Chalk Queue Sets
Embroidery Threads
Needle
Jones Tones Multi Purpose Fabric & Craft Plexi Glue X2400
Provo Craft Zision Eyelet Setter
EK Success Cutterbee Retractable Knife EKCKR01
EK Success Cutterpede Paper Trimmer
EK Success Cutterpede Tweezers
EK Success Cutterbee Scissors
EK Success Cutterbee 13 x 13 Glass Mat EKGMAT13
Mighty Bright Vusion Craft Light Silver 61012
Very fine household sandpaper
Deep Embossing powder
Thermo Web Memory Tape Permanent Runner XTH3194

How to make:
The best thing to do when covering a large area like this, is to firstly layout out your page before sticking bits together, once your happy with it then you can start the process.

Trim Bo Bunny My Darling Blooms Double Sided 12 x 12 Paper to fit the front of the book leaving the white binding strip at side uncovered using your EK Success Cutterpede Paper Trimmer
Trim another piece or different piece to the back.
Fix the paper to the front of the book with Jones Tones Multi Purpose Fabric & Craft Plexi Glue, your could use double sided sticky tape however this may not always give a flat and completely smooth finish. (NB: when using the Plexi glue make sure you use it sparingly and apply it evenly a bit it a time, so apply a section of glue then stick that segment of paper and so on)
Whilst the above is drying you can prepare your other parts for decorating.
Take the required number of Art Blanche Chipboard Shapes and colour them in your chosen colour scheme with the ColourBox Queues and dry off with a heat gun.
Ink the edges of each flower shape.
Make a small hole in each of the smaller flowers and a slightly larger hole in the larger flowers with your Provo Craft Zision Eyelet Setter.
Take the sandpaper and with very light gently circular movement rub over each shape to give a slightly distressed feel.
Once this is complete dab each flower into versa mark clear ink and sprinkle with deep embossing powder and emboss with heat gun.
Put the above to one side to make sure that they are fully set.
Choose some buttons and thread and tie off with embroidery threads or yarns.
Adhere these in desired places with a glue gun to make sure they are permanent.
Fix the appropriate brads to each of the chipboard shapes and fix the chipboard shapes with a glue gun to secure them on the book cover.
Decided on which of the Bo Bunny My Darling Cut-Outs you wish to use and choose something from the excess to use as an embellishment. (I cut out part of a cut out to create the circle effect).
Decide on the sentiments you wish to use from the range of inches sets listed at the top and stamp randomly on your cut out.
Using the explore sentiment bird stamp onto a separate piece, cut out and leave to one side
Take a button, tie off with thread and fix to the left hand corner of the cut out with a glue gun.
Using Thermo Web Memory Tape Permanent Runner XTH3194 fix the cut out to the book making sure that your fixer carries as close to the edge as it can without bleeding.
Finally fix your explore bird sentiment to the right hand corner.

Gift Tag:
Take one large Art Blanche Chipboard Circle and cover with ColourBox ink and dry off with heat gun.
Choose two different flourish stamps and stamp randomly in the contrasting colours and dry off with heat gun.
Make a medium sized hole at the top of the shape with the Provo Craft Zision Eyelet Setter.
Dab the shape into the clear versa mark and make sure you have a good even coverage.
Sprinkle with deep embossing powder and emboss with heat gun.
Once the above is fully set and dry fix eyelet to hole.
Finish with tied ribbon to complete the look
NB: because these shapes are white on both sides it makes it ideal for writing that special message.