A Valentine Book of Love

     I've been wanting to make one of these "book" cards for a long time.  This will be part of my husband's Valentines gift this year.  I'll have a tutorial on how to make the "book" with all the measurements I used posted here on the blog next week.
     Everything's layered and inked.  The flowers on the cover are some of the new Recollections line at Michaels.  I added a bunch of leaves I printed and cut out from a Fred, She Said Designs digi flower set.  There's a fun pink chipboard flourish from my friend Silvia.  I covered it with Tattered Rose Crackle paint.  The butterfly is also from a FSS digi stamp set.  I cut it out, colored it with Copic markers and covered it with Rock Candy Crackle paint.  I did a lot of machine stitching on the matting pieces on this project.

     The tag is stamped with a sweet Lili of the Valley image and colored with Copic markers.  The back has lines for journaling my Valentine message.

     Inside the box created from the faux pages, I have created a ticket shaped mini album.  More of the Recollections flowers grace it's cover, and I printed the sentiment out on my computer, cut it apart and inked it.  The mini is held closed with a belly band of kraft paper with one of the flowers added to it.

     Each page includes a scratch off decal that covers up each of the reasons I love my hubby.  Just a little added fun to have him scratch off the coating to read the reason that goes along with the journaling on each page.  I left the decal off the sentiment on the right so you could see what it will look like after scatched off.
     This was so fun to make and hopefully will be a fun little extra something for my hubby.  There's a complete list of supplies at the bottom of this post
     I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp and Show--show some love
Wild Orchid Challenges--love is
City Crafter--the word love or a heart
Tuesday Throwdown--stitching
Charisma Cardz--Valentines/love
Craft Your Days Away--love
Paper Sundaes--Valentines
Claudia & Co--unique folds
Simon Says Stamp--love is in the air

Blessings!


Supplies for Book

Paper: Kraft Outlet Buff Ivory Cover Weight Cardstock and Brown Kraft cover weight cardstock, Bazzill, Recollections kraft cardstock
Stamps: Stampabilities "Ornate Textured Background", Fred, She Said "Paper Roses" and "Monarch Butterfly" digital stamp sets, Inkadinkado "Ornate Flourishes"
Inks+: Vintage Photo, Walnut Stain, Forest Moss, Crushed Olive, and Tea Dye distress inks, Copics E97, YR31, YR65, Tattered Rose and Rock Candy Distress Crackle paint,
Tools: Martha Stewart Eyelet Lace punch around the page set, sewing machine
Miscellaneous: Making Memories Vintage Findings adhesive epoxy letters, 7 Gypsies postcard and stamp stickers, Recollections flowers, chipboard flourish, Tim Holtz Adage Ticket, 7 Gypsies Victoria Seam Binding

Supplies for tag

Papers: Kraft Outlet Brown Kraft cover weight cardstock, Gina K Designs Pure Luxury cardstock, Bazzill
Stamp: Lili of the Valley "Together Forever", Recollections "Brackets and Corners
Ink: Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain Distress ink, Sakura Micron pen
Copics:
            hair E31, E35, YR20, E50, E53, E57
            skin E000, E00, E11
            clothing B000, B00, G82, E53, RV10, RV11, R22, E31,
                         E35, E57
            swing E43, E47
Tools: Nestabilities Labels Four (S4-190)
Miscellaneous:  7 Gypsies Victoria Seam Binding

Supplies for mini

Papers: Kraft Outlet Pre-cut chipboard full sheet, Kraft Outlet Lunch Bag Kraft Text Paper, Recollections cream cardstock, Bazzill, Georgia Pacific white cardstock
Stamps:  Fred, She Said Designs "Paper Roses" digi set
Inks: Vintage Photo, Walnut Stain, Forest Moss, Crushed Olive, and Tea Dye Distress inks, Sakura Micron pen
Tools: sewing machine, Cricut
Miscellaneous: Kraft Outlet scratch off stickers, Recollections flowers