I had half started this project and given the colour inspiration, it was a great opportunity to finish this make.
I started with painting the whole book in black Gesso.
I placed some ribbon on the inside for closing the book. This will be hidden behind some paper.
So I don't know about you but I love a paper stack but I generally don't like to use them haha... anyway I usually buy two and this paper was from one of the very first stacks which caught my attention many years ago called MariPoser.
I used Tim Holts vintage photo distress ink on the paper edges.
The edges look lovely and distressed against the black Gesso,
For the inside of the specimen book I used a number of different stencils and mediums to give effect. Each page is a different colour to go with the months theme.
I have decorated each page with a colour for the theme. Page one has a crackle paint and decorated in a Teal colour. Page two is a Burgundy with a grain medium. Page three is the pink and page 4 was the Grey. Each one has a different butterfly die cut and each was heat embossed.
Fot the front of the book I used some Tando-Creative sub straight. There was the Tando layered Butterfly, the angel wings, mini clocks and a key from my stash.
I gave each piece a layer of Lava Paste which I just love.
The wings and butterfly were layered on the front of the book and I added a little gilding wax to highlight the lava paste which gives it a great effect.
PRODUCTS USED:
SELECTION OF ACRYLIC PAINTS (TEAL/
GILDING WAX FROM MY STASH
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