Art and craft book cover design

Happy New Year to each of you! What an amazing finish to 2017 with so much inspiration from our participants, guest designers and design team. It was wonderful to see each and every project and get to know some new faces. If you haven't visited the December entries, do hop over and check them out. Today we begin a new challenge with a fabulous sponsor, Lindy's Stamp Gang! Website - https://www.lindysgang.com/ Blog - https://lindysgang.blog/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/lindysgang…

Bonjour, aujourd'hui c'est une nouveauté EmbelliScrap que je viens vous montrer, une couverture en carton bois avec des hexagone que l'on peut laisser ou enlever, j'ai teinté la couverture à la distress vintage , laisser certains hexagones en carton bois...

The soul craves normal. But, I was beginning to think it might be easy to forget what normal is, with all the outrageous things happening right now. So this week I decided to throw caution to the wind, bring out some retired stamp sets, and make a card that takes me back to my past. I put some Christmas carols on, and stamped. And yes, it did help me feel like nearly everything was still very normal around our house. Ahhhh, Thanksgiving and Christmas is coming, with all the joys and the

Book cover illustration by Bomboland. Source: http://abduzeedo.com/typography-mania-133

Followed sketch for inspiration. Took a pre-printed DP and tore down the middle. Sponged Distress Oxide Vintage Photo on torn edge and around the outside. Adhered to Kraft card base. Stamped and colored image with Copics and fussy cut. Popped up with foam tape. Stamped and sponged sentiment and also popped up with foam. Added enamel dots in similar colors as the book image. Will give this to my niece who loves to read.

Ready or not, May is here and it’s time for the new May 2019 My Monthly Hero Kit launch by Hero Arts. I’m hoping you all are going to like this one as much as I did! If you are new to my blog, I …

DIY gifts are a great way to show thoughtfulness and creativity. Here are some ideas across different skill levels and interests:

This was totally me when I was growing up......lots of lovely library books lying everywhere! I couldn't read them fast enough. I grew up in a very small village with no library but our neighboring village had one. Trouble was you had to go down a big hill, cross a railroad bridge and then a river bridge to get there. My parents forbid me to ride my bike to that library. Not gonna lie.....my friends and I snuck down there more than once to replenish our lot of library books! When you need a…