Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Cabinet Card Book


I had the pleasure this past weekend of taking 2 classes instructed by Joni Russell of Mrs. O'Leary's Art of Wichita, KS. The classes were taught at the Stamp Asylum (love that name) in Plano, TX.  The following project we constructed in one of the classes.


Front of book.

Close up of resin filled bezel.

Spine of book with 3 hand stitched signatures and ribbon binding.

Back of front cover and cover of first signature.

Back of first signature and front cover of the 2nd signature.





Back cover of 2nd signature and front of 3rd signature.

Inside back cover.

Back of book showing one of the beautiful cabinet card stamps offered by Artful Illusions. You can find them here on page 152.

It is amazing what can be done with chipboard, ink, paper and a bit of waxed linen thread.  Now that the construction is done, I need to fill the pages with vintage pictures.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:
Eclectic Ellapu's  "Anything Goes" challenge
"Anything Goes" challenge at Fussy and Fancy.

9 comments:

Robin said...

Looks wonderful! That cover is beautiful and each page looks like a whole new adventure.

Hugs,
Robin

Astrid Maclean said...

Wow Sarah this is amazing!!! A totally stunning make, so beautiful!!!

Louise (KardKrazy) said...

Well, this is a very cool project. I'm sure you had a whole lot of fun in that class!

Wendy Fraser said...

Wow, what a stunning project, must have taken you ages to make! Thanks for joining us at Fussy and Fancy xx

Words and Pictures said...

This is just magnificent, Sarah - such a brilliant vintage look - every page a delight!
Alison x

Kate Yetter said...

Very lovely, Sarah. So vintage! Love the images and the spine. So cool. Your blog had been quiet for a while. Glad you are back.
Kate

Sugar Lump Studios said...

Sarah
this is an amazing book! I love it! It looks like it came out of Great Grandma's trunk! :)

Lori said...

Joni's classes are so cool! This is an awesome project, yours looks fantastic!

Gaby Bee said...

What a fantastic project, Sarah!
I love every page, the cover, and how you made the spine! Just brilliant!

Hugs,
Gaby