Alice in Wonderland that is! WARNING… this is a long post with LOTS of photos!!
A few months ago Lynne and I came up with the idea to create each other a mini to swap. There were just a couple of guidelines we decided on:
- 6 pages of chipboard bases 5x5 size
- Zutter binding
- Something with little quotes – in other words a finished mini that we didn’t have to add photos to
After having several ideas that I discarded a ‘light bulb’ went off when I saw how much Lynne loved this 8x8 paper pad:
I’ve never really worked with Graphic 45 paper before… but after doing these projects I can honestly say I LOVE IT!!! It’s seriously good value and the paper is so ‘cuttable’ :)
I had so much fun making the mini for Lynne… but it was also REALLY hard to give it away! So… before I show you the mini I made for Lynne I wanted to show you the Alice in Wonderland canvas I made for myself using the left over bits and pieces.
Here’s the full canvas (click on the pics to see them in more detail) :
I actually used several of the ideas I’d put into Lynne’s mini – mostly so that I could remember what I’d done LOL
This canvas has LOTS of little details and different layers so here’s another shot to give you an idea:
The little scroll is made from some of the paper in the pad… and I loved the little bottle which I found and have had in my stash for ages!!
And now… onto Lynne’s mini!! Here’s the front cover:
I used LOTS of Dimensional Magic on this mini along with rhinestones to give it all a bit of sparkle and shine!
And YES I do know that the clock is upside down… that’s one of the neat things about working on an ‘Alice’ album… anything goes!!
There’s a little story to this one… I am ALWAYS late when I go to Lynne’s and she always texts to ask where I am. As soon as I arrived she normally says something along the lines of “I wondered if you’d ever arrive” so the quote from the Alice paper worked in perfectly!
The clock surround on page 5 is actually a chipboard embellishment I’ve had for AGES! So pleased it was right for this project.
I had a HUGE amount of fun doing the hand on page 8!!
Pages 9 & 10:LOTS of cutting on this page!!
Back cover:
Of course the key hole should be on the back!! LOL
When I’d finished doing all the pages the book was really FAT!! I actually wondered if I’d be able to bind it…
Luckily it did fit in the binder!! Then I just added some silver ribbons which I raided from Mum’s stash (thanks Mum!)
I had so much fun making this mini for Lynne and I know that she loved it… in fact she actually made a You Tube video of it (was very excited to see my project!!)
And before I go I just wanted to share a few of my favourite embellishments:
The hand reaching out to grab the pebble:
The scroll:
The Mad Hatter square embedded with watch parts:
The fancy clock:
and the Tim Holtz type charm:
Thanks for coming to visit today… would love to hear what you thought of this project so please leave me a comment!