Feb 19, 2015
Blog Design Team: The Places You’ll Go
Happy Thursday, crafty friends! Today, Blog Team Member Amy Sheffer has created a wonderfully whimsical book card for us today and we can’t wait to share it with you!
Plus, we’re so sure you will be inspired to create your own fun book project, we’re giving away one of the stamp sets Amy used on today’s project! Keep reading for more details…
Amy’s Notes: I grew up in a family of readers. My mom was a
high school librarian, and I just loved spending summers exploring the
stacks! I have a fun card today in honor of Dr. Seuss’ birthday, which is
coming up on March 2. I saw the quote from TE’s The Places You’ll Go set and it’s one I like
to share with my children regularly.
Amy’s Notes: For today’s card, I wanted
to make miniature version of an actual book to use in the background. I
found some public domain images of vintage children’s books online (I
chose Three Little Pigs), printed a few pages, then trimmed, inked the
edges, folded in half, and stacked them to make my miniature book.
Amy’s Notes: I
stitched down the center so that it would look like a sewn binding,
then adhered the pages only along the left and right edges, so that I
could get that wavy, open-book look.
Amy’s Notes: The metal clip and twine make a fun bookmark embellishment.
Amy’s Notes: The sentiment, from The Places You’ll Go, is stamped onto a woodgrain paper and die-cut with a die from Banner Stacklets 2.
Amy’s Notes: The stack of books image is from In Other Words – Read and is colored with Copics, trimmed out, and adhered to the mini book.
What are you reading right now? I’d love to know!
Wouldn’t this card be perfect for a book lover or a soon-to-be graduate? You can find more of Amy’s delightful work on her blog, Pickled Paper Designs. Have a joyful day!
At TE, we are big fans of reading! In celebrations of Dr. Seuss’ birthday, we’re giving one lucky winner an In Other Words – Read stamp set!
How to Enter: Leave a comment below telling us what book you’ve been reading or tell us the name of your favorite book by Sunday, February 22, 2015 at 11:59 pm PST.
We’ll choose one lucky winner at random to win an In Other Words – Read stamp set! We’ll announce the winner here on the TE Blog next week. Good
luck!