~ Valentine’s “Double Door” BIA Book and Surgery Break

I really love how this project turned out!  I’m not a big Valentine’s fan (Halloween/Autumn is my favorite time of year) but there is something to be said about rich browns, reds and pinks in a romantic-themed project.  This one is a “double door” project with two smaller clipboard wood panels on top of a larger base (see below).  I debated the type of closure I would use to keep the “doors” closed.  I borrowed an office idea and made a “guardmail” envelope closure (those of you who work in the government know what I’m talking about) using cardstock, velvet,  rivets and string.  There are a couple of patterned paper-covered acrylic pages inside and pockets with tags inside the smaller “door” panels.

{closed book}

{pockets and tags}

{opened book}

 

On more pressing news, I will be out-of-pocket crafting-wise for a couple of weeks.  I am scheduled for surgery this Thursday to remove a mass between my breast and chest wall.  I am so not looking forward to getting cut but it is better to get the mass completely removed than to wonder if it is cancerous.  I hope to be up and running with more projects in February.

Stuff: Zutter/BIA – clipboard wood covers, o-wires, rivets; SEI – paper collection, stickers, rub-ons, cardstock, velvet paper; Stampin Up! – ink, flowers, hat pin, pearls, clear beads, crystal brads; AccuCut – acrylic; lace and crochet string; Adirondack – acrylic paint