Friday 24 October 2014

Compendium of Curiosities 3 ~ Challenge 13 ~ Worn Cover

Hi everybody! It's Friday evening and for me that means getting my project up for Linda's Compendium of Curiosities 3, challenge number 13. This has been great for me, as the challenge was to go to work on one of Tim's Worn Covers. I've  been keeping my Creative Chemistry tags in this one. Here's what it looked liked before.....
I love the worn look of the cover as it is, but it was definitely needing a little personalisation. I used one of my favourite of Tim's wonderful techniques. He calls it Painted Industrial. To create this technique on my Worn Cover, I've used Alcohol Inks on the sticky backed foil, instead of Distress Paint.Tim showcased this technique in his book, Compendium of Curiosities Volume 2 . So you see, you really need all three books so that you can keep on referring to them !
Here's a side view.....
I used rivets to attach the Ring Binder, you have to hammer the two parts together and they work really well at securing the binder. The letters and numerals for CC102 were cut from the fabulous Word Play Die. I covered a piece of chipboard with sticky backed copper foil before die cutting them.
I used some paper from the Laboratoire Paper Stash, to cover the inside.....
...... and finished off with an embellished jeans button and one of those totally fab and utterly useful Ideaology elastic bands, simple but perfect !
So there you have it, another fun challenge from Linda and the Curiosity Crew! I'm very grateful to them for 'making' me transform my CC102, into something far more fitting for the wonderful contents ! The challenge this fortnight has been sponsored by the fabulous Inspiration Emporium, with a $50 gift certificate for one lucky winner. There's also a huge package of goodies from Tim and Mario, for the Crew's favourite entry. My lovely blog friend Lisa with her gorgeous Tinted Photo creation, was the well deserved winner for the last challenge !If you haven't got your Compendium of Curiosities 3 book yet, you can order a signed copy directly from Tim, and don't forget volumes 1&2 are still available !

14 comments:

  1. Wow, Toni, I just LOVE this industrial book cover. What a fantastic job you did. Perfect!!

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  2. Hello Industrial!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE your cover! So cool and clever! Thanks so much for playing in our Worn Cover challenge at CC3Challenge!!!

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  3. Very cool cover....love all the details.

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  4. It is definitely COOL and CLEVER Toni! I love this idea for storing all of your CC tags. Guess what I'm gonna make now lol. LOVE it, best of luck with the challenge! xx

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  5. Ummm....WOW! I am in love with your book...this is utterly fabulous!!! Love every detail!!! Thanks so much for sharing with us at CC3C!

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  6. Most excellent, Toni! I LoVe your texture and your use of Tim's Painted Industrial technique here. SO glad you've shared this on CC3C!!

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  7. This is so my style at the moment. Hard edge, steampunky and deliciously gungy! I hope you get the prize this time...it sure would get my vote!

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  8. I am totally with the others on this one - it is fabulous and I too, hope you get the prize this time, for your wonderful transformation of the worn cover! Anne xx

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  9. Fabulous worn cover Toni! I love this metal technique and you have done an amazing job on yours. A great index for all the techniques in CC102. LOVE IT! Karen.x

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  10. Sooooo coooool!! Love this Toni. Fantastic industrial feel. Love the wings around the bookplate. It has such a presence on the industrial background. And the nail heads around the border ... perfect. Really amazing worn cover and the perfect place to keep you CC102 tags. Fantastic make -- Mary Elizabeth

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  11. Loving the industrial look to your cover Toni. The rivets, your bookplate and wings finish it off beautifully.
    Julie x

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  12. Totally brilliant. The industrial look works perfectly for this cover. Jenny x

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  13. Congratulations on your honorable mention! Yours really did stand out in the crowd for me! A truly stunning cover.

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  14. Congratulations. This is a gorgeous cover!

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