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Altered Book Box Tutorial (plus Botanical Tea Collection and Giveaway)!
Filed under Art Projects, Caroline Ouzts-Hay, French Corsets Kit, Giveaways, Newsletters, Tutorials
Note: most of the links on this post no longer work, as we moved to a new Web site in 2018. But you can try searching on the same names (as links below) on the new site.
Design Team Member Caroline Ouzts-Hay has created An Altered Book with a Secret Inside — how delicious is that? Even better is that Caroline also created a tutorial for it as well!
What’s not to love about this book? The color palette is dreamy and makes you wish for Spring to be here! The front of the book uses the On Sale! Die-Cut Chipboard Corset as the closure on the wrap-around cover (clever!) which Caroline has also enhanced with Golden Molding Paste and the 6×6 Stencil – Lace Trim.
You’re loving those peachy colors on the inside papers, I can tell. Alas! We do not have the exact papers that Caroline used, however: the New and On Sale! Botanical Tea Collection is a great match! They have the same mottled brown with light green colors, and pink instead of the peach that is in the papers Caroline used. This collection really is quite stunning — whether you use it to create your own Altered Book Box (or simply add it to your stash)!
If you’re wondering where the gorgeous images that Caroline used came from, she used the Decorum, Lace Edgings, and The Secret Out At Last Collage Sheets. (Hey, all of those are On Sale! as part of the Victorian Collage Sheet Sale — and two of those sheets are also in this month’s kit: French Corsets!)
In addition to the Altered Book Box we just talked about, Caroline also created a second box to go along with the video tutorial she created! I know! She’s so crafty crazy, that one.
The second altered book box (shown at left) opens more like a standard, portrait-orientation book (and without the wrap-around cover) but still has a box inside. It uses the The Garden Timeless Scrapbook Paper on the cover, the Pink Roses and Emotions Collage Sheets, and the new Shocking Pink Tulle Netting to tie it closed.
Yes, yes, I have seen how Caroline makes the Altered Art Box. No I will not tell you how, or divulge any secrets as you must watch the video and enjoy learning how to make it yourself!. Before you run off to check out Caroline’s tutorial, look below for some more art samples by the Design Team using the Botanical Tea Collection (like that adorable Fairy Artist Trading Block by Design Team Member Nichola Battilana, at right — and more new flowers and today’s Giveaway)!
Here’s the link for Caroline’s blog post and video tutorial for both Altered Book Boxes.
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Botanical Tea Collection See the ENTIRE Collection (15 items!) – All on Sale! | |||
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Hooray! A Pink Botanical Fairies Giveaway!
Ok… I may have gone a little crazy (note: most of the papers in the Giveaway do not show in the photos):
– ALL 12 (!) Botanical Tea Scrapbook Papers New and On Sale!
– Gardenias – Mixed Pink Back in Stock and On Sale!
– Mulberry Paper Lily Mix New and On Sale!
– Tiny Paper Roses – Cream-Pink-Brown New and On Sale!
– Gardenias – Cream-Pink-Brown New and On Sale!
– Flora ATCs Collage Sheet On Sale! as part of the Victorian Collage Sheet Sale!
– Pink Fairies ATCs Collage Sheet
– The Lovely Garden Collage Sheet
– Vintage Postcard Fairies Collage Sheet
– Fairy Labels and Ads Collage Sheet On Sale, too!
– Tulle Netting – 6 Inch Wide – Light Pink New and On Sale!
– Tulle Netting – 6 Inch Wide – Shocking Pink New and On Sale!
– Pearlized Stick Pins – Cream and Brown Leaves New and On Sale!
– Pearlized Stick Pins – Green Leaves On Sale!
To enter the Pink Botanical Fairies Giveaway drawing all you have to do is leave a comment BELOW on this blog post by TOMORROW NIGHT (the deadline is 11:59 pm PST, FRIDAY, March 14, 2014).
Don’t forget to leave your (hello! correct) email address, too, so I can contact the winner; your email address does not need to be made public. Note: I’m offering free shipping, too, but only within the USA. International shipping will still apply.
Please be patient! Spammers try to post crap here a lot so comments are moderated. So if you don’t see your post in the comments section, be patient and check back in a few hours before re-posting it, please!
After midnight, I’ll randomly pick the winner (via Random.org). So make sure to check back to see who won! And check your mailbox on Sunday morning for the next Giveaway and Newsletter!
Hey, who won the Stationer’s Desk Giveaway? That would be Jackie! Please check your email for my message about getting your mailing address.
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Beautiful love the beautiful pinks so feminine.
Ilove Graphic 45 papers and the corset is adorable!!
Really gorgeous altered box!!! And thank you for the chance to win this new giveaway!
Such creativity…wish I had that much…very beautiful
Flowers and more flowers.
I can’t get enough.
Thanks for the chance to win.
MORE!
What a wonderful, magical collection!
Flowers and fairies…fabulous!
Beautiful! It says spring to me.
Love me some pink!
Oh!!! How cute is that!!
The flowers and papers are so sweet and spring-like! Love them.
Beautiful fairies!
Love the pink fairies and the Botanical Tea paper collection!! Spring!!
Oh my! Just beautiful, my granddaughter would love to have me create her a treasure with this collection:) So magical!
Just like spring hope springs eternal. Maybe this will be the time Iam chosen. Such a pretty selection.
So beautiful! Perfect for springtime projects.
So sweet! I am loving all the corset inspired crafts. 🙂
Love the pink fairies and all their woodland environment. The corset box is SO clever – how fun!
The giveaways just keep getting better & better! Blessings, Lori
Love all the beautiful colors and items that are included in this fantastic Give Away. Everything reminds me of the olden days and I love how feminine everything is. Thank you for the chance to win this great package of goodies.
Take care,
Diane
Wow, what a gorgeous prize.
Beautiful colors and very feminine.
Thanks for the chance to win!!
I fell in love with this the second I saw it. It is so beautiful and feminine. I love the fairies and flowers.
Spring like treasures!!!
Love to win!!!
I just love books and boxes – so book boxes= yay!! Also fairy mad 🙂
Think that botanical tea papers are amazing
I’ve been collecting fairies all my life, even when they were hard to find and not so popular (in the 1980s and early 1990s). Thank you so much for this opportunity!
Just absolutely gorgeous!!!!
Looks like spring!
Beautiful giveaway!
Beautiful! I would love to win this.
Fairies! I am the most fairyish of people and would love to win this give-a-way!! (My little friends would be so pleased.) Thank you for having these wonderful contests and for all the fabulous tutorials!!
Truly love all the creatons on the blot. Would love to win one.
Another great giveaway and gorgeous projects!
I just love altered stuff and would be thrilled to play with the things in this giveaway.
I love all the flowers and faeries.
Oh pleeeese pick me, love this giveway sooo much!
Wow! Two altered books??? What a talented gal and thanks for sharing…
Graphic 45 has the best designs and they’re perfectly paired with the corset. Great job.
Gorgeous spring like colors and lovely designs by Graphic 45, and so many other beautiful goodies! Pick me, pretty please?
Love the botanicals (and the corset book, too!)Want to make it all1
Oh, please, please pick me! The flowers and beautiful colors are a breath of spring.
I love, love, love the tea papers…so very sweet. Hope I get them! Thanks for having this great give-away.
It’s all beautiful!
Absolutely beautify would love to have all to work with
Spring time!! What a wonderful way to celebrate the promise and hope of Spring!! Whoever receives this amazing give-away bundle will be blessed with an abundance of materials. My mind is already conjuring images of the beautiful possibilities. Good luck everyone!!
This paper has such a lovely mix of colors. I enjoy soaking up all the inspiration.
Makes my heart sing !!
Stunning! This I need for sure.
Wow! Such gorgeous projects from Caroline and Nichola! I think it’s time for tea!
Gorgeous flowers and papers in this giveaway, makes me dream of Spring!
Absolutely lovely! Wish I could win sometime!
Inspiring! Thanks for the generous offer, love the flowers and the fairies!
Delicate and divine. It is 19 degrees here today. Need Springtime now! xoxox
Love the spring like colors and a cool project!! Another winner from Graphic 45. Thanks for the giveaway and the chance to win all those awesome goodies.
I would love to win this beautiful giveaway. Love the pretty floral sheets. What’s better than a spring breath of fresh air from this long dreary winter season.
Lovely collection – would love to own it.
Gorgeous giveaway! I LOVE your fabulous giveaways, even though I’ve yet to win one:) I have got to get my hands on that die cut corset! You carry the neatest things! I love the corset “book” and the video tutorial is great. Keeping my fingers, toes and eyes crossed, lol.
Enchanting products, gorgeously pretty and the altered project is sublime.
Oh my word how I would squeal with delight if I could win this generous giveaway.
Wishes
Lynne
Really lovely collection. It looks like Spring!
Oh, so much gorgeous-ness!! (fingies crossed!)
It’s cold again here today, so something that looks like spring is so welcome!Lovely collection!
I’ve got my fingers and toes crossed that I will win this great giveaway.
This may be the loveliest kit to date. It is really beautiful and winning would be fantastic.
Love the collection! Hope to win this one! Thanks!
Love the corset and the new paper line is gorgeous. I can think of so many ways to use this paper!
Love this! Thanks for the chance to win. I’m keeping my fingers crossed.
I had just suggested doing a fairy swap and along came these treasures. This sure would help with inspiration.
Such pretty pink spring colors. Plus the faries are magical. Love this giveaway.
Thanks for the chance to win!
Amazing, this inspires me so very much!
Yup, gotta have it!
Oh Yea! Hope to be selected for this – another beautiful giveaway.
What a cool give-away. I’d love to win.
I love the beautiful spring colors. This is a beautiful collection.
I love all your collections, but I’m so ready for Spring! These are beautiful!
Wonderful projects and tutorials by Caroline and I’d love to be entered into your pink botanical fairies giveaway, thank you!
Count me in..need a new distraction
What a fantastic giveaway. Love the tutorials and beautiful papers. Love your store.
ooohh La La! Love the Corset and Victorian papers! This is such a lovely vintage set! I would love for Random dot org thingy to pick me please! Love it Alpha Stamps! Your the Cats Meow!
Absolutely adorable, thank you for the chance to wim.
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE – thanks for giving me a chance to win.
Oh so beautiful!!!! Can NEVER have too many flowers. This is such a beautiful layout and I was thrilled to see the Basic Grey paper there too because I’ve saved it all these years for something beautiful to do with it. I’m very excited. Now all I need is those amazing beautiful flowers. You are wonderful to offer them. Thank you for all you do to motivate us all the time.
Love Graphic 45 papers and the project is simply gorgeous!
Love …..Love …… LOVE it!!!!!!!
OMG! I would love to use all those papers to
make my Mothers day cards! They are beautiful!
This looks like a must-have! Put my name in the hat!
What’s not to love. Feminine, fairies, absolutely fabulous!!!
So ready for these beautiful papers to work on spring projects.
These papers are gorgeous – thank you for the chance.
So happy to have found your blog! The giveaway is a bonus!!
Julie
Luscious giveaway to match the luscious projects and collections! Love Botanical Tea! Mahalo for the op to win.
Love the pins!
What a welcome thought with all the bad weather, faeries and flowers!
Another great giveaway!
Bring on Spring!! Thank you for an awesome giveaway opportunity!
Wow, what a lovely spring feel!
This is the best Spring-themed project yet!
Wow this looks great. I really loved the tutorial.
Oh my gosh! How cute is this?
Love this springtime book and giveaway! So sweet and feminine!
Lovely flowers. I would love to win this!
Beautiful giveaway! Love the flowers and spring colors.
Love the birds, blossoms, and the babe!
I definitely am in the mood for Spring. Today’s blog has put a smile on my face.
Very pretty. I love the altered book.
Fairies have been my favorite for many years, how do you find so many great fairy ideas???
Wonderful giveaway!
Cool
pretty
What sweet papers.
I adore everything about this giveaway!
Best one yet!! Love it! Hope I win.
Love the papers and beautiful colors. Thank you for the tutorials and the chance to win!
What fun! Hope I win!
I would love to have this !! It is just beautiful and so heartwarming ! I love this one just as much —–maybe !
Oh, wow! I would so like to win this giveaway. Thanks!
Love the wonderful altered book. Just received my kit and am wanting to reat. Hope I win this giveaway!
wow all the colors and flowers are just perfect for this theme.. caroline did a wonderful job.. i would love to win this one… each one of the projects get more beautiful every time..
cant wait till you pick my name 🙂
big ladybug hugs
lynnl
Fantastic! Hope I win 🙂
Beautiful
Amazing. Again.
So pretty. Good luck to me!!!
I love to alter boxes! this one is for me !!!!!
Holy Toledo! This Pink Botanical Fairies collection is fabulous! I live in the north where we are all SO sick of winter. These images really evoke spring. Thank you!
These flowers are adorable- it’s perfectly sized for scale model houses decor :3
Wonderful collection. Absolutely love it. Such fabulous items to work with.
PINK! FLOWERS! FAIRIES! TULLE! GORGEOUS PAPERS AND STUFF TO CREATE WITH…ME PLEASE!!
These are so beautiful! Thanks for a chance to enter for a drawing.
The flowers are gorgeous! Even if I don’t win they’re definitely going on my wish list!!!!
I love that we have weekly chances to win beautiful prizes. Good luck. To me, too.
lovely
Spring is in the air!
Wow – best one ever!
Simply beautiful.
Tea! How lovely!
pink fairies, oh my, looks like a lot of fun.