Under cover

This week over at Simon Says Stamp and Show their challenge is metal.  Boy, am I obsessed with metal right now.  I dream of someday expanding my repertoire of jewelry creation by stepping into metalwork.  For now, I just try to incorporate it via mixed media.  This time I made a book cover for my various challenge pages.  I only recently discovered this crafty online world and when I started doing challenges, I thought to start a chunky book to hold my collection.

The metal foil is from 10 Second Studio, I believe.  A lovely crafty pal gifted it to me, so I am not totally sure.  I embossed the foil and then sanded. The paper that frames out the metal is from Graphics 45.  I added a tiny bit of Tim's newer tissue tape, along with some ink here and there.  I also added corner shaped brads that I glued down and then hammered for texture.  Grommets were used on the cover as well as on each page to reinforce the holes for the bookbinding rings.  I love the fact that this allows me to easily add pages.

The inside cover has a great piece of embossed chipboard.  For this I simply inked it up with distress inks and glimmer mists.  I clipped another piece I did for a challenge inside.  Opposite the inside cover is my very first entry into a SSSSC, which just happened to make top three.  What a way to start with this lovely community!

Thanks for stopping by, I really do love to share my inspiration with you!

Cheers,

Rhea