(1) Cut
along one side of brown paper bag and cut off bottom to create a
flat sheet (remove seam). Crumple bag, and then flatten
out.
(2) Spray bag with Perfect Ink Refresher to lightly dampen. With
a stiff paintbrush, "flick" Kiwi Perfect Pearls onto bag, covering
most of the surface. Add small areas randomly of Blue Smoke and Rust
Perfect Pearls. Spray bag again with Perfect Ink Refresher to spread
and blend colors, let dry.
(3) Glue bag onto cover of book, trimming edges as needed.
(4) Spread white glue around edges of all the book pages
and on last page to glue the entire stack of pages together
and to the back cover of the book. Allow to dry with front cover
open, clamping if necessary.
(5) With craft knife, cut an opening in the stack of
book pages a little larger than the inside opening of
the chipboard frame. Work
carefully, cutting and removing only a few pages at a
time.
(6) Mix
a small amount of Blue Smoke Perfect Pearls with
white acrylic paint to create a sky blue color. Paint entire
inside of book with paint mixture and allow drying.
(7) Stamp inside front book cover with background script
stamp inked with Perfect Medium and dust with Blue Smoke
Perfect Pearls.
(8) Stamp a scrap of pink cardstock with Japanese Beauty
image Black Soot ink. Cut into rectangle and dip edges into Perfect
Medium ink and dust edges with Rust Perfect Pearls. Adhere to inside
front cover.
(9) Create a "wash" of color by mixing a small
amount of Kiwi Perfect Pearls with water. Spread the wash onto the
origami paper with a paintbrush and allow drying.
(10) Adhere origami paper to top of book pages with glue
stick, cutting a window for the opening.
(11) Cut remaining origami paper into strips and adhere
to book cover and horizontally along inside front cover.
(12) Adhere
black ribbon along edge of origami strip on front cover.
(13) Mix Rust Perfect Pearls with a little water to create
a thick "paint." Paint the chipboard flowers. Repeat
with the Kiwi Perfect Pearls and paint the chipboard
frame.
(14) Outline both the frame and the outside book cover
with blue metallic marker. Adhere frame to top of pages over opening.
(15) Hold "eternity" kanji stencil on shell buckle. With
a sponge, dab Perfect Medium into stencil openings. Remove stencil
and dust with Rust Perfect Pearls.
(16) Mix a tiny amount of Blue Smoke Perfect Pearls into
about a teaspoon of clear embossing powder.
(17) Color the tops of all the brads by dipping first
into Perfect Medium ink, then dipping into the embossing
powder mixture.
(18) Heat each brad, using a tweezers to hold the "legs" of
the brad to avoid burning fingers. When embossing powder has melted,
dip and heat again to create a smooth finish. Insert small brads
into holes in shell buckle and chipboard flowers. Adhere flowers
to book cover and shell buckle to opening inside pages
with foam tape.
(19) With Black Soot Stamp pad, ink Love, Health and
Longevity images and ink onto scraps of leftover painted
brown paper bag.
(20) Trim to size and glue stamped pieces onto inside
front cover alongside Geisha panel.
(21) Cut
the legs off the large brads and adhere above the
bag pieces with tacky glue.
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