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Friday, October 19, 2007

Finally Done! The Project that would not end! LOL!

I'm soooooooooo happy! :) I have finally finished the project I have been working on for weeks! You know how you think you have a great idea for a gift...... then you try and execute and nothing really works out as you planned???
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I wanted to make a "Big Sister" gift for my son's First Grade teacher who is expecting a little boy in November. We are having a shower for her next week. Her daughter, Sophie, is 2 and 1/2 and very excited to meet her baby brother!
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My experience has been that "big" brothers and sisters like shower gifts MORE than the new baby! LOL!! So, I decided to make a book for Sophie.
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I started with 8x8 thick chipboard which I purchased on Ebay. It is very nicely cut and I was really happy with the quality. Sophie's favorite colors are pink and yellow. So, the colors of the book should be no shock to you! LOL!!
I painted the chipboard with acrylics......3 layers later, I decided that I should have primed w/ gesso first! It took about 6 coats of paint before I got the look I wanted for the base color! (live and learn........)
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I stamped the background with acrylics and then glued on the background papers. I glued and sealed everything with Matte Medium as I went along.
I used punches for the circle and squares for the letters. I wasted some time my stamping every circle and square with Versamark flowers...... of course, you can't see them at all now! (sigh)
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I stamped all of the letters with acrylic and used die cut letters for the big "S"'s. The S on the front of the book is a wooden one that I painted and stamped.
It is a very simple book, but the bits and pieces and detailing took me FOREVER!!!! Plus, I had to wait for the acrylic and Matte Medium to dry before I could move onto the next step.
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Finally, I sealed everything with 3 light coats of
PYMII. This prevents the pages from sticking together and will protect the colors from fading!
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And now, for Sophie:
"My S Book":



15 comments:

  1. Susan! That is adorable! You should be so thrilled! I hope Sophie enjoys it!

    Hope

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  2. Susan
    You created a wonderful treasure. I think Sophie is going to love it! judym

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  3. That is certain to be a hit! I love the photo of her at the end!

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  4. What a thoughtful gift. And a great way to start out a great relationship between siblings!

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  5. Susan, Sophie's book is wonderful! Thank you for sharing it with all of us.

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  6. this is so sweet and fabulous Susan!! I bet she'll just think it's the greatest gift ever!!!

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  7. That is beautiful! I just love your blog. You have so many great ideas and I am always anxious for your next project.

    Laurie

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  8. Wow Susan! This is so adorable and fun! I love this!

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  9. What a delightful little creation. Sophie is going to just love it!

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  10. Susan, this is another fantastic project. Your work is inspirational and I love how you give out instructions. I want more people to see your blog so I've tagged you. If you want to play, see my blog.

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  11. This little book is so funny, I'm sure she 'll love it !

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  12. S is for supercalifragilisticexpealidosious or something like that...what a successful book you have made for Sophie I am sure she will adore it, and you - I am sure you will be showered with kisses

    way to go

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  13. Love it.. I think the colors rock and the image on the end is the cutest. Great work!

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  14. Who knows how I got here, but I'm glad I did! What a great book!
    S is for Super Susan,
    S is for Sweeeeet Sophie! I'm sure it was the hit of the party!

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  15. Susan,

    This is ADORABLE!!! What a great idea. I bet she loves it!

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