My Art: A Star Book

I had a request from Linda @ a La Carte to share my art. After all, I mentioned it under my introduction. I have to admit that I haven't been very crafty in the past year or so, but I do have some older stuffs that I don't mind sharing.

The main things I like to make are greeting cards, so there are plenty of scans of those. I also alter Altoid tins and dominoes. I don't seem to have many pictures of those, though. But, what I am sharing today is a star book. 

A star book is a book made up of  "arms" and, once put together, looks like a star. This happens to be a seven-arm star. Any number of arms can be used to make the book. Hopefully, you'll see what I mean.

Back when my mom was part of a book club, they would have a book exchange at the end of the year. My mom had seen my star books, and she decided that she would like to give one of those along with her regular book. So, she commissioned the book, and I would come up with a cohesive idea. I think I made a total of four or five books, each becoming successively more difficult, but I believe I've kept this one.

When making this book, I used printed and plain papers, paint, ink pads, stamps, embossing powders, German scrap (the gold butterfly and bird), beads and other embellishments.

When I first made the book, I scanned in the front and back and each two-page spread, so I will show those first. Then, I will show how the book looks closed, as much as it CAN be closed. Finally, I will show how the book gets its name of being a star book. There are plenty of pictures, so be prepared!

Here is the front:

Front

 These are the two-page spreads:

Pages 1 and 2

Pages 3 and 4

Pages 5 and 6

Pages 7 and 8

Pages 9 and 10

Pages 11 and 12

Pages 13 and 14

Reverse side of the "Q"

Back

Held up to see the closure

From above

To see the star affect

 As you can see, in order to put the book together each two-page spread is attached to the blue paper, which is slightly longer. Then, that component was attached to yellow paper, unless a side was attached to the front or the back of the book. It's a bit complicated and quite difficult to juggle all of the pieces when assembling the entire book. I was pleased with the outcome.

Please note: My photography was hit or miss back then. It's better now, but certainly not one of my fortes. Scanning dimensional items doesn't work well, either, but you get the idea.

Thank you for stopping by to see my art. I'll have to put more on my blog, like when I can't think of anything else to publish!

I think I just might be in the mood to make a new book. We'll see. 

Showing off at:
Create, Bake, Grow & Gather Party #308 
Share Your Cup #286  
Vintage Charm Party #126 
Talk of the Town #116 
Snickerdoodle Create, Bake, Make Link Party No. 225 
Handmade Monday #69 


From paper to a book in the shape of a star...and everything in between...