Project 2 for ON&DT- Found Objects

 Hiya my lovelies!

It's time for a new project over at Old, New & Digital Too!

This month it's my turn to pick the theme & I chose Found Objects.

Here's what I did...

I FOUND an OLD book...

 

 

I cut a section out of each page which seemed to take forever!!!

(I left some back pages as a base & the first couple to hide the cut outs!)

  

 

I then glued them all together (which also took ages!) to form a box... a secret box! (which is why I kept the first couple of pages intact).

 

 

I then sourced my digital image from The Graphics Fairy which is an eye. I chose this image because this project is also going to be a gift! My friend is into crime/mystery books & thought it was apt. 

  I coloured the eye in using Promarkers & sealed it with a layer of Glossy Accents to give the eyeball some shine. I then adhered it to the book cover with matte medium.

 

I then chose some more FOUND OBJECTS to frame the eye. I don't know about you, but I have a big box of bits & bobs, broken jewellery, old nik naks & numerous random bought embellishments made for the 'mix media' market. I love this box of delights! I chose an OLD zip for the eye to peer out from. I thought it lended itself well to crime/mystery effect. I chose various other bits & bobs & glued them on.

 

 

I masked off the pages & the eye with low tack masking tape & painted a coat of black gesso over the cover.

 

I then used my NEW Daler Rowney artist acrylic inks to paint the objects. I got these at xmas & hadn't used them yet, so was excited to use them! I also used some Treasure Gold too. I then decided that it needed some texture so I added some grunge paste through stencils. I don't always do things in the right order but hey ho!

 

 

I gave it another coat of black gesso & 'knocked back' the colours a bit with it on the objects.

  I then used some Treasure Gold in teal, indigo, pewter & olive gold to bring out some of the texture. I also used some gliding flakes on some of the texture & on the spine of the book.

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Side View
 

Ta da!

So that's this months project!

I hope you like it as much as I did making it.

Please head on over to ON&DT to see the other DT's projects!

 I am also this month's featured DT & there's a little inside info about me on there too! ;)

 

Thanks so much for stopping by, I really do appreciate it!

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Crafty hugs

Sez x