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Stamperia Whispering Woods Pop Up Book Tutorial 6:  The Cover Art!

Hello, Friends!  Our Stamperia Whispering Woods Pop Up Book Tutorial 6 is all about the cover art!  I’ve been anticipating and thinking this ever since we first began creating this book together.  And it was just as much fun as I had hoped it would be!  Naturally, I featured my favorite character from this autumn tale:  Mr. Froggy!

And I had my first play with ice resin and silicone molds, too. This is something I have wanted to try for quite some time.  I was a bit intimidated by the price of the molds and the price of the resin compound.  What if I messed it all up and wasted my investment? But at the end of the day, you don’t move forward in your art if you are unwilling to try new things and take a few risks.

So I went for it.  Thankfully, it was not as hard as I anticipated.  And while I did waste a little bit of the resin (when it begins to get warm, you gotta move, baby!) the whole experience from start to finish was really satisfying.  I especially enjoyed adding the paints and metallic waxes to the finish.

Creating the Background Panel

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Like everything else in life, one must start with the basics.  In this instance, I had to create a wrapped chipboard base for my book.  This not only lent stability to the cover, but it provided simple layered backgrounds that supported the focal image.  I’ll show you how to do this in this week’s tutorial.

The Die Cut Wreath

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How do you think about composition and design?  One of my favorite things to do is to add a circular (or oval) element to a square album cover.  There’s something about this shaker wreath element that feels like a window into a whimsical and delightful world.

The circle draws the eye into the center of the cover, where all the important action is going on.  It also provides a lovely landing pad for the resin leaves, mushrooms and Mr. Froggy’s morning walk.  If you’ve not thought about this before, try laying out a card front with and without a circular element.  It’s a fun little experiment.

Stamperia Whispering Woods Pop Up Book Tutorial 6 on YouTube

If you’re ready to jump into today’s tutorial, please grab a cuppa and a snack and enjoy this video tutorial on my YouTube channel.

Let Me Hear Your Thoughts

I’m curious to know whether y’all enjoyed this tutorial series.  I had a blast, and am open to doing this sort of month-long project more often if it appeals to you.  Please let me hear from you in the comment section below this video.

Next week we launch our Christmas Wonderful Wednesday series.  We’re going to kick it off with a fun project featuring Graphic 45 Deck the Halls and Maja Design Christmas Nostalgia.  If you missed the video walkthrough of the paper collections we’ll be using in November and December, you can find that HERE.

This collection has been mostly sold out, but I will link to supplies that are still in stock below this post.  You can also find product links embedded in the video.  Simply click on those links to be taken to a shopping venue.

Thanks for stopping by!

Cheerio,

kathy

SUPPLY LIST

• Stamperia Whispering Woods (products used in this video only)
  • 8×8 paper pad
  • Colored Wooden Die Cuts
  • Junk Journal (sold out)
  • Leaves and Acorns Mold (sold out)
• Spellbinders Woodland Wreath and Feathered Friends Die
• Acetate
• Buttons Galore and More shaker mix
• 1/8″ foam strips