Tuesday, March 29, 2005
Little Green Book
Sharry requested a homemade card for her 30th birthday. I didn't know what to buy her for a pressie, so I took the making of the card to The Next Level. This is made from one piece of rectangular card, simply folded and cut according to a great basic pattern from Creating Handmade Books by Alisa Golden.
I made it in her favourite colour and included a little '30' cake decoration, definitions cut from an old dictionary, maps, a stamp by Peter Howson (her favourite artist), bits of old artwork of mine (heavily endebted to Tom Phillips' A Humument), old photos and photos of 'number 30' houses in Brighton and Hove streets. The '30' on the front is made from french knitting. Then I made a simple folder with a ribbon tie and her name in letter beads. It's bits of me and bits of her and things she's into and things we've done together - since we were 12, bless!
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Sharry requested a homemade card for her 30th birthday. I didn't know what to buy her for a pressie, so I took the making of the card to The Next Level. This is made from one piece of rectangular card, simply folded and cut according to a great basic pattern from Creating Handmade Books by Alisa Golden.
I made it in her favourite colour and included a little '30' cake decoration, definitions cut from an old dictionary, maps, a stamp by Peter Howson (her favourite artist), bits of old artwork of mine (heavily endebted to Tom Phillips' A Humument), old photos and photos of 'number 30' houses in Brighton and Hove streets. The '30' on the front is made from french knitting. Then I made a simple folder with a ribbon tie and her name in letter beads. It's bits of me and bits of her and things she's into and things we've done together - since we were 12, bless!
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