A LYB book

For Christmas I made a few mini books for my parents and I thought I would share with you tonight the one that I made for my mom. This was the second book I've ever made, and I am quite proud at how it turned out. Still have lots of room on this journey, but every project gives a person more skill, and more confidence.

This cute little book is from the Sharon Ann Christmas Magic Collection from Little Yellow Bicycle. They are one of my favorites at the moment. I purchased almost the entire line and so glad that I did. Now I'm going to get the Love Letters collection, well some of it at least. For an idea I have for Valentine's Day. But enough talk about that, let the show begin.

I saw this great idea to fold large prima flowers to give the effect of blossoming flowers. Inked it in lacuer red Nick Bantock Ink and added a Flourish for a stem. The paper is Co'ordinates Chocolate Box that has been embossed with the swirls folder from Cuttlebug
With this one I also used some Basic Grey Wassail Paper. The 2 seperate collections went together smashingly.
Here is my first attempt at quilling. The Heart and the Letter "Y" are both quilled. I used LYB rub on flourishes and glitzed up the "l"s with some Shimmerz Paint
Beads Beads and more Beads. When you have a good adhesive, they sure are fun to work with. Just make sure you have a tray to catch all the lose ones lol.

For this layout, I created a pocket at the top that held the 2 "love" and "U" tags. I used Tim Holtz Grunge letters that I alcohol inked then covered with liquid glass.
My favorite layout of the book. I love the LYB rubons. They are great to work with.
Added some red ribbon to give the page dimension and made my own photo corners.
Some more quilling and a large bow to finish of the page

Happy Crafting