Showing posts with label Paris. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Paris. Show all posts

Sunday, June 30, 2013

Vintage Paris

That is Lynne's theme in the journal round robin going on at Kindred Souls.  What a gorgeous book it is!  Our collaborative project is nearing its end, and this book is full of beautiful images of Paris, in Lynne's requested colors of whites and creams, lots of fabric and lace and lovely papers.  It's a great size too; 8x8 may be my new favorite.

Here is the front of my page.

 
 
The background (most of which wound up being covered) is an old photo of the Eiffel Tower, printed on cotton.  Many of the images I used came from a Navel Jelly collage sheet I've been hoarding  saving for years.  Others I found online, and others were in my stash.  Some are printed on fabric, some on paper, and there is a bit of machine stitching as well.
 
A couple of closer looks:
 

 
 
We don't have to do much to the backs, just finish them and include our information, but I think I decorated this back as much as the front.  Guess I was having too much fun.
 
 
 
The background on this side is a decorative napkin.  On the lower right there's a little pocket.
 
 
 
Inside the pocket, this little tag:
 
 
 
On the reverse side, my information.  The dangly on the top is actually a pin, which Lynne can remove if she likes and wear.
 
Although I'll be thrilled to get my own book back, I'll be a little sad to see this come to an end.  I've enjoyed each book I've worked in, and am always impressed with the pages that came before mine.  This is a group of very talented people!