Friday, November 16, 2012

Book of Thanks



This is a Book of Thanks I made for Thanksgiving. It's a box that's looks like a book from the sides and opens like a book. The folded paper that makes up the sides, creates a "box" that can hold treats, a diorama scene, a mini album, mementos and cards or whatever you want. Just adjust the measurements of the "pages" to fit your need. This is the third one I've made and they've all been different sizes. This one is approximately 5.5 inches X 7 inches.



I first saw this book/box on Wenche's blog a few years ago. She has a tutorial and although it is in Norwegian, Google Translate makes it easy to understand. I used the Cricut Mini Gel Pens to draw the title {which is from the Thanksgiving cart and the Quarter Note cart} and then colored the letters in by hand. I cut the title and the shadow using the Lacy Labels cart.


I chose to use the pilgrim couple from the Speaking of Fall cart to fill the "box". I made a pocket using the cornucopia from the Celebrate With Flourish carts and tags from the George and Basic Shapes cart. The plan is to take the book to Grandmother's house for Thanksgiving and have each person write on a tag what they are thankful for this year.

Wishing everyone a Happy and Safe Thanksgiving! 

9 comments:

  1. WOW!! This is a gorgeous project & it's so neat! Wonderful:)

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  2. This project is just beautiful. I like the colors the images selected and your intended purpose. Thank you for the inspiration.

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  3. Great project! You know I love the Pilgrim couple and the cornucopia!! Thank you Paulette for submitting to FCCB Challenge.

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  4. love this! such a neat little project! thanks for playing with us at Pink By Design!!

    Candace
    scrappin2littleprincesses.blogspot.com

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  5. What a great project, TFS ! Thanks for joining us at FCCB!!!
    Brianna

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  6. Such a great project!! Thanks for joining us at Pink by Design!

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  7. Oh my word, this is just incredible!! I love the idea of the book box, and the way you dressed it up is fabulous!! Great job Scrapalette!!! ;) Thanks for joining us at FCCB this week!!

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  8. THIS IS SO AMAZING!! Thank you so much for joining in at Pink By Design Blog this week!

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  9. So wonderful!! Thank you for linking up with the Pink by Design challenge!

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