Thursday, December 13, 2012

Christmas Gift Book- Candy Cane Trendy Twine

Hey Crafty Friends-

I have another Trendy Twine project on the blog today. I love this Candy Cane twine! It is one of my favorites color combinations. I was dying to use it to do a Christmas book after my Thanksgiving book turned out so great. I hope you like this one too!



To make the cover I cut a piece of red checked cardstock to 4" x 8.5".  I scored it at 4" and 4.5" to create a 4"x4" album with a .5" spine. I embellished the cover with stamped stitches and a few cut outs popped up on foam dots. The finishing touch is the Candy Cane twine bow with a heart gem in the center. For the closure I cut 4 pieces of  twine at 8" and glued 2 pieces to the inside front and inside back of the book then glued down a piece of patterned paper over the twine to finish off the cover and hide the extra twine. Now the twine can be tied in a bow to close the book.

For the pages inside I cut 10 pieces of cardstock at just slightly smaller than 4" sq. They are glued back to back to create 5 pages. They are then attached to the book with hinges made of 1"x4"  strips of paper scored in half.

 
 
I hope this shot gives you an idea how the hinge works. I had the kids do a few drawings inside for their grandparents then a popped up a few more cut outs. We also wanted to include a  gift card in the book so I made a little pocket.
 
 
 

I just cut a strip of cardstock and glued 3 sides down to the pages with the top open to hold the cards. Added a sentiment popped up on foam dots.
 
This is a really personal, fun gift for any family member to enjoy. I am making them for everyone! I really hope I have inspired you to make your holiday gift books this year.
 
To order your Candy Cane twine and find more Trendy Twine inspiration please visit the blog at http://trendytwine.blogspot.com/. Make sure you join the December Challenge for a chance to win some yummy twine!
 
Have a great crafty day!
 
Kerri
 

8 comments:

  1. Love this, especially since it has room for a D&D gift card LOL Love all the details!

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  2. Just 'traveled' over from Trendy Twine's blog to say: WOW! This is such a thoughtful, heart-warming gift! I can see why you're making a series of them - they're gorgeous and 'individualized,' Keepsakes, for sure! Thank you for sharing - and I hope you don't mind if I 'scraplift' (although mine won't be nearly as pretty as yours, as I'm such a newcomer to the paper-crafting 'sport'). Looking forward to visiting your site later today, to see what other treasures await.

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  3. What a thoughtful gift, such fun details!

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  4. Love it! Brown with anything Christmas looks awesome.

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