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ATC
BOOK
I created this little book to be an ATC holder - just
cut the niche about a ¼ inch -
½ inch larger all round than the
ATCs (which are 2½ inches x 3½ inches). I cut mine approximately 3
inches x 4 inches. To see how I cut out the niche, go here.
Click on the thumbnails to see a full size picture
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Cover |
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Painted with aubergine acrylic (mixed with gel medium) painted on, then stamped off with a clean stamp |
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Cover |
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Stamping highlighted with gilt cream, and ATC stamped on spine in black. German Scrap borders. |
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Inner Cover |
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Showing gusseted pocket (for templates) and header. More German Scrap and a napkin tissue background. |
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Next Page |
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Showing niche tied closed. German Scrap & napkin tissue background. |
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Another view |
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Another angle showing the door to the niche. |
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Niche untied |
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Niche with ATCs nestling inside (tied together with ribbon). |
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Another view |
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A better photographic angle showing the niche. |
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Another view |
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Yet another angle, showing the ATCs in the niche. |
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Inside niche |
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This shows the depth of the niche, and the pile of ATCs. |
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Closeup of niche |
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Showing the depth of the niche (the entire book). |
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I used a single layer of napkin tissue, applied onto a
layer of PVA (white Dries Clear craft glue) smoothed down and allowed
to dry.
The niche was constructed in these sections:
Glue the first 3 pages together and the last 3 pages
together (separately from the niche, with non-stick paper layered
between the layers).
Glue the niche block. Allow to dry, then cut out the
niche.
In the first layered pages (at the front of the
book):
Glue tissue to the BACK of this section, approximately
where the door will be (the same position as the niche, but only
cutting on 3 sides).
Glue tissue across both pages of the spread (the page
on the left, and the FRONT of the section where the door will be).
Glue tissue over the inner edges of the niche, gluing
any excess to the front and back of the niche block.
On the last layered pages (at the back of the book):
Glue tissue to the top page (this will show through the
niche).
Once everything is dry, glue the niche block to the
last pages (and also to the back cover board if you wish).
Finishing off:
Make sure the door cut into the first section of pages
is moving freely, and add holes for eyelets now if you want to add a
ribbon or tassel embellishment.
Glue the first section of pages to the niche block.
Add German Scrap to page edges.
Use acrylic paints (tube paints or Lumiere) to paint
the outer edges of the niche block.
More about ATCs
How to cut a niche
in an Altered Book
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