Board Book for Eleanor

I've wanted to try altering a childs board book for some time and decided to make this one for my friend Eleanor in New Zealand and feature her little grandson Jacob. I covered the pages using K & Co's Tommy's Toys stack and PaperMania's Cool Tones Inspirations stack. Inked all the edges with VersaMagic chalk inks in Night Sky and Hint of Pesto. I wanted the overall look to be boyish so kept my ribbons to burgundy, navy, sage green and gold.




I embellished the front cover with Jacob's name in chipboard letters and a My Hero chipboard plaque. 3 eyelets with knotted ribbons completed the front. I found I couldn't use thick embellishments inside as the book wouldn't close, so mounted photos on labels or direct onto the pages.










A few sayings and word embellishments were added just to break things up a bit.











I am quite pleased with the overall effect of the book which I think depicts the fact that Jacob is very much a boy, full of mischief and full of laughter.

A couple of little holders for hidden photos on tags, again bound with the ribbons.

Jacob is just like his daddy (Eleanor's son).










Lots of ribbon tags throughout the book and 3 more eyelets inside the bag cover with knotted ribbon.










I wanted to personalise the back cover with a message for Eleanor so stamped 2 nice sayings onto tags using Tim Holtz and Hero Arts stamps. My book is finished, now I just have to get it in the post and it can start it's journey to the other side of the world.