I have been experimenting with using old book pages to make greeting cards for a long time. Today, I chose a page from Shakespeare's Sonnets to make this card.
I applied a light coat of acrylic paint to the book page and used Craft Bond Rubber Cement to glue it to a blank card that measures 5" by 7".
I glued a piece of patterned decoupage tissue (DMD "Old World") to the book page.
I glued a piece of vintage sheet music to the right side of the card.
I used 2 small Victorian prints (reproductions) at the top and bottom of the card.
I applied the sea shell die cut (TC Travel from K & Company) to the center of the piece of sheet music.
Have you used old book pages for paper crafts or DIY projects? I would love to hear about it!
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I have been thinking about different ways to recycle old books that are tattered and torn. Many of these are no longer useful as reading copies.
I made this collage greeting card this morning using a page from "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott. This page was printed in the early 1900s and has a nice aged color.
I like to find pages that have inspiring quotations on them that the recipient of the card will enjoy. The chapter title of this page is "Artistic Attempts". I thought that was very appropriate since I was using the page to create an artistic project.
I also liked the last paragraph on the page;
"Very well, Amy; if your heart is set upon it, and you see your way through without too great an outlay of money, time and temper, I'll say no more. Talk it over with the girls, and whichever way you decide, I'll do my best to help you."
"Thanks, mother; you are always so kind;" and away went Amy to lay her plan before her sisters.
I tore off a strip of blue Mulberry Paper and attached it to the book page with glue dots. (I found the paper at Big Lots.) I then used a piece of flocked patterned paper that looks like fuzzy piano keys across the blue paper. I used a small piece of silver/white patterned paper right under the chapter heading (I found both sheets of the patterned paper on clearance at Hobby Lobby). I applied an embossed reproduction of an image from an antique card on top of the piano keys. I found the package of antique art reproductions (Artifacts, Inc.) on clearance at Michaels.
I think this is a creative way to recycle old book pages and bring some joy into a special person's life. Who knows, this card might inspire someone to find a copy of "Little Women" and read the entire book.
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