Another project I finished at my recent scrapbooking weekend was a pair of Vintage Greeting Card Gift Books.
The pages in the books are made from a chipboard base. Each page has a different edge treatment on the right side and front and back cover have the same shape. I covered each page with coordinating paper, added embellishments where necessary. Just the back of each card is glued to the book, so all cards can be opened and read. I used a length of organdy ribbon to keep the pages together in book form. Because this is a small scale book, each greeting card is the centerpiece of each page.
I used cards from my own personal stash for these books and all are unsigned. There are a variety of themes, including Secret Pal, Get Well, Anniversary, Birthday, etc. Each book also includes one card with a definite WWII theme. These cards all date from the 1940's.
For the following book, I chose cards with children or children's illustrations. The recipient of this book will be a penpal friend who has a collection of vintage children's books.
For this second book, I chose adult themes. The recipient of this book will be a penpal friend who is more my age and is a scrapbooker.
Both books will be gifted out later this year for Christmas. So, do I win the prize for having Christmas gifts completed in February?
Speaking of Christmas, completed pages from Christmas 2018 are up next week. Til then...
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