A Squash n Squeeze! Trying to get Christmas All Wrapped Up!!!

Me again! Just wanted to pop on to show you a fab little Squash Book that I made recently at a workshop hosted by the lovely Jo Capper - Sandon. Jo had designed her book for the Crafty Individuals Challenge "All Wrapped Up". The workshop was great fun (as always) and this time I managed to come home with a project that was 90% completed!! I was determined that this one would be finished unlike the small stack of UFO's from Jo's previous  workshops that I've attended (I spend far too much time faffing (oh and possibly talking) which is why I rarely finish on time). You can check out another of the books made at the workshop by Siobhan here.

Anyway, this little book got popped onto the UFO pile and may well have still been sat there if it hadn't been for DH asking me to complete it and make a few more as small gifts for our Christmas guests. Now I'm not going to say that this book was easy for me, cos it wasn't!! Jo gave us some gorgeous papers to use and as soon as I saw them and the Three Kings stamps from Crafty Individuals. I knew that I wanted to build a scene. The papers lent themselves beautifully to landscapes and there were certain elements that I knew would be perfect for what I had in mind! Sadly this was my undoing!! LOL It meant that I didn't plan properly and then I got fixated on those elements and just couldn't move on :(

So here we are a few weeks down the line and I've had time to re-focus and move on and the project is complete :D

I've had to use  stamps other than those by Crafty Individuals as I don't own those stamps and am to skint to buy them atm, and I've also had to doodle some elements, but all in all I'm not to unhappy with the end result. I'm also pleased to have actually finished a project!! This is picture heavy so be warned!!

All Wrapped Up!

Unwrapped!

Fully Open

Close up of the Front Panel

Close Up of the Central Panel

Close Up of the Final Panel

Back of the Book

OK I hope you like my little book, I'm off to make a few more to put on my tree for my Christmas guests!!

I'd like to enter this book into the following challenges

Dream Valley Challenges - Christmas

Gingerloft - Christmas/Winter

Sparkles Forum - Anything but a Christmas Card

Stampin' Sisters in Christ - Make a project that has a Christian image or sentiment, that reflects the true meaning of Christmas.

The Squirrel & The Fox - Christmas

Bunny Zoe's - Fancy Folds

Craft Your Passion - Things with wings

Crafty Boots - Christmas

Hooked on Crafts - Christmas