Secret Pocket Book

At this week's collage workshop, our fearless leader showed us how to make a special envelope book. Here's what mine looks like from the outside. Nothing special, right?

secret compartment book
Wrong! This small (4 x 4 in.) envelope includes 3 secret compartments.
secret compartment book
Each compartment contains a card with a collage on both front and back. Like this one.
Collage hidden in secret compartment book
All the bits and pieces come from John's huge stash of ephemera. For backgrounds, I used old dictionary pages (in several languages), wallpaper samples, old bills, Japanese ledger paper and cocktail napkins.
Collage hidden in secret compartment book
 The focal images come from an old school reader.
Collage hidden in secret compartment book
It's hard to believe that the book and cards all came from a single piece of watercolor paper, precisely scored, cut, folded and pasted.
Collage hidden in secret compartment book
This next one below is my favorite.

Collage hidden in secret compartment book

Collage hidden in secret compartment book
Yes, it certainly is. Thanks for teaching us how to make this inventive book, John!

Comments

  1. Looks like such a fun project - thanks for showing it off!

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  2. What a treasure you have Claudia! I am so pleased you loved this project. Me, too! Glad you are in the garage class and Brandon, too! :-)

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