Rudolph Bookfolding

 A friend bought me the Peerless Designs Christmas Bookfolding CD.  I liked a lot of the images you could do with this bookfolding CD but Rudolph was my favourite so he had to be done first!!

I suffer with problems with my eyes.  It's not that my vision is bad.  It is just that my muscles in my eyes don't move around as they should so I struggle with small writing so as this CD has the image you print out and you just mark the areas for each numbers it is perfect for me.  I did though sometimes get "lost" on where my next number was but I used a magnifier and quickly was on my way.  I found this a lot easier than measuring with a ruler.

I also have problems with nerve damage in my hands and therefore I have trouble feeling things.  Sarah Hallam on Create and Craft gave a tip from a fellow crafter to use card to print out the image.  I tried this but still struggled to feel the edge of the card on the edge of the page of the book.  I had an idea and laid 4 rows of sticky tape along the top edge and it worked a treat and I whizzed through the bookfolding.

I used a Spectrum Noir pen to ink the edges to highlight Rudolph.  I then held together all the pages of his nose together (cruel I know!!) and then brushed over some red glitter glue.  I let go of the pages so that they could dry and this work perfectly to give him a sparkly nose.

 I painted the inside and outside of the book and spine with two layers of white gesso.  For the front, back and inside of the book I have used backing papers and design sheets from the Debbi Moore "Cutie Claus and Friends CD".

The book has been finished off with some washi tape, ribbon, doily and die-cut poinsettia.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Penny's Paper Challenge - Anything goes

Create and Inspire - Anything goes

Word Art Wednesday - Anything goes

Inspiration Destination - Anything goes

Polkadoodles - Add sparkle, bling or glitter (glitter glue used on Rudolph's nose)

Simon Says Challenge - Wrap it up

Crafty Gals Challenge - Ribbons and/or flourishes

Creative Inspirations - Anything goes and option of a sketch

Creative Craft Cottage - Anything goes

Crafty Ribbons - Rudolph the red nosed reindeer

Cute Card Thursday - Anything goes

Brown Sugar Challenge - Anything goes

Creative Fingers - Anything goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything goes or a optional twist to use subway art in your creation

Craft Your Passion - Always anything goes

Artistic Inspirations - Anything goes/twist of birthdays
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything goes