Chunky Book Page #2:The Nightmare Before Christmas

Okay folks gather round.....again

This swap is for 1 Chunky Book Page to 1 partner.

There will be a series of these swaps, one a month and if you chose to play each month by the end you will end up with several chunky book pages for you to bind into a book. Each month there will be a different theme, feel free to suggest future ones in the comments section below.

The Chunky Book Page will be 6 x 6 inches (I considered 4 x 4 but I want a change from working on such a small space)

Please use heavy cardstock, glue a few pieces together if necessary this has to withstand embellishments and years of people turning the pages!

For simplicity these will be bound on the left so leave an approx 1.5inch margin free of thick/dimensional embellishment on the left hand side. Bulky items should be kept to the right. And nothing to interfere with where you partners punch holes will be. Do not punch them yourself this is for you partner to do.

Some examples of binding could be ribbon, book rings, spiral coils etc (I use a hole punch and book rings which you can get in all sorts of colours and sizes)

The back of the page will be visible so although your art does not have to extend to the back please do something with it, whether its painting it black, a doodle or covering it in scrapbook paper, you should sign the back and put the title as well.

This months theme will be: Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, interpret it how you wish. This is an artistic project so let the creative juices flow, you could pick your fave character/s, and focus on them, or song. quote etc etc it's up to you!

I chose this theme as it will be getting to that festive time of year again by the time we send it and I know we have a lot of Tim fan's on here. If you're not, get out! jk :p if you're not don't fear there will be plenty more pages and you don't have to join everyone, so if you are a nutter of a Tim Burton fan and only want to join this one that's fine too :)

Any medium welcome, paint, pencil, pen + ink, collage....but no sticker slapping and put some effort in you don't want to be the one page that ruins the rest of your partners book do you? :p

Embellishment ideas: eyelets, brads, fibres, lace, ribbon, charms, beads, buttons, tags, little envelopes with messages inside, little trinkets, glitter, puff paint etc etc

So in summary....

1. One 6 by 6inch page to 1 partner
2. The Theme this month:Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas
3. Bulky embellishment kept to the right.
4. Nothing to interfere with binding to the left.
5. Decorate the back and sign and title.
6. Heavy Cardstock (you can glue several pieces together)

Any questions I will try me best to answer I know this is new territory for some but If you can make and ATC/PC/Skinny etc I'm sure you'll be fine!!!!

You can start your page now as this is senders choice. It shouldn't cost too much to send internationally either.

'Twas a long time ago, longer now than it seems in a place perhaps you've seen in your dreams. For the story you're about to be told began with the holiday worlds of auld. Now you've probably wondered where holidays come from. If you haven't I'd say it's time you begun.