Book box

Hi there friends
I hope you are well. This morning I have to say I was surprised to see the white stuff falling this morning; you can tell I was sleeping when the weather report was on! Still, it gave me the chance to finish off a book box that I've had unfinished for ages now.

 I used black card with loads of Perfect Pearl powder and water on the outside of the box, it gives a lovely metalised appearance which I loved. Before fixing it to the box I stuck part of an old computer board to the box and tore the card to allow it to "push" through I used a piece of chain to join two of the flaps together and hung a steampunk style charm to it.

I cut card to fit the sides if the box and I used my hatched background stamp and a clock stamp to add detail to the sides of the box and inked everything with Black Soot and Walnut stain Distress ink.

 Inside is a mixture of elements, from had made paper, old "pipework", chain and a caged heart.

 The pipes were from a build your own straws set, painted gold and silver and aged with bitumen. The heart is a shattered stains grunge heart and is in a cage that was originally a Christmas decoration filled with jelly beans.

 Lurking in the shadows is the gentlemen from IndigoBlu - Pomp and Pageantry stamp set.

 You can just see peeking out a binocular and watch charm which I think are pretty cool.

The words are written on brown card, Deep in the shadows of the heart dwell our dreams.

I am pleased with how it came out in the end, and as it fits the bill I'm entering this into Smudgy Antics - Anything but a card challenge.

Hope you all have a good and creative afternoon too.