Bringing your book together under the cover

I purposely waited to create my cover to my altered book journal.  I really just didn't know where the pages would lead me.  I pick books by the title and where it might lead me.  This book was called "The Cryptos Conundrum".  It could literally be about anything!  I decided that I wanted to make my book look like it had a life of its own.  I found different fonts of letters that were 3d and glued them onto the cover in layers.  I then made an eye with polyurethane and a bottle cap.  the key hole is made out of cardboard that I painted to look like an antique.  I wanted the letters to look like they were oozing out of the book...like the book was trying to get out.




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