Letterboxing with AdventurousAcorn

It's really easy to carve an image from clip art or a drawing, but what about my personal photos. I've carved three images from pictures I've taken/someone has taken for me. These images end up being the most personal images that I have. All you need for this project is the Adobe Capture App and a photo you want to carve. Below is the process I used for carving an image of my mom's dog, Bruno, for the 2021 Carve December prompt, "Playful". 1. Select the photo you want to carve. The best photos for carving have a slightly higher contract and if you were to make the photo black and white, you wouldn't lose any of the information in the photo. This photo of Bruno could have been better! He's a similar color to the floor, so the app couldn't always differentiate him from the carpet. I ended up correcting this by carving a positive image and not giving him a body outline. 2. Open the Adobe Capture App and go to libraries. From there click the bubble in ...

I've recently started my fifth logbook! and it means it's time to make the next logbook so that it is available when I need it. My current logbook is a resin, color-shift dragon eye cover book that I made myself using mold, resin, and mica powder. I bound the pages together using a Coptic stitch and green waxed thread. I'm going to be using the same stitch on a Flamingo Party Logbook that I'll be making but will be making a different style cover than I had used for the Dragon Eye Logbook. For this project I will be using the following materials: 65lb Cardstock Paper (doesn't have to be white);  for the signatures Waxed Cotton Round Cord for Bookbinding; for the Coptic stitch Bone Folding Tool, optional; can make folding the papers easier Decorative Paper at least 7x10 and Flexible Enough to Fold Cooperatively; for the cover ThunderBolt 5.5 x 8.5-inch Chip Board;  To make the cover sturdy  Single Piece of Decorative Paper, optional; for the book spine decoration Tack...