Mermaid Sand Castle Diorama - Designed for Alpha Stamps

Here is the alternative idea I promised at the end of my posting on the Mermaid Sand Castle book.  I wanted to give you another idea for how to use castle book (click on each picture to see the details). 
To create the diorama I started by removing the ribbon that I used to bind the Mermaid Sand Castle book.  (pictured below).  Next, I filled in the holes on each page.

For the base, I cut a piece of foam core board, covered it with paper and edged it with Germany scrap.  To assemble the walls I started gluing in place one wall (page) at a time.  I supported the wall until the glue dried. Then I glued the next wall in place (I used Glossy Accents as my glue).  The pages of the book are about 1/8” thick before embellishing.  Note that the pages with the sand are facing the outside.

You’ll notice that I did not glue all of pages at right angles to each other (to form a box); instead I decided to add a new element which is the round platform and spray of sea plants.  Adding this element allowed me to suspend mermaids and sea life which made them appear as if they were floating.

On the inside of the diorama I added seashells and an image of mermaids frolicking surrounded by tiles.

I know some of you expressed concern that I took the book apart, but this version is my favorite as you can see all of it at once; plus it gave me the opportunity to add more stuff!

Thank you all for your lovely comments on my Mermaid book!!

If you missed the post on the Mermaid Sandcastle book which included all the information on how I created each page and a tutorial on making the metal fish click here.