This is the first in a series of tunnel books, with this one being one of my favorite themes, which is Steampunk (video tutorial further down in the post). If you aren't familiar with tunnel books, they are made by connecting a series of pages, with the first page having the largest hole and each subsequent page having a smaller hole than the one before, giving the book a tunnel effect. Adding to the tunnel effect are the images on each page that slightly protrude into the openings. The way I designed this book, the tunnel effect works no matter which direction you look (from the front to the back or from the back to the front).
To accompany the tunnel book pages is a
Wrought Iron Window Grate which is sized to fit the second window in the tunnel book, which I embellished with lots of metal gears, gears, and keys made from a mold, a chain, and a brass handle. I used
small hinges to attach the window to the book so that you could open and close
the window.
The inspiration for the project was the
gorgeous steampunk-themed paper pack titled “Voyages Fantastique." Not only are the designs on the double-sided
papers beautiful, but many are loaded with images that I cut out and collaged
onto the pages.
In addition to paper balloon images from
my collage sheet and the ones I cut out of the paper pad, I also used two
balloon silicone molds.
On the back of the book, I’ve used a
steampunk-themed silicone mold packed with clocks and gears as the centerpiece. In addition to paint, I
dressed it up with metal gears and gears made from the previously mentioned silicone
mold.
NEW COLLAGE SHEETS & DIGI IMAGE SETS
This sheet contains a combination of men and women dressed in steampunk fashions at a 1:12 scale. This sheet works well with my other Steampunk collage sheets; Voyages Extraordinaire series, Time Machine, Steampunk Machines, and Steampunk Explorers Study. To purchase this sheet, click on the image below.
This sheet contains 6 steampunk doors and hatches, which work well with collage & altered projects, as well as 1:12 scale miniatures. The images are scaled to work with the 8x8 chipboard tunnel book and work well with my other Steampunk collage sheets; Voyages Extraordinaire series, Time Machine, Steampunk Machines, and Steampunk Explorers Study. To purchase this sheet, click on the image below.
Keyhole Collage Sheet
This sheet contains 21 unique keyholes with 2 sizes of each keyhole and 3 sizes of some of the keyholes, which work well with larger projects. To purchase this sheet, click on the image below.
Door Backplates, Knobs & Knockers Collage Sheet
This sheet contains 15 door backplates,
5 door knockers, and 13 knobs. The knobs
are sized to work with the door backplates, and all would work well with larger
projects. To purchase this sheet, click on the image below.
This sheet contains 24 unique hinges, with two of each hinge, which works well with larger projects. To purchase this sheet, click on the image below..
This sheet is packed with mini versions of hardware that would work well for 1:12 miniature projects as well as other projects. These images are also found in
the Keyhole, Hinges, Door Backplates, Knobs & Knockers, collage sheets, plus
more. To purchase this sheet, click on the image below.
This set contains various types of
hardware that are also found on the Keyhole, Hinges, Door Backplates, Knobs
& Knockers, Collage Sheets plus more for a total of 87 images which includes: 15 Door Backplates, 5 Door Knockers, 24
Hinges, 13 Knobs, 23 Keyholes, 3 Drawer Pulls, 2 Braces, 1 Lock, 1 Grate Panel. The images are scaled to work with 1:12 scale
projects. To purchase this image set, click on the image below.
This image set contains the steampunk doors which are found on the Steampunk Doors collage sheet, as well as more for a total of 12 doors and hatches. The images are scaled to work with the 8x8 chipboard tunnel book and work well with my other Steampunk collage sheets; Voyages Extraordinaire series, Time Machine, Steampunk Machines, and Steampunk Explorers Study. To purchase this image set, click on the image below.
VIDEO TUTORIAL
OTHER TUNNEL BOOK VIDEO TUTORIALS
Detail Supply List
Paper/Chipboard
Molds
Metal