5 Book Cover Ideas You Can Make With Resin

When I first spotted these book cover molds, my noggin started to race with ideas. I can think of tons of objects to encapsulate into resin — maybe leaves, sand, shells, photos, keepsakes, fabric, or metal bits. I mean, the sky is the limit. I’m not surprised I made more than one book cover for this project.  I bet if you give it a try, you too, will end up with your very own collection of handmade books.

Book Cover Ideas #1

 

Resin Materials

–Book Mold
–Quick-curing resin
–Resin Obsession Opaque Resin Dyes Orange, Magenta, Green, Teal
–Resin Obsession crystal doming resin
–Measuring Cups and Stirring Sticks
-Wax Paper
-Clear Computer Grafix
-Confetti Stars
-Scissors

Steps

1. Place wax paper on your work surface.

2. Measure out two equal parts of the quick-curing resin. Add Resin Dye to part A, mix thoroughly. Then, add part B and mix. Pour into the mold in small amounts and move around with a Popsicle stick. Do the same with other dye colors. Let cure for 15 minutes. Then, remove it from the mold.

3. Print an image onto Computer Grafix and cut it out. Remove the backing and place it on the cover.

4. Mix up two equal parts of crystal doming resin and pour it over the entire cover. Add Confetti stars. Cure for 24 hours.

Book Cover Ideas #2

Resin Materials

–Small Book Mold
-Something to serve as the focal point for the cover
–Resin Obsession super clear resin
–Mixing cups and stirring sticks
-Red Glitter

Steps

1. Find a focal piece to make the highlight of your cover. You can embed anything into the resin. I used a resin charm I created a long time ago.

2. Mix up a batch of super clear resin and add red glitter.

3. Pour some glitter resin into the mold, then add your focal point item. Add the remainder of the resin and let cure for 24 hours.

Book Cover Ideas #3

 

Resin Materials

–Small Book Mold 9 ½cm  x 13cm
–Crayons
-Wood Letters
–Resin Obsession super clear resin
–Mixing Cups and Stir sticks
-Glitter

Steps

1. Fit crayons into the mold.

2. Mix a batch of super clear resin and pour over the crayons.

3. Add glitter and let cure for 24 hours.

Book Cover Ideas #4

 

Resin Materials

–Small Book Mold 9 ½cm  x 13cm
–Alcohol based colors for resin
–Resin Obsession super clear resin
–Alumilite Metallic Powder Gold
–Gloves, mixing cups and stirring utensils
-Assorted clip art and ephemera

Steps

1. Mix up a batch of super clear resin and pour some into the mold.

2. Add alcohol inks.

3. Sprinkle with gold metallic powder.

4. Let cure for 24 hours.

5. Once cured, add embellishments to the cover.

Book Cover Ideas #5

Resin Materials

–Small Book Mold 9 ½cm  x 13cm
–Resin Obsession super clear resin
-Computer Grafix Clear
-Scissors
–Resin Obsession Transparent Dye Orange
–Cups, gloves, stir stix

Steps

1. Mix super clear resin, then pour into the mold. Let it cure for 24 hours.

2. Print an image onto Clear Computer Grafix. Cut it down to the same size as the inside of the mold. Remove backing and place on cured resin. Burnish it and make sure it is entirely flat.

3. Mix up another batch of clear resin, add transparent pigment, and mix thoroughly. Pour it into the mold. Let cure for 24 hours.

Book Cover Ideas #5 1/2

Steps

1. Using the leftover orange resin from book cover #5, I added Alumilite gold metallic powder and re-coated a book cover I didn’t like.

Bonus

Watch my exact techniques to see how I made all 6 book cover ideas.

 

Which one is your favorite?

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Originally written by Cat Kerr

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