I started by covering the front cover with a sheet of 13 Arts Rosalie 12 x 12 paper and spritzed with 13 Arts Fire Opal Metallic Glow Powders mixed with water to colour the background. I then added a little bit of white gesso to tone the colour back slightly. 

I then applied Rich Hobby Yeast Gold Chrome Texture Paste through my That's Crafty! Brick Repeat Dinky stencil to create a walled effect. 

For the focal feature I painted a That's Crafty! Craftyboard Arched Window with the Colour Glow Spritz to match the paper background, then applied some Calambour Crackle Effect Paste in Bottle Green, first having painted the surface of the window with the Acrylic Binder. I heat set the paste with my heat tool to create the fine crackled effect. I finished by adding a layer of the Calambour Cracking Varnish. Remember when working with Calambour Crackle Paste, you must mix it well with a palette knife to get a paste consistency, as when you first open the pot it appears dried. Any left-over, just scoop back into your pot!

Before attaching the arched window to the cover, I stuck some of the leftover rice paper from the bird sheet to the back of the window then attached the window with my 13 Arts Multipurpose Gel Medium.
Finally I painted a 13 Arts Chipboard piece with some cream paint from my stash and adhered to the top of the cover with the Multipurpose Gel Medium.