PARIS is Beautiful in any Color!

If you know me, you know I love Paris.  Paris is my go to theme for a lot of my art!

This month the Altered Pages Design Team will be using the Pantone color of the year: GREENERY!

Here is Paris with a touch of greenery!

Hopefully you can see the "Greenery" on my collage!

Supplies:
Canvas Board
Large sheet music
Tissue
Black ink
Mailbox Muse Paris stamps - Eiffel Tower
Gel medium
Vintage Text
Gelato - Green
Water Brush
White Flowers Petaloo
Glitter
Heart Pins
Paris words
Gold Design Stickers
Glue

On a Canvas Board paint a light green background using Gelato - Green and a  Water Brush. 

 

While the canvas board dries, stamp the Mailbox Muse Paris stamps - Eiffel Tower with Black ink on tissue.  So the ink will not run on the tissue, prepare the tissue by spraying it with an aerosol hairspray and let it dry before stamping.

 

With gel medium start layering paper on the Canvas Board, first the Vintage Text.

 

Then add a bit of large sheet music,  the words Paris and the stamped tissue.  Set aside to dry.

 

 

While the collaged papers are drying paint the white flowers green with the Gelato - Green and a  Water Brush, let dry.

 

 

Add a dash of Glitter  with the gel medium to the bottom of the canvas.

 

The Gold Design Stickers finish the top of the canvas.

 

Add the final embellishments Heart Pins and painted flowers with glue! 

 

Maybe I have inspired you to go a bit green!

I took the Graphic 45 December Challenge!

I have to confess  I am a Graphic 45 addict... I hoard my papers.  I buy the 8x8 pads of every line created, plus 12 x 12 sheets and rarely use them.  I have finally come to the conclusion I am a hoarder of Graphic 45!!!

One of my 2017 New Years resolution is to reduce the amount of "stash" I have accumulated, including my Graphic 45 papers.  That means I have to get busy and create.

I have been in a creative slump and when I saw the Graphic 45 December Challenge I thought this could be the boost I need:

"Join the #G45Album Challenge!

• Create an album using Graphic 45
• Upload your project to our Facebook page using #G45Album
• You can enter multiple times
• One randomly chosen winner will WIN a $75 prize pack
• Deadline: Saturday, December 31
• Winner will be announced in our January 5, 2017 newsletter

We hope you take part in this fun challenge! We cannot wait to see your beautiful albums."

I had all the supplies on hand... I even had a Tag Album in my stash!!!!  Just get me started... I put my project off until the day after Christmas!  That gave just six days to finish my book and post it.

 

I knew I wanted to do a Christmas book.  I had my choice of four different lines of Graphic 45 Christmas papers to choose from!

 

Supplies:

Nutcracker 8x8 Pad

Nutcracker 12x12 "Holiday Magic" (2)

Nutcracker 12x12 "Nutcracker Sweet" (2)

Nutcracker 12x12 Snowflake Waltz"

Petaloo Flowers

Little B - Nutcrackers

Little B - Gingerbread Men

Enamel Dots

Gold Paint Pen

Ribbons - Green  & White

Double sided tape

Glue stick

 

 

For some reason the Nutcracker paper was screaming at me!  CUT ME, CUT ME!!! So cut, trim, tape and glue I did.

 

 

I put the tags in the side pockets.

 

 

On a few of the tags I made pockets to hold journaling and keepsakes.

 

 

The packaging was used to make a wrap for the book. 

I wraps add so much to the book, plus it helps keep everything in tack.

 

Fro the wrap I cut the paper a little smaller than each section as pictured above.

Before adhering the paper to the wrap I cut a length of ribbon for the tie.

 

Then I added embellishments: Little B Nutcracker, Petaloo Flowers and Enamel Dots.  

 

 

The pages were then covered with paper cut to fit. 

 

 

The book was designed so photos could be later.

 

A gold paint pen was used to edge each page.

 

In the pockets are little extras to use when adding photos to the book.

Additional pockets were created with some of the larger images

 from the 12 x 12 sheet of  Holiday Magic.

 



 

Once all the pages were papered I went back and added embellishments.

 

Enjoy pages from the tag book!

 

 

Thanks for stopping by~

 

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Paris ATC!

Today I am using the Mailbox Muse Paris Stamp Set to make my ATC... "an evening in Paris"

 

 

 

To start you will need: 

 

Supplies:
ATC Echo Board
Mailbox Muse Paris Stamp Set
Pirates Gold Embossing Powder
Pan Pastels Black and White
Black Ink
Glass Glitter
Glitz Gray Stripe Washi Tape
Petaloo Flower
One of a kind Jewelry
Heart Pearl Pins
Tacky Glue

On the ATC Echo Board lightly brush  Black Pan Pastel and then apply a bit of White Pan Pastel for the moon... this makes a great night time background!!!

Before stamping spray lightly with a fixative, I use an aerosol hairspray.  Stamp using the Eiffel Tower from the Mailbox Muse Paris Stamp Set with Black Ink.

Stamp the sentiment using  and Mailbox Muse Paris Stamp Set the heat emboss with Pirates Gold Embossing Powder.  I only wanted the top of the Eiffel Tower and sentiment embossed.

Add a bit of  Glitz Gray Stripe Washi Tape to the lower part of the ATC.

With Tacky Glue add a little Glass Glitter for some bling!

Tacky Glue a One of a kind Jewelry to the center of a Petaloo Flower.

Finally tuck in a couple of Heart Pearl Pins into the Petaloo Flower.

Check out all the Mailbox Muse Stamps they are the perfect size to use for a lot of projects!!!

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