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    Beauty of nature

    August 25, 2012 - By 
    I was inspired to pull out the book I used for my friend Elizabeth’s AB 101 class I took several years ago.
    I never did complete the class. I figure I can join back in where I left off since she’s currently reteaching the class for free on her blog.
    My altered book theme is Nature.
    It was so fun to play in paint and glue again. I have to keep at it since it makes me feel so carefree.

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    I’m so blue….

    March 14, 2012 - By 

    Well, not actually me in particular…just my book. 
    I decided to put together my tip-in swap book without the final player’s pages. 
    It was yet another UFO in my pile that needed to be completed. It’s not like I don’t have another spot for those tip-ins when I eventually get them..right?!?! Right!
    Thanks to Elizabeth for the handmade paper on the cover!!
    My favorite part of altered books…how they look from the side. 
    Wiggly, wonky pages. 
    Love ’em!!

     

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    Cleaning inspiration

    March 5, 2012 - By 
    Over the weekend I started picking up my art space. Putting it back to rights after a shameful amount of time of just moving enough stuff to get a few inches to work within.
    Of course, as I was sorting through my piles of papers, I found a blank ATC background ready to use. The stamps where also within sight so…this simple ATC was born.
    Next I found this raven image and knew that I already had a pre-painted page in my Playtime AB that would likely look pretty good. When I have extra paint on my palette I paint it onto a random page in a book. Waste not, want not.
    Lastly I grabbed my Nature book from the AB 101 class my friend Elizabeth taught several years ago. If you are interested she is currently teaching it again
    …for FREE…
    I’m not thrilled with the outside edge. I may go back and cover the dots or make them a little more subdued.
    I’m hoping to get my art space completely cleaned up and show some “shameful” before and then clean after photos soon. I have a knitted dishcloth order to fill before I can commit anymore time to my art. Totally forgot that they were needed by next weekend!! AGH!