Altered Composition Journal

I used a multiple section composition book and added a cover to the front & back, three sections with tabs and embellishments.  I completed this project during the first two weeks in January 2012.

The cover with a special teabag fold design embellishment, flower cut from a diet Pepsi can, and a miniture key with a butterfly and small ball finding.

One of the sections pages decorated with flowers cut from a Pepsi can and I added gems for a glittering effect.  A sizzix cut file folder and miniture notepad.

  This is the inside front cover and first section decorated with our little Princess trying to get her moment in the sun.  She wanted to play with the butterflies and kept sniffing the ribbon.

Here's a different visual perspective.

Here's my little signature item.

And finally the back cover.

Starting an Altered Journal

I'm using a pre-bound journal from Pentalic which has a nice light, old fashioned looking paper inside, parchment paper it claims.  I started by getting a used gift card and dipping it into Golden brand gesso acrylique.  I added a liberal coating of the gesso.  Once it had dried to the touch I sprayed on a liberal coating of Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist in Hydrangea.  Many steps will follow.Front cover - I am also showing the beginning vs the altered. 

This a view of the inner cover.  I ripped the cover flap off and will be replacing it with another paper.  I covered the edges with Daler Rowney FW Pearlescent liquid acrylic paint in Moon Violet #116.  One of my very favorite colors to use 'o)

I wanted to give a close up on the binding.  I actually like the coverage I gained with the gesso and glimmer mist but I am likely to add some ribbon coverage at some point anyway, time will tell.

I actually scared my daughter at this step, she says, "Mom you are going to ruin the paper doing that".  Of course my son is the artist and loved it!  I held the book closed tightly and sprayed a liberal amount of the glimmer mist all the way around then I held just the pages together and did the same to the front and back cover page.  It helps tie it together.  If only I had a camera that captured the effect more clearly.

And This will be the back cover.

Christmas Card Tag Exchange

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I thought maybe to start this blog off I would share one of the more recent cards I created.  This was for a facebook group.  My card made it's way to Australia.

Here are three views- the front of the card, the inside and the back.