BELIEVE JOURNAL

A handmade Journal I purchased but did not really like the covers. So I altered them!
A large foam stamp imprinted into Flexible joint compound, sea glass with melted Opals, Mica powders, Mica circle, paints, inks, dyed cheesecloth, bead trim. I pressed a rubber stamp into the molten Opals.
The bottom photo is the back. This I covered with hemp fibre paper, painted it with gel medium, and brushed mica powders onto it, as well as metallic colored paints.

FELTED CURVES

I started this piece with an odd shaped piece of cotton batting, to which I applied a variety of fabric paints. I then placed pieces of organza over it and felted it down. I placed wool roving here and there over the organza, felted that down, then did free-motion stitching all over, adding the flower trim. I made an image transfer onto glue-backed cotton and sewed that on. I put some medium on a piece of sea glass, 3 colors of Opals, heated it, and glued it to the bottom.

ENCAUSTIC WAX WOODEN FRAME

This is my second attempt (playing) with encaustic wax. The wooden frame is a child's learning tool. I waxed the frame, but used a medley of techniques on the wooden shapes, each one different.

FIRST ENCAUSTIC POSTCARD

Using Suze Weinberg's Hot wax stylus and encaustic waxes by KandiCorp.

NYMPH - molding paste on fabric

FALL book spread

This is a FALL spread I am doing with the ABCanada Yahoo Group I belong to.

We each make an ATC pertaining to Fall, and send it out in the mail. That recipient has to make a spread with the ATC as the central focus.

Here are my pages:

IN THE ROUND

Here is another page in my art journal. We journalled around an image that spoke to us. The images on the right seemed to call out to me - "JOY".

ART JOURNAL PAGES

I have started working on an Art Journal - this has taken me some time to actually begin. But what fun! I happened upon this great art journalling class taught by Vale.
Come join us.

Here are a few of my pages:

QUILTLETS

These are three quiltlets that I made for a Yahoo Group Swap.
The base layer is my fabric paper, to which I added the collage elements.

BEESWAX AND TISSUE OVALS

I recently purchased my Hot Wax Stylus...wow, I am really enjoying this journey ~~~ all very new to me. I covered two cardboard ovals with melted wax, laid printed napkins (one layer) onto the oval, pressed with the stylus to melt and adhere the tissue. Then I dusted Perfect Pearls with a soft brush, and voila! instant art.The racoon is an image from a magazine which I just dipped into the melted wax and put on the oval. I added various colors of wax to the background then added the Perfect Pearls.

PAINTED AND STAMPED CERAMIC TILE COASTER

This is a simple technique where you paint a ceramic tile with gesso, then when dry paint with your favorite colors. Add pearlex powders, swish in; add dorlands wax and heat.

TOTEM POLE CHALLENGE

This is a card made for a Group Mystery Challenge. It almost beat me; then I thought about the family thing, all being so close together forever....and there we have it! A card with bookmark inserted.

DEMURE SMILE

IMAGINE PARADISE

This is the first page in a book I am altering. The backgrounds are painted with Twinkling H2O's, the heart is made of tyvek paper, the butterfly is a piece of foam I heated and imprinted with a rubber stamp then colored, the image on the right has tulle wrapped with jazzy thread placed around her head with a fabric flower glued to the side of it.

Created ByHand Challenge - DREAM

Here is my submission for Dream - A page in my board book.

FABRIC/PAPER ALTERED BOARD BOOK

I have uploaded an altered board book as a slide show on the left. The left side is paper, the right side is fabric. This was a lot of fun to make.

ALTERED CIGAR TIN

ALTERED BOOK COVER

This is the cover of an altered book that I just finished. I tend to do the covers last so they don't get scuffed up whilst working on the inside pages, weighing them down etc.

HOMONYM SWAP

This is a homonym card swap I just finished with a rubberstamping group. My words were "bowled/bold".

BLUE BAYOU

More spreads

FABRIC TRANSFERS

These are fabric transfers using gel, glues, and fabric - also using glue-backed fabric. These are all a bit different, depending on the paper, the adhesive, and the inks. I will be using these in art quilts, following along with the book "Art Quilt Workbook" by Jane Davila & Elin Waterston.

FASHIONABLE - Altered Page

This is an altered page I just finished....the first page in a book I am altering. Again, there is no theme, just go one page at a time, as my muse directs!

TAG SWAP

This is my offering for the TAG SWAP in my Yahoo Group ORSA - click on the link above to be directed there in order to join in on the fun swaps.
The tag background is made using the technique #6, Heated Pearls.

ZEN Altered Book page spread

Here is my Altered Book spread for the Yahoo group ABCanada challenge for last week.
This is the last page of a book I have been altering. There are no themes, just playing with images when I feel like it!




Flap closed



Flap Open, showing Harmony done with Dreamweaver paste and a brass stencil.

DENIM, EGGPLANT AND FLESH

I made this card this morning for the letter challenge for April - DEF. The colours are denim, eggplant, and flesh. This is a continuing challenge for Stubby Stampers yahoo group.

AND HAVING FUN!

This is the last line of my Creativity Quote...and having FUN!

BIRTHDAY CARDS - SISTERS

We will be celebrating birthdays this month for two of my sisters, Des and Mo.

I made these cards for the occasion.

BEAUTIFUL SONG - MIXED MEDIA WALLHANGING

Another mixed media piece.

THINKING OF YOU ALTERED CD

This is a fabric covered CD, with stamping, embossing, a game piece, trim and coins.

THE SLANTED VIEW

This is a fabric piece I just finished. It is totally mixed media.

MAKING MISTAKES

This is page 6 of the Creativity Board Book.

TIME HEALS ALL

Another altered cigarette tin. This one is all about time being the all-'time' healer.

SEWING MANNEQUIN

This is one of my altered cigarette tins, tins donated to me by a friend!
- Sewing Mannequin - the first photo is the open tin.

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BREAKING RULES

This is the Breaking Rules spread for the ABCanada Yahoo Group. This one is using metals and pockets.