The Toad's Wish

Another day of complete playtime in my altered book - more stencils, stamps, paints, more paints, sprays.
I also rediscovered my Colorbox Stylus tool, with the foam shapes. I used them to make stamps from buttons, and came up with some really nice stamps. Take a look at the left side of the spread - those strange red markings are from a button impression! Another button impression is also visible on the right page.
Let me know if you have tried this technique.

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Journal Pages

Here are a couple of pages from one of my journals. This one was inspired after watching JournalArtista a couple of weeks ago on Ustream. Take a look at her streams, she has amazing skills. This week she played with stencils, a favorite of mine! and lots and lots of paint layers complete with the use of baby wipes.

The right page features a transfer using sticky-back vinyl.

More paint layers, tissue, a spritz board, vintage image from a 1920's magazine.

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The Light Fantastic

I was playing yesterday with my tissues and serviettes, and this page emerged! Aren't serviettes grand to play with? just glue and tissue...how freeing is that?!? I used about six different serviettes (parts of them).
The image (wine label) on the left page is a transfer using clear mactac.

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Altered Art Journal pages

Here are a series of pages I worked on mainly for the AB Yahoo Group Feb Challenge, Stencil Play.
Stencil Play has to be labelled 'Super Fun'!

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Raw edge fabric journal pages

Here are a couple of pages for my raw-edge fabric journal. This is a work in progress, and am still adding to some of the pages, twelve in total.

This has a painted muslin background, with dyed laces, organza, stencils, and two little squares of jumbles, heart of grungeboard, etc. I am making these little embellies, inspired by the book Fabric Art Collage, by Rebekah Meier. I really like this book...lots of techniques.

This patchy page features a Time to Stamp image of a little girl, on fabric, medallions made with air dry clay, more organza and used dryer sheets.

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Placemat Bag

This is from an article in the Threads Aug/Sept 2005 issue. I have been meaning to make this bag for such a long time, and yesterday, a lovely snowy day, I picked up this mag and went to town.
It is made with a purchased placemat; this one has velvet leaves on the back. The button closure is a very old one from my stash - my MIL's gifts to me!
The bag has two pockets, a third side pocket, and a place for my pen in the top flap, sideways.

The front:

The back:

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Stencil Play 2011

There is a monthly Challenge on the Altered Books Yahoo Group. I am the guest challenger this month, and this is my example:

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