Altered Composition Book

Using 1 12x12, 7 Gypsy paper ... stock image ... Tim Holtz Coordination cardstock

front - I cut around birds to slide in doily I had inked to black

inside front cover stock image torn layered on off white cardstock the torn Tim Holtz coordination cardstock

back I used scraps from front then accented with black masking tape that matched spine

Good day of a little art

had some time so I decided to make a few tags ........

these are for using with the Welcome to the Neighborhood stuff

this one is for a Thanks for letting me use your space

Book we made during the Art Retreat ....

ok this is my version of the book we made ...... can you tell it was a Summer theme .... ;-)

front

spine

this page opens from the spine - cool isn't it

fan opening from the front (like a usual book)

first spread

second spread

 

tag front and back for second spread

third spread

 

fourth spread

fifth spread

tag page for things we made while there or things given to us

Inspired by Paper Fairytale

Debrina Pratt is Paper Fairytale and she does such lovely things ... the idea of using some of my extra wooden blocks on their side and making them look like to Vintage pull toys was just so exciting to me I had to do some ... I sure had fun making these .... click image to enlarge

so for my DD I did this one



for my DDIL I did this one



for myself I did this one

Last 2 days have been cards

making some more cards for my stock pile ... some are from scraps of other projects and some aren't .... see if you can guess ...

 

Patrotic Banners

made some banners for our kid's houses ... mine will be next .... ;-) in case you can't make out the letters they spell "Freedom" ... our most precious commodity ...

Christmas in July ... ok so it's not July yet

but I am participating in a retreat this July that I have been asked to do a spread for the book that will be done during that retreat ... just thought since I have the spread done I would post it to so I have had a little art time ... click photo to enlarge

Graphic 45 "Curtain Call" Triptych

Second part of special project ......

the finial .... she won't be able to play with this just have it in her room ... maybe one day she and her mom can build another fairy house or maybe a total village ...... how knows what tomorrow will bring ..... click to enlarge

Magic Fairy Wand ....

this is one of the special projects ....... I got the Tinker Bell at the Disney store she is about 3" tall and I put her sitting on a bouquet of flowers made from sparkle fun foam and paper flowers with fun foam leaves on top of a wooden dowel I painted silver ...... click to enlarge

Sneak Peek

I am working on a special project for my granddaughter .... her 2nd birthday is in a few weeks ... can you guess what it is ........