A Chain of Friends

Some of you may have seen my chain of friends in Stampers' Sampler issue June/July 2006 but incase you didn't here they are ... the cover of the box they were in was in issue Feb/March 2006

Altered Child's suitcase

This was a child’s suitcase I altered for a friend, her favorite holiday is Halloween ……. the size is large enought she can put all kinds of Halloween things inside

Altered Photo Album

and then there was the photo album I altered for a friend ..... so you see if it stands still very long I can alter it .......

Altered Wallpaper Book

Our daughter graduated with a BFA in Costume Design and I wanted to give her a special gift of her work while she was in college ….. so I took this wallpaper book and altered it with her sketches and awards

Altered Book for Wedding Album

Okay, incase you don’t know what to do with an Altered Book … I made this to commemorate my nephews wedding … they think it is much better than a traditional album and they keep it on the coffee table all the time

Money Puzzel

Yes we all puzzle over the secret of making and keeping money …. This shows how you can make art out of that puzzle

Paris Altered Book

This Altered Book shows some of the wonderful things you can do with Gel Medium such as adhere and protect the hard cover of your book and make beautiful niches. With the addition of a little ribbon and your basic circle punch you can make dramatic pages.

AB House of the Rising Sun

Seems like I can't get these to load in the order I want them to but hopefully you get the idea ....











Okay this is my book I created from the Tip-In Swap done in July ... thanks ladies for all of the great work you did so I could have my book ......

Pin-Up ATC's

Did these for a recient mingle in a Yahoo Group

Penny's RR sign-in page

This is my sign-in page for the Ocher & Fonts journal .....

can you see my name written in beeswax in the upper right hand corner ......

Penny's RR

This a spread I did in a friends old ledger that she is using for an Altered Book Round Robin .... her theme is Fonts & Ocher

Deco

This is a Deco I did recently for a friend ... the theme is Foundation, Support, Nurtures & Inspires

Gypsy Lore Book

This is the book I made (when I wasn't helping with the one I designed) at the Retreat in Grapevine, TX .....

Tin with Book

I wanted to do an accordian type book that was joined with snaps then I was looking around my Studio and saw the tin and from this the idea was born.

Mailmania2 project 2006

This was my project for Mailmania2 project 2006 visit their blog site and enjoy many artist work from around the world .... http://mailmania2.blogspot.com/2006_04_01_mailmania2_archive.html

Tip-In's

Tip-In's are pages out of a book or text weight paper that has been cut to book size and Altered usually on a theme then added to anothe book (novel, encyclopedia or whatever) ...






More for the up coming swap ....