Good morning all.
Thank goodness it's Friday...I've been totally disorientated this week after our few days away, I might get back on track at the weekend.
Today's share is an altered book. As always I forgot the before photo so here it is after it's first coat of gesso. I found it lying unused and unloved in a drawer and decided it might make a good art journal as the pages are quite sturdy.
After several coats of gesso and white acrylic paint it was ready to alter.
After gathering some stamps and stencils together I masked off the areas for the three word stamps from Visible Image. I also masked the sides of the book to create a white border. Then I got all inky using Distress Inks. I used some stamps from Bo Bunny to overstamp with some distress ink but these didn't come out too well. I then stamped various stamps from Bo Bunny, Inkylicious and a magazine freebie in black Archival ink. The texture paste was put through a stencil from Memory Box. Once everything was dry I removed all the masking tape and stamped the sentiments in black Archival.
I still don't like messy but I love what can be created!
Challenges entered:
Altered Eclectics - anything goes
Eclectic Ellapu - purple texture paste/embossing
Rhedd's Creative Spirit - halloween or not
All Crafts Challenge - anything but a card
Craftin Desert Divas - anything but a card
Dream Valley Challenges - anything but a card
Not Just Cards - anything goes
Inspiration Destination - anything goes
Addicted to Stamps - anything goes
Artist Trading Post - anything mixed media goes
