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If you've been following along this month, you already know that Altered Pages has partnered with  The Artists on the Block , sharing our Altered Trading Block creations, aka, ATBs.  These fun, easy to alter, blocks are made with Eileen Hull's Sizzix block dies.   As this is the last Thursday of the month, I believe I am the last to submit my creation.  However, while I have had very tough acts to follow this month, I am so excited to present my double-decker bird house.  Can you see the tenants inside?  I had my husband hold a flashlight and shine it into the hole so I could take a picture. I apologize for having so many pictures, but I had to become a bit of a building engineer to figure out how to put this together.  Hopefully, I can be less wordy by sharing a few more pictures instead.   The bottom deck was made using Eileen Hull's Sizzix Box, Square XL die , measuring 3-1/4" square.  The top deck was made using E...

Hi everyone, it's Robin here.  During the month of May join the Altered Pages Design Team as we cross promote Eileen Hull Designs Sizzix Artist Trading Block 's.   The designers will be posting their ideas for ATBs every Tuesday and Thursday. Be sure to stop by for a month of inspiration.   And today, it’s my turn!   Here it is...just waiting for inspiration! And what did I make with my 3” box?   A game cube!   Sorry, Nintendo, but this one doesn’t need any wires.   Altered Pages has a collage sheet of vintage game boards and I have a fondness for travel games and game key chains…which means I have a lot of tiny game pieces!  The checkerboard & bingo board games were printed about 15% larger than their normal size and a couple of them were trimmed down a bit.   I started by using the primary colors of Tim Holtz distress paints around the edge of each square because they are the colors used in most children’s games.   The...

What is an ATB? An Artist Trading Block is kind of a 3D Artist Trading Card! The 3 x 3 x 3 block I am using is from Eileen Hull Designs.  During the month of May join the Altered Pages Design Team as we cross promote Eileen Hull Designs Artist Trading Block's along with the " The Artists on the Block" Design Team . The "The Artists on the Block" will be posting inspirational ATB's every Tuesday. The Altered Pages Design Team will be posting every Thursday and Thursday during the month. Be sure to stop by often for a month of inspiration.   Supplies: Eileen Hull Artist Trading Block Altered Pages Wooden Feet Papers - The Fringe & Fedora Mailbox Muse Kit Tsukineko - StazOn Midi - Claret Double Stick Tape Feathers Petaloo Flowers Black Paint Start with the two the diecut boards for the Eileen Hull Artist Trading Block, ink edges and corners with StazOn Midi Claret. Put double stick tape on the two tabs of one board, attach ...