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In a little over a week people around the world will be celebrating the Chinese New Year and the Color Red will be a predominant feature of such celebrations.  This year is that of the Earth Dog.   THE COLOR RED AND THE CHINESE NEW YEAR: For the Chinese Red is the  COLOR  associated with the element of Fire and is one of the luckiest of all colors.  It is their National color and represents happiness and good fortune. Both homes and businesses are adorned with red lanterns and it is a color widely used for weddings and other celebratory events.  During the Chinese New Year Celebrations and other special occasions Red Envelopes similar to those found here in store at Altered Pages are stuffed with money and given as gifts with the red packet symbolizing good luck. Lucky Envelopes found at Altered Pages You can also make your own quite simply with some supplies such as I have here today. Red Cardstock or Red Satin Shimmer Paper and ...

Our team had a great time partnering with Emerald Creek!!!   We have had a month full of projects using Emerald Creek products.  Today I am using the Emerald Creek Holly Stamp  to create a background on plain red cardstock! Supplies: Emerald Creek Holly Stamp Altered Pages Santa Collage Image Acrylic Block Emerald Creek Embossing Powder Candy Green VersaMark Double sided tape Glue stick Ribbon Giant Rhinestones Cardstock Red and White   Cut out Altered Pages Santa Collage Image, apply VersaMark , pour  Emerald Creek Embossing Powder Candy Green over the VersaMark .  Remove excess powder and set with heat tool.     One of my favorite things about VersaMark is that it is versatile, love using it to leave a stamped mark on plain red cardstock.     To create the red background mat, apply the   VersaMark  to the stamp.  Stamp the image off...

Have you been following our blog this month?  We just finished week three with great  inspiration projects using Altered Pages and Emerald Creek products together?  See these and more, click on the link below the pictures to see full posts!     Rock Around the Christmas Tree ~  Jean Moore   Gift box for the Holidays ~ Debi Tullier     Christmas Candles ~ Lyneen Jesse   A little Winter Romance Card ~ Robin Horasanian   We have a few more inspiration projects for you this month! Hope you follow along!  

Who doesn't need a little romance in their lives?  This happy couple is enjoying a winter skate with a little Christmas angel watching over them.  This is one of the images on the Young Lovers collage sheet and is perfect for a Christmas card for your sweetie or a favorite couple, a winter anniversary or just a note card to say you're thinking of them.  Altered Pages has Christmas collages of all types from Vintage to modern.  Be sure to check them out for your holiday art. To help give the collage image a little dimension, I dipped the edges in VersaMark and embossed them with a metallic powder to give it a little shine. Altered Pages has a good variety of Christmas paper designs.  If you're looking for something that will stand out, check out the seasonal section on the website!  When I trimmed this paper down from 6x6 to 4x5.25 There was a a pretty good size strip of paper with a lot of the little circles.  My design includes two squ...

I was lucky enough to try out some amazing embossing powders from Emerald Creek this month with Altered Pages. I went for the darker tones in the Allure powders and they are 'Awesome' So beautiful. I got to creating a couple of things with the 'Onyx Frost' and wow did I have fun ! I began by using a wooden heart shaped pendant. I covered it in Versamark clear ink and then covered it in the Onyx Frost embossing powder. I repeated the process four times allowing the layers to cool in between each application. On the fourth layer I got a patterned acrylic stamp (from my stash ) ready and then inked and embossed the last layer. I did not wait more than 5 seconds then pressed the stamp into the warm embossed surface. I held it there for around thirty seconds and lifted it away leaving the gorgeous pattern imprinted on the heart. After I finished embossing I decided to dust with mica powder and then added some Stickles glitz to the finished item. I attached a ...

CHRISTMAS RETRO FUN for a KIDS PROJECT This can be something the kids do after Thanksgiving dinner which can make a sweet holiday gift. Hello! Having fun with my Emerald Creek embossing powders. Decided to make an easy-peasy little Christmas themed frame. Supplies: Emerald Creek Embossing Powders - Silvester-Kracher, Northern Lights and Neon Blue Wooden frame from my stash Collage images from Altered Pages (1636 ATC's Christmas) Adhesive Paper Red acrylic paint Miscellaneous embellishments Selection of stamps Ink My starting lineup I used the red acrylic paint to paint the raw inside and outside frame edges. When dry, glue the frame front side down onto the paper.  Alternately you can wrap the paper around the frame edges if it is lightweight paper. Once the glue was dried, I cut the excess paper out of the frame. I cut out all the images from my collage sheet and used the ones that fit best. Glue them down, then use a layer...

Emerald Creek Merry Christmas and Altered Pages Vintage gift tags!  I love the rich colors of the Emerald Creek Embossing Powders Candy Red and Candy Green. Supplies: Emerald Creek Merry Christmas Stamp Acrylic Block Emerald Creek Embossing Powder Candy Red Emerald Creek Embossing Powder Candy Green Altered Pages Vintage Angels collage sheet Manila tags VersaMark Dew Drops Tacky Glue Ribbon Glue stick   Cut images from Altered Pages Vintage Angels collage sheet  adhere to Manila tags  with Glue stick     Apply  VersaMark  around the edge of tags.  Use  Emerald Creek Embossing Powder Candy Red or Emerald Creek Embossing Powder Candy Green around the edges, set with heat tool   Place the Emerald Creek Merry Christmas Stamp on an   Acrylic Block  with VersaMark  stamp on tag.  Use embossing powder and set with heat tool.   Add Dew Drop...