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Valentines Day is coming and it is all about love, hearts and KISSES! Supplies: Just a Kiss - Altered Pages Collage sheet Flowers Black Trim Prima Pad 6x6 Doily Large Rhinestone LOVE Card Base Cardstock - Black Brown Ink Tacky Glue Glue stick Double sided tape Foam Mounting Squares Cut mat for card from Prima 6x6 paper pad , with Brown Ink  edge the mat, attach to card with Double sided tape .  Attach doily with Glue stick . Adhere the Just a Kiss  image to black cardstock with   Glue stick , with   Foam Mounting Squares  attach to card. Tie Black Trim  around the left side of the card.  Adhere Flowers  with Tacky Glue .  Add the Large Rhinestone - LOVE .  AND THAT IS A KISS!

When I think of greenery nature comes to mind.  When I close my eyes and think of nature I see birds singing... This sheet of paper has the sentiment "Happy Sunshine Day".  What a great background for a thank you, thinking of you or even a get well card!   Supplies: Craft Card Base Glitz Sunshine in My Soul - Pattern Paper Green cardstock mat Glue Stick Sheet Music Alphabet Diecut Letters  (covered with black ink)  Black Ink Large Glitz Rhinestone Ribbon

Here we are the final day of October, HALLOWEEN and one final box post for the month! Again I just can't help myself, had to alter one of the Altered Pages coffins from the Coffin Kit! Supplies for my coffin: Wooden Coffin Kit  (used sheet music from the kit) Gesso Black Dixie Belle Van Dyke Glaze Gel Medium Raven & Skull Glitz Giant Rhinestone   Glue Stick Mini Borders    The coffin from the Wooden Coffin Kit  is painted with   Gesso Black , let dry.     Adhere the sheet music with Gel Medium , then paint with   Dixie Belle Van Dyke Glaze .   Adhere the crow and skull and  Mini Borders with Glue Stick .   Hope you have a Haunting Halloween!    See you next month!        

I love cards!!! I love Valentines... so many cards.... I love LOVE!!!!   Happy Lovely Valentines!!!     Here is a cute trifold card for a special someone at Valentines with random love thoughts.   The brown cardstock base measures 6 x 12 inches, scored at 4 and 8 inches to create a trifold card.       Supplies: Glitz Cardstock Stickers Glitz Giant Rhinestone Glitz Whatnots Glitz Peek A Boo Happy Travels Ink Brown, Delacata Gold Punchinella Petaloo Flowers Double Stick Tape Glassine bag Gold Opulence Staples Doily Brown Cardstock     Use Ink Brown and Delacata Gold  with Punchinella  to create the background on the brown cardstock.   Random Thought #1 - "You look lovely today!"   On the front adhere doily, Glitz Cardstock Stickers , Glitz Whatnots , Glitz Peek A Boo Happy Travels  and Petaloo Flowers .  Add staples to the top left...

There is a wonderful selection of Valentine collages HERE at Altered Pages.  Remember you can get them digitally and print them over and over again! The Glitz Black & White  paper pad and Giant Rhinestones are great for creating Valentines!  Supplies: Glitz Giant Rhinestones Valentine Pattern paper Red Card Stock Memento Lux Rhubarb Stalk Red A2 Cards Glue Stick Double Stick Tape Adhesive Dimensionals Doily Large Background stamp Cut the red card stock slightly smaller then the base card.  Using a large background stamp, stamp with Memento Lux Rhubarb Stalk Red .  The background pattern is subtle stamping red on red! Cut pieces of Valentine paper and layer with Double Stick Tape . Adhere to the card layering with doily. Adhere doily with Glue Stick!  Layer the images on a piece of pattern paper and adhere to card.  Several of the images where attached with Adhesive Dimensionals .   Ad...

Can you believe we are in the 2016!  I can remember like it was yesterday that I was at CHA!!!  I am packing my bags to go again in just six days!!!  Where did 2015 go?  I am not complaining, I had a great year, they just seem to go by too fast! This month is all about SWEET, LOVE and anything Valentine!!!  I have a precious tag I created on a tag from the Tag Book  available at Altered Pages.  I want to create tags each month in 2016 and finish it off in December.  Let's get started!   Use a tag from the Tag Book  and paint about 1/4 of the top of the tag.  With brown ink distress the paint and edges of the tag. Measure pattern paper from the Glitz Pack Laced with Grace paper pack to fit the tag. tear the top of the paper exposing about one inch of the tag to expose the painted portion.     Cut a piece of Pure Silk Pink Ribbon , place it between the ...