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USArtQuest is partnering with us this month. Paper is one of my addictions and USArtQuest has some of the most amazing handmade papers.  In the blue and gold paper I used today I saw waves, waves that would be perfect for one of the Altered Pages lighthouses!    This paper has so much texture!   More beautiful USArtQuest papers!       Supplies: USArtQuest Handmade Paper USArtQuest Gilding USArtQuest Duo Card base Image: Lighthouse Collage Sheet Double-sided tape Dimensionals Gold Pen thin chipboard     With Duo attach USArtQuest Gilding to the base of the card.     Adhere the beautiful hand made paper with Double-sided tape .     Mount the image on thin chipboard, then line the edge with a thin gold line.  Adhere with foam dimensional.      

Today I have used Dixie Belle Paint   and an Altered Pages Lighthouse to create a beach canvas. with a lighthouse in the background.  After I started creating it I remembered I had some beach glass I collected at Glass Beach in Port Townsend, WA. When I went on my hike to collect the beach glass we couldn't see a lighthouse, but there isn't one too far away! Supplies: Dixie Belle Paint  Sea Glass Dixie Belle Van Dyke Brown Glaze Dixie Belle Swamp Mud Texture Medium - White Altered Pages Lighthouses Collage Sheet Canvas Burlap Gel Medium Tacky Glue Dew Drops Charms Sea Glass Shells Canvas for this project is 4x4.  Rip the lighthouse image from the Altered Pages Lighthouses Collage Sheet .  Apply a light layer of Gel Medium  on the canvas, lay image on wet gel medium and add another layer of Gel Medium  over the picture.   Let Dry.   Paint edges of canvas and around the image of the lightho...

It seems to be quickly transitioning into Autumn here in Indiana but I wanted to squeeze in one last summery project as a small fair well to this lovely season.   I started this off by applying a layer of PanPastel on a piece of black cardstock using a large Soft Sponge.  These colors are all from the Tints set of pastels.  I applied a layer of hairspray at this point and let it dry completely. I then trimmed the light house image from the Lighthouses collage sheet. I knew I wanted to create some texture but I also wanted to hide the seam along the bottom of the collage image. In order to create this texture and hide the seam I applied a layer of gesso using a spatula smearing it a bit to blend it into a "beach". Once the gesso had dried I covered it with another layer of PanPastel creating the illusion of vegetation, a rocky shore and sandy beach.  I decided to spice up the ocean a by adding more gesso to mimic foamy waves and st...

Did you ever have a old photo or a black and white collage image that you felt would look better if it had just a touch of color?  It may be that you think a touch of rose was needed in your great great grandmothers cheeks, or you want a particular detail to stand out more than the others.  Whatever the reason if you want to add a touch of color then you should try this. This month Altered Pages is cross promoting the  Niji Waterbrush Pen  from Yatsumoto  and it features in the technique I am about to share for adding a touch of color. Taking a Niji Waterbrush and any water soluble color medium you have on hand, for instance Gelatos , Water Color Pencils or my favorite (because of the wonderful shimmer) the Niji Pearlescent Water Color Paints.  Pick up a small amount of color on the wet brush and add to your photo/image. There are so many wonderful collage images available at Altered Pages.  For my project today (a male birthday card...