AlteredPages Artsociates

I love working with chipboard... embossing it with the rich powders available at Altered Pages is one on my favorite techniques to use.  The best part of heat embossing is watching the powder change to a enamel like covering!!!       Today I have this sweet Bird Nest with Eggs in a Window of a "Secret Garden" created on an ATC.       I had fun making it and as usual when working with paint,  I have messy painted hands!   Gypsy Soul Laser Cut is our product Partner for the month of June!!!  This is the chipboard I selected to use for my project. There is a lot of preparation before putting anything together!   Paint the window with 2 coats of White Gesso , be sure to get all the edges!   Next heat emboss the nest with Embossing Powder - Timber Brown .  To add more dimension I flipped the top layer so you could see a bit of the bottom layer of the nest .   In...

Make this beautiful box to keep treasures or give with something special inside!   Supplies: Gesso  Black Chalk Paint Red EchoArt Board Tacky Glue Rubber Stamp Depot Images  Filigree Heart Black Ink Embossing Powder Pirates Gold Gold Pen Dew Drops Dew Drop Heart Niji Paints Heart box Flower Silk Leaves Paint the heart box with Gesso  Black, set aside to dry. While paint is drying, with Black Ink  stamp the Rubber Stamp Depot Images  Filigree Heart on EchoArt Board . Heat emboss with  Embossing Powder ~ Pirates Gold , ink edges of EchoArt Board. With Tacky Glue  adhere red Dew Drops  around the edge of the EchoArt Board   Paint the Rubber Stamp Depot Images  Filigree Heart with Niji Paints . Use Gold Pen  to do some decorative doodling on the heart box!  Watch yourself... I have to remind myself I have a project to finish... would probably still be doodli...

This little bit of LOVE is four inches tall at its highest point.  The Rubber Stamp Depot are wonderful etched red rubber with detailed designs.   Supplies: Small Specimen Bottle Red Glitter Tacky Glue Rubber Stamp Depot Winged Heart Stamp Rubber Stamp Depot C rown of Love Rubber Stamp Depot Heart Within Gelatos  Passion Fruit  & Metallic Gold Water Brush   Pirates Gold Embossing Powder Black Cardstock Black ink Dew Drops Silk Leaves Tooth picks Fill a Small Specimen Bottle  with Tacky Glue , covering the inside of the bottle with the glue.  Pour in a lot of Red Glitter  swirl it and shake it so all sides are covered with glitter inside.  Let dry... it may take a couple of days!   Use  Black ink on Black Cardstock  to stamp Rubber Stamp Depot Winged Heart Stamp ,   C rown of Love   and   Heart Within Black ink . Then heat emboss with Pirates Gold Emboss...