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This week I was in need of gift wrap for a house warming gift!  Today I have the bag I created for my gift.  I cannot share what is inside because the person receiving it is a member of the Altered Pages Facebook group!     I wanted it to look like a house... the blue pattern paper topper is the scalloped edged roof and the pink area is similar to a wall paper!    With the bag flat adhere the pink pattern paper using a glue stick.  Arrange items you would like to embellish your bag: Gold Opulence Stickers  (clock and "Time to Celebrate"), K aiserCraft Embellishment Bingo Card Pack ,  and Glitz Whatnots ~ Yours Truly  (frame and queen with heart staff) Using tacky glue attach the Petaloo Flowers.    Fold the blue paper at 8 inches, measure the width needed to fit over the handles of the bag.  Cut a slit 2 inches longer than your measurement and an inch wide. ...

Here we are the last day of March and the end of our cross promotion with The Robin's Nest.  We sure hope your were inspired by the projects we shared this month.  If you didn't please take the time to visit The Robin's Nest Blog and see the projects their team created with Altered Pages collage sheets. Today I am sharing an "Alice" card. Supplies: Malibox Muse Kit-Alice's Utterly Mad Party collage sheet Medieval Cards Collage sheet (queen) Kraft Clock Pen Nib Robin's Nest  Gold Glitter Fleur De-li Cardstock Robin's Nest Dew Drops Red Glitter Swirl Paper Doily Red Stickles Ribbon

Hey there, Barbara here with an extra project to share with you this month.  For this post, I wanted to share some tips and techniques using a new product at Altered Pages called Art Anthology Sorbet dimensional acrylics.   I started out with a blank manila tag, but I could not stop at just showing you the techniques on the tag.  I had to finish it, and here is the result. Supplies: AP 467 Mystic Asian collage sheet Vintage Text Pages Art Anthology Sorbet Dimensional Paint :  Kenyan Copper, Blue Eyes, Mint Julep, Kona, Red Velvet, Orchid Dylusions Diamond Border stencil Manila Tags The Robin' Nest Chocolate dew drops Blue/green cardstock (8" x 9-/4") Distress ink:  Vintage Photo Punches:  Hydrangeas, Mini Butterflies, Sakura (Martha Stewart) Brush a coat of Kenyan Copper over tag and let dry.  The little flecks you see in the photo are glitter.  (TIP:  I found that dampening my brush with a bit of water allowed me to ...

Easter is right around the corner and Altered Pages has so many cute Easter collage images up for grabs I just couldn't resist this little card... The Robin's Nest Supply List: Dew Drops Bunny Stripe Cardstock Shocking Pink Glitter Cardstock Altered Pages Supply List: Sweet Easter Cards Collage Sheet Micron Pen Crystal Lacquer Brown Ink Ink Blending Tool Lace Die-Cut Other Supplies: Cardstock Vellum Double Stick Foam Tape I also wanted to extend a personal thank you to The Robin's Nest for providing us with such a lovely variety of products to work with this month!  Be sure to stop by and check them out when you have a chance. Have an "altered" day ~ Ink Stained Roni

Hey there, Barbara here with another project to share with you this month.  Since we all have been really looking forward to Spring, I could not resist making a lovely Spring card for you today.   Altered Pages  has everything you need to make your own Spring creations, and more.  I also used some of those fabulous papers and dew drops from  The Robin's Nest , our cross-promoter this month.  Here is the card I made for Spring! Supplies: AP 467 Mystic Asian collage sheet ; Art Anthology Sorbet Dimensional Paint :  June Bud, Coral White Gesso (Ranger) The Robin's Nest papers: Cream Watercolor Glitter; Robin's Egg Glitter, Lavender Watercolor Glitter, Kiwi Sorbet The Robin's Nest dew drops: Silhouette machine and cut design:  lattice frame Mini punches:  flowers and leaves (Carl) Distress Ink: Ripe Persimmon Viva Decor Pearl paint pen First, cut lattice frame from Lavender Watercolor Glitter card stock using Silhouette ma...