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I thought of Primary and the idea was born.   Primary colors = 3.   I challenged myself to use THREES for the project.    White cardstock base had 3 acrylic paints applied with 3 STENCILS .    I also used three applicators, Brush , Brayer , and  Spouncer .   Three washi tapes were incorporated and finally accented with black and white pens in three of each color circles.  Simple and satisfying! Please visit the website for our Stencil and Floral Sale this month, welcome Spring with Fresh Flowers!

Rebirth, Renewal and Refresh The  vernal equinox , also called the  Spring Equinox , marking the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, occurs on Tuesday, March 20 at 12:15  P.M. EDT.  On this day, the Sun rises due east and sets due west. In the Southern Hemisphere, this date marks the  autumnal equinox . Spring is associated with rebirth and renewal, therefore Easter is such an iconic Holiday.  The Easter date travels as it is based on the approximate time of the   Jewish Passover,  which was celebrated on the first   full moon   following the vernal equinox. This soon led to Christians celebrating Easter on different dates. At the end of the 2nd century, some churches celebrated Easter on the day of the Passover, while others celebrated it on the following  Sunday . Flowers play such an important role for Spring and Easter, that is why I chose to create a floral stenciled project this week.  ...

As we end the year here at Altered Pages we end our month with lace.  Lace is so versatile it comes in many colors, but in my stash of lace most of it is white.  White lace can be died to colors that match any project you are working on.  Today I am sharing half of the tags I made today, see more tags on New Years Day! Supplies: Classic Post Card Tags Altered Pages A Children's New Year  Collage sheet Altered Pages Vintage Bicycles Mail Box Muse Fringe & Fedoras Collage Sheet Mists - Brown, Red and Green DUO Gilding Gold Leaf Vintage Text Sheet music Gold Pen Tacky Glue Double sided tape Lace Trim Flowers Shabby Rose Charms Bronze Safety Pins Chipboard gears Washi Tape Stickles Dew Drops Doily Gold Glam Stickers Zig 2 Way Glue The New Years tags were created on the back of the Classic Post Card Tags ! Each tag was sprayed with two Mists - Brown and Red or Green . The tags curled and...

Happy 4th of July to all of those from the USA!     This month Altered Pages is partnering with Lost Coast Designs... our design team hopes to inspire you to try new techniques rubber stamping.  Lost Coast Designs stamps are high quality rubber with great detail!   The Lost Coast Designs Party Hat Cat  has decided to celebrate this 4th of July!!!     Today I will be sharing a watercolor technique using washi tape.   I am using the unmounted Lost Coast Designs stamps this month, I use Double Sided Tape to attach them to my Acrylic Block !  Stamp the Party Hat Cat with Black Ink  and heat embossed with Embossing Powder Black Supplies: Lost Coast Designs  Party Hat Cat stamp Acrylic Block Altered Pages Americana Collage Sheet Black Ink Embossing Powder Black Glue Stick Double Sided Tape White Cardstock - stamping and painting Card Base - Cardstock Splash Inks...

I have had a manic week but managed to get this little piece created with some of the gorgeous images from Altered Pages .  I used a few different techniques on this one. I began by choosing three images from Altered Pages Celestial  Images collage printable The two white card  ATC cards were first stained with coffee and water and left to dry. With  washi tape  I bound the two ATC cards together. I used text and steampunk background stamps and brown ink on top of the stain.  After this dried I added watercolor patches on top of the stamped images for colour.  Once dried the images were fussy cut and collaged onto the background on both the back and the front (one image each) and the center three images. After the images were stuck down well enough and dried. I added more color with the paint. Added some scribbled border with a black pen, shading with the paints  and white dots front, back a...