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Batty Good Bookmark

I love to read and during the Halloween season I read as many "spooky" books as I can.  Every year I create a new bookmark to use for the season and thought it would be fun to use one of the collage sheets from Altered Pages  for this year's.  It's been a while since I used my Gelli plate so I got it out and found my bottle of black paint to create the background.   When Jean sent me the Black or White Cat collage sheet (2180) I knew I wanted to add some of it to a tag  as a cut out to create my bookmark so I chose the girl on the broomstick to be the focal point of my creation and then added the 3 bats from the collage sheet to add some more spookiness.   This is how it turned out.  I'm already excited to use it this Halloween season to hold my place in my book.   If you like to read, as I do, be sure to take the time to create a bookmark to enjoy as you are reading yo...

A Fluttering Bouquet of Whimsy

Happy Sunday to you all.   Jean here with a truly whimsical yet lovely  project for you OH MY GOSH This has to be one of the most beautiful bouquets ever!  YOU can make it.   I will be making one for Halloween  My Halloween bouquet will use AP collage 1787 Vintage Butterfly Graphics and horrid dyed cheesecloth in place of the ribbon.    There may be a few bats flying thru the butterflies too! This would be lovely for formals, prom and of course, a wedding.   Thinking out of the box, what about a party centerpiece in a basket or vase? Alteredpages.com has fabulous Butterfly collages to fancy cut and then bind together. Find Collages, Glitter Tubes, Crystal Lacquer, Maya Mists, Washi tapes and Mixers at www.alteredpages.com You will need: AP collages of your choice 1065, 1066 or 1787 .   (4 or 5) depending on how full you want the bouquet) Crystal Lacquer * ...

Our Boo to YOU

      ZOWIE  what fun is this?    This is just a sampling of the Ready to Go Package, Boos and Skullie.     Make sure to share on  your blogs, the Ready to Go Packages supply all the goods and you supply the  imagination!   Each styled package is different with various embellishments from rubber stamps to papers. Ready to Go