AlteredPages Artsociates

What wonderful stamps from Rubber Stamp Depot the Altered Pages Design Team has dad the opportunity to work with this month.     The images I am using today are a perfect combo with Sabor papers.  Both the stamps and papers are available at Altered Pages!     Supplies Echo Art Board - ATC & Inchie sizes Rubber Stamp Depot - Mariachi   Black ink Black Embossing Powder Glass Glitter Lavender Gelatos Assorted Water Brush Sabor Cutouts Amor Flowers Tacky Glue Dimensional Adhesive   Stamp Rubber Stamp Depot - Mariachi   on Echo Art Board - ATC & Inchie sizes  with Black ink     and heat emboss with Black Embossing Powder .   With Water Brush  using assorted Gelatos , set aside to dry.       Use Tacky Glue  to adhere Glass Glitter Lavender   around the inchie and at the bottom of the ATC. Use Tacky Glue ...

Today I have a veladora to share with you. You may know that veladoras are traditional candles used to symbolize prayers, vows of prayer, or simply honoring God or one of His Saints. They are also used in Day of the Dead celebrations. This one was created using the Sabor paper La Guitara, not because of the guitars, but because on the opposite side is the birthday song, Las Mañanitas, which is generally sung in the morning to wake the birthday boy or girl, and of course before eating cake! Translated to English, the lyrics are something like this: This is the morning song that King David used to sing. Today being the day of your saint, we sing it to you. Wake up my dearest, wake up, see now that the day has dawned the sparrows are singing, the moon has finally set. How lovely is this morning, when I come to greet you we all come with joy and pleasure to congratulate you. The very day you were born all the flowers first bloomed and in the baptismal font all the nigh...

I love eggs…I clean the shells out if I am going to use them for baking or scrambling. I love the texture. I decided to create something a little different, a box made from an egg. I had to cut it in half it was fairly easy with a rotary grinder and a cut off wheel. I then used several of the products from AlteredPages including a Mailbox Muse stamp set. Please let me know what you think of my crazy creation. Supplies: Egg Shell Wood furniture biscuit from home improvement store Muse Dragonfly Stamp StazOn Jet Black Ink Pad Trim  or Fiber   German Scrap   Glass Glitter   Aileen’s Tacky Glue Crystal Lacquer Mixing Mica Straw Marker Airbrush Gold Sharpie Tombow markers Hot Glue See you next month, Happy Spring!!

This month the Altered Pages Design Team will be sharing many of the Mailbox Muse Stamps available at Altered Pages !!!  I am really excited to see what everyone creates this month! There are over 15 great sets for just $6 each... be sure to see all of them HERE !  They are the perfect size for Pocket Letters, ATCs and cards! Today I am using the Mailbox Muse Paris Stamp Set  to make my ATC... "an evening in Paris"       To start you will need:     Supplies: ATC Echo Board Mailbox Muse Paris Stamp Set Pirates Gold Embossing Powder Pan Pastels Black and White Black Ink Glass Glitter Glitz Gray Stripe Washi Tape Petaloo Flower One of a kind Jewelry Heart Pearl Pins Tacky Glue On the ATC Echo Board  lightly brush  Black Pan Pastel  and then apply a bit of White Pan Pastel  for the moon... this makes a great night time background!!! Before stamping spray lightly with a fixative, I...

Jean here, with a few words.  I am so pleased to feature not only a fantastic artist, but a friend and neighbor.   Martha and I met through a mutual friend who has also appeared on this blog, Ingrid Vient. We are also mutual friends with Carolyn Addie, another Featured artist from our Blog.  I am blessed to be surrounded by so many talented and inspiring people. It brings joy to see their varied creations and enjoy their friendship.  And with that..........Meet Martha..... Martha Walker  owner of Wagons West Designs.   I always enjoyed drawing in grade school, but the thought of becoming an artist as a vocation first popped into my head on a trip to New Orleans in the Fall of my 4th grade year. Around the courtyard of the St. Louis cathedral were artists with their paintings hanging on the wrought iron fence surround. That looked like fun! I proclaimed my newfound goal of becoming an artist to my parents, who took that to heart, and for my...

Time is flying by!    Turkey will soon be on the table...   and the BIG countdown begins!   I know our calendar is filling up with events and gatherings, but sometimes the best thing is being snug in your home with dear ones.   Even if loved ones are not with  you, surround yourself with photos of the people that matter in your life and fill your head with good memories.   I will ask you to comment with a favorite childhood memory, a food, an event, a gift, whatever memory makes you feel good inside! AND NOW FOR OUR WEEKLY WINNER...... YOU will receive a full package of Craft Attitude product to create masterpieces! CONGRATULATIONS TO................... Kath in Madison please send your postal address to artsociates@gmail.com The tag above was created with AlteredPages products including; Manila Tag Punchinella Collage image AP339 Stanta's Helper Ephemera pack Mementos Ink Pad color Teal Zeal Glass Glitter ...

We are half way through the month with our partner Craft Attitude™.  Hope you are enjoying all the inspiration from the Altered Pages Design Team... I AM! Up on the housetop, click, click, click Down through the chimney with good Saint Nick One way to be sure your gifts don't get confused with those Santa leaves on Christmas Eve is to have beautiful gift tags. Today I have three White Tags to share made with images from the Altered Pages collage sheet Christmas ATCs printed on Craft Attitude printable film! Tag inked with (red & brown) and embellished with vintage ribbon, snow flake chipboard (heat embossed with white embossing powder), clear Dew Drops , Gold Opulence  and poinsettia! Tag inked with (red & brown) and embellished with vintage ribbon,    Gold Opulence , Large Glitz Hello December Rhinestone , Glass Glitter  and vintage holly leaves . Tag inked with brown ink and spritzed with fern green . Then embell...