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It's time for Christmas well not really, but July is a month when a lot of us start thinking about it!  Are you one of those people who get an early start on your Christmas Creating?  I always have every good intention but then others things distract me so I end up in a rush trying to get cards made to get into the post in time.......so today I thought I'd share a couple of quick card creations with you. You don't need lots of supplies or time to throw these together.  I started with some coordinating papers from the Glitz Joyeux Noel Collection , and some Bazzill Edge Strips in Red, and some red and green card bases.  Then I browsed through the various vintage Christmas Collage Images you will find at Altered Pages and picked a couple from the sheet called Happy Holidays.  Both of my chosen images for my cards today featured Santa. You simply cut various strips of two coordinating papers to layer and combine to cover the cards bases laying the...

Hi Everyone, Jess here with an altered library pocket for you. I lined the inside part of the pocket with a page from an old book k.  Once my page was glued down I started to add on acrylic paint with a dry paintbrush.  The photos make the paint look all brown, but it is a lovely shimmery copper color.     I stenciled  on a few designs using a permanent ink. I also added bits of  washi tape  and marker splatters.   I set this part aside to work on the outside of the pocket.   I used a piece of scrap paper to cover the front and I sanded the edges.   I used a sentiment from the  Valentine's of Youth   collage shee t.  I snipped it in half, inked it, and scribbled a black line around the edge.  I used the reverse side of the paper I covered the pocket with to back the sentiment.  A little bit of ricrac finished the front. This lovely lady is from a Glit...

Hi Everyone today I invite you to Tag Along with Me as I introduce you to a few of my favorite Altered Pages Collage Sheets.  I often go through phases with my creating and having recently been away crafting with friends in Sydney where I was inspired to create some tags. At Altered Pages you will find way more than just collage sheets, they have an extensive range of art supplies and products to suit your crafting needs such as wonderful papers like those featuring also on my tags today. You will also find a wonderful assortment of inks , color mediums, tools ,  embellishments  and ribbons and trims available at Altered Pages which are perfect for your tag creations too!     My 'By the Sea' and 'Sun Surf and Sand' Tags use images from the Before Bikini's Collage Sheet and Papers from the Glitz Unchartered Waters Collection.  The shell stamp which I used for a little finishing touch is from the Mermaid Fantasy Mailbox Muse Kit. The T...

Welcome back.  I am continuing on with my Vintage Blue Pocket Altered Page.  I hope you all got the chance to see Day One of this post, which was on the blog yesterday.   Here is a link to day one in case you missed it.  Day one is where I gathered all of my goodies and prepared everything for my Vintage Blue Altered Pocket Page.  Today you will see everything assembled and put into my pocket page.  Also, please check out the info at the end of this post on how to join our Altered Pocket Pages swap later this month.   I mentioned yesterday how much I love this paper pack from Glitz.  It is beautifully vintage, but it is also masculine and with Father's Day coming up I thought one of the pin stripe pieces would be the great beginning of a "Thank you for all you do" to Dad or Granddad.  In my previous post I showed you preparing the pocket cards, basically creating ATC sized cards.  I also fussy cut collage images, d...

Steph here and welcome to Altered Pocket Pages for the month of June! Today's post is actually a WIP if you will, but no worries, the final project will be posted tomorrow. So, you will not too long to wait.  I will be showing you today the process of me gearing up for my pocket project.  Make sure to check back tomorrow to see the final reveal! This is a big old batch of fun right here.  I have collage sheets, a gorgeous paper pack from Glitz in Vintage Blue, trims and ribbons, buttons, beads and well all kinds of good things!        Here I am getting my collage images ready. You can see I have started to cut my pattern paper into the appropriate size for the pockets.   And, I have fussy cut my collage images. And, here I am using up some of the left over scraps by using my round paper punches and scalloped paper punch. One of the things I love about this Vintage Blue paper pack is it has a few patterns that wi...

Hi crafty friends!  In case you haven't heard this month the Altered Pages "gang" is teaming up with  Just For Fun Rubber Stamps .   I am already in love and I have only had time to play with one of their stamps so far.   I also wanted remind you to head over   here   to check out the Altered Pages December special on ALL DIGITAL collages.  This month any  *DIGITAL*  collage sheet is only $1.00!  Yes, $1.00!!!  Stock up now for all your crafting and collage needs for the entire year of 2015, for only a buck a piece!  This is only during December though! Okay, back to the project.   :-)   I am going to share with you a quick little tag that I made using this crazy cool JFF stamp and Altered Pages products.   My tag today is not holiday related. I know that for most of us there is an endless supply of reasons to need a Christmas themed gift, but sometimes we have events or December birthday...

Monster Ball! Halloween Ornament! Day 31 of the 31 Days of Halloween! I love Halloween not for the Scary Boo stuff but for the time we spent with our family watching old Monster Movies and being together. Time has moved on yet when we do reunite when the time is right we can’t resist reliving  our love of Monster movies! For this Month’s challenge AlteredPages joined with Art Anthology to rock our crafting world! I just want to tell you that in addition to the beautiful products that AlteredPages has, Art Anthology has some of the coolest dimensional metallic medium! I can’t get enough of it! Copper and just a pat with a spatula makes beautiful peaks of texture! Supplies: Hollywood Glam & Horror Mailbox Muse Kit Collage Sheet Craft store plastic Ornament Altered Pages Trims Sequins for AlteredPages Grosgrain Ribbon Adhesives Stamp Ink PanPastel tool used as spatula (this is a craft have to have) Additional it...

Hello art lovers!  It's FRIDAY and Stephanie ready to share.   In today's post I am taking a departure from the creepy baby doll head book I've been working on to take of something that needed replacing.  My trusty cell phone case is all cracked...been dropped one too many times I guess.  So, today I am going to show you how to create your very own original cell phone case using mostly Altered Pages products.  We all have phones and why not make them as original as possible, right?  Right! This project was so easy and I am thoroughly happy with the end result.  I really only used a few supplies and it didn't take too long at all.  Great for a quick crafting fix.  I used a Glitz paper that I love. It is the  Glitz 8 x 8 paper pack "Enchanted Waters ".  Honestly, I have gone to this paper pack so many times.  I also used the ever so fun  Glitz Giant Gems in "Carpe Diem ".  In the picture I show Dew Drops , but I ended...