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  With Greenery as our theme this month I once again turned to some paper off cuts from some previously used Graphic 45 and Glitz Papers along with some Gel Prints .  Nature always comes to mind but as it was a day for Green I turned to a day for Green - St Patrick's Day which is just around the corner. One of my Graphic 45 Papers was themed with this day in mind so it was easy to find some wording and images of shamrocks .     If you are looking specifically for Green Papers then the Emerald Paper Pad by Authentique is perfect for you, you'll find it over in the Altered Pages Store. For my project today I started by simply tearing up my paper offcuts and sticking them down randomly onto a piece of a manilla folder.  . After this had dried I simply sprayed them lightly with some Green Ink Spray and once this was dry I cut 3 ATC backs and inked the edges with Green Ink and worked out placement of my imagery and text. My g...

As you probably know, Altered Pages is celebrating February with "greenery," the 2017 Pantone Color of the Year.  I love green, and this time of year in the Midwest, I'm ready for a little spring and green! This is a layout from a little handmade pop-up book--it's only about 2 inches by 5 inches, so about 4 by 5 inches when it's open.  The quote is from William Shakespeare's  A Midsummer Night's Dream. spritzable inks-- mists or splash background stamps  and ink pads   (all the Neons are on sale right now!) fairy collage page a hint of shimmer-- Wink of Stella pens painty background prints-- Gel Press plate Have a wonderful Thursday! :)trisha

Fresh Year, Fresh Ideas, Fresh Colors   Click here to See our new line of Stamps Each year Pantone offers a color of the Year and this year is GREENERY. Our Team will be integrating green into their work this month for your visual enjoyment. What is Pantone?    Pantone , Inc. is the authority on color, THE provider of color systems and leading technology for accurate communication of color.    The Pantone Color Matching System is largely a standardized color reproduction system. By standardizing the colors, different manufacturers in different locations can all refer to the Pantone system to make sure colors match without direct contact with one another. One such use is standardizing colors in the  CMYK  process. The CMYK process is a method of printing color by using four inks—cyan, magenta, yellow, and black. A majority of the world's printed material is produced using the CMYK process, and there is a special subset of Panto...

So, have you been hearing about  Cr ea ti va ti on 2017?  Well, Altered Pages was there!  This is the most exciting show in the arts and crafts industry and it happened this past weekend in beautiful Phoenix, AZ.   There was so much to look at and take in (which you hopefully have seen over the last few days here on our blog.)  Networking with other artists and crafters was such a joy.  This certainly is one fun group of folks and some names you might recognize like Tim Holtz, Cathie Fillian, Mark Montano, Carolyn Dube and Dyan Reaveley.   There was even a David Tutera spotting.   The show floor was huge and the festivities lasted for days, so this is just a fraction of what I saw, but I hope it gets you excited for what is in store in the coming months here at Alteredpages.com . It really is inspiring to be at the show.  Whether you are a mixed media artist, a painter, paper craft...