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At Christmas everything is either Naughty or Nice but at Halloween things can be Spooky and Cute together which is exactly what all these vintage Collage Images from Altered Pages have in common today.  Along with Pumpkin's, Cats and Witches Hats. I decided to use up some old post cards I had been hoarding as some Artist Trading Coin Bases.  I covered them with a thin coat of Gesso before painting the backs black and adding some purple and orange paint to the front. Some of the wonderful collage sheets I cut the delightful images from were Halloween Children and Happy Halloween along with a few others.  If cute isn't your thing you will also find some more scary looking images in store also.  One the paint of my backgrounds was dry I added some black stamping and then proceeded to add my images.  I added some wording to a couple also that was on one of the collage sheets.   I then took a white paint pen and dashed and...

Spooky ATCs, anyone? Our gold stickers make such fab accents for any project, I am not a big fan of stickers but these are little crowning touches!  Our collage #3095 provides darling children for additions to your ATCs. Did you ever think of cupcake liners for your projects?  They can make it more interesting.  cut them, tear them, ink them, stain them!    Make these for gifts or decorating your spooky tables.  Such FUN.  A little paint, some embellishments and VOILA!  Click here for the boot ,  Click here for the hat . See our Floral SALE on the website today ! Thanks for visiting, Jean

Shoes can be comfortable,  your favorite chair is like a refuge.   Some Art supplies can be the same sort of thing.   The items at the heart of  AlteredPages are collages.  They still hold a wealth of use for art and craft projects. Collage #288 is perfect for cards, nametags & ATCs. Here is a canvas I made that uses one of my favorite collage images. This mixed media piece used our collage #3091 . This example shows that collages can be incorporated into more than cards or scrapbooks.   Modeling paste, paints, vintage music sheets and a stencil round out the creation. Join us as we show you more of the true spooky art contained in Alteredpages.com .

The Raven - musings from Edgar Allen Poe has become long associated with all things Spooky so I thought the Altered Pages Collage Sheets Quoth the Raven, Nevermore and the Edgar Allen Poe would be perfect choices for this month's Design Team Theme - Make it Spooky. The first line of The Raven sets the tone - Once upon a midnight dreary. I had some old postcards on hand so took to them with some Gesso and Black Paint before adding a touch of color with some paint and stencils. On the computer I typed and printed out some quotes from 'The Raven' and added these with my chosen images to my postcard backgrounds. So now I have three postcards ready to send a spooky greeting to friends.

It's time to prepare for Fall happenings. We will be showcasing our team's art and our products for making ominous, bone-chilling, creepy , spine-tingling and yes, even cute projects!!! Look at the store for new collages to make your cards or scrapbooks even more exciting. Here are projects we've also gathered from AP fans... from Andrea Warner - from Michelle Jones - from Julie Mitchell from Michelle from Sharon Rogers AND FROM OUR TEAM,  old and new... from Robin Horasanian from Stephanie Siatta from Danie May from Lyneen Jesse from Trisha Neal from Roni Johnson from Trish Alger Glad you stopped by,  now be prepared to get CHILLS!

The focus at Altered Pages this month has been gift containers, wraps and tags. With the upcoming Halloween season, I couldn't help but thinking of the most final of packages and the tags that go with them. Yep, you guessed it! Today's post is all about toe tags! Bringing you this creepy post is Betsy Skagen of Paper Calliope . Just think of the head-to-toe tingles you can create when you give a present adorned with the kind of tag hung on bodies at the morgue (or at least a spookified version of one). Each hair-raising tag shows a toe, of course. They also feature pictures of the deceased, as well as hints about the creepy cause of death--whether it be zombie, werewolf, vampire or...you get the picture.  Tutorial: How to make Toe Tag Altered Gift Tags Use a blending tool to ink the edges of a manila tag with brown ink. I own a plethora of vintage tags and thought my "Returned Part" tags were perfect for my toe tag theme. As you can see above...

During July the Altered Pages Design Team will be sharing All Things Fall!   Your are in for a treat.... Fall, Halloween, maybe even Back to School   Since it is July,  there may be a few patriotic posts thrown in there for the 4th of July!             Here is a Halloween Card to start the month off!    Image from Altered Pages Halloween Memories     Supplies: Altered Pages Image:   Halloween Memories and Night Terrors Dew Drops Ribbon Glue Stick Bats rubber Stamp Black ink Cardstock: Black , orange and lime green     Hope you are having a FABULOUS SUMMER!!!  

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 * ...