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As we end the year here at Altered Pages we end our month with lace.  Lace is so versatile it comes in many colors, but in my stash of lace most of it is white.  White lace can be died to colors that match any project you are working on.  Today I am sharing half of the tags I made today, see more tags on New Years Day! Supplies: Classic Post Card Tags Altered Pages A Children's New Year  Collage sheet Altered Pages Vintage Bicycles Mail Box Muse Fringe & Fedoras Collage Sheet Mists - Brown, Red and Green DUO Gilding Gold Leaf Vintage Text Sheet music Gold Pen Tacky Glue Double sided tape Lace Trim Flowers Shabby Rose Charms Bronze Safety Pins Chipboard gears Washi Tape Stickles Dew Drops Doily Gold Glam Stickers Zig 2 Way Glue The New Years tags were created on the back of the Classic Post Card Tags ! Each tag was sprayed with two Mists - Brown and Red or Green . The tags curled and...

By now you have heard that Altered Pages has partnered with Lost Coast Designs.  The Design Team is busy working with Lost Coast Designs amazing red rubber stamps to bring you inspiration this month!  Today I am experimenting with FLYING MONA! Supplies: Lost Coast Designs Flying Mona stamp Acrylic Block Black Ink Brown Ink White tissue paper Embossing Powder Black Glue Stick Double Sided Tape Vintage Text Paper Card Base - Cardstock Pens Gold Niji Paints Water Brush Use the   Lost Coast Designs Flying Mona stamp on an Acrylic Block  and Black Ink . Stamp Flying Mona on White Tissue paper.   Heat embossed the image with Embossing Powder - Black .    Paint Flying Mona with Niji Paints  using a Water Brush .  Be careful not to saturate the tissue paper with water or it will tear. Let the paints dry.    Wet the area around Flying Mona, then gently tear the paper around. ...

A couple of days ago I posted my Foundations Décor Floral Wood Butterfly . You have heard it before, I think outside the box! I kept looking at the butterfly and kept saying to myself something is missing.  This is a dimensional butterfly, it has a bare back.  The gears in my brain started churning, "what could I do without taking away from the stained wood?"    Add text, not just any text, butterfly related text.   One of my favorite themes is ALICE...  she has a conversation with a caterpillar... that was what lead to the text used for this project!         Supplies: Foundations Decor Wood Butterfly Clothes Pin Dixie Belle Van Dyke Glaze Metalic Rub on Adhesive Argyle Amber Florals Text Foundations Décor Floral Wood Butterfly Click on the above link to see how I stained the Foundations Decor Wood Butterfly  with  Dixie Belle ...

Jen Rothstein here for Altered Pages... I have an awesome inspirational Theresa Collins Flip Book for you.  I used all Altered Pages products, with the exception of the quotes. I don't know about you, but when I need a little boost (like when you don't know how to use your new phone), I love to look at quote cards or a book like this with a little inspiration to help get me through. The cool color now is green and I used a few different shades in this one. Supplies you will need: Theresa Collins Flip Book Altered Pages green ATC collage sheet Dew Drop Ink in Pistachio Deco Mache paper in green roses Theresa Collins borders (Past Present Future) Joss Papers Vintage Text Pages Bazzill Edges Mini 6x5 adhesive Ideas for what to put in the book include, but are not limited to:  Images , photos, quotes , journaling or maybe even ephemera from a trip! All the awesome items I used! I started by ripping images out of the Vintage Papers a...