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Welcome to the blog today. The Altered Pages Design Team is very fortunate to be working with Niji and Yasutomo for the month of February. Please take a minute to take a look at their sites. There is great inspiration as well as tools for all of your art and crafting needs at both locations. 


Today I am showing you a cute little bird I created to sit atop an altered book I have been working on. The book had its own theme going on, but it needed something to be the focal point. So, with a little sparrow shape that I cut out of card stock and vintage text pages I have just what the book cover needed. The book is a salvage piece from a law firm move. They were recycling literally thousands of books and I grabbed as many as my hands could carry and by hands I mean the back of my SUV. SCORE!  

To start I sketched out a bird shape on to a scrap piece of card stock and then cut her out. I then basically made individual templates of vintage text pages, one for each wing and one for the body. I used three different text pages to differentiate the "body parts" I needed. I did antique them a bit with my Paris Truck Parchment ink pad.


From there I kept assembling her pieces and added a couple more wings with washi tape. I also used my  Script washi tape tape to create her beak. 


I then went to my trusty waterbrush and metallic watercolor palette to add a bit of shimmer and shine.  I gave her a little twinkling eye, then attached her to the top of the book and viola!











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  1. Tristan RobinFriday, February 21, 2014

    sweeeeet!

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  2. LyneenFriday, February 21, 2014

    WOW! this is wonderful! Thanks for sharing!!!

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  3. Becky VothFriday, February 21, 2014

    This is so sweet Steph! I love it!

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  4. Steph S.Friday, February 21, 2014

    Thanks guys! <3

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  5. DIYDesignStudioFriday, February 21, 2014

    I knew I liked you! GREAT piece. Your poppies are very nice as well as the sweet birdie.

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  6. JackieFriday, February 21, 2014

    Your bird reminds me of Spring! The bird is a nice addition to the page♥

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  7. Barbara RankinFriday, February 21, 2014

    I just adore birds, and your newsprint version is so sweet and wonderful. Love the poppy flowers as well.

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  8. Quiltmomof6Friday, February 21, 2014

    Cute little birdie. Love old text.

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