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Marie Antoinette posed in RED with her children in this family portrait!  Marie being one of my favorite personalities to use in my art! Supplies Altered Pages Collage sheet Marie Antoinette AP1709 Julie Nutting Tag Pad Bird & Cage Chipboard Large Rhinestone Mist Brown Flowers Crown Charm Heart Foil  German Foil Lace and Ribbon trims Luster Rub Red satin paper Half of frame from What Not's Black Cardstock Dies from my studio I love a lot of layers!

Yesterday was the KICK-Off of the Altered Pages Tag Challenge!!!  It will go through the end of September, you can join the fun with us. We will host an interactive event here on the blog and on the Altered Pages Facebook page.  Stop by each day for inspiration!!!   Today I have "Two Tags in One" Supplies Large Julie Nutting Tag Prima Art Alchemy Acrylic Paint :   Metallique Soft Satin Prima Flowers Metalic Wax Small Specialty Print Tag Large Rhinestone Bazzill Edges Border   Mist Border Design 2 Prima 6x6 Paper pad Stencil Rebekha Raven Gellato Purple Wink of Stella Tacky Glue Double-sided Tape Ribbon Eiffel Scissors Paint the Large Julie Nutting Tag with Prima Art Alchemy Acrylic Paint : Metallique Soft Satin.  From the Prima 6x6 Paper pad  cut a piece to use for the pocket on the large tag. Once the tag is dry adhere the Prima pocket with Double-sided Tape .      Use Stencil Re...

Hmmmm, where will all this good stuff lead...? Today I have made a giant tag using the new "Tag Pad"  that Altered Pages now carries.  The paper is quality watercolor paper and  I LOVED working with it.    I am going to keep the commentary as short as possible and let the pictures do most of the talking (this should be interesting.)   A detailed supply list is provided and the end of this post.  Background created first with palette knife, gesso and punchinella.    I was too excited and forgot to snap a pic before I began painting.    Picture all of those circles started out white.  ;-)       The color was achieved by using watercolor and then a bit of   white and black acrylic around the edges.   The acrylic was just finger painted on.  This next pic is the back of the tag.    Now, pretty from both sides.  This is vintage text applied ...

This week I have been playing with  Large Tags from the Tag Book ! The tags are are 8 1/2 x 4 1/8! The fairies are sitting on a jar with a butterfly inside~ Supplies: Altered Pages  Collage Sheet  Little Fairies Large Tag from Tag Book  8 1/2 x 4 3/8 Shimmer Spritz Dylusions Spray Ink Stickles Petaloo Flowers TCW Stencil Dina's Love Birds Ribbon Sari Silk IMAGINE Craft Creative Medium Vintage COPICS Viva Modellier Creme Smeared & Smudged Butterfly Jar Specimen Jar I am entering this tag in the  Unruly PaperArts Readers Art Quest for the month of August!   And the Smeared and Smudged Smudgefest.