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Stencil 1 is the Altered Pages partner for the month of April... I love my    large Key Repeat Wallpaper Stencil!!!   This month I have been inspired by others to create Pocket Letters! Using papers from the Mailbox Muse Kit Art on the Orient Express , cut 9 cards 3 1/2, for the base of my page!   Tape a couple of cards on a hard surface, washi tape works well.  Through the   large Key Repeat Wallpaper Stencil ink a few keys on cards in strategic places with Versamark   Heat emboss with black embossing powder.             Layout cards as they will appear in the Pocket Page     Then embellish... Ink and heat emboss    Leaky Shed Gears , adhere with double stick tape! Add Edges Bazzill  banners, ribbon and rhinestones.   Print quote on computer, spritz paper with spray mists.  Cut lines of...

As you may know, I've been creating layouts in an Orient Express themed book, inspired by supplies from a past Mailbox Muse kit . Today we're boarding the train in London, and showing off a really nice, large background stamp from our partner this month at Altered Pages, Just For Fun Stamps : the Passport Stamp Background : See what I mean?  Nice, right?  But of course it's a background, so as I continued, most of it did get covered . . . Altered Pages has a great assortment of different city themed pages, including some beautiful ones featuring London .  I especially like the ones of old postcards. This page features a bookmark I received in a swap several years ago;  I thought it was a perfect addition.   Thank you for stopping by this December day!  (If you'd like to see more of this altered book, you'll find Collette in Paris HERE ,  the cover and first layout HERE , and the Istanbul train station HERE .) Happy ...