Altered Books Yahoo Group celebrates 10 years

I was one of the 189 ...yes, 189...lucky ones who participated in the 10th anniversary of the Altered Books Yahoo group. Corinne Stubson, a gifted alterer of books, had decided to make an anniversary book with pages from any member who contributed one. It quickly grew into a huge undertaking because 188 members sent pages from all over the world! Corinne laser-copied each one (adding one of her own, the cover, etc., etc) bound and mailed each one! The project took on a life of its own on her dining room table, requiring months of Corinne's dedication. Fantastic project by a fantastic woman. (The blue page is mine! The page on the left is the first in the book; it's by Abby Lazar of New York.)

1st Birthday for Art Creations Friday

Each week, there is another great background or image to work with on Art Creations Friday. The creative challenge blog is celebrating its first birthday, and the beautiful image for this week is the image that started it all. I chose to use a background that also appeared on ACF during the past year. Although it doesn't show up, the hair ribbon, the embellishments on her dress, and the foreground foliage are all accented with copper Stickles.

Thank you for a year of great inspirations, Wil, Femmy, Hermine, and Pepeetje!

Color Throwdown

I discovered a new blog....a challenge blog, at that! It's Color Throwdown and the challenge is to use dark red, cream, chocolate and olive (optional). I managed to use all four on my 5" square card. (The image is from my days as a Dream Impressions consultant, and the textured background was created with a new 5x7 Cuttlebug folder.)

A Skinny with Lots of Color--Theme Thursday

I love color, but I rarely make a 'skinny,' a 3x5 creation. Theme Thursday is challenging us to create a skinny with 'lots of color.' My skinny's color comes from Radiant Rain (mica) paint daubers, and I've stamped and heat-embossed a collage image over the color.

Monochromatic on Gingersnap Creations

The latest color challenge on Gingersnap Creations is "Monochromatic," featuring just what it says: one color. My card is a first try with a new technique of Michael Strong's. Blue cardstock was bleached and then DTP'd with two shades of blue inks. Silver Ice Stickles accents the Stampendous sentiment and the snowflake punch-outs.

Tag Tuesday -- Colors of Christmas 1

"Colors of Christmas" will be the continuing theme on Tag Tuesday for awhile. This week, it's Pink, Brown & Burgundy. Snowflakes were stamped in brown on a pink background, accented with Stickles and a burgundy layer. Faux postage featuring two little angels was clear-embossed and a brown cardstock 'ribbon' finishes off the tag.

"Stars" on Gothic Arches

My arch for Gothic Arches features "stars" within stars: three Victorian Star image are embossed with gold UTEE, and they frame three other "stars."