Today we're kicking off a new challenge at eclectic Paperie working with Altered Books. I started by gluing together a few pages in an old book, cutting out a window, and coating the top page randomly with a turquoise paint glaze.
The Wendy Vecchi yahoo group has a Four Letter Word challenge (a nice one!) and I used Tim Holtz's new heart stamp from the Valentine Blueprints set for my four letter word. I stamped it on a painted/stenciled heart, cut away the blueprint marks, and heat embossed it with clear powder. I used the #14 stamp from the same set on this project, also without the blueprint marks. (Note: I love the blueprint stamp collections and will use them 'whole' on other projects, but it's good to remember you can use selected parts of any stamp as well.)
I used loads of Tim's and Wendy's Studio 490 stamps to layer up my background using Distress Inks and edging everything with Ranger's black paint dauber. Speaking of paints... have you seen Tim Holtz's new Distress Paints?!?!? I ordered the whole set from Eclectic Paperie and they arrived last Saturday... I am like a kid in a candy store. Loads of projects in the works with these! They really are very different than any paint I've ever worked with... you can see Tim demo them here.
My last step was to attach my heart to the page with XL eyelets using my Crop-a-Dile and string, and then to paint the subsequent page orange so the heart would really pop. I've had that tool for ages and I still use it... I love that it cuts right through grunge and heavy book board.
Simon Says Stamp has a fairytale theme this week and when I googled fairytale quotes I found love to be a resounding theme. It sure is the happy ending! "Love is the Only Gold" (Tennyson) was the one that spoke to me.
Splitcoast Stampers has a new mixed media challenge, looking for Yin Yang - a combo of shiney and matte. My paint is matte and the embossed heart is shiney.
Many thanks for the visit! I hope you'll pull out an old book and join us in the eclectic Paperie challenge.
Marjie
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Gorgeous page, and I love the idea of a four letter word challenge! Valerie
Posted by: Valerie-Jael | 02/07/2013 at 12:39 AM
Love the cutouts and multiple layering on this. Enjoy your challenge. xox
Posted by: Corrine | 02/07/2013 at 03:52 AM
*sigh* I just loveeeeeeeeeee this! WOW WOW WOW!! I loveeeeeeeee the colors and love love love that HEART!!!!!
Posted by: Julie Tucker-Wolek | 02/07/2013 at 04:01 AM
This is wonderful Marjie, I really love how you cut out the heart and hung it. There is no mistaking one of your pages, you definitely have your own wonderful style.
Posted by: Claudine C | 02/07/2013 at 04:45 AM
This book makes me happy just looking at it. The colours are so vibrant and rich. Love the effect the black paint dabber gives around the edges...so different from using the ink. Lovely layering of stamps and texture. The coolest part for me is the eyelets and string hanging the heart ove that contrasting background. It's an unexpected detail that I love. Awesome, Marjie.
Posted by: Bonnie Irvine | 02/07/2013 at 05:28 AM
Marjie,
Fantastic page! love the layering of stamps and the colors.
Posted by: Colleen | 02/07/2013 at 05:30 AM
Gorgeous, I love the niche and your use of colour is always a delight. Love the background stamping too. Thanks so much for joining in the Simon Says Stamp and Show Challenge. Tracy x
Posted by: Tracy Evans | 02/07/2013 at 05:42 AM
Beautiful Marjie! I adore the blueprint heart stamp attached with the crop-a-dile...and of course all of the lovely blues! Can't wait to get "schooled" on the new Distress Paints :)
Amy*
Posted by: Amy* | 02/07/2013 at 05:48 AM
Wow - how stunning is that?! The blues are stunning - glowing, translucent like crystal seawater... I want to dive in! Love the funky black eyelets, and the suspended heart - a really gorgeous piece, Marjie...
Alison x
(Thank you for all your fabulous comments today!!)
Posted by: butterfly | 02/07/2013 at 05:51 AM
Wow Marjie, love the colours and the use of the eyelets for the heart . . .I am a hearts kind of girl and yours is extra special . . .gorgeous!
Thank you so much for joining in with the challenge.
Hugs
xoxox
Posted by: Tracy | 02/07/2013 at 06:29 AM
Hee! LOVE these colors...you do the greatest color combos!!! All the layers of stamping and so forth is FABULOUS! Thanks for joining the MAC!!
Posted by: Lori | 02/07/2013 at 06:37 AM
Love your page! The window idea is really neat. Hope to get art time this weekend!
Posted by: Debby | 02/07/2013 at 07:07 AM
Fabulous work! I just love your style girl!
Posted by: Jessica Sporn | 02/07/2013 at 07:20 AM
This is an outstanding work! Absolutely marvelous! Well done!
Posted by: SanDee1899 | 02/07/2013 at 07:39 AM
beautiful rich color! love your book!
Posted by: jane w. | 02/07/2013 at 08:14 AM
As very, very beautiful as this is -- I love the wit that drove you to put this particular message on a page of rules for playing blackjack. Love is the biggest gamble, but what a payoff. A great alteEred piece, especially since love can lead us to be altAred.
Posted by: Cathy | 02/07/2013 at 08:25 AM
Oh wow! Your book is amazing, Marjie! I love the vibrant colors, and that heart w/ the background behind it is fantastic!!!
Posted by: Erin Smetak | 02/07/2013 at 08:54 AM
Fantastic page Marjie! Great stamping & the colours are gorgeous! x
Posted by: Alison/craftytrog | 02/07/2013 at 09:50 AM
Marjie.. once again, a beautiful piece of art. The Distress Paints look great and fun. Can't wait for you to show us what you do with them.
Posted by: Judy Shea | 02/07/2013 at 10:15 AM
Marjie, you know I like your style--everything you make attracts me like a moth to a flame!
:)
Posted by: trisha too | 02/07/2013 at 10:25 AM
Love the alphabet up the side and the arrow. The heart is perfect for the time of year. Great great job!Mary-Ann M.
Posted by: Mary-Ann M. | 02/07/2013 at 10:29 AM
Looks lovely Marjie - beautiful colours as usual and love the heart! X
Posted by: Alexa Noble | 02/07/2013 at 10:30 AM
Gorgeous page, Marjie! I just love that burst of color with the mini page and that hanging heart!! Brilliant! So you will have to let me know first hand what you think of the paints! Enjoy the day! Hugs!
Posted by: Terry | 02/07/2013 at 11:13 AM
Gorgeous, fabulous - wow! Love everything about this, the colours, the matt, the shine, the heart, the words, like I said - everything. Great idea to just use part of the stamps too, makes them much more versatile. I have 7 of the paints on order, cannot wait to get them! Hugs, Anne x
Posted by: Redanne | 02/07/2013 at 11:24 AM
Oh, so lovely. I love to alter books, but I don't think I have time to play this time 'round....too much on my plate. But I am so glad you played and created this marvelous altered book. I love the niche you created inside the book! All those beautiful circles (love makes the world go round) and the black border just draws my eye right to the glorious centerpiece. Nicely done!
Posted by: kathy/NorthCarolina | 02/07/2013 at 11:40 AM