Altered book

In Journal Candy this week the challenge was to alter a child's board book.  And fortunately I had one stashed away that I'd picked up in a charity shop.  It's approximately 5 inches square.   If you go to Rachelle's page you can see a very short video of her book.

I did all the inside pages with a selection of book paper, dictionary paper, a sheet of music, a page from a magazine and a map.  And then put gesso over it.

I stencilled with two Crafter's Workshop stencils: Butterfly Ballet and Vines using Dylusions spray inks - Bubblegum Pink, Fresh Lime and Lemon Zest.  Dyan has some new colours out at CHA and I can't wait to get hold of the white.

I used 7 Gypsies stickers to make the centre of the flowers

On the lefthand page I stuck down some paper napkin that Carolyn had sent me in an Advent Swap.  And the yellow and orange acetate butterflies are from BJ in our January swap.  The cardboard butterfly on the left was also from BJ and I used it elsewhere in the book to draw round before sticking it down here.

I used another Crafter's Workshop stencil here on the left: Birds of a Feather.  And another butterfly from BJ.

Another paper napkin from Carolyn on the right.

For the cover I glued scrumpled up tissue paper on and then put gesso over as the print showed from underneath.  I stencilled with blue acrylic paint through a Tree of Life stencil and then inked all the edges of the cover and inside pages with Ripe Persimmon Distress Ink.

I'm not so struck with the cover and wish I'd stuck with the method for the inside pages.

I'm looking forward to seeing what Rachelle comes up with next week.

Thanks for popping by.
Bernice

This is

my latest Lifebook page.

 

Nothing at all like the prompt, but this is more me.

Getting inky

Over the past few days I've been getting inky and painty.  And here's what I've been up to.

All for the My Candy class

A jigsaw piece

A list of intentions for 2013 and some encouraging quotes of my word: Present

And a page for each intention

 

So 3 intention pages down and 7 to go.  I'm having lots of fun.

Thanks for popping by.
Bernice