Altered Domino Book

Now my recipient has my book I can show it to you! These are the inside pages before I assembled the book. It was a bit like doing Inchies again!

This is the domino covered in crackle glaze, before it did it's crackling thing! I used alcohol inks and then stamped and embossed the pattern and the edges in pirate gold.

So here it is in it's final glory, all tied up ready to go! I really enjoyed this and it is lovely to get back into being challenged again.

Altered Dominoes

Now I have been a good girl and finished most of my unfinished jobs I am taking part in new challenges! So first off is a Domino Book Swap. I have never altered a domino, let alone made a book from one! First hurdle was no dominoes but two lovely ladies from UKStampers sent me a few each to practice on. They look oriental to me so first I used my alcohol inks for the background. Then I stamped and embossed the fish and the edges with gold. Lastly I covered it with crackle Glossy Accents.

This one I tried something else; still alcohol inks for the BG but then I stamped chinese symbols on it before adding the image of the lady and the coin. This time I edged with a gold/red embossing powder and used UTEE to cover it all.

So after my experiments I think I prefer the glossy accents finish to the UTEE. Now I have to post my domino book to the recipient. Once she has it I will show you what I did.

Last page

This is the final page. I love, love, love this poem but have never read it all, just seen quotes from it.

Definately good inspirational words to help you feel strong and what amazing handwriting Elke has!

This is what she did with the shell stamp, again in my favourite purple!

Thank you Elke, I shall treasure these words.

In a few weeks I will be able to show you what I did in their CJs.

Page 3.

Next page and coincidentally, more cosmic shimmers! Lovely butterfly made using the shell stamp and beads.

Then this beautiful tag created using a technique we saw at Ally Pally last year involving cling film! Again more lovely words. I can see me taking this CJ out for a read when I need a boost!

Thank you Gilly, another gorgeous page in my favourite colours!

Page 2

So here is page two. It really does not show up in the photo but it is beautiful cosmic shimmers with very subtle stamping on the BG.

Another lovely quote around the edge too.

Thank you Helly, I really love the colours of this.

CJ back home at last!

http://chickenlickenscreations.blogspot.com/2011/08/inside-my-cj.html ...remember this from way back in June last year? I managed to persuade my scrapbooking friends to have a go at a mini CJ. Well we didn't keep it going round very fast but I am glad to say that we have at last finished!

I am going to be in hospital next time we meet so they gave me mine now.

Today I shall show you my first page...

I asked for a DLO, to use the stamp and include some words/quote. Sharon did this amazing purple encaustic background and made the shell stamp into a pansy like flower....

..and then there was this lovely quote. I've not heard this before but I rather like it!

Thank you Sharon.

Di's Exploding Birthday Box!

Last time Linda and I went to Burnice's Cabin we made an exploding box. Well I should say we started one! It was all cut out and awaiting decoration. On Saturday I am going to my friend Di's "Fabulous and Forty" birthday party with a red and black theme. So I decided this could be her "card". Lots of red embossing on the outside and a subtle 40 on the top....

...exploding to a bunch of red roses with a message....

...lots of painty reds and whites and pinks with flowers stamped in white paint and glimmer mists and nice punchy outy corners! I don't even know if she knows I am crafty so I hope she is surprised and likes it! It was great fun so I might make some more!