Monday 19 April 2010

ALTERED BOOK PAGE

I had forgotten just how much I enjoy creating backgrounds... the more random the results, the happier I am. I did this with acrylic paints which I applied and then, before dry I rubbed a piece of glossy card onto it and lifted it. I love the way it lifts off some spots of background. The stamped image was one I found in my scrap box. I stamped the diamond pattern in distress ink. The button was a late find. I struggled to finish off the bottom right hand corner. I felt it needed something more and this was what I settled with.... eventually! For a simple page, this sure took me a while.

10 comments:

  1. beautiful colour scheme - thanks for explaining how it was made

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  2. gorgeous background... i love backgrounds... and your image was my very 1st crafty individuals stamp i ever purchased and i still love it.

    thanks for sharing your fab page with us.

    have a great day.

    chriss x

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  3. I love that effect, I did something similar once when a piece of photo paper didn't like my printer and the ink just lay on top of the paper. Rather than waste all that ink I rubbed a piece of card over the image and it came away with a fantastic ditressed looking photo image.

    Love the effect you've created here :D

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  4. Worth your time. Love the color and simplicity. Wonderful. Thanks for dropping by my blog and the sweet comments. I love messing with backgrounds too.

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  5. This is lovely !! great background indeed!
    isa

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  6. I'm fond of the background, I love the colors, the vintage look, beautiful stamp as well.

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  7. thanks for your message - funerals are such a sad / happy / sad mix.

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  8. It may well be simple but I do love it :)

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  9. These are lovely !! also must thankyou for the lovely creative ATC's received this morning (couldnt find an email addy for you)

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