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The Altered Pages Design Team had a great time partnering with the Design Team from The Artists on the Block !  A special thanks to Eileen Hull for providing the Artist Trading Blocks.  Before I get too far into my post I wanted to share a REALLY BIG SALE I couldn't help taking one last look at the wonderful ATB's the Teams designed this month!  Links below each block takes you to the original post! Barbara's Double Decker Bird House! Jean's - The Birds & The Bees on the Block Robin's More fun than a barrel of Monkeys    Trisha's - Annie liked to think inside the box Francine's Steampunk ATB   Deb's Tangled ATB Steph's Junk in the Trunk Roni's Steampunk Tower Lyneen's Feathery Femme ATB For another look at the ATB's created by the  ARTIST ON the BLOCK's Team  use the links below LOVE, JOY, HOPE ~ BY PAM BRAY FAIRY FLOWERS ~ LISA HOEL FAIRY HOUSE ~ OXA...

Altered Pages is honored to introduce you to Guest Artist AMY BOWERMAN   Amy Bowerman is a Mixed-Media Artist http://theartistsontheblock. com/   and co-founder of the Artists on the Block and the Sizzix Artist Trading Block Art movement.  She has been creating since she could hold a crayon. She shares her adventures in art on her blog  Plucking Daisies  by showing others how to create through in depth project tutorials.   Today Amy is sharing a tutorial on her blog  Plucking Daisies  see how to create realistic Fairy and Butterfly wings on  using collage sheets from Altered Pages.   Altered Pages collage sheets used: Birds with Hats Black Collage Brown Collage    

Hello, Francine here! I finished my Eileen Hull ATB and here it is for you to enjoy ~ I adhered the Altered Pages collage sheets to all sides of the box. On the ATB top is a Farthy, which is a Steampunk unicycle! Farthy's were developed in the 1880's and were named after the penny farthing coin (just a bit of trivia).    Sitting on the Farthy is a ballerina poodle with butterfly wings. The poodle actually TURNS! You can see the Poodle from all sides of the box . The spoke of the bike has a key that TURNS with glitter surrounding the mechanism. Above please notice a friendly giraffe who has been framed!  The lovely lady has a crown with a feather and flower that match her dress.  For the overall, Steampunk gears were added for lots of dimension.  I had a lot of fun making this ATB and look forward to my next project as a Design Team Member for Altered Pages!  Supplies used: Eileen Hull ATB Glue ...

As you probably know, for the month of May Altered Pages is teaming up with Eileen Hull's Artists on the block, showing off some fun ATBs, aka Artist Trading Blocks, featuring AP images. Annie Liked to Think Inside the Box. Want to see more ATBs?  Stop by The Artists on the Block , and have a look around for tons of inspiration.  See AlteredPages for collages and inks .  Want to know more about Annie?  There's a little more info on my blog . :)trisha

During the month of May Altered Pages Design Team  is partnering with the Artists on the Block Design Team   Every Tuesday and Thursday stop by to see what they have created  with Eileen Hull Artist Trading Blocks.  Check out Lyneen's Fashionable Femmes from last week!

What is an ATB? An Artist Trading Block is kind of a 3D Artist Trading Card! The 3 x 3 x 3 block I am using is from Eileen Hull Designs.  During the month of May join the Altered Pages Design Team as we cross promote Eileen Hull Designs Artist Trading Block's along with the " The Artists on the Block" Design Team . The "The Artists on the Block" will be posting inspirational ATB's every Tuesday. The Altered Pages Design Team will be posting every Thursday and Thursday during the month. Be sure to stop by often for a month of inspiration.   Supplies: Eileen Hull Artist Trading Block Altered Pages Wooden Feet Papers - The Fringe & Fedora Mailbox Muse Kit Tsukineko - StazOn Midi - Claret Double Stick Tape Feathers Petaloo Flowers Black Paint Start with the two the diecut boards for the Eileen Hull Artist Trading Block, ink edges and corners with StazOn Midi Claret. Put double stick tape on the two tabs of one board, attach ...

Yes, I am that girl that tends to go rogue when a deadline is approaching!  That said deadline being this blog post! See, we recently changed up the DT calendar & I didn't have a thing ready to post since I had just posted last week & it's been a crazy "kid's outta school" week! SO, I decided to post something a little different...Don't get mad at me Jean, but, there are only a handful of supplies from AP used in the following pictures! BUT that is only because I was using up my own stash of stuff that has accumulated over the years & didn't have time to place an order before this post! But, OH how I wished I'd had even MORE of the fabulous finds from the AP shop!!! AND , ladies & gentlemen, this project can SO easily be done WITH many of the supplies purchased at Altered Pages!! So, without further ado, I present my Tiny Village ...I made these with my Art Gypsies gal-pals (we meet every month to do something fantas...

Believe it or Not, this ATC started out as a block of wood!! Yes, you can purchase  Artist Trading Blocks here at Altered Pages. They are a lot of fun since you have four sides and a top to work with.  To start paint the block with gold craft paint. Cover the side with  French Kiss Glitz Paper . Get the images you would like to use on your ATC, for this one images are from: Color ATC Pink Valentines of Nations ATCs Paris    This fussy cut lady was actually on a Valentine, a few feathers were added to her hat. On the sides with the ladies there are few gems in the lower right. A little netting was added to the hat behind the big bow of this lady.  The Eiffel Tower is from the  French Kiss Glitz Paper  pack.   The Leaky Shed Fancy Keyhole can be found at Altered Pages HERE ! Vintage trim from my stash was added around the bottom to give it a finished look. Finally it was topped off with beads, buttons and a...