eP Get Altered Challenge - Let's alter a book!

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The eP Get Altered Challenge is about exploring your creative journey, about stepping outside of your comfort zone, experimenting with new products, and creating altered and mixed media art.  

You can get all the details for the challenge and link up your altered creation at the eP blog.   All of those who play along with our challenge will be entered into a prize drawing for a $15.00 gift certificate to the eclectic Paperie store.

Tracy is our host this month and she's asked us to alter a book.  That sounds like fun, right?  Well, I thought so and wanted to give it a try.  So up front I'm qualifying that this is my very first altered book and I had no idea what I was doing.  I decided just to wing it, so please be gentle!

This is the finished product:

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I'm going to show you my process photos without a lot of narration.  This started as a possible Valentine project and then took a turn for the beach.  Imagine that!  From me??

You can click on any of the photos to see them at full size.

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Here are some closeups of the finished project:

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I hope you were able to see how it progressed.  The photo is adhered to a piece of cardstock and just slipped in between the pages.  That means I can change it out when and if I want to.

And bonus!!  I have a lot of book print hearts to use in the future!!

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Thank you so much for stopping in today!  Be sure to head on over to the eclectic Paperie blog to check out the challenge details and to follow the links to all the entries!

 

Comments

[Bonnie Irvine]

This is awesome. I love the idea of using the book as a frame and being able to switch out the photos. The curled in pages on the left side are brilliant and add the effect of waves to your beach theme.The heart cutout with the text showing around the edges is so fun and really draws the eye to the photo. Great embellies, too. I'd say you nailed this challenge!

[Johanne L.]

I love your page. Great idea to cut the heart and love the look of the left page. Thanks for sharing,

[Kittie]

This is beautiful, Broni. I just can't figure out how you were able to cut the hearts out using dies while the book pages were still bound in the book.

[butterfly]

The embedded heart frame is just wonderful... and I love the dimension you've created with the rolled pages. Beautiful colours too, and I can't wait to see what happens with all those bookpage hearts!!
Alison x

[Tracy]

Speechless Broni . . .that heart is just too stunning for words!! What a heart touching keepsake you have made and I love the sentiment which is oh so true, love,love,love it!!!
Hugs
xoxox

[Erin Smetak]

Oh wow! I love that you created something INSIDE the book! Genius!!! I love that it's a beach picture!!! LOVE the beach!
Love all the details, the paint, the hearts, everything!

[Mary-Ann M.]

Broni, I just love how you cut the heart right out of the pages. Clever and beautiful. Amazing job.
Mary-Ann M.

[Starla]

**THUD**
Oh MY!! What is not to love about this?! I love how the heart frame turned out, I love the rolled pages, OMG...I'm gushing...LOVE THE WHOLE THING!!

[kathy/NorthCarolina]

Wow! I absolutely love this! The folded pages resemble waves, and then all the little bits of beach glass and sand and shells...just fantastic. Love the graduated heart (that is NOT easy to do) and the vibrant colors. So, are you hooked on altered books?

[Kim Schofield]

AAAHHHHHH!!!! This is me screaming and jumping up and down like a girlie girl! This is so fantastic! I'm absolutely love this, Broni! The only thing that could be better is if I could see this in person! Love it!

[Karen Pounds]

I love it! Absolutely beautiful!

[Dianne]

This turned out fabulous Broni wow love it turned out GREAT for your first try.... Thanks for sharing...

[Colleen]

Broni,
Beautiful, love the soft colors and how fantastic you can change out the picture. The page folding was genius.

[nise]

For somebody that didn't have a clue, you are a genius! How cool that you can change your beach photos out. Wonderful colors and words. It's got a heart, so it works for Valentines as far as I'm concerned. And this is worthy of a place on the mantle. Exceptionally magnificent altered book!

[Donna-Marie]

Broni, this is a wonderful example of creativity! The heart layers worked out perfectly...beautiful, fun and colorful you hit all the marks that make a project unique nicely :-)

[Joan Ervin]

Excuse me while I pick my jaw up off the floor...girl....this is soooo fabulous...WOW!!!! You know I love everything you create but this is above and beyond...such a wonderful memory for you and your Grands!!!!

[Micki]

omg, girl that is simply AWESOME. Dang, you need to do more art journal book spreads.... totally love this one.

[Danielle]

Wow Broni! This is gorgeous! You got talent girl!

[Geraldine]

love your heart frame and the rolled pages, great ideas.

[Cindy Haffner]

Oh girl I ADORE this!!~

[Annette Green]

Catching up on posting comments this morning and saw your journal pages. All I can say is WOW. Just amazing. And I, too, would love to know how you cut those hearts out of the center of the pages like that. So cool!

[Tammy Hershberger]

This is freakin' amazing, Broni!

[Marjie Kemper]

How fabulous is this!?!?! Broni, I love what you've done here from the awesome depth and angle on your niche to the great folds on the left. Stunning!