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Glue Resist Backgrounds

Step 2 in the Background Noise Challenge in Next Generation Stampers is GLUE RESIST. Using PVA glue, I glopped, scraped and smooshed glue on different backgrounds. Here are some of my favorite results from the challenge, but there wasn't a loser in the bunch. Some will work better as ATC backgrounds with only  smaller amounts showing through!

These are examples of more glue resist. I stamped hearts dipped in glue on glossy paper. The lighter one was plain white to start with and the darker one was a leftover sheet brayered with warm colors from my shining stones technique. I did Direct to Paper on Both with the same Agean Blue Ancient Page dye pad

Samples of the glue resist background noise challenge on different backgrounds.

Background Noise

I have started my Background Noise Journal with my first entry. Here are the directions and samples of my Shining Stones from my earlier post.

Slow Book Salon

I attended my first meeting of Slow Book Salon in Asheville, NC on Sunday, January 13, 2008. It was a book trade but since it was my first meeting I did not have anything to trade. BUT ... I did get to see some wonderful books! I thought I snapped lots of pictures of people and books, but when I got home I had two books on my camera. Must have gotten caught up in the excitement! 

Gloria is by Gaetana Friedman It's a simple pamphlet stitch but filled with wonderful pictures and journaling she did on every page.

The coptic stitch book is a blank book created by John Harton. The cover is an example of his fantastic Paste Paper!

A Book in a Box

A group of 7 people got together to make A Book in a Box at A Stamp Artist Place in Swannanoa, NC on Saturday, January 12th. Rajeania Snyder taught the class. Clara drove from Mills River , Cheryl from Knoxville, TN, and Kathleen from Mars Hill. Every book looked totally different. This is one I plan to make more of!

Cheryl and Priscilla are smiling with finished books. Chloe the cat is peaking over Priscilla's shoulder; she's such a camera hog!

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Clara is almost finished with her book in a record time of 5 hours.

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Cheryl works on her book in a box

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What is ATC JAM?

Last year I began participating in ATC JAM, a three part round robin that has introduced me to new ATC makers from around the world. These are my Step One (three of each card) to be sent out to the next player. The 2nd person adds to all three cards and the third person does the same. The third person keeps one and mails the other two back to the 1st person. I usually send a new batch out when I return the originals. Would you like to play? Let me know in a comment. If you are in CCSwaps I have your address. If not, please email me your address privately.

Step 2

This is what step 2 in the ATC Jam looks like. I added elements to the originals  that came from France, and will pass the sets along to two new players. They will finish the set (keeping one for themselves) and return the other  two cards to the original player.

ATC JAM

These are the third and final stage of the ATCs ready to go back to their original owners in the state of Washington, USA and Ontario, Canada. I will include a new set with these to start the JAM all over again.

I couldn't wait...

Yesterday I created several backgrounds using the Shining Stones technique. TODAY I made some ATCs to swap. One of my New Year's resolutions is to use some of the supplies I already have. I found this Stamp Francisco angel at a yard sale for fifty cents a few years ago. I bought the saying (Stamper's Anonymous) last year and today I used them both. 

third attempt

This is my personal favorite and the one I will put in my background journal. I took dye  reinkers (Distress Ink Fired Brick and Ancient Page Stone Gray) along with Heirloom Gold Perfect Pearls and "smooshed" it between two plastic sheet protectors, closing the paper between it. More smooshing was involved! I spritzed it with water and smooshed it some more. When I lifted the plastic, this is what I got!

MAKE ART EVERYDAY is the theme of Next Generation Stampers - but I think my own personal theme will be MAKE ART EVERY WEDNESDAY. It's my day off and I plan to take at least an hour every Wednesday to do the assignments (as long as Trish doesn't overload us with homework)....

second attempt

My second attempt, I took some of my paler shining stones pages and added alcohol inks to them The Perfect Pearls stood out a little more on this paper, even though they don't show up well on this scan.

first attempt

This is my first attempt using the directions straight from the book. I was pretty happy with the outcome, but I wondered if I could get a darker image.

Paper Transformed

For Christmas, Thom gave me a copy of Julia Andrus new book,  Paper Transformed

 It was even a signed copy!

On one of my Yahoo groups, NEXT GENERATION STAMPERS, our list mom Trish B gives us assignments out of the book. Our first assignment is on page 49, SHINING STONES, and I started this blog to post my experiments. 

my opening blog

It's January 1, 2008 and I am creating my blog. Now that I belong to  Yahoo groups, I need a venue to show my art - so here goes!