Smudgy Antics - Alter It

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I mentioned in my last post we are having a Steam Punk day in the Cubbyhole.
The theme of this week's challenge over at Smudgy Antics is

ALTER IT

No cards allowed.
This is my altered item for Smudgy Antics this week

I have used the Smeared Ink image of Steam Punk Santa.
coloured with promarkers and the "glass elements" highlighted with glossy accents.
This is on the inside of my project.

Yep - it's an altered notebook.
The front cover? Well that's to follow

Now you can see why Santa was placed in that position - So he can be seen through the window.
Sage green card stock forms the base with some embossed copper card. Plenty of rubbing metallic wax to highlight the embossed parts. The bright silver corners were coloured green with alcohol inks. The charms etc from stash. The dark green cogs are a TH die cut that I used my cropodile to alter slightly before more rubbing wax. The copper corner elements are further secured with eyelets before attaching to the base and cutting out the hole. The edges turned to the back before backing the front cover to neaten with pewter coloured cs.

We'd love to see those altered items being entered into the challenge so we can come ogle your eye candy, so please - don't let us down.
Hope to see you soon

Smudgefest day 3 - Just Words

Well I'm back from my hols. A 9 hour car journey back, we made good time. Had a fantastic time staying with a dear friend. This did however cut heavily into the day to do my project for day 3 of the Smudgefest over at Smudgy Antics.

WORDY WEDNESDAY

USE ONLY WORDS TODAY(no images, just words). This did get edited after I'd started off on my journey - and by then I'd already formulated a plan.
EDIT - So...I didn't realize how hard this one could be for everyone so here is an idea that might help....you can use background/texture stamps to help create your project....
 9 hours - enough time to prepare the base of the project - and could be done on the journey - YES!!!

This is it - finished.

An altered book using the method as first seen created by a friend on the Smeared & Smudged forum - Shell. Heartfelt thanks Shell for the inspiration.
Some red glitter cs round the sides and covered by black tulle, each piece tied in a bow with a large red, home-made flower attached.

A large concertina flower on top, covering most of the home-made green paper in stash.

The words Earth, Air, Fire and Water from the Goddess set - Smeared Ink - were stamped and foiled onto flower shaped die cut red card.
Time's up - got to get this linked.
See you soon for day 4 which hopefully won't be as rushed

Entering this into the challenge
Day 4 Smudgefest at Smudgy Antics