Stamped & Stitched Altered Book Tutorial :: by Cynthia Shaffer

Stamped & Stitched Altered Book Tutorial
by Cynthia Shaffer
Featuring Notions Found and Live to Love

Using brown StazON ink and Notions Found Clear stamps, create a frame with the image on a page of an old book.

Using Brown StazOn ink and Everyday Me Clear stamps, stamp 3 flowers.

Using brown StazOn ink and Notions Found Clear stamps, stamp stems on the flowers. Curve the stamp on the acrylic block to resemble a bending stem.

Apply a wash of gesso around the frame.

Using watercolor pencils, color the flowers, then go over the flower with gesso and see the color of the watercolor pencil come through.

Hand stitch with white pearl cotton, up the stems and then radiating out from the flower.
Add a French knot to the center of each flower.  

Comments

[marykay]

I just love this. I just found out about altered books and cant wait to get going on one that I have started. thanks for the inspiration