Altered Notebook 1 by Nikki Acton

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Hi everyone. I recently found a couple of cheap notebooks I had bought and left lying around my craft room! I decided I should alter them. Today’s project is the first of these and tomorrow for the new challenge I will share the second one.

I started by placing a piece of copy paper between the cover and the inside pages to avoid getting paint on the inside lined paper and giving the covers a coat of black gesso. I took the large That’s Crafty! Fossil stencil and sponged PaperArtsy Chalk coloured Fresco paint over the front and back cover. Once this was dry I repeated with DecoArt Fluid Acrylic Dioxazine Purple.

I added black gesso to piece of white card and embossed with a folder from my stash. I lightly sanded the surface to reveal some of the white underneath and then added a Quinacridone Magenta wash. I stamped one of the quotes from Tim Holtz Motivation stamp set in Black Archival and added a wash of the pink/purple paints.

Finally I took some of the That’s Crafty! greyboard butterflies and stippled a little gesso for texture before painting the same colours.

I adhered my layers to the surface of the book and once dry coated in matt varnish.

Version 2 is a little more grungy so do stop by Addicted to Art tomorrow for all the details!

See you next week!

Nikki

Addicted to Art.

Supplies

That's Crafty! 8ins x 8ins Stencil - Fossil - TC8008

Embossing Folder

That's Crafty! Black Gesso

DecoArt White Gesso

DecoArt Matte Medium

DecoArt Fluid Acrylics - Dioxazine Purple and Quinacridone Magenta

Tim Holtz Cling Mounted Stamp Set - Motivation 3 - CMS291

Ranger Archival Ink – Black

That's Crafty! Surfaces Bits and Pieces Greyboard Sheet - Small Butterflies and Dragonflies

That's Crafty! Multi Purpose Craft Adhesive Pen

DecoArt Media Ultra-Matte Varnish

9 comments

Dorthe31 August 2017 at 15:58
Wow Nikki, it is gorgeous, the fossil stencil is fantastic on the black gesso, and the front so beautiful , love the colors you chose ,too.
Hugs,
Dorthe xx
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Fliss31 August 2017 at 17:57
Gorgeous altering Nikki. Love all the detail and the colour purple is a favourite of mine too.
Fliss xx
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Tracey@Hotchpotchcreations31 August 2017 at 20:45
Great way to alter your note book by using the stencil. Books are much more appealing and interesting to use when given a make over. Can't wait to see tomorrows.
Tracey xx
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Redanne31 August 2017 at 20:54
Oh I love that fossil stencilling Nikki, love the gorgeous colours too! Anne xx
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Amanda31 August 2017 at 21:14
Great transformation
Love
Amanda x
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Bev Hilton31 August 2017 at 22:03
Love Love Love this. Fabulous cover. In love with the colour.
Bev. xxx
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Inky and Quirky Designs31 August 2017 at 23:03
Absolutely gorgeous, really dramatic and eye catching transformation
Hugs
Donna xx
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Unknown1 September 2017 at 13:42
Hello sweet Nikki!! I always watch your posts and today I wanted to stop by with a note. Your sentiment seems to match the fossil pattern so well. The fossil of good intentions or the procrastination fossil is how my thoughts swirled. The big end of the fossil is the DO IT NOW... and we spiral down - like your sentiment - to never... the tiny end of the fossil - oblivion. Thank you for such a great example of how art can touch the heart or the head with inspiration!! XXj.
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