Altered notebook

Greetings! 

Today I would like to share a little project I made using

one of Rick St. Dennis' awesome digital images.

I began by coloring the versatile Skull with Roses image with Copics.

I cut it out using a circle Spellbinders die, and then I added some 

Crackle Accents, by Ranger. Once the crackle had cracked and dried, 

I added some walnut Distress Ink to help the crackle effect appear 

more aged. 

My unsuspecting victim, the notebook. 

It has post it notes and a blank note pad inside,along with a little pen. 

Perfect for a purse or book bag.

I adhered some diamond design paper to the front cover and to the pen.

I aged the paper with more walnut ink, but left the pen un-inked for fear 

that the ink would come off on your hands when using it. 

I tied some cool, barbed wire ribbon to the side and added the aged and crackled Skull with  Roses image in the center.

Easy peasy. Simple, yet effective.

Drop by Rick's Etsy shop to see all of the wonderfully wicked,

and beautifully mainstream images he has to choose from.

  

  

Crackle glass effect - do's and don'ts

I have been very intrigued by the crackle glass technique I've been seeing quite a lot of lately.

I looked it up on Splitcoast and found some nice tutorials on the subject and this was what I managed to come up with.

 

I used this rad drawing I found online of the bone structure of Hello Kitty.

I decided to 'age' the image prior to adding the crackle glass effect.

I only figured this out AFTER I ruined a few images by adding the color to the piece after I cracked the glass.

   

Don't care for this look at all.

This one was kinda cool, but I still prefer the color added to the image before the crackle.

I used a minimum of 3 layers of the Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel. Then I popped it in the freezer for a few minutes, and when I took it out, I immediately started cracking the image. Once it begins to warm up, it stops cracking and just tears the paper if you're not careful.

Really cool technique. It would be really sweet with a stained glass-like image.