Imaginarium designs June post by Sue Smyth

Altered books, Birds and eggs 

by Sue Smyth 

You all know I love to alter a book or Journal

I was cleaning up my workshop 

and found an old jigsaw puzzle

and thought how wonderful this would look 

on a book!

So I set about adhering jigsaw to a book cover 

with gel medium

I have used assorted trinkets and painted them all black

to create a blank canvas to work on,

even one of Imaginariums tiny bead skulls ..

can you see it ?

I love the spine, here I have used flat backed 

pearls. Again once painted black they look like metal 

when you add metallic paint.

Love the sprinkle of micro beads too.

With the Scrapbook Expo recently, Jane Tregenza

challenged me to create something with 

her pretty birds on sale.

Of course you can use them as is, but I 

thought what if I do the same thing

to them as I do a book,

So I have painted the bird black with gesso

and rubbed over inka gold in various colours to 

pick up the wonderful texture of the wings and feathers.

Then I have made a nest and added some of

the little mushrooms too.

They are great painted black too. Heat 

the with the heat gun and they will

blister and crack.

Then add your lustre with inka gold

These dragon eggs dont actually use imaginarium 

chipboard, but they do use the same process 

as the above book and bird, so I thought

you might like to see them too

I think a trio of them looks great.

This one uses chipboard squares that

are pinned and glue to a styro egg.

Then painted black with gesso.

This egg uses wood fibre, that is wadded

down with gel medium. Apply lots 

and cut off the excess.

This egg uses cracked egg shell

that is adhered with gel medium.

A quick look at 

what the journal cover looked

like with raw jigsaw all over

 it. I think this will be a 

class somewhere in crafting land lol.

Happy Crafting