TIME begins: all but the cover

This book, minus its covers, is all about TIME. The pages are shown in the order they appear in the book, beginning with the first page and ending with the last. It took around three weeks from start to finish. It actually began as an experiment in backgrounds and how many scraps I could use. It ended with the consumption of two and a half bottles of white glue, 13 glue sticks, 1/2 a roll of redliner tape, and more brads than I've ever used in my Altered Art life!!

Nearly a third of the book consists of tip-ins from three of four TIME tip-in swaps I hosted. Those will not be shown, because all but three were created by other players. In keeping with my policy to not show others' art on my blogs without their permission, I opted to not show any tip-ins, but to show only the artwork I created on the other pages.

The book begins with "Memories and Dreams." The concept came from the quote that I printed on shaving cream paper. After I added several calendars and calendar pages, I added the green bead trim and the title stickers.
This single spread backs some tip-ins. After I took the scan, I added two fibers down the middle, to which I added beads and clock face charms.

This page began with the peeling paint technique from Claudine Helmuth's "Discover Workshop." The image was a transparency transfer. Although it's simple, I like the page a lot. It is mounted on green mesh (fabric).
Just a simple magazine image that I cut to size, then added a scrap piece of scrapbook paper. I didn't want to take away from the hilarious image.
Another image I took from a magazine and glued it over paper I swiped with various pigment inks. This is a single spread that faces some tip-ins.

The background for this page was made by swiping red, yellow, and beige pigment ink on both pages. On the left, I added watches and the title, taken from a magazine.
Various magazine images were used to create this spread. I thought the green clock face went well with the green title on the other page.

I swiped gold pigment ink on the two pages, then added the tag that has some glossy gold fibers attached.
I collaged scrapbook paper, a piece of vintage wallpaper, and a strip from a Day Planner. Then I stamped the image of two little girls, but it didn't stamp as well as I would have liked. TIP: Stamp on another piece of paper, cut the image out, and add to the page.
Calendar pages from several years were glued to a Day Planner page. Beige pigment ink was swiped over the calendar pages. Quotes were fanned out from a clock face and Past, Present, and Future complete the spread.

This magazine image was glued over a paper towel I painted with blue and gold.
Two band-aids hold this message on the page that was swiped with several pigment inks.

Green and brown glazes were used to make this background. A magazine image was all I wanted to add to this background.
"The Weft and Warp of Time" began with paint chips that I wove together. Next I stamped a pocket watch image and embossed in silver. Although the colors weren't exactly right for this page, it was the last image I had and the page was empty. After scanning this page, I saw how badly the color was against the background. To correct the problem, I swiped burnt sienna glaze over the image. It looks marginally better.

This technique layering technique came from "Altered Books Workshop" by Bev Brazelton. Although the book is pretty rudimentary and geared toward beginners, I never read a book I don't learn something from. What I learned from this book was the secret to layers of glazes and paint is to first use a warm color, then a cool, alternating so you don't get a muddy look. You can also begin with a cool, then add a warm, as long as you don't put a warm over warm.

I began this layout by applying some beige translucent glaze. I added some scraps (trying to lessen the mountain of paper bits in my studio) using a glue stick. The next layer was green, which I felt was too dark for the page. I didn't help much when I added even more scraps, then layered it with burnt sienna glaze. Before adding the focal image on this page (left side), I glazed over it with beige glaze, then attached it to the page. I then dipped my finger in a pale blue glaze, then a dark blue glaze, and added these one at a time. The green was still overpowering, so I added beige glaze over everything. I allowed it to dry overnight.

I looked for some little gold wedding bands I know I have. While looking, I stumbled onto these gold rings mixed in with my gold buttons. The scale seemed good, so I added them to the page using E6000. I first laid them out along the strip to the left of the picture, but didn't like that there were only two, so decided to place them under the sign and above each person. I still didn't like how there was an even number, so I freehand cut three hearts and placed them below the couple. I then glazed over them using first beige, then burnt sienna, then blue.
For the wedding announcement, I used burnt sienna before adding it to the page with glue stick. I thought the page was too boring, so I found the die cut cupid, but it was cut from a soda/pop can and the front side was aluminum. Once again I got out my glazes and used all the colors from the page. When I placed it on the page, it blended in too well. So I lightened part of the area which would be behind the die cut, then outlined part of the die cut with gold leafing pen. Finally, I attached it using E6000.

A concept I strongly believe in is going green. I honored that by using mostly paper scraps, including the clock, which I punched from a piece of wallpaper.
Here is the left side. The background is made with glazes. A flower brad holds the real clock hands on the page.
The right side shows some of the embellishments hanging from the fibers I attached to the center.

This spread is called "It's about time." And it is all about time. Lots of quotes and magazine titles make up this page that has a direct to paper pigment ink background.
The left side
and the right side.

Time keeps rolling on is from a magazine image. The background is a page from a Day Planner that I accidentally got upside down.
Two identical photos, one small than the other, grace this page, along with some clock face brads. The background is a technique I got from one of my Yahoo groups. You are supposed to apply acrylic paint, then splash rubbing alcohol on the paint. Unfortunately, it didn't work, but it's still a cool background. A sheer ribbon was placed over the title, which I wrote in Krylon gold leaf.