Ok, I really don’t think either of these postcards have any origination in France but “part deux” is fun to say.
I sure hope Teri likes them!!
Tag : round robin
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I mentioned before that I’m doing another round robin. Well, I finished the first spread in the first book.
Teri’s theme is Victoriana. She also requested that we use a postage stamp somewhere on our pages. Perfect…I already had colors in mind and knew I had a bunch of the same postage stamp. I once again used some fun new bits of stuff I’ve received lately such as the lace and organza.
I decided to use a real tintype and secured it with brads. I think its funny how they went in and gave her jewelry some “bling” with gold paint then pinked up her cheeks as well.
On to the next page…
I have a few ideas swirling in my head but I really must get some housework done today.
Tomorrow, I’ll be sending out round robin my book to start it’s journey around the USA with a final pit-stop in Canada before returning home to me in before the end of the year.
I’ve completed the cover, the sign-in page and 2 spreads.
Yes, the photos are blurred…your eyes aren’t giving out. :)
I’ve jumped headlong into 2 new long-term swaps.
The first one I signed up for was a tip-in swap with 6 players. The same type of swap as my very first one…except that had more players.
It’s a color theme swap…obviously, my color is blue. I’m using this book that I rescued from the library’s free shelf. It’s not an old sewn binding book as is recommended but I figure since it won’t be traveling around I can fix any issues that may occur with the binding.
The second swap is actually an altered book round robin. As of yesterday there were 5 of us. It would be fun if we could get a couple more players but with this type of swap you really need to be committed since mailing entire books can get a bit expensive especially towards the end when the books are getting real thick and heavy.
Based on the sewn binding books I had on hand, I decided on the theme: There’s no place like home. The title of the book, We have always lived in a castle, helped determine the theme. It will be really fun to see how the other players interpret the theme.
I wanted to leave the original title on the binding so I used what I call my Kelly Rae inspired background technique which basically consists of using gel medium to glue down scraps of book text onto the cover. After it’s all dry, I paint. Sometimes more text shows through than this. I was actually going for more of that look but I got a little heavy handed with the base wash. So I went with it…
The cover isn’t exactly what I had in mind but it’s not too often I can get my vision to translate directly to the canvas.
Next I’ll work on the sign-in page. I have several ideas floating around but nothing has screamed at me as a must do yet.
Hopefully I’ll come to some decision while we are moving snow this morning. The kids got a snow day! We got over 11 inches of snow and now there is freezing rain coming down!! What’s up with that!?!?
Here’s my second spread for the Beauty theme altered book I’m working in for our current round robin.
My good friend, Elizabeth, in conjunction with UHU glue came up with a fun challenge. Use a sample of UHU glue in an altered art project using a magazine. You can read the full details here.
Since I had a book for a RR I needed to work in I figured I could use it for the challenge. 
Theme of the book is Beauty. Basically anything you see as beauty in your own mind is game. I’ve never been on a tropical beach but in my minds eye it would be absolutely beautiful!
My Road Trip themed round robin book came home today!
Isn’t it fantastic!?!?!
I couldn’t be more pleased with the end result.
Thank you to all the wonderfully talented ladies that worked in it.