Altered Books Workshop

Authors: Brazelton, Bev
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
BISAC/Subject: CRA052000, CRA025000, ART028000
ISBN: 9781440319495, Related ISBNs: 1440319499, 1581805357, 9781440319495, 9781581805352
Classification: Non-Fiction
Number of pages: 128,
Audience: General/trade
Synopsis: Give books new life filled with creative expression

Turn old books into personalized works of art with Altered Books Workshop. Altered books bring together a variety of mixed media and papercrafting techniques including collage, journaling, rubber stamping, embellishing and scrapbooking. The creative possibilities are endless - go where your imagination takes you!

Through 18 step-by-step demonstrations and 65 variation ideas, Bev Brazelton teaches you basic, intermediate and creative techniques for crafting unique altered books. You'll find helpful tips as you're guided through the process of altering pages along with captivating embellishment ideas such as adding doors and drawers to your altered books.

Whether you're a beginning crafter or a fine artist, Altered Books Workshop will give you comprehensive instruction and inspiration for creating multi-dimensional art that is a reflection of your moods, thoughts and life. Make your altered book the greatest story ever seen!
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