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Altered book: Keys and Keyholes


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1539 - Plaid ® Art Materials - Sponge Brush Set
2051 - Royal Coat ® Dimensional Magic - Clear
660 - FolkArt ® Metallics - Pure Gold, 2 oz.
73DOT - All Night Media ® Embellishments - Pop Dots™
938 - FolkArt ® Acrylic Colors - Licorice, 2 oz.
CS11238 - Mod Podge ® Paper - Gloss, 8 oz.


Old book
Small picture of face
Craft Knife
Craft Glue
Clear Glitter
Black rice-paper
Gold metallic; red; and text scrapbook papers
Heart Charms
Keys
Old keyhole
Cut-out picture of archway with doors
Scissors
Liner brush


1. Brush a little Paper Mod Podge between each page and let the book lay open until dried.
2. Brush some Metallic Gold on the edges of book pages.
3. Right side:
4. Tear Black Rice-paper just a little smaller than book page. Glue on.
5. Measure the opening in your archway.
6. Use your craft knife to carve out a rectangle that size: about ˝” deep in the right side of book.
7. Glue some torn paper and someone’s picture looking through the keyhole into the recess.
8. Use Pop-Dots to attach archway over opening. Glue metallic gold paper and heart charms on inside of doors.
9. Use bottle tip to apply Dimensional Magic swirls all around the black area. Apply Dimensional Magic to archway and columns.
10. Glue old keyhole and heart charm to page as shown with Craft Glue.
11. Using Tip Pen on Pure Gold Metallic, write “you hold the key” under archway.
12. Left side:
13. Apply torn strips of Gold Metallic paper and strip of text using Paper Mod Podge.
14. Tear heart shapes out of red paper and glue on page as desired.
15. Attach a keyhole picture or stamped keyhole using Pop-Dots. Hang old keys with wire, or simply glue in place.
16. Using Liner brush and Licorice, write sentiments as desired and outline the red hearts. Let dry.
17. Fill the hearts with Dimensional Magic and sprinkle clear glitter on while wet. Let dry and shake off excess.

 
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