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Another page in the Anthropolgie catalog today...little by little I am filling it up.   I seemed to have taken pictures at the beginning and the end so I might just have to explain the middle part of this one (the part I went a little crazy).

I started by making some big tags with Distress Stain and the new #10 tags.  Loving the pink right now.

Now to the catalog that has been gessoed.
I painted the page with Lettuce paint dabber.

 Once dry, I painted another layer with Mushroom that I thinned with water.

 Not too pretty at this stage.

A little stamping with paint in Cloudy Blue (be sure the wash stamp right after use).  Stampers Anonymous - Mixed Media stamp.

 A little more stamping with archival Coffee (using Dylusions - basic backgrounds stamp set).

I know, it's looking kinda crazy now, but stick with me.
I added one of the big tags with Multi-medium.

 Then sewed on a 6 x 6 paper piece from Paper Stash - Lost and Found

I added paint a picture of my dad...and the end of the tag I had ripped off earlier...another cut up Vial label, chit chat word...

 Now some Tissue tape.
All was going good...

But then I found this...

 

I ordered a few pieces of ephemera on EBay a couple weeks ago and there was a little paper bag that was sitting on my desk that I had not looked in.  For some reason the bag caught my eye and I thought, I wonder whats inside.  They were old calling cards...and from the bottom of the pile this one appeared.

Perfect really since my dad was a carpenter.  Love how it says in the bottom left corner, "Jobbing Promptly Attended to"...that was my dad in a nutshell.   It was some kind of serendipity, so I had to use it.

Can you hear me ripping the darn page apart?
Well, that's what it is...paula ripping paper out of the book (so this is the crazy part).

So I took a few things off and added more so I could fit the business card into the mix.  I decided to use a stencil from Crafter's Workshop - Mini Cursive Alpha.  BTW: If you missed the post on modeling paste you can see it here.

Once the modeling paste was dry, I went over the letter with Distress Ink - Frayed Burlap.  You can also see where I went a little crazy with some Walnut Ink - reinker.

 I also added Alcohol Ink to the Mini Numerals

Then started building back up.
The heart is just a piece of cardstock I ran through the Vagabond with a mini mover and shaper heart.  I discarded the heart and used the leftover piece.  Frayed Burlap Distress Stain, dry with Heat Tool, Frayed Burlap Distress Ink on the edges then a spritz of water.  Soak up the water with a paper towel.  The water tends to roll towards the die cut center, so when it is removed with the paper towel it highlights the heart shape.

Here is the finished page...the piece of ephemera behind the photo is from the Salvage Stickers - Crowded Attic.  I sure like the way it turned out.  Nice to work on a personal page about my dad.  Today is his birthday, so I guess it's appropriate I finished this one.
I never heard him ever use a cuss word or be cross at my mother.  He was a good man. And he used to take me roller skating.  He could skate backwards and I was so proud of that for some reason.  Funny what we remember about the past.

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By the way, the catalog is holding up well with the two pages sewn together.  I layered a lot....adding paint and water numerous times and not even the slightest rip.  So yeh for recycling the mail!

Cheers for a great weekend!
I'm off to watch the Project Runway I recorded...only a few weeks left!
paula

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