Altered Book Art: Paris Heritage Page

SUPPLIES

• Sepia Photographs
• Postcard Backing Paper
• Dark Brown Pearl Card
• Dark Cream Pearl Card
• Tan Card
• White Mottled Card
• Various Ribbons, Threads and Twines
• Brown Buttons
• Paris Rub-on Transfers
• Black and Green Pens
• Gold Peel-ff Letters
• Scissors
• Hole-punch
• Computer with Printer
• Double Sided Sticky Tape
• Glue

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Cover almost half of the bottom right page with the dark brown pearl card.

2. Tear a piece of the postcard backing paper slightly larger than the photograph and stick it to the top left page.

3. Using a word processor or graphics package, produce your own worded backing paper using words associated with the theme of your page.

In this case, “Paris”, “Le tour Eiffel”, “Arc de Triomphe”, “Louvre” and so forth.

4. Cover the top third of the right hand page with your backing paper.

5. Using the dark cream pearl card, cut out a rectangle slightly larger than the photograph and stick to the bottom right.

6. Add rub-on transfers to the top right and bottom left of your pages as required.

7. Draw a sketchy image of the Eiffel Tower on the bottom left hand page, and write the words “Paris” and “Le Montmatre” with the black and green pens.

8. Attach buttons to the top left and bottom right pages.

9. Make the tag using white mottled card and sticking the dark brown pearl and tan card to the bottom. Using the gold peel-off letters, spell out the word “Paris”. Add a small rub-on transfer to the top of the tag.

10. Attach the ribbons, twine and threads to the spine of the book. Tie the tag to one of them so it hands loose like a bookmark.