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9/19/2014

An Accordion Book Giveaway

I took a piece of watercolor paper and cut it in half and made two little accordion books. I covered the paper with pieces of torn paper, maps, journaled and old book pages, tissue and music paper. I used joint compound with a stencil to give it more of a raised effect. Joint compound is a lot cheaper than heavy gesso and it goes a lot further. I sprayed the paper with several spray inks, added a homemade stamp, washi tape and doodled with some paint markers and gel pens. Here's the backside of one of them. Here is another one. and again, the backside. Can you tell I love these colors or should I say this color combination? So I'm thinking that since I am approaching the 3/4 mark on my blog in terms of followers, I am going to give away one of these accordion books. I will give the 75th person that joins to follow my blog here and goes here me one of these books. Please send me comment with your snail mail address if you are the 75th person. I will mail internationally if you like/want the book. I haven't been to the party for several weeks so I'm headed over there. If you haven't been there do check it out. You'll find wonderful art and community. One more thing I wanted to share. Look what sweetness I got in the mail recently from "Fuzzie Fingers" in the United Kingdom. I love the card and her art. You can see more of it by going to the party. Thanks for stopping by.

10 comments:

  1. Lucky you! I LOVE Fuzzie's girls!!!!!

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  2. Joe that is so gorgeous... I can't win I already follow you!! Love Fuzzy fingers work too!! Your colors are so rich and full of passion!! Love visiting here as always!

    Hugs Giggles

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  3. Hi Jo. Thanks for stopping by my blog. I love your accordion style page with it's beautiful colors. Very nice work.

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  4. Pretty accordion books, and a sweet gift!

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  5. Those accordeonbooks look like a party of colour :-) Lovely work! And lucky you to receive such a wonderful gift!

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  6. Aww - sweet card - what a nice gift! Love your accordion book. The colors are fabulous - they are some of my favorites too.

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  7. I enjoyed reading your description of making this first, then looking at the resulting artwork. Your zigzag books are terrific with the colours and patterns.

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  8. Your book is so intriguing. I like looking at it--just beautifully done. How creative you are!

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  9. Ok, LOVE the idea of making the 2 books from one piece of paper! AND the texture and colors are brilliant. Love your arty gift too, she's just adorable! xo

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  10. Great use of scraps and colors.

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