Dance, Sing, Play
Altered Book Spread by Kathy Stoffel

     1. Select a book to alter, open a 2-page spread and glue 5 pages together on either side using a glue stick.
     2. Brush gesso onto the open pages and let dry.
     3. Paint the background using Golden glaze (taupe).
     4. Fold a piece of music so that it fits off-center into the crease of your book pages and glue using PVA or gel medium.
     5. Paint over the music and painted pages using Golden’s glaze (ivory).
     6. Make two transfers from any of the pictures from the Music collage sheet available at Creative Chaos Artistic Rubber Stamps (http://www.vickieenkoff.com) by brushing on 3 layers of Omni Gel (horizontally, vertically, diagonally). After the final layer is dry, soak the picture in water for a minute and roll off the paper being careful not to tear the gel transfer or rub off the image. If you have trouble getting all the tiny bits of paper off, brush a little ivory glaze on the back.
     7. Glue the transfers on the altered book spread using Omni gel, gel medium or PVA glue.
     8. Brush on a layer of Golden glaze (blue opal) over the music.
     9. Stamp the dance image off the lower left and upper right edges of the pages using Staz-On ink. Stamp the dance quote and the ‘play’ phrase from Creative Chaos Dance M304 ( http://www.vickieenkoff.com ) unmounted stamp set.
     10. Using letter stamps, a stencil or by printing free-hand, add the word ‘SING’.
     11. Add a border to the transfers with Golden glaze (metallic bronze).
     12. Draw a note, cut it out and glue it in place.
     13. Ink some color onto the raw edges of the book by directly applying from an inkpad.
     14. Let your spread dry thoroughly before closing the book. Seal with Microglaze or Dorland’s wax medium.

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