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Free Class: Petit Livre Rouge
An Altered Artist Trading Card Book by Belinda Schneider

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Book Cover (left) and Spine (right)
 
Artist Trading Card #1 (right)
Artist Trading Cards #2 (left) and #3 (right)
 
Artist Trading Cards #4 (left) and #5 (right)
Artist Trading Cards #6 (left) and #7 (right) Artist Trading Cards #8 (left) and #9 (right)
 
Class Description
Create a gorgeous, extra special book to hold your Artist Trading Cards (also known as ATCs)! 
 
Supplies  
Book:
Artist Trading Card #1: Artist Trading Card #2:
Small book 3 x 4 ½ inches Vintage Cigar Strip

The Heart of Paris Collage Sheet

Scissors, utility knife, ruler Faces from the Past Collage Sheet La Belle Epoque Collage Sheet
Glues (Sobo, PVA, Diamond Glaze, UHU glue stick) Tell Me Transparency Sheet Garden Collage Sheet Collection
Double sided tape Brass Heishi Tell Me Transparency Sheet
Red fabric (Paris flea market from Moda)
Artist Trading Card #3:

Artist Trading Card #4:
Gold eyelets Vintage Ledger Pages Art Nouveau Collage Sheet
Eyelet setting tool and hammer Hand carved diamond stamp and burgundy Brilliance ink pad D is for Diagram Transparency Sheet
Hole punch Gold Classic Dot Border Mini Star Charms
Acrylic paint (ivory, gold, red, pink, black) and paintbrush I Am An Artist Collage Sheet Gold French Border
Ribbon Optometrist Lens with Gold Handle Copper Foil
Computer generated text onto cream paper   Brass Word Tags
Vintage French text   Brass Gears
Decorative paper
Artist Trading Card #5:

Artist Trading Card #6:
Piece of  black and brown cardstock (2 ½ x 3 inches)

Gold Medieval Border

Vintage sheet music
Brass Arrow Charm Gold Wings Collection Rubber stamps (Penny Black and handcarved)
Brass Key Charm Exotic Jewels Collage Sheet Red ink pad
Karen’s Faves Collage Sheet Latin America Transparency Sheet Gold Small Flower Borders
File Label Holders Ruby Red Mini Brads All My Love Collage Sheet
Brass Pronged Keyhole   Playtime Transparency Sheet
Gold flower wire   Red rhinestones
Red glass beads
Artist Trading Card #7:

Artist Trading Card #8:
Mini Mix Collage Sheet Vintage Cigar Strips Recycled emptied red fruit tea bag with tag
  Labels Classic Nudes Collage Sheet
2 pieces of red painted and stamped watercolor paper (or cardstock) 2 ½ x 2 inches) It’s Rainin' Men Collage Sheet Yes/No Charms

Artist Trading Card #9:
In My Drawer Transparency Tiny Crowns
Bliss Transparency Sheet Copper Mini Brads
no longer available
Copper Mini Brads
no longer available
Her Wish Transparency Sheet Brass Shipping Tag Charm
Large Brass Photo Charm   Star sticker
Red Diamond Mini Brad   Red rhinestone
Mini Brass Tags    
Hero Art Alpha stamps and black Staz-On ink pad    
Gold French Border    
Red rhinestone
 
 
Instructions

The book cover. Carefully discard all pages with knife from book spine. Glue fabric onto outside of book with Sobo glue in bookbinding style. Measure 5 (or less) holes in book spine and 4 book corners. Punch holes for eyelets. Attach File Label Holder with 2 gold eyelets to book cover. Insert computer generated text (Petit livre rouge) and attach to fabric with Sobo glue. Glue image from Mini Mix Collage Sheet behind Brass Pronged Keyhole and attach to book cover. Glue fabric onto inside of book. Attach eyelets and Hand Dyed Ribbon - Red Hot pieces to book corners. Glue image from Karen’s Faves Collage Sheet to left inside of book cover and attach text (J’adore les ATC).

Artist Trading Card #1. Attach vintage text onto cardstock. Glue piece of Vintage Cigar Strip to bottom and attach image from Faces from the Past Collage Sheet on top. Paint with ivory, red and black acrylics. Glue on the words good and boy from Tell Me Transparency Sheet with UHU glue stick. Attach Brass Heishi with Diamond Glaze. Attach Blank Oval Brass Tag behind ATC as shown with double sided tape. Glue found text to both sides of brass tag.

Artist Trading Card #2. Attach Eiffel Tower from The Heart of Paris Collage Sheet. Glue on woman from La Belle Epoque Collage Sheet and butterfly from Garden Collage Sheet Collection. Glue on  word "wish" from Tell Me Transparency Sheet with UHU glue stick.

Artist Trading Card #3. Glue piece of Vintage Ledger Page onto cardstock. Stamp on diamonds with ink pad. Glue on Gold Classic Dot Border and image from I Am An Artist Collage Sheet. Attach Optometrist Lens with Diamond Glaze.

Artist Trading Card #4. Glue text page onto cardstock. Attach image from Art Nouveau Collage Sheet and diagram from D is for Diagram Transparency Sheet and copper foil strips. Glue Gold French Border on top of ATC. Attach Mini Stars with needle and thread. Glue ribbon onto bottom of ATC. Attach brass gears. Attach Brass Word Tag with needle and thread.

Artist Trading Card #5. Glue text page onto cardstock. Attach door image from Latin America Transparency Sheet with UHU glue. Punch holes and attach Red Mini Brads. Glue Gold Medieval Border to bottom of ATC. Glue Gold Wings behind woman from Exotic Jewels Collage Sheet and attach to transparency. Glue on found text. Edge with gold acrylic paint. Attach Mini Brass Tag behind ATC with double sided tape. Attach found text on both sides.

Artist Trading Card #6. Stamp pattern and diamond stamps with red ink onto vintage sheet music and glue to cardstock. Cut wings from red decorative paper and crown from vintage text.  Glue wings behind image from All My Love Collage Sheet and attach crown and rhinestones. Glue on playing card from Playtime Transparency Sheet and attach Gold Small Flowers Border.

Artist Trading Card #7. Create collage background with piece of Vintage Cigar Strips, text and decorative paper scraps. Glue on image from It’s Rainin' Men Collage Sheet. Lay word from In My Drawer Transparency Sheet over man’s head and punch four holes. Attach Copper Mini Brads. Glue on mini hearts from scrap paper, label from Labels and handwrite text. Edge with gold acrylic paint. Attach Brass Shipping Tag behind ATC with double stick tape and glue on found text on both sides.

Artist Trading Card #8. Paint cardstock with ivory and pink acrylic paints. Stamp on diamonds and pattern. Cut oval into teabag. Glue fabric and image from Classic Nudes Collage Sheet into tea bag. Attach gold eyelet to teabag bottom and attach charm and Brass Heart Lock Charm with flower wire. Lay onto ATC, punch holes and attach with Aged Copper Mini Brads. Glue on Tiny Crown and red rhinestone. Trim tea bag hanger and glue on found text.  Attach Yes/ No Charms with needle and red thread. Attach star stickers. Edge with gold acrylic paint.

Artist Trading Card #9. Glue text onto cardstock and paint with ivory and red acrylic paints. Glue on image from Bliss Transparency Sheet. Attach Gold French Border and red rhinestone. Glue vintage French text and image from Her Wish Transparency Sheet onto Large Brass Photo Charm and attach with Red Diamond Mini Brad. Glue on found text. Attach ATC to right side of inside of book with double stick tape.

Assembling of Artist Trading Cards. Fold both red watercolor paper strips into half and punch in three holes to fit the book spine. Create an ATC signature (a group of Artist Trading Card pages) by attaching 2 ATCs to each folded strip half (back sides together) with double sided tape and continue assembling ATCs 1-8.

Binding. Cut gold wire lengths and thread on Brass Arrow Charm, Brass Key Charm, "Made for You" Gold Tag and beads and attach ATC signatures individually to spine. For a variation, use fibers or buttons.
 

Notes

For beginning bookbinding info, please visit this site:  http://caladan.nanosoft.ca/book.php 

Please feel free to print these instructions for easy reference. (Use Landscape Layout when printing this page).
 

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