1. Cut and glue Vintage Ledger Pages to the front and back of the book, not covering the spine.  Many times when I use writing as a background, I will have the writing run vertically or upside down to create interest. 

2. Antique the ledger pages with a light wash of watercolors using brown, red, orange and yellow.  Brush on, swoosh it around with your fingers and wipe it off with paper towels.

3. Glue on a Vintage Cigar Strip to the spine and an additional strip slightly overlapping the first one, so that the cigar bands show more on the cover. 

4. From an old telegram, cut out a piece 4”x 5” and glue it to the book.  From an Antique French letter, tear an interesting piece and glue it on the telegram. 

5. Cut out a 4”x5” piece of paper and lay it over the telegram as a mask.  Sponge a light wash of brown watercolors around the telegram and remove the mask. 

6. Paint a ½” border of brown on the telegram so when the Gold Medieval Border is glued on, the brown will show through it. 

7. Glue on the Gold Medieval Border and the numbers. 

8. Use words in a child’s book and glue them on.  The words "The Lazy Days of Summer" were glued on brown cardstock first, cut out and then glued on. 

9. Cut out a 1 ½” circle from the Seaside Cuties collage sheet and glue it onto the Optometrist Lens with double sided adhesive and then glue the whole thing to the cover with double sided adhesive. 

10. Set the Pocket Watch Charm down flat and stamp it with Memories Dye Ink pad.  This highlights the numbers.  Glue the charm onto the book. 
 

It is always a good idea to place the artwork under a heavy book when you aren’t working on it and for a day when you are finished.  I use a sandwich of waxed paper, 3-4 sheets of a telephone book and a piece of aluminum foil.  I staple these together.  The waxed side of the sandwich faces the artwork.  I also put a sandwich behind the artwork, wax side up.  Moisture often comes through the back of the piece of art.  I also use this when I’m working on the piece of art.  In general, when I use liquid adhesive, I will use gloss gel medium.  If any of the glue oozes out, it dries clear.  When I’m finished with the art, I will brush out a slightly watered down coat of matte gel medium.

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