I've finished another page in my Amber altered book - that leaves only a few pages until the book is complete! I started on this one after spending some time organizing my craft room - it felt really good to sit down at my relatively clean desk and have everything at my finger tips. I also remembered to take progress photos as I went, which is my favourite way to document these pages.
First, I filled in the background with some paint I inherited from my aunt. I chose to use turquoise, dark green, grey and white and blended them together, leaving the "Chapter 1" visible through a thin layer of grey.
Next, I collaged some strips of grey and green paint swatches - the ombre kind with half a dozen shades, from light to dark. Next, I layered a bit more of the same paint (except for the turquoise) on top in order to push the collage elements back. I used a palette knife to create a different effect from the first layer.
At this point, I decided where I wanted to go with the page: pink/red flowers would really pop on the grey/green. So I tore some "petals" out of a coral patterned paper and glued them down with gel medium.
To make the flowers look more cohesive, I painted over them with a few shades of pink that I mixed with red, pink and white paint (unfortunately, red is the hardest colour for me to photograph! It looks much prettier than these photos show).
I used more of the dark green and grey paint, as well as some brown, to paint in stems, grass and darken the edges of the page.
I was really happy with the spread now, all it needed was a bit of texture and a touch of definition. I started with stamping some chevron and arrow patterns in the same grey paint, as well as white and black. I used some of the black to darken the background in a few areas. Then I splattered the page with white and black ink.
Lastly, to make the flowers feel a bit more "finished", I doodled around them with a black pen.
Another page in this book that makes my heart sing! I can't wait to finish the last few pages so that I can show a recap of the entire book!
First, I filled in the background with some paint I inherited from my aunt. I chose to use turquoise, dark green, grey and white and blended them together, leaving the "Chapter 1" visible through a thin layer of grey.
![](https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1647/25830701000_aed63cdc5a_k.jpg)
Next, I collaged some strips of grey and green paint swatches - the ombre kind with half a dozen shades, from light to dark. Next, I layered a bit more of the same paint (except for the turquoise) on top in order to push the collage elements back. I used a palette knife to create a different effect from the first layer.
![](https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1579/26077600586_000e99cade_k.jpg)
![](https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1695/25830698320_d0ec5c7727_k.jpg)
At this point, I decided where I wanted to go with the page: pink/red flowers would really pop on the grey/green. So I tore some "petals" out of a coral patterned paper and glued them down with gel medium.
![](https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1600/26077598466_1e49c2dcef_k.jpg)
![](https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1532/25830695960_496c762bb0_k.jpg)
To make the flowers look more cohesive, I painted over them with a few shades of pink that I mixed with red, pink and white paint (unfortunately, red is the hardest colour for me to photograph! It looks much prettier than these photos show).
![](https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1549/26010998492_ae50c989d8_k.jpg)
![](https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1525/26077594386_54365e31f0_k.jpg)
I used more of the dark green and grey paint, as well as some brown, to paint in stems, grass and darken the edges of the page.
![](https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1681/26010996052_f156d3373f_k.jpg)
![](https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1538/26103525435_a9e029ef82_k.jpg)
![](https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1629/25498771254_031fe81801_k.jpg)
I was really happy with the spread now, all it needed was a bit of texture and a touch of definition. I started with stamping some chevron and arrow patterns in the same grey paint, as well as white and black. I used some of the black to darken the background in a few areas. Then I splattered the page with white and black ink.
![](https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1549/25500908973_77085b36b6_k.jpg)
![](https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1503/26010991342_ea97b68650_k.jpg)
Lastly, to make the flowers feel a bit more "finished", I doodled around them with a black pen.
![](https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1524/26037165931_cf1b4a2337_k.jpg)
![](https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1712/26010984592_b1c260603d_k.jpg)
![](https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1510/25500894263_46b0127849_k.jpg)
![](https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1681/26037163101_cba1e41dcc_k.jpg)
![](https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1704/26010981812_5dc56e74ff_k.jpg)
![](https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1627/25500895643_491a84355f_k.jpg)
Another page in this book that makes my heart sing! I can't wait to finish the last few pages so that I can show a recap of the entire book!