Do you? Altered book elements--outside the lines

March is officially altered book month at the Altered Arts Magazine blog, and here is a simple, yet interesting, altered book technique for you to consider . . .

Here it is:  extend your altered book layouts beyond the confines of the page borders.

(I told you it was a simple one.)

Here are some photos of other outside-the-lines layouts, these from a coffee/tea themed book:

collage images from Altered Pages

(I did not make the atc--it came in a swap)

Adding various sizes of papers, extra-long embellishments, or ribbons/fibers (as with the tassel shown above) are all easy ways to extend beyond the borders of your altered book layouts.

So, do YOU stay inside the lines?

:)trisha