You are Resilient

Day 7 of 7
of Kasia Avery's
Soothe Me
art journal event.

I had already prepped my old typing manual pages
with a wash of diluted white gesso primer
by Daler-Rowney.

I added a layer of clear gesso
by Liquitex,
then a wash of Pentel watercolour paints
in purple & blue.

I printed out my words,
mounted them on more of the painted paper as before,
to bring cohesion to the seven spreads.

Finally, I added some Posca paint pen doodling,
washi tape
& a date stamp.

The number 7 also crept in
& I have added the day number
to the other six spreads.

Below is a video flip through of my journal.

The Dimensional Quest

This project was made using a Chunky ATC
by That's Crafty.

question

These come flat,
so you need to glue the pieces together
to create your chunky ATC,
which then measures 2½ x 3½ x 1½ inches.

play

To create the textured base,
I used tissue paper.

search

The texture is then highlighted
by using various colours of
metallic rub-ons.

discover

The collage elements
were a free download
from Cloth Paper Scissors,
designed by Seth Apter.

think

There is also a postcard
from CPS
fabric & cotton thread
& finally Tim Holtz Doo Dads.

find

It has a different feel
to my first Chunky ATC
seen here.
which demonstrates
the versatility of this substrate.


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Wilderness

This piece was inspired by the Wanderlust class by Stephanie Lee,
on our current theme of
Meadows.

For my version, I used a That's Crafty ATC Art Shrine.

These are made from 3mm MDF.

I covered it with torn & crinkled black tissue paper,
adhered with Mod Podge
& added a touch of black acrylic paint.

I composed my three dimensional scene,
using an image from The Graphics Fairy as my meadow background,
a bingo card image from Red Lead
& a Tim Holtz Paper Doll.

There are a few Clifden Nonpareil Moths,
using an image from The Graphics Fairy.

Two in the background &
 one suspended in mid flight
using lilac coloured cotton thread
& a Tim Holtz idea-ology Ring Fastener.

There is a piece of faux lavender
& a smudge of metallic rub-ons around the frame
to highlight the texture.

Finally, a few words cut from that old book of mine,
you know the one.

The finished piece measures approx. 12cm x 9.5cm x 3.5cm.

Stay true ...

Another altered playing card for
#52CafeCards
which is the year long creative challenge

using prompts & inspiration from Marta Lapkowska.

The prompt for Week 26 was Z for Zentangle.

I covered the playing card in Ranger's Texture Paste
& once dry, painted it black.

A few splatters of white gesso completed the background.

I drew my tangles on a piece of heart shaped watercolour paper
& added my printed words.

As we are halfway through the challenge,
I put together a short video flip through
of the altered playing cards thus far.

Do you have a favourite?

I'd love to know which one & why.

Just leave a comment below.

Index Card A Day 2017

ICAD  is the Index Card A Day creative challenge,
which runs for two months from 1st June,
(a week from today).

This will be the third year that I have taken part.

Last year I used Dina Wakley's two Art Journal books,
Art Journal Freedom
&
Art Journal Courage
by Northlight,
as my daily inspiration.

This year I will again be following my own prompts,
this time using

abstracts in acrylic & ink
by
Jodi Ohl

For me ICAD is the perfect excuse to open a new book
& explore it's hidden depths.

I aim to post my cards daily on Instagram,
but only publishing a blog post once a week.

If you are thinking of taking part,
below are the two videos I made
for 2016 & 2015
which I hope may inspire you to grab some cheap index cards
& join in this year,
whether you follow the "official" prompts or not,
join us in creating art every day.

It is all about the doing,
the daily practice of being creative in some way,
forming habits,
exercising those creative muscles
& having fun.

Are you going to join us?

Adventure Journal: Video Flip Through

Thought I would do a short video flip through of my Adventure Collage Journal,

made for Week 17 of the 2017 Wanderlust online course,

inspired by the lesson with Kasia Avery of Everything Art. 

Hope you enjoy watching.

Video: My 2016 Art Journal

During 2016, I completed a page in my Art Journal,
each week for 52 weeks,

inspired by the creative prompts on Colour Me Positive,

graphics from past Brave Girl University classes

& incorporating my set of Artist Trading Cards

made for The Craft Barn Alpha Challenge,
on my year long theme of

 Resilience.

I have gone back,

at various stages,

throughout the year

& added to the pages,

here & there.

Therefore I have made a short video
so you can see the completed art journal,

page by page.

I hope you enjoy watching.

Just a Point of View

The Alpha Challenge at The Craft Barn was a year long creative challenge,
using a letter from the alphabet every two weeks as inspiration.

The last letter (as the letters were not done in alphabetical order) is

P

& we must include the definition of our chosen word.

I have chosen
Perspective.

The image is from The Graphics Fairy

The definition is torn from an old English dictionary.

The additional words are cut from an old book.

My creative focus this year was Resilience.

I thoroughly enjoyed pouring through my favourite novel,

Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austin,

looking for just the right words to use for each chosen word definition.

This final ATC will have a place in my Art Journal for Week 52.

Here is a short video of the complete collection.

Finally, I just want to give a recap

of the other supplies I used during this project.

Patterned Paper: K & Company K-ology Addison

Dictionary Definitions: Collins Gem English Dictionary 1987 edition

Additional Words: Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austin

Sit Back, Relax & Turn Up The Volume

As mentioned last week,

I have complied a short video of my collection of Index Cards

made during June & July,

for the Index Card a Day Creative Challenge.

Hope you enjoy looking through them.

Did you enjoy the music too?

A look back at 2015

At this time of year, as one draws to an end
& another begins to unravel, I like to reflect on my creative work.

I tried several different things, but there are two projects which stand out for me.

I joined in with ICAD this year, on my own terms,

but still following the general idea & prompts.

Here is a short video of the thirty-six index cards that I made.

If you are interested in learning more, just click on the ICAD2015 tag.

The second was a year long project of my own, which I called Waddington Weekly.

Here is a short video of all fifty-two altered playing cards.

If you are interested in learning more, click on the link above or on the Waddington Weekly tag.

I have a few ideas for 2016, but nothing certain as yet.

Blogs per se seem to be fading into obscurity,

but mine has always been about being a place where I just record my art projects,

like an art journal.

Visitors may be few & far between,

but I will continue to leave it as an open resource.

I have enjoyed my creative journey this year

& am looking forward to seeing what adventures 2016 brings.