Swirly Writing

Prompt #29 - Swirly Writing

I did this one last summer - the definition and the flower were already on the page, so I used the word "Always" as the basis of my swirly writing.  I drew a swirly line first, in pencil and then erased it after the writing was dry.

I'm a bit sorry that the words from the previous page show through - but I guess it makes it interesting.

And here is a wavy zentangle I did in my little Fire book in Winnipeg.

ATCs

Daily Paper Prompt #26 - Artist Trading Cards

This is actually a prompt from a couple days ago - I did the little cards, attached them to the book I'm using primarily for my DPP, stuck it under something heavy to dry - and forgot about them.

I hadn't done ATCs before - last year I put some Gesso on a bunch of old playing cards ('cause they're the right size), but that's as far as I got.  I'm sorry the photo is so wonky - 

Top Left - torn paper attached to a blue background.

Top Right - I layered a bunch of scrap pieces and was going to staple them together with one staple - but then I decide to get rid of a few more odds and ends - so I bradded them together!  They're all wrappers of some sort.

Bottom Left - just a little collage of transparent papers/washi tape on top of a beer coaster - and a little piece of bling

Bottom Right - another collage on top of a painted background.  I made a mess of this one - I was attaching a paper napkin with a flower and butterfly - but rubbed a bit too much - you can't make out either one of them.  Oh well, it's got a strip of bling - so it's all good.

Tammy Garcia uses her ATCs (sometimes) as ways to try things out.  I think that's a good idea - they're small, so not a lot of work is involved.

Well - I'd better start my day - back to school for more Professional Development…..but our hardwood floors are being installed today - so that's awesome!

Have a good one.

Create something small.

Joan

Slow Journaling

Prompt #27 - Slow Journaling.

This is the page I did last year for the Daily Paper Prompt - I had fun with it!  To do slow journaling - you start by creating wavy irregular lines on your paper.  Then, you journal within the waves, stretching your letters to the top and bottom of the lines and the swell and shrink.  It's a slow process, but I had fun.  Once my words were in, I coloured in the waves with marker.

Have a marvellous day.

Create something wavy.

Joan

Create Art Elsewhere...

Today's Daily Paper Prompt #25 - was to create art in a different area than you're used to.  I must say - I love my deck - sitting drinking coffee, reading….but I have never arted on it!  So - today I enjoyed the sun, my coffee, buy flowers……and a bit of doodling.

I had intended on water colouring whatever I created - but once I was done with this Mandala I decided that markers would be a better choice - so I brought them outside.

It was quite an enjoyable morning - got a few more freckles….now I'm ready to tackle some other things this afternoon!

Create something someplace different!

Have a good one!

Joan

Playing with Paint

I did a second Daily Paper Prompt today since the prompt this year was a bit different than last year - I think.  Anyway - last year I did the Urban Layer Cake, and today I just played around with the paint and a little plastic card….just to see what different sorts of designs I could make.  I actually ended up with a number of pages done with these colours and this technique because I put a wee bit too much paint on my palette!

Yesterday evening I finished off a page spread I began working on in Banff.  It's for a prompt from "Journal Fodder 365" to create a page and reflect on the road taken and not taken in your life.  The circles are filled with random map scraps - not of any partiular place.  Now I need to work on the reflection.  I know the roads I've taken, I'm just not sure about the ones I failed to take and the opportunities I've missed because of it.  Hmmmmm.

Another thing I did yesterday was learn a new technique that I'm going to use in my card classes this fall.  It's called Bokeh and it's done on a watercolour background.  I've got details of the process on my stamping blog HERE - if you're interested.

Happy creating - and thanks for visiting.

Joan

A Simple Plastic Card

Prompt #24 - Urban Layer Cake( 2013)  Simple Plastic Card(2014)

Last summer, I think the prompt was Urban Layer cake which is a technique using an old gift card or plastic card of some sort.  This is the background I created last year for this prompt.

Once the paint was dry, I added a white mandala on top.

This year, Tammy has given a different example so I'm hoping to get that done and posted along with this.  We are in the throws of some home renovations, so I'm not sure of the amount of arting I'll get done.

But, have a great day!

Create something funky.

Joan

DDP - Mandala

Prompt #23 - Draw a Mandala

The little scribbles were already on this page - so I used greens to create the mandala.

And here's a mandala from this summer.

Have a good day!

Create something fun!

Joan

DPP - Mapping

Prompt #22 - Mapping.

The prompt was to create a map - I'm not sure about last year's specifics.  This year Tammy has indicated to make a map of an imaginary place.  I'm not sure if that was the case last year.  My map from last year is of a favourite place I had to escape and find peace.  It was at my Grandparents farm in Evansburg, Alberta.  Nothing is to scale here, but the little round area in the top left was a small clearing in the woods near enough to the river to be able to hear the water, but up on a cliff.   I loved hiking there and just sitting in the peacefulness.  

And….here's a Winnipeg Zentangle.  Gosh I had fun trying to figure out the shadows on this.

Have a great day

Create Something everyday.

Joan

Accordian Book

I spent the morning creating a little accordion book for Tammy Garcia's Tangents & Tactics series.  I had a lot of fun doing this - it was a great way to use up the little bits of paper I've kept and the images I've cut out of magazines

To begin with I took a file folder and cut it into 4" sections. I used my Stampin'Up! Simply Scored board and was able to leave the folder piece "closed" to score 2.5" sections, measuring from the folded edge.  The two end sections were smaller, but that's fine.

Next I found various pieces of paper to glue as backgrounds to each section.

Then I went through my ephemera to finds bits and pieces to add, and pulled out some stamps too.  There are some retired Stampin'Up! sets that I didn't/won't get rid of - and this is one of the reasons!

The following are close-ups of each section.  Once I had attached everything I wanted, I used my watercolour crayons to outline each piece.  I dipped the crayon into water before drawing with it.  Never did that before, but it was what Tammy did in her tutorial video.

Believe me, I won't always have two postings in one day!

I had a lot of fun - and that's what counts!

Create something mini

Joan

DDP - Stamped Mandala

Daily Paper Prompt #21 - Stamped Mandala

This was easy for me - being a Stampin'Up! demonstrator - I have tons of stamps to choose from.  Tammy's other criteria for this though was to use alphabet or number stamps.  That made it easier for sure!

I'll also share today, a page I did while I was in Winnipeg this summer.  It's in a small 6x6 found paper book.

Have a good day.

Create Something everyday.

Joan

More Blues…..

Okay - I know I already did this challenge - last year - but I just had to do it again and I'm very happy with the results. Much more involved than last year. On the musical theme, I added initials for favorites- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Michael Jackson and George Gershwin - can't say I don't have eclectic preference in music! I decided to redo it after having  completed a project for prompt #19…..

Prompt #19 - Mail Art

I watched one of  Tracy Scott's videos on her mixed media ICAD projects.  I love all the layers she ends up with - so I tried it out on a card I'm going to mail to a friend.

Last night - I finished this creation.  I ended up reworking this page and I'm much happier with it now. The image on the right is something I did as a child in oil pastel. Probably a Christmas art project at school 'cause I'm pretty sure Sunday School would not have oil pastels. After adhering the tattered paper to my art journal I extended the stained glass lines further out into the spread. I had originally painted everything yellow because I had so much in then original piece, but while I was in Banff I decided to paint different colours in the sections. I always intended to do zentangles in the boxes, but I decided to keep the original piece clear and not "clean up" the original smudges.

So - I've got a lot of arting done today - in-between cutting the corners between the ceiling and walls.  My husband and friend painted our ceilings today - they look much better!   Next……preparation for hardwood floors.  It's going to be a busy time before school starts again!

Have a great day - 

Create something blue!

Joan

DDP - The Blues

Prompt #20 - The Blues

I used my watercolour crayons for this one - creating designs and then adding water.  The paper in this booklet is not watercolour paper - so the effect was  completely different - but still fun.

I guess I'm sharing a bit of last year and this year.  The DPPs I did last year, and some of the stuff I've done this summer.  Here is a mandala from my Firebook that I took with me to Winnipeg.  I worked in it everyday while my husband was at meetings, or while we were sitting with friends at dinner.

Daily Paper Prompts

Last August, after I finished all of the Index Card a Day Prompts, (which I fell flat on this summer!!!) I started in on Tammy Garcia's Daily Paper Prompts.  I didn't finish them last year, and this year she has posted the same list and is going to extend beyond 61 days…..so…..I'm posting the ones I did last year and then carrying on with the new ones I create.  

Today's post includes Days 1-18.  I really did enjoy these exercises!  I didn't like everything I created - but that's normal.  I went outside of my  comfort zone a couple times, and that promotes growth - I'm looking forward to finishing off the prompts this year and then seeing what Tammy comes up with for new ones.  I thoroughly enjoy her inspiration!

The first prompt - shown at the top was "rainbow".  I am using a spiral notebook that was sold by Stampin'Up! a couple years ago.  It doesn't have heavy paper, and it's one that I already had prepped for another purpose.  So sometimes the paint is covering up things, and other times they are included in the prompts creation.  

For the rainbow, I painted the page with an acrylic rainbow.  Once it was dry I covered it with a layer of white acrylic paint and splattered it with water.  After the paint was dry - but not the water - I dabbed of the water spots created a mottled look.  This is a technique I learned from Emily Lagore - and I love it!

Prompt #2 - Windows.  I did a gel transfer of this wonderful window in Montmartre, Paris.  Well, maybe the window isn't so fabulous - but it's the gentleman making crepes and the HUGE bottle of Nutella!  Anyway - after laying down the gel transfer, I did zentangles around the window echoing it's shape.

Prompt #3 - Drips

Prompt #4 - Flowers.  I don't draw flowers well, but I can draw Mandala/Zentangle flowers!

Prompt #5 - Linear

Prompt #6 - Certification

Prompt #7 - Leftovers

Prompt #8 - Faded

Prompt #9 - Games

Prompt #10 - I'm going to have to do this summer - stitched paper is the prompt.  

Prompt #11 - Ogee Pattern

Prompt #12 - Round 

Prompt #13 - Grid - I painted the grid just using "squares" of paint - then I drew lines on the paper and doodled in each of the boxes - shown below

Prompt #14 - Saturated Colour

Prompt 16 - Words

Prompt 16 - Dictionary Love

Prompt 17 - Chandelier

That's it for now.  

Create something everyday!

Joan