Tangent Starburst

Wow - I haven't posted since the beginning of July - but that doesn't mean I haven't been doing any arting.  Sometimes I'm in places where connections are so slow that I just give up on my computer.  Plus, I have been busy with other things, and the arting gets done - but that's it.

I've started another series with Tammy over at Daisy Yellow called "Art Journal Tangents and Tactics".  The above piece is the first one called Starburst.  It's done with Sharpie and watercolour.  I copied one of Tammy's doodles - the "layered cards" is what I call them.  I'll have to remember that one in my other doodling.

I'm in Banff, Alberta right now with my husband who is attending meetings.  This is the view out our patio door!  Love it.

I had fun yesterday morning when I started to do some backgrounds because I discovered that I had left a few things at home even though I had brought a lot with me.  I didn't have a palette for my paint, so I used the package that the coffee came in - I may just put it into a book when I'm done.  I didn't bring any surface protection, so I used the newspaper they provided for the fireplace.  Tammy wanted us to use found objects to stamp paint onto our background for the second Tangent called "Cup half empty, Cup half full".   So, I found a wonderful little piece of corrugated paper wrapped around some stuff in the bathroom, and I used various bottle caps and ends of paint tubes.  Fun, fun, fun…..and that's what it's suppose to be!

I'll do more sharing of things I've done this summer…..I promise.

Joan

Canada Day Mandala

I created this mandala on a canvas for my friend Amy who is a Canamaniac - She always hosts a fantastic Canada Day full of awesome activities and food.  I worked on it while sitting in the sun in her yard, in-between activities…. so it was fun giving it to her at the end of a wonderful day.

more icad catchup…..

Day 18 - Orange - I love the Shocktop coasters….well coasters of any kind!

Day 19 - Harry Potter

Day 20 - Candy Wrapper.  I took the cardboard from a Purdy's Chocolate Survival Kit and cut it down to index card size to use it as the base for today.

Day 21 - Repeated pattern

Day 22 - Beach Umbrella.  Added a bit of sandpaper along the bottom for the umbrella to stick into.

Day 23 - Star Wars - I wasn't much into the prompt for the day, so just added stars on the tips of the mandala.

Day24 - Brown

Day 25 - Maple Leaf - Added the lyrics of the national anthem amongst the leaves.  Too bad this wasn't on Canada Day.

Day 26 - Magnifying Glass

Day 26 - Robot - I used one of our new Stampin'Up! stamps - it's such  cute little robot.

Day 32 - Coffee or Tea - I pre stamped the coffee cup before I left for holiday since I knew what the card prompts were ahead of time.  Just added some zentangles around the outside.

Day 29 - California - thought of the Mama's and Poppa's when I thought of California.  I cut the head out of a magazine from the airplane and added a watercolour background and some musical tissue that I brought with me on holiday.

I'm still catching up - not in order either….but I'm having fun and that's what counts.

Have fun and create every day.

icad catchup…..

Holy Crow - I knew I'd neglected posting for a while - but didn't realize how long…..here are the icad -index cards - I've worked on through the last 13 days...

Day 7 - Yellow….collage of various things - gel print, paper napkin, washi tape, string….

Day 8 - Mandala - done on a watercolour background

Day 9 - alphabet

Day 10 - the Beatles

Day 11 - didn't do the prompt for this day - too tired, but I still created a card.

Day 12 - Paisley

Day 13 - Book Review

Day 14 - Magenta - This is a "One Staple Collage" - sort of a cool idea that I heard about.

Day 15 - Stickers

Day 16 - Dice

Day 17 - Polka Dots

More to come - have a creative day.

Nailpolish Watercolour

Today's icad prompt was to use nail polish.  Last night I dabbed some different colours onto a piece of watercolour paper the same size as an index card and let it dry over night.  Today I added some watercolour around the paints.  I'm really liking the effect of this one.

Have a great day - create something!

icad Galaxy

This poor little index card has gone through a number of transformations….spritzed gold smooch onto black card stock last night...Painted over it with gold paint and a stencil…drew the mandala with white paint Sharpie…..added some sequins - but that didn't work for me.  Then I spotted the pieces of glitter I created through the winter with self-leveling gel and new that was the finishing touch.

Have a good night.   Create something every day!

Zentangle puzzle

The picture got cropped a bit wonky - but that's okay.  Today's icad is "puzzle" - so I put together just enough pieces to cover an index card and then traced them.

Have a wonky creative day.