Today I thought I would give myself a bit of a challenge: Use every stamp in a set Stamp and color with a single Crayola Marker I'm very happy with the final results! Sure, it's not perfect. There are some stamping boo-boos. I'm not 100% sure about the composition. This whole wavy background thing glued directly to my wall is odd. But in many ways I feel like this is very true to me as an artist. I'm bumpy and lumpy and odd and imperfect...and cute and wholesome with sprinkles of joy, whimsy, and yes...magic! Supplies: Stamp set: Magical Day (Hero Arts, purchased from Scrapbook.com) Ink: One turquoise crayola marker with water and a cheapo paint brush Paper: Neenah Index Card, 110 lb Still pulling from some unknown, super old 6x6 paper pack Other: Scotch repositionable glue Scissors Process: Today I tried to remember to take a few pictures along the way! First I stamped out all of the images. First go around, the text (sentiment) was blur...
I love this cute little frog. He seems like a sweetly wise little fella. Kind of like a mini Radagast. (He is a not-as-well-known wizard from Lord of the Rings.) He sits there surrounded by nature, next to a birdcage that is mere ornamentation. A group of blue birds reside on top of the cage. Perhaps they have always been free? Or perhaps our little friend helped them out...and that is why he smiles so? I am enjoying the process of just making small bits and then letting them gather together on a pattern paper background. This is all still a very new world to me! But I do like splitting the creation of the individual pieces from the creation of composition. Each process seems to use a different part of my creative brain. Plus, the surprise discovery of the clustering is quite fun! Maybe I need to pick some sort of small color palette to give myself the best choice. That butterfly is still "wowzers...