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A bit o' book and bird

 


For today's project, I had a bit of a play with watercoloring paper with a variety of inks.  I had several stray, sample pieces on my desk from the last few days.  All of a sudden, they seemed to go gravitate together in a little cluster.  I then popped into the little 6x6 paper pad I've been playing with to find a background.  Sometimes restricting yourself to what is in front of you can bring about really novel results.  Ain't creativity grand?!

Supplies:

  • Elements
  • Mediums
    • Crayola supertip (Dark green/balck)
    • Crayola colored pencil - orange
    • Junesix washable ink pads (Amazon)
    • Roizefar alchol ink bottles (Amazon)
  • Other
    • Scotch repositionable glue stick to put the pieces together and then put that cutie right on the door!
    • Neenah Index - 110 lb.
Process:
  • Stamp and/or cut out various elements on white card stock.
  • Play with coloring the images with the select few inks on your desk.  Notice that you seem to have a blue + yellow + brown theme going on.
  • Let certain elements naturally gravitate to one another.  Play with arranging them.
  • Don't worry about the fact that you have no idea how to arrange things.  You are having fun and exploring, and that is what matters!
  • Find a way to frame the image.  Use a small part of pattern paper you have close to hand.  Plop the cluster of elements on the papers until you find one that seems to match.
  • Throw some more ink on that page to tone down the bright yellow and make it feel closer to the colors of the other elements.  
  • Throw some glue on it and put it up on the door/wall.  
  • Spend the next few hours thinking about how much joy those little bits of paper are bringing you.

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