#the100DayProject2022: Days 61-70

 It seems that I keep finding classes/workshops to nudge The Muse.  Last weekend I signed up for Alisa Burke's "Woodland Whimsy" class.  Towards the end of this series (and, I'm sure, the beginning of the next series) I was inspired by the wonders of the forest for my 100 Day cards.

Days 61 & 63: inspired by the style of Deb Weiers.  This one took a couple of days.  The initial sketch sat on my desk until I could figure out how I wanted to color it. Used pre-gel printed background, Pitt pen, Sigma micron pen, Stabilo PointMax pen, Color Burst watercolors, Posca marker, Signo UniBall

Day 62: 5-Minute Make.  Used stuff laying on my desk...pre-gel printed background, pencil, butterfly image, produce mesh bag, patterned paper scrap, mark-making print, bleached ticket, Signo UniBall pen

Day 64: Chaotic, inspired by a Roben-Marie post on IG, I marked/painted on some graph paper.  Used: graph paper, acrylic paint, paper scraps, pre-gel printed background, Sharpies, pencil, Stabilo pencil

Day 65. For weeks I kept bypassing this gel-printed background; time to use it.  Color Burst watercolor, Posca pens, NeoColor II crayons

Day 66/100: Floral Fantasy.  Used pre-marked background (has been in my stash for 2+ years), Posca markers, NeoColor II crayon, acrylic ink

Day 67: Before I signed up for Alisa Burke's class, I made this after seeing her promo for it.  Really wish I had put the fronds closer together towards the bottom...Used: Dylusions ink sprays, Lindy's starburst spray, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist, Pigma Micron pen

Day 68: my first class project...abstract tree branches.  Sharpie, Color Burst watercolors

Day 69: Green Color Study - pulled out greens, blues, yellow, metallic gold, brown Kwik Stix.  Also used Pigma Micron, pen, acrylic paint

Day 70: Brushstroke Forest. Used acrylic paints in greens and browns

Big week for me this week as I've procrastinated as long as possible to paint a mural for a friend.  Yikes...I've never painted anything that large.  Fingers crossed...

SwapBot ATCs

 I've been trading ATCs still and here are a few that I've done recently...

Title: Naughty Boy

This guy was made for a 3-Layer swap.  Background: bubble wrap print Focal image: person wearing a dunce cap  Third layer: pun  I have lots of  bubble wrap prints in my stash and this was one I had rediscovered earlier in the day; it seemed perfect for pupils.  I was looking for a different image when I found this guy - perfect for this card!  The washi tape has been in my stash forever.  This may be the first time the apple one has been used.

Title: Yellow

This ATC was for a "Yellow Plus A Little Bit More" swap.  (The 'little bit more' is yellow ephemera included in the envelope.)  Dug out the modeling paste and old washi tape for this one.

Title: Little Bird

This ATC is for a tic-tac-toe swap; my row had 'complementary colors', 'ticket', 'bird'.  Dug into the stash to find the gel printed background and sheet music.  The ribbon on the bottom has been around for ages.

Title: Rainy Day

My partner for this swap is a pluviophile so I hope she likes this.  The swap theme is 'Black & White".  I struggled with this one!  The background started as strips of B&W washi tape but it was too busy.  I painted with black paint around the edge hoping that would help...no.  I stenciled raindrops with modeling paste and iridescent medium all over the background....no.  I painted the whole thing with black...better.  Lastly I added umbrella man with more raindrops stenciled on to him.  Done.

So that's what else I've been up to...😁

Cheers!

#The100DayProject: Days 51-60

 Past the half-way mark!  Woot woot!  

I find that I'm mostly using paper from my stash.  I do have way too much paper that I'm saving "for something special".  It's defnitely time to use it.

Day 51: Doodling in circles. Used Sigma Micron pens

Day 52: Stickers (sentiment and image), UNO scoresheet, washi tape, pre-gel printed background, Distress crayon, Stabilo Woody

Day 53: Paisley stamp, Archival ink, Distress stains, purchased collage paper, paper scraps (gel prints, book pages), die cuts, hole punch, Inka Gold Metallic Rub, Wink of Stella pen, Pigma Micron

Day 54: pre-gel printed base, Zig letter pen, gel pen, acrylic paint, newspaper, Archival inks, hand-carved stamps, paint clean-up sheet

Day 55: gel-printed tissue paper, acrylic paint, alcohol inks, skeleton stencil, gel plate, gel pen, Sharpie, tape roll center, Archival ink, printer paper

Day 56: Baby wipe (dried, used to clean up desk), thread, hand-carved stamp, Archival ink, gel pen, Pigma Micron, Copic markers

Day 57: paper scraps and glue

Day 58: Distress inks, circle stencil, china markers, Prismacolor watercolor pencils, Zig Millenium pen, Pigma Micron pen, Washi tape, printer paper, #2 pencil

Day 59: pre-gel printed background, gel print scraps, gel pen, pencil, DecoArt Extreme Sheen metallic paint, toothpaste tube cap

Day 60: gel print, mark making paper, glue

60% there...I'll take it.  Thanks for stopping by.

#The100DayProject: Day 41-50

Half-way there!  I usually feel artistically wiped out by this point but there have been so many fun challenges and things going on that the time has flown by.  Here's what happened over the last 10 days...

Day 41 (Days 5 & 25 of MPC: feathers, sparkle)  The feather die/stamp set has been in my stash a long time.  Also used gel pen, acrylic paint, gel plate, metallic paint

Day 42 (Day 26 of MPC: fruit)  The bowl and strawberries were cut from gel printed index cards in the stash.  Also used a green paper scrap and Pitt pen.

Day 43 (Day 28 MPC: favorite movie)  Acrylic paint, gel plate, cardboard piece, hand cut mask

Day 44: (Day 29 of MPS: Animal)  Acrylic paint, reindeer die (mask), grass border die, birch tree dies, paper scraps and pre-gel printed index card

Day 45 (Day 30 of MPC: botanicals)  Tattered Leaves dies (old!) and gel print papers, Pitt pen

Day 46 ( Day 31 of MPC: signs of spring) Posca pens, acrylic paint, gel plate, matte medium

Day 47: Dina Wakley stamp (old!), embossing powder, Versamark ink,
paper scraps (old!)

Day 48: Sigma Micron pen, gel pens (white & metallic), Distress Stains

Day 49: pre-gel printed index card, washi tape, Stampin Up rubber stamp (old!), tissue paper, thread, paper scrap, matte medium

Day 50: paper scraps, sheet music, Carabelle Studios stamp, gel print, gel pen, acrylic paint, gel plate, Distress inks

That's it for now.  See you in 10 days!

#The100DayProject: Days 31-40

 Still going strong with The 100 Day Project!  It's a little easier right now because of Gelli Art's March Printing Challenge on Instagram.  I don't even have to think about what to do too much each day.  Here's what happened...

Day 31 (Day 13 of MPC: Forest): acrylic paint, gel plate, catalyst tool, bubble wrap, cardboard packaging, gel pen, Posca pen, junk mail

Day 32: pre-gel printed base, embroidery floss, paper doll, flower sticker, Copics, ephermera, Distress ink, foam dots

Day 33, inspired by Alisa Burke: Pitt pen, NeoColor II

Day 34 (Day 14 of MPC: Sea): pre-gel printed index cards (alcohol inks), gel print scraps, Archival ink, rubber stamp, Pitt pen, Wink of Stella glitter pen

Day 35 (Day 2 of MPC: Circles): pre-gel printed index cards, circle punch, Pitt pen

Day 36 (Day 20 of MPC: Pattern): pre-gel printed index cards, alphabet dies

Day 37 (Day 21 of MPC: Crayons): Struggles!  I wasn't the only one who struggled with this.  Tried Crayola crayons as a resist (didn't work) and ended up using NeoColor IIs on the gel plate.  Tricky though.  Pulled them with white acrylic paint.

Day 38 (Day 22 of MPC: Sunshine): Golden Iridescent Copper Light (coarse), acrylic paint, stencil

Day 39 (Days 23 & 25 of MPC: Rain, Sparkle): acrylic paint, embossing powder, Archival ink, rubber stamps, foam stamp, Versamark ink, Pitt pen

Day 40 (Day 24 of MPC: Fabric): acrylic paint, gel plate, burlap, Posca pen, gel pen