Thinking of Sandy

I thought I was done but apparently not.  I have tinkered around with the card since my last post but I think now that it is now complete.

To make the mixed media art postcard I used:

• recycled junk mail card
• magazine images, text and punch cut-outs
• organza ribbon
• acrylic gesso and paint
• sharpie pen
• oil pastels
• paint chip colour swatch
• glitter glue
• bingo card 
• glitter sticker paper 

I had a lot of fun making this card!!!  Not everyone will comprehend the reason for some of the imagery but that is okay since it is very personal. 

This and That

I'm home alone!  I love having the house to myself!  My old guy is off fishing with the boys and I am on holidays.  Sweet!

I woke up at 0300 hrs this morning and I tried to lie down again but I got up to see who had sent me a text message.  It was from my daughter of course!  We had a good chat and a plan was made for me to go south to see the family on Tuesday.

I wanted to take this time to do some art.  It was my intention to get quite a bit done on the postcards for the next postcard challenge that is about to begin.  I don't really have much to show for myself yet but these to pictures.

The first is a drawing of a male face that I found in a recycled art journal that I started some time ago.  I just liked the green and blue colour and finally after looking at it for a time; I saw what looked like a face. I just followed the lines and this face formed.  Fun!  Not a lot of effort but fun nevertheless!

I hope that it isn't similar to the face that was found in the toast.  It isn't meant to be anything serious, it as just kinda cool to actually see something on a gessoed page that was just plastered with leftover paint.

The next picture is a postcard that I am making for a friend who has cancer!  I thought I would do up a "thinking of you" card.  Just because - just because I can!

It is a mixed media piece using a re-cycled mail card that I keep getting in the mail.I gessoed it too and slapped on some paint.  Then I doodled on it with a Sharpie.  Cut out some images from magazine pages along with some text that I hope she takes as a positive message.  There is also one piece of a National Geographic that I had treated with CitraSolv for it didn't really cut through the ink (I must assume that I didn't apply enough liquid to the paper).   I will pop this into a gift wrap envelope that I have cut yet and mail it out on Tuesday before I head to Toronto.

Just a chance photograph

I am confirmed to take part in the next postcard swap!  Looking forward to participating once again and I have start to make my substrate and some of the other embellishments.  FUN!!!!  I have decided to make them slightly different this time as well.  I loved the process of covering the mixed media journal that I bought from the woman who hosts this swap; I have decided to make these cards in a similar fashion.

I caught a glimpse of some movement while driving home last night from work.  I was lucky to get this quick snap of the wood ducks that I had seen earlier in the farmers field not far from this bit of marshland. I think I am going to have to put my turbo zoom camera in my car so I can get some better shots when these opportunities turn up; they are often unexpected.  I love things that happen just "by chance". I love the late afternoon lighting as well!

When I first caught sight of these ducks, I would never have guessed that they were in fact DUCKS!  As you can see in the photo below their bills (beaks) are not very large so I thought they were birds!

Random Thoughts

My hubby is working afternoon shift and I have time to myself.  I love that!  Listening to 2 Cello's album quite loudly (possible a old fashioned moniker for CD; possible even CD's are "old fashioned" these days).  Regardless, love the music!  If you didn't see them on Oprah and Ellen then do go to iTunes and check them out.  Love making art to the music!

I think that I have joined up for yet another mixed media postcard swap!  I haven't started any but I am getting some "foundations" down.  I think that they will be reminiscent of my journal cover.  I loved making it and I think that I will have fun making the postcards using this system.  It is faster and way easier than sewing.  The down side is that I love the results of hand sewing; so, I just might change my mind yet again.  Who knows!  Not me, not until I actually start the project.

I have to say that I had fun today with the CitraSolv solution and my National Geographic magazines.  My only complaint is caused by my own stinginess!  I love the results when I apply the Citra Solv "liberally".  Every time I reduce the amount of solution spread on the page is when I am very unhappy with the results.   I'm not sure quite yet, I have even been thinking I might use some of the papers  for the postcards.   So many choices!!!

Anyway, today is the day that I finally caught the culprit who has been pooping on my car.  I even have evidence that he is obviously the likely suspect.   I mean really.... buddy.....give me a break.  My hubby parks his shiny new silver truck right next to mine but his goes unscathed.  What gives??!!  I say that his truck makes for a good target too!