Congratulations!
You’ve made it through week 12 of our 365 Day Challenge which means you
have been creative 77 days in a row!
That is an incredible accomplishment, and I hope you are giving yourself
a little pat on the back for making it this far! And even if you haven’t done a project every
day, but you are still reading this blog and working on some projects with us, you
are still building your creativity and challenging yourself, which will make
you better at your craft.
Now, as we start on week 13, the last week of the first
quarter of 2013, take some time to reflect on the projects you’ve don so
far. Look at them really hard and think
about the challenges you faced in completing each one. Do your projects speak to your power word if
you have one? What have you learned
about yourself? Do you have a style or
technique that you go to all the time?
Have you developed any patterns or routines in the way you work? Keep those things in mind as you start the
next quarter of projects and see if you can break those patterns and routines
or build some new ones. The idea is to
stretch yourself, explore, and grow your creativity until you can be creative
in any environment or under any circumstances.
Now wouldn’t that be a wonderful thing?
Day 78 - If I died today, it would be because…
I am such a goof!
Even though I helped come up with these prompts, sometimes I forget what
I intended and don’t understand my own prompts!
I have them all listed in a spreadsheet with no gridlines between them,
so when I read the prompt for day 78, I thought it said, “If I died today, it
would be because -- Watch TV for a commercial and use that as your prompt.” I happened to be watching late at night, so
the first commercial I ran across was for some kind of exercise program. Sadly, it is pretty fitting these days since
I’m so busy I don’t have time for my regular exercise.
Day 79 - Watch tv for a commercial and use that as your prompt
So I mentioned I’m a goof, right? Half of this prompt showed up on a second
line in my spreadsheet, so I read it as, “Your prompt”. I decided to take one of my paper scraps and
go from there. Whenever I paint with
acrylics, I only use the primary colors plus black, white, and brown. That means I’m always mixing paint, and
there’s always some leftover on my palette.
Rather than waste it, I will grab a scrap piece of paper and paint on
that until the paint is gone. This
prompt began as one such scrap piece.
The red-orange flower was created by dipping my brush in the paint and
pressing it flat in a fan pattern. I
really liked the way it looked, and was very afraid to start adding to it
because I didn’t want to ruin the look of the flower, but the quote I found
gave me the courage to just “start somewhere”.
From there, it just developed on its own. I was afraid of ruining the original
painting, but as it turns out, I love the result!
Day 80 - My hero
This whole piece was inspired by a movie poster. I tried to recreate the computer-generated
neutral background with paint, and yes, that is Mr. Crafty Neighbor himself –
my hero. The font is called “Adventure”.
Day 81 - Define perfection
This prompt immediately made me think of the Pink song,
“Perfect”, so I started with the pink background. I couldn’t resist adding the lyrics, and then
I recalled seeing some of the Tim Holtz Idea-ology mirrored sheets. I wanted to use my Stampin’ Up Curly Label
punch to cut the sheet to fit in the stamped area, but the mirror was too
thick. It fit into the punch, but it
just would not cut through. It did mark the mirror, though, which gave
me the idea to put the mirror into the punch, squeeze it down tight, and then
use a pencil to trace the shape. It was
a synch to cut it out by hand, and it fits perfectly.
Day 82 - I could teach…
This piece was prompted by a discussion in the car on a ride
home from a crop. It was inspired by the
piece that Christen made on Day 12.
Obviously, I am not nearly as talented as Christen! I’m hoping she’ll have some more pages to
share as soon as she gets moved into her new apartment!
Day 83 - My own personal prison
I knew exactly what I wanted to do with this page
immediately, but was frustrated trying to come up with just the right wording
for her forehead. I never did find the
phrase I was looking for, but settled on this one for lack of something
better. I’m also not crazy about the way
it looks. I colored it with Copic
markers. I was going for a “tattoo” effect,
but lack the artistic skills/knowledge to get that look. As with many of my art pieces…it will just
have to do.
Day 84 - If I could change the world
I’m not sure what got me on this song lyrics kick, but this
song made me think of Eric Clapton and I couldn’t get it out of my head. The background was a piece of map-themed
scrapbook paper and I used my distress inks and a sponge to color it in. The leaf stamps were from the Stampin’ Up set
French Foliage which I stamped with brown Memento ink and colored with Copic
markers. I also practiced my skills at
creating a shadow with the markers.
That’s it for Week 12!
I hope it is helping you to be more creative and to explore more
possibilities with your art - I know it has for me. Here’s your prompts for
this week:
Nurture
Something I am proud of
Look through a magazine, clip a picture, and use it as the
prompt
Tradition
Pearls of wisdom
Mothers
Daughters
