Day 25 - Between the Lines

Today I knew that I wanted to do some collage type work.  The only “plan” was to work with scraps of homemade paper.  I had assumed they would be in bigger shapes, but I found a number of strips of handmade paper in the scrap box, so I used them as stripes.  Earlier I pulled an envelope out of what I thought was a box of new envelopes.  To my surprise I found this girl and cat and dress (and a few other pieces) in the envelope.  I must have thought the envelope was empty and put it in the new box awhile back.  I think my friend Ruth cut out these images and gave them to me.  (The cutting is too precise for it to be my handiwork.)  I knew as soon as I saw them that I would be using them with today’s postcard.  It just seemed meant to be. 

Day 24 - Change

I found this graphic quote on Pinterest a few months back and today I combined it with one of my graphic flowers I drew freehand with WordArt.  It would be an inspiring and encouraging note to send to someone that needed to hear it.

Day 23 - Beautiful

My friend Rachel took this photo of Scout at one of our Creative Fun Days.  I couldn’t resist turning it into a post card.  A post card that I believe speaks for itself.

Day 22 - Relax

Today’s postcard is of a picture that my dad painted several years ago.  It is one of my favorites and I wanted to share it since he doesn’t seem to be adding anything to his blog lately.  Plus it looked relaxing and peaceful.  Today was a bit of a busy day with school starting and a little reminder to relax and enjoy the moment is always appreciated.

Day 21 - Dalai Lama Paper Doll

Every week I get a sample link from Dover publishing with clip art and books and pictures.   Sometimes they send paper doll images of actresses or literary and historical characters.  One week they sent me this paper doll image of the Dalai Lama with some stylish robes.  This made me laugh and I think it probably would have made the Dalai Lama laugh as well.  I thought it would make a fun postcard even if it would make him a tiny, but amusing paper doll.

Day 20 - Read

I love books (as mentioned previously in this blog) and I love Harper Lee.  She wrote my favorite book of all time, “To Kill a Mockingbird”, so this quote has a great deal of meaning for me.  I was able to do a lot of reading this summer (a lot) and the best books for me are always the ones that challenge my thinking in some way.  I know I won’t be able to read as many books in the next few months as I did in the last few, but I am committed to reading a little of something (hopefully a good book) each day.

Day 19 - Angels Everywhere

This is a card base I made several days ago working with the ink pads and sponges.  I decided to transfer something on to it and chose my graphic angels.  Although I didn’t get the ink as dark as I would have liked it, I used the printer/sticker paper transfer technique.  I learned how to get the Word Art to be printed out in the reverse format for the transfer to work.  I like the idea of angels being everywhere, though not always easy to see.