Doodle. Word. Photo. Fun.

I have become lost in my own little world.  Obsessed.  Loving creating, again!  And, eager for you to do it with me!  I want to show you how to play.  How to create, with whatever material you have.  For me, it is for something fun to do with the kids on these cold days inside. A way to preserve memories, and get me off of the computer.

This is page is church doodles, layered with paint, and a photo.  The right side I think needs a little bit more, but Pax painted the dots...so I don't want to cover it up!  It was kind of fun to paint over all of the text.  A great way to pray, or vent, then cover it up and let it go!

High school friends were the highlight of this week! A birthday, a mural, and yummy cupcakes!  I'm trying to print the pictures I post....so, that was what I printed this week!

Date night owl!  The picture on the right is of a cool chair I saw on a DATE with my hubby.  So, that was the picture I used.  The "challenge" of this week was a doodle border.  It didn't quite happen.  But, I had fun with "ditto" spray paint, stencils, collaging, drawing, and a photo!

Doodles. Photos. And an envelope!  

Above page finished!

Little hands stamping, before he smeared the stamp pad all over his hand!

Good company! These two have had fun creating art too!  Wait till you see the book CZ has started..... love. love. love.

Altered art with an envelope

This week's challenge is to incorporate an envelope into you planner. There was no "fun mail" to work with this week. So, I used a Verizon Bill envelope.  You know, when you are using junk mail for art, it makes you think.  I think about materials I use, waste, if I'm being a good consumer, responsible, yada-yada.  I love the "self-talk" that goes along with creating art.  It is truly an experience, not just "art."

I used coupon cutting as a time to collage, have a paper ball fight (that was FUN) and to create.

 

A trip to Lowes = photo op. And, more materials to use.

I will say, I am THROWING JUNK away with each challenge. I am not keeping a pile of junk/papers that I "might" want later.  Either glue it down, now.  Or, throw it away!

Ta-da.  Not quite finished. But, I'm having fun.  I need to glue some pictures to the left side and doodle a little more.  I want to use this envelope as a place to keep snail-mail going "out."  Everyone loves getting mail, and birthday cards.  I hope to do better with this.  I also used a Christmas Card envelope that was sent "back to sender" because I had the wrong address.  The wrong address is an address that I really need to get right and send an encouraging note to them!

I added another envelope back in another section.  I want to use this section as a place to write little reminders about CZ.  One for Pax coming soon.

If you have questions, or need tips, send me a message on the ART SHACK fb page. I"m glad to help.  Art is fun, you should try it!