Jun28Art

I don't usually draw in the morning, and I rarely draw cups because… well you can see you yourself.  This is my favorite cup, it is supposed to be a tea cup, but I use it for my coffee.

#ICAD28 Today I was practicing my lettering so I figured I'd do some letters on my index card today too.

Jun27Art

Maya Angelo and John Wooden are both attributed with this quote, but based on timing I think John Wooden probably said it first.  Surely sounds like something a basketball coach would say, not so much what a poet would say.  Maya Angelo was way more than a poet however, she was an amazing woman in many ways and someone I admire greatly.

#ICAD27 More Distress Ink and my Pilot Parallel Calligraphy pen for the 'big' words, my Lamy 1.5 Calligraphy pen for the rest.  I used a Signo Uni-ball while gel pen on the word 'Long'… didn't show up as well as I'd hoped it would.

Jun26Art

I'm a big fan of Scott Adams, Dilbert cartoons, and have a 'Dogbert' doll on my desk.  Dogbert is a consultant (in case you didn't know that) and so am I, so I identify with Dogbert's attitude.

#ICAD26 I was looking thru some drawers in my den/studio and found some crayons I had forgotten I had (along with some markers and other stuff).  So today's card is made with crayola crayons… the smell reminds me of fun days coloring as a child.

Jun25Art

Just 6 months till Christmas, and two weekends, before I leave for Chicago.  I've ordered a stool to carry with me, but now I'm concerned it won't get here in time.  I may have to call them and opt for the two day shipping after all.  I wasn't going to carry a stool, but got an email yesterday that my afternoon workshop won't have anywhere to sit… no way I can stand for 3 hours, it suxs being old sometimes.

#ICAD25 Just some doodles with my gel pens, one of which has already quit working… this is not the first gel pen that has been a disappointment… on the one hand I like them, on the other hand… I don't.  

Jun24Art

Our pepper plants are producing peppers at a rapid rate these days, I see making batches of pepper sauce soon.  The surprise this year is the tiny Dragon peppers, most of them less than 1 inch long, and yet they pack a punch that will take your breath away.

#ICAD24 Used a new stamp I got today, to stamp this keyboard on a card.  Then I used some of my Zig Clean Color markers to color them.

Jun23Art

Where did the day go….  off to feed the cat and dogs and hit the rack.

#ICAD23 Just fooling around with stencils, and washi tape and markers...

Jun22Art

Ever since I bought the pencil for Paper53 and discovered it wouldn't work on my old iPad I've been thinking about getting a new one…. well today I took the plunge and got a new iPad Mini3 … and now my pencil works… yippee.  I only got the 16 gig one, the fellow at the store said don't you have much music or videos… and I said, well my old iPad is a 32 gig and I've had it for about 8 years and I've only used 12 gig… the biggest hogs on it are my art magazines on Vimeo and a painting video I loaded on there… I'm not throwing the old iPad away, in fact I'm thinking I'll use it to store those magazines and videos.  New toys… I have a crick in my neck from playing with it.

#ICAD22 Used some of the new 'Colorbox' ink and a butterfly stencil to create this card, purely fun.

Jun21Art

Happy father's day… I miss my dad every day, but father's day is always bitter sweet because it was the last time I talked to me dad… at least I got to say 'I love you'

#ICAD21 Just testing to see if matte gel medium will buck up an index card enough to accept watercolor…. looks like the answer is yes :-)

Jun20Art

Gracie is wearing the cone of shame, she has licked her poor feet raw, so to give them a break and time to heal… she's in the cone for now.  She's not happy with me, as I'm the one that put her in the cone.

#ICAD20 Color wheels.  I used my colored pencils to make these 2 color wheels, the one on the left the secondary colors (green, orange, purple) were made by blending the primary colors.  The color wheel on the right, I used the pencils of the secondary colors and didn't blend anything.  Interesting how close they are to each other.

Jun19Art

Our SC Senator Tim Scott is a man of God, who knows his bible, he mentioned this scripture during a news conference today and I had to look it up.  It perfectly fits what is going on in Charleston today.  I am so inspired by the families of the victims, their faith and love triumphs over hate.  I feel the need to examine my heart after witnessing their deep and abiding faith in God after such an incredible loss. 

#ICAD19 I used Kiriagami to cut a snowflake.  I had to cut the Origami paper down to a 4" square a 3" square was just too small to fold.  So my snowflake is a bit too tall for the index card, fits in my card box though so I'm ok with it.

Jun18Art

Senseless loss of life last night, during a prayer service at the Emanuel AME church, 9 people killed.  Prayers for the families that lost loved ones, the pastor a young 46 year old father of two girls aged 6 and 11 was a respected much loved man of God.  The entire community grieves the loss. 

#ICAD18 to express the sorrow of the people of Charleston at the senseless loss of 9 people gunned down during a prayer meeting last night.  They are in the arms of their savior now.  

Jun17Art

Charleston SC is in the heart of the South, and so we're used to hot weather here,  but this is very unusually hot for June, we don't get this kind of heat until late August. Hopeful this will not last for long.  

#ICAD17 Wabi-Sabi… I must admit I had to look this up, I had no idea what it meant.  Can't think of anything more humble than a lowly Index Card.

Jun16Art

Hazy, Hot and Humid… today, and tomorrow.. no rain in sight for my poor parched garden. The heat wave is supposed to continue the rest of the week.  With all this heat it seems appropriate that hockey season ended last night with the Chicago Blackhawks winning the Stanley Cup, congratulations Chicago… I know my family in Chicago was celebrating last night.

#ICAD16 Used my new Distress Ink on this card… I love the way the colors make the quote pop. 

Jun15Art

So hot today my impatiens curled up their leaves and flowers during the hot part of the day, but this evening they opened back up and displayed their beauty for me.  I just have two colors this year, red and white all mixed together,  I do love these little flowers.

#ICAD15 Today's challenge a collage of route 66, for a busy day for me, this was a nice break and easy to do.  I looked up route 66 on the internet and picked a couple of images.  I just happened to have some washi tape that looks like tire treads… perfect for this don't you think?