Index Cards and Candy Art

Continuing the 61 day creative 

habit challenge - ICAD.

 Index-Card-a-Day art: watercolor or

acrylic backgrounds, collage with painted papers, 

a little 'clip art', ink drawings, text, a map piece. 

There might be some watercolor pencil in there too...

you get the idea, lots of scraps and itty-bits!

Mixed media on index cards.

This was my favorite of the group...the 

combination of colors, and the suggestion

of blue waves...

This month the Hobonichi challenge is candy

and snacks from around the world. It's been

a fun challenge learning about each one,

and trying to represent their packaging. The

Japanese Umaibo was quite unique. Each 

flavor of the snack had a different design.

I've noticed the prominent use of bright primary

colors, especially red.  Eye catching is the name 

of the game! (Click on any image to enlarge.)

I read an American's review of the Milk Tablets 

from Thailand.  Apparently not a taste that he

found great. But I love that happy cow design!

And of course, most Americans are familiar

with Sixlets.  Similar to M &Ms, but smaller.

I like the letterstyle that's a little wonky.

This close-up reveals the imperfections,

(a little too much!) of drawing in a tiny journal.

I find that I can't see to draw tiny and accurately

that well any more. sigh. Suggestion of a

thing will have to do...

 

My journal pages usually have a

morning coffee doodle, so that 'qualifies' to

join Elizabeth for T Tuesday.

There are usually some delicious looking

photos of appetizing food on the participants blogs.

 Did you spot my doodle of the sweet roll? 

Stop by for a cup of something and a chat. 

T is for Tiger and Toucan

For the month of August I'm doing the 

Hobonichi Challenge art prompts: 

"It's a Zoo Out There!"

What fun to draw animals, some that

I have never seen. Thank you Internet

for reference photos for art!

I think I may have used this same photo 

before to draw a sea otter.  I think he's so

adorable floating on his back, looking so

relaxed!

Sun Bear and Red Panda. Cute little

face on the red panda...

Yes, I work in more than one planner...

and multiple sketchbooks too. After all, 

it's not hoarding if it's sketchbooks! ha ha

The top planner (red) is the Hobonichi A6,

in which these little watercolors are 

created. 

Had to add a fun photo of one of my daughter's

flower beds.  It's beside their basement steps, 

hence the reason for the fence. I said her flowers

looked so much better than mine! She admitted

she's been putting on fertilizer every week. 

Maybe I need to take a page from her book!

The summer has flown by so quickly! Just 

thought I should add some pretty blooms

to the blog before they're gone. 

Linking up with Bleubeard and Elizabeth

for T Tuesday. Stop by for a beverage and

a chat. Can you find the coffee cups that

I doodle on my pages nearly every day? 

 Gotta have coffee before I do all the things.

Call it Therapy

Here's a shameless plug inviting

you to stop by my other

blog, Cottonwood Counterfeit Journal,

to see the pages of my Fake Journal

so far this month...

The Fake Journal is when I pretend

to be someone else, or try to put

myself in their shoes.  The premise

is that if it's 'fake,' it tends to remove

some of the preconceived notions and

value judgments of what your journal

'should be'.  It's an opportunity to look at

things from a new perspective.

Hopefully, it quiets that mental critical 

voice that tells us "that's not good enough."

  Because after all,

it's Fake!

My Hobonichi journaling suffers a bit

when I'm working on my Fake Journal.

The drawings for the April project

seem to take up my drawing energy,

so the Hobonichi has a few more 

stickers and quotes mixed in with

 a very few sketches.

I hope you will stop by 

Bleubeard and Elizabeth's blog

over at Altered Book Lover, not

only for T Tuesday, but also to see

the annual celebration leading up

to Earth Day.  There are lots of

experiments and tutorials to see,

and beverages to enjoy 

on Tuesdays. 

"I drink coffee

for your

protection."

Beach Adventures

When we left for our Florida vacation

on the last day of January, our driveway

looked like this, and it was four below zero.

When we arrived in Panama City Beach, it

was about 65 degrees, and the sun was shining.

Your really get spoiled when it's 

almost 70 degrees...

The time goes by all too quickly!

But alas, we had to return home to 

cold and gray Ohio.

When hubby picked up our mail at the Post Office,

I was thrilled to discover a wonderful envelope 

from dear Elizabeth!  Just look

at that fabric, scrumptious handmade papers,

and lovely tip-in pages!  So sweet

of you.  Thanks so much 

dear friend! 

Happy Mardi Gras to those who are 

celebrating... is it Spring yet?  In shock here

since it's currently 18 degrees and snowing.

 I got spoiled by the warm Florida

weather. 

Linking up for T Tuesday over at 

Bleubeard and Elizabeth's, where we share

a beverage and a chat. Have you noticed I

pretty much automatically draw my coffee

cup every morning in my Hobonichi?

Instagram: Dbcarey_2000

Cabin Fever

Things I did while it snowed. A lot:

- make several collages with scraps and

leftover stuff.

- keep looking out the window with coffee 

cup in hand... 

- play in my Planners/Journals

-doing #ohsocutedoodles challenges this month

- binge watch Netflix, and rediscover some

old favorites, like Warehouse 13 on Amazon.

- made homemade oatmeal bread

- ate way too much homemade bread!

- made vegetable beef soup

- reading

- walking in place, and zumba on YouTube

- fill out my Medicare Application online

- watching 'crazy Dad' videos on YouTube

- wearing lots of clothing in layers

- way too much time online

- had to look up Muppet images for the song

"I've got cabin fever." so fun!

What did you do in your neck of the woods?

Here in the U.S. we seem to be in for 

several storms.  Survived 5"-6" of snow this

 weekend where I am in Ohio, but I hear more are 

predicted...with rain, ice, snow...who knows?!

Stay warm people. Go make some art.

Wizards Volume II

A month of Harry Potter continues...it has

been 20 years since the first book was published!

Above, Tom Riddle and Draco Malfoy,

two villains we 'love to hate.'

The Dursleys, and a Dementor...

It seems like I've been writing about fascias,

soffits, and downspouts all summer as we

tried to make the necessary replacements

ourselves. And then it happened.

Hubby fell off the ladder. He's ok, just

really sore. (CT scan at hospital to make

sure!) Hind sight is 20/20...we should have

hired someone to do it!

Harry Potter's 'muggle' family,

the Dursleys.

In case you were wondering, there 

were nine coffee cups in my post

last week. Not nearly so many this week.

Linking up for T Tuesday over at

Bleubeard and Elizabeth's blog.

Hippogriff: a mythical creature with the body of
a horse; wings, head and front claws of a raptor.

I hope your week has been 

uneventful, or at least events 

were pleasant!

Tribute to Wizards

The month of July is

"Harry Potter Month" in my

Hobonichi A6.

I especially love the 'young' Harry Potter

characters from the first couple of movies.

And of course I've read the books several times

too.  Never mind that they are supposed to be

books for kids.  They are great fun!

After a month of drawing toys in June,

I stumbled upon #thelicklekiwi challenge of

#31daysofharry on Instagram...perfect!

Then realized after a couple of days that many

of the participants are professional illustrators

interpreting the characters in their own

cartoon style. OK then. 

I will still do my own thing...

portrait sketches from photos.

Well, the Weasley twins are kind of

'cartooney' on this page. Didn't have time

 that day for realism, I guess.  

Enjoying doing these, though I admit

I tend to get behind a couple of days

and then catch up, especially when

the family was visiting over the 

4th of July holiday!

"You look in excellent health to me, Potter, so you will

excuse me if I don't let you off homework today. I

assure you that if you do DIE, you need not turn it in."

~Professor Mcgonagall

Some suspicious characters...

and some that we

love to hate!

My Instagram is

dbcarey_2000

Linking up with Bleubeard and Elizabeth's

T Tuesday with my Tribute to Wizards,

where we post something beverage-related.

How many beverages did you spot

on my pages?

Hope your day is filled with sunshine!

Thanks for stopping by...