Looking back on the art I’ve been making for the past few months I’ve done quite a bit of digital work. I started really delving into Procreate when we went on Vacation earlier this year, and I haven’t stopped exploring the possibilities since. While planning for our vacation in late February and early March of his year I opted to take only my camera and iPad. No knitting, no sketch book, no art supplies. This was the first time I’d ever taken only my iPad, with the intent of creating art while on a vacation. I had a plan to limit my supplies and challenge myself to only using procreate. My plan worked, I learned a lot about procreate and I enjoyed to process. The biggest thing I learned was how very freeing being able to sit on the couch or the porch at night with just an iPad and a pencil was. There was no figuring out where to put supplies, or how to juggle a sketchbook on my lap, or being confined to the table. The other bonus ...
What's your superpower? Mine? I make cards. Food and cards are my love language and they're how I show the people in my life that I love them.
When someone we care about is tossed a big storm in life we generally step in and offer something to let them know we care and that we're there for them. Some take food to the family, others send flowers and notes of love, but I usually make cards. Thank You cards to be more specific. When something unexpected happens in someone's life and the world rushes in to help, there are always thank yous to send after the storm recedes. I create those cards and give them with love, often with the postage to mail them.
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When I need to make a lot of cards in a short amount of time I always turn to ink blending. I cut a few masks from full stick post-it notes using some dies. The masking creates a simple way to spotlight the stamped sentiment. Using white cardstock for the panels and a variety of stencils makes the ink blended colors pop. This is generally as close to one-layer cards as I get. Each panel is cut with one of my favorite rectangle dies and sometimes there's a small die-cut added for a little bit of embellishment.
Once the cards are completed they are packaged up, usually in a gift bag with the stamps, and handed off. I don't expect anything in return, not even a thank you note. I find genuine joy in sharing my handmade cards this way. I also find it heartwarming that I can touch someone so deeply with something so simple
When someone we care about is tossed a big storm in life we generally step in and offer something to let them know we care and that we're there for them. Some take food to the family, others send flowers and notes of love, but I usually make cards. Thank You cards to be more specific. When something unexpected happens in someone's life and the world rushes in to help, there are always thank yous to send after the storm recedes. I create those cards and give them with love, often with the postage to mail them.
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When I need to make a lot of cards in a short amount of time I always turn to ink blending. I cut a few masks from full stick post-it notes using some dies. The masking creates a simple way to spotlight the stamped sentiment. Using white cardstock for the panels and a variety of stencils makes the ink blended colors pop. This is generally as close to one-layer cards as I get. Each panel is cut with one of my favorite rectangle dies and sometimes there's a small die-cut added for a little bit of embellishment.
Once the cards are completed they are packaged up, usually in a gift bag with the stamps, and handed off. I don't expect anything in return, not even a thank you note. I find genuine joy in sharing my handmade cards this way. I also find it heartwarming that I can touch someone so deeply with something so simple
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