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 ...
I'm often inspired by other makers and their ideas. Yana Smakula has a unique style and I can pick a Yana card out of any lineup, she is great at using smaller images to make an impact on cards. When I watched one of her older videos, 5 Ways to Stamp Backgrounds (not using background stamps), I was inspired to use some of my smaller stamps. While I didn't create a background on this card, I created a focal image using just one small stamp.
The magic here is not only in using a small stamp on repeat, it's also a stamp from an older Hero Arts Christmas stamp set. I rotated the triangle each time I stamped to create a geometric focal point, using Gina K Amalgam ink. Then came the rainbow of Copics to color the images and make them pop.
The large birthday sentiment from Creative Expressions balances the card panel. I used the Wonky Rectangles from Simon Says Stamp to add the faux stitching. The panel was mounted on a black card base and I added black enamel dots for the finishing touch.
Bold and geometric, clean and simple all in one card.
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