Friday, May 2, 2014

Friday's Mix of Art Projects

  Thanks to all who shared your favorite challenges to create for last week! There are so may wonderful ones out there I agree with Giggles who said "wouldn't it be great to have them all listed in one place?"

 Lots to share today so let's get to it. My completed calendar spread for April:

  I've just begun planning out May's and will post it another time. Linking to Kate Crane's 2014 Calendar Project.

 Continuing the Art of Whimsical Lettering practices:









And of course I'm also continuing the abstract art practices/variations exercise #30. You can get details, links and see the first practice here.


                                                 This time I began with a light oil pastel.



                                                                  Scribbled in color



                                           More mark making after smearing previous scribbles.




                                                                Completed practice.





   For this variation I used acrylic paints on a wet watercolor paper. You can see how buckled the paper became. I don't like this so much. These are meant to be exercises not completed art but I couldn't help giving this series a title anyways- Blurred Lines-:) They'll probably end up being cut or torn and used as background bits.




  My last bit is a card for the Freshly Made Sketches challenge using the above sketch. I'm also linking this to the Simon Wednesday challenge blog (anything goes theme).


  With Mother's Day quickly approaching I thought it a good way to get my card done and apply  the challenge themes at the same time. Mom doesn't have a computer so I know she won't see this.

  Products: lg. white note card (canvas Corp.); soft pink patterned paper and card stock (the Paper Studio); Mother's words and dotted papers (DCWV); clear stamp (Stampabilities); Versafine Onyx black ink (Tsukineko); Grand Calibur die cut machine and Big Scalloped Circles Lg. (Spellbinders); crochet trim (JoAnne's); Diamond Stickles glitter glue (Ranger); paper flowers (the Paper Studio); pearl stickers (Queen &Co.)

 On a last note, I recently discovered (thru Missy K's blog) a free online class being offered  by Mindy Lacefield. I've always admired her art but have never taken a class with her. This is a special and beautiful offering. Just click on this underlined link for the details. Thanks for posting about this Karen!

  Would love to have you join in on all the fun (and amazing art) at Paint Party Friday too, a great place to be!

                               " Learning never exhausts the mind."     Leonardo da Vinci

















33 comments:

  1. Loads of lovely projects again for this week, well done. There is a blog which lists nearly all challenges and updates daily, it's paperplayful.blogspot, you can find lots of challenges there. Valerie

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  2. Beautiful variety! I loved seeing the filled in calendar!! Wonderful card for mom and thanks for sharing your process on all the scribble art! Great lettering journal pages too.. thanks for the shout out about the challenges...looks like Valerie has offered up a solution. I'll have to check it out. Oh and thanks for the heads up on the free class from Mindy....love her work too!!

    Have a great weekend!
    Hugs Giggles

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  3. I absolutely love your creativity and your calendar pages! beautiful work Linda!
    http://agagasiniak.blogspot.co.uk/

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  4. The April calendar looks wonderful! I love the diary text in the numbers. What a cool idea. Lovely mother's day card. It's beautiful :)

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  5. Love your April calendar and wow, that is a beautiful Mother's Day card. I'm sure she will love it. Happy PPF!

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  6. wow loving your calendar pages and your gorgeous Mothers Day Card Linda. Happy PPF, Annette x

    http://nettysartadventures.blogspot.co.uk/

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  7. Yet again really enjoying watching your abstract art develop. You have been so busy this week! Thanks for the link. I will take a look.

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  8. Delicious creations, lovely colors!

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  9. What an interesting post, Linda. Love your card, of course, but also enjoyed seeing your calendar and journal pages, too! Thanks for playing along with us at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge!

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  10. A gorgeous and varied collection of art. Love the caendar project!

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  11. The whimsical lettering looks wonderful and I also enjoyed the April calendar!

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  12. I love the lettering you've been doing.

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  13. You've had a busy week again, Linda! Your April calendar is so nicely filled in - I always look forward to see what you do for each month. May should be very interesting.

    Your Mother's Day card is lovely and a great take on the sketch challenge, too. Enjoy your weekend, my friend!

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  14. so much beautiful art today, you've been busy! Love it all!

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  15. I really enjoyed seeing all the variety in your work this week. That card for your mom is so beautiful - she will definitely LOVE it. I signed up for Mindy's class - looking forward to bringing a Jewish/Buddhist/Yoga perspective to it!

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  16. Love seeing your wonderful work! Thanks for sharing your card at FMS!

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  17. Love all your cool lettering, and the abstract painting as well.

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  18. How great that you're having a go at lots of different styles and media. I especially love the lettering.

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  19. I love all your wordy cards. Happy ppf.

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  20. Happy May dear Linda...
    I see you are off to a very creative start
    Where did April go?
    Thank you for sharing your artwork...
    I am off to check out the free class link too
    Happy Weekend to you and yours
    oxo

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  21. I enjoy your creative lettering, so playful and eye cathching.

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  22. omg it seems like only yesterday that you shared that April-spread .... I wonder where April went, it just went whooosh!
    Love all your lettering practices, and your experiments with abstract art.

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  23. Wow you have been busy. I love seeing your creative process. Thank you for the well wishes

    Wishing you a happy weekend
    Nicole/Beadwright

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  24. I love all the fun experimenting you've been doing with your lettering and abstract work. The card for Mother's day is gorgeous, and I am sure it will be treasured. Blessings, my friend!

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  25. I like your Blurred Lines. You can wet the back of the paper and put it under a heavy book to reduce the buckling and flatten it out. I'm always amazed at how much you get done -- and all of it so wonderful Thanks for sharing.

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  26. Great post Linda... I do love your calendar pages. Your mum is going to adore her card :)

    Glad you are joining in with Mindy's class.

    Karen x

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  27. What a creative week.
    Love the card...

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  28. Absolutely love the variety...and it must be really great trying out so many new things...
    Love da Vinci quote :)
    Deepa
    http://deepazworld.blogspot.ae/

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  29. Wow, so many things to look at! Wonderful work, I love your card :) I linked to your friend and the classes. I'm so excited about that, I just interviewed Carla Sonheim! Thanks for sharing your work.

    Happy Paint Party Friday!
    Tam http://cardmakingartists.com

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  30. Excellent and exciting projects. Love your pages and the scribbles.

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  31. What a sweet mother's day card for your mom! I'm sure she will love it! I love all of that pink and the sweet flower! Thanks for joining us this week at Freshly Made Sketches!

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  32. What a beautiful mother's day card and so many lovely artworks!

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  33. Love these pages Linda! So interested in learning to letter better and more!

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