ICAD Weeks 6 & 7 - Days 36-49 and Our Visit to TN

I have gotten so far behind on posting that I'm going to combine two weeks here along with some info about our getaway.  We've had a busy couple of weeks and have been away from home quite a bit so my schedule, or lack thereof, has been a little topsy turvy.  Sorry in advance for the lengthy post.

Did I mention that we went to Tennessee to visit our son, DIL, and GS1?  Well, the opportunity presented itself and we planned a short visit of about 5 days.  On one of those days our DIL suggested that we visit a place called Lucky Ladd's Farm that had a petting zoo and activities that GS1 and Papa and his parents could take part in.  One of the areas to visit was a bird enclosure where I took a picture of some of the birds there.  It was extremely hot that day, and I took advantage of sitting in the shade when I could.  Back home, while recuperating from the heat, we did some art together, GS1 and I, as you will see in some of these cards.

Day 36/61 - Balance

Watercolor Pencils and Micron

Here's the photo...

Day 37/61 - Dashboard

I had done this one before we left.  Micron, watercolor pencils, and silver metallic Journal Marker.  The tangle is ARRERS #11 by Neil Burley.

Day 38/61 - PacMan

GS1 used a glass to draw the circle for the PacMan and colored it.  I added the other parts when we got home.  Watercolor pencil and Sharpie Paint Markers.

Days 39,41,42/61 - Fringe, Forest Green, Racetrack

GS1 asked if we could combine the "ideas"/prompts and I said yes.  This is totally his card.  We had a little discussion as to what "fringe" was and he thought of the fringe on a blanket.  The blanket of course had to be forest green and he decided that it would have a racetrack on it.  That way, if you laid it on the floor, you could also play with it with your cars.  

Day 40/61 - Parchment or in this case Parch Mint

Yes, I know it's a stretch, but this is another one that I had done before our trip.  Trying to explain it to an 8-yr-old was a little difficult and I don't really think he understood my out-of-the-box interpretation.  Micron and watercolor pencils.

Day 43 - Fragile (Off Prompt)

Again, another one that I had done at home first.  But it did spark a little art lesson in how to draw things behind others to show depth (which we put to use in the next card).  Sharpie Paint Markers and white gel pen.

Day 44 - Seashell

I had brought my little 100 Day Tangle keychain with me and we looked through to find a tangle that might resemble a shell.  This is Bell Temps by Tina Akura Hunziker CZT.  GS1 practiced on the back and got to draw a couple of those beginning spirals on the front and I finished it.  Then I decided to add the fish background - tangle Fishstar by Von Irene Fleckenstein.   He added all the mouths and eyes and we had a good laugh about the positioning of the fish so close to each other.  Micron, graphite pencil, watercolor pencils.

Day 46/61 - Calm (Off Prompt)

Having to get to the airport early, there was time to kill and since I hadn't flown in 25 years, I was trying to keep myself occupied and calm by going through my Pinterest boards.  This is an idea for a fence that I had pinned on my Outdoor Projects board.  Watercolor Pencils.

Days 45 & 47 - Plum and Intertwine

I drew the bird that I had taken a picture of in the bird enclosure and GS1 colored it.  When I got home I added the tangle Amer by Maria Vennekens CZT in the background.

And the picture of the bird...........

Day 48/61 - Disco (Off Prompt)

At the farm there was a field of flowers - zinnias and sunflowers and GS1 wanted to pick some for his mother.  He specifically wanted red ones but settled for a mixure in the end.  This kind of reminded me of them.  Tangles are Fluff Ball by Marcela Alejandra Rivera and Mooka by Zentangle HQ.  Micron and watercolor pencils.

Day 49/61 - Assemblage

We were home for a couple of days and then down to the condo.  I had to look for something at $Tree and also gave myself a challenge to find some things there to use for this prompt.  I came up with a piece of sticky-backed wallpaper, rub-on letters, sticky notes, and tiny wooden leaves.  The butterfly sticker was in my art supplies that I had brought along.  I'll use the extras of these materials for some card fronts, sans the rub-ons which were really difficult to use.  I can figure something else out from my stash for a sentiment or leave it off entirely.  

That brings me almost current.  Here are some more pictures from our trip.

Feed Beatrice the Ostrich

I need a better hat.

This guy loves Shark Week and had just gotten this Shark Sack/Blanket he couldn't wait to show us.

The sunflower field.

Family picture.

Rubber Duck Racing.

Had to have Barbeque one night.  This welcomed us at the door.  Should have gotten the whole pig.

On Monday, mom and dad were working so Papa and I got to "play games" all day with Ryan.  Chris and Ryan got in another game of Othello before Chris drove us to the airport Tuesday morning.

The view from above the clouds on the way home.

ICAD Week 5 - Days 29-35

 Day 29/61 - Sepia

Tangle is C-View by Ria Matheussen using Micron and Watercolor Pencils

Day 30/61 - Parfait

I wanted to try tessellating parfait glasses and wound up with these parfait glass paper dolls.  Micron and Stabilo Markers.

Day 31/61 - Bonsai

I drew the 3-D Bonsai puzzle that a friend gifted me that currently sits on my sideboard behind me.  Micron and Watercolor Pencils.

32/61 - Pixel Art

Full disclosure - I've been playing catch-up with these and they were done out of order.  We spent the holiday long weekend at the condo with Rachel and her family and I fell behind.  Our GS3 seems to be part rooster and I'm not used to getting up at 6:30 a.m..........and staying awake.  I'll post about the weekend soon, but this was just what I needed to do when we got home, even though it took a good chunk of time to do.  You may be thinking "Avocado?", but no, it's a pixellated weather map of an approaching thunder storm that we avoided by coming home.  Done all in Stabilo Markers while watching the opening night of Shark Week.

Day 33/61 - Castle (Off Prompt)

Looking for something quick to do, I found some origami star strips and glued them to the index card first and then used a micron for the line work adding shading with colored pencil.

Day 34/61 - Panorama (Off Prompt)

This is my rendition of Sanntangle's Tile #455 which I did in honor of Independence Day.  Micron and colored pencils.

Day 35/61 - Splash

Microns and Watercolor Pencils.  Tangle is Jettabout by Debbie New which looked like a splash to me.

ICAD Week 4 - Days 22-28

Day 22/61 - Tulip

Inspired by a photo taken in April by my cousin Janis of tulips in bloom in Lewes, Delaware.  

Sharpie Paint Markers, Watercolor Pencils, Colored Pencils

Day 23/61 - Hummingbird

I was going for that "noir" feeling with just a tiny pop of color and some silver.

Micron, Colored Pencils, Sharpie Paint Markers, Silver Gel Pen

Day 24/61 - Coffee or Tea

I made my "T"ea with colored masking tape and then tangled on it with Micron and Gel Pen.  Tangles are Boter Bloem by Ellen Wolters, Qurtuba by Aida Rico CZT, Flower Echo by Linda Rea.

Day 25/61 - Fold

Micron, Prismacolor Watercolor Pencils.  Tangle is Quiltz by Kym Barlow

Day 26/61 - Strawberry

Watercolors, Micron, White Gel Pen

Day 27/61 - Opaque

I used opaque Sharpie Paint Markers and PaperMate InkJoy Brights Gel Pen.  I neglected to write down the name of the tangle and can't find the source.

Day 28/61 - Steampunk (?)

Micron, QiLi Metallic Colored Pencil, Inc Metallic Brush Journaling Pen.  Tangle in black is Widgets by Kate Ahrens CZT

ICAD Week 3 - Days 15-21

Day 15/61 - Terrazzo (Off Prompt)

Got some new pens - Art Owl Acrylic Glitter Pens - and had to try them out.

Day 16/61 - Ivy

Micron, General's Watercolor Pencils.  Tangle is Vereni by Ria Matheussen.

Day 17/61 - Ranunculus

Sharpie Paint Markers, General's Watercolor Pencils, Stabilo Marker

18/61 - Beach

Microns, Stabilo Markers, Prismacolor Pencils, White Gel Pen

19/61 - Alternating

Micron and Graphite Pencil. Tangles are Nubia, Corn Rows by Alice Hendon, Hibred, and Purk

Day 20/61 - Gold

Swatching QiLi Metallic Colored Pencils plus Gold Gel Pen, Sharpie, Gold Glitter Pen

Day 21/61- Crystal (Off-Prompt)

Swatching KOH-I-NOOR Tri-Tone Pencils

ICAD Week 2 - Days 8-14

My art is all over the place - both physically and productively.  I sometimes look at the cards of others that have a certain style and wish I did too, but so far, I haven't been able to pin down any particular technique or style.  So I guess you could file me under "eclectic" which definitely came out in this week's cards.

Day 8/61 - Wave

I used Microns and White Gel Pen for this tangle and the quote by Doe Zantamata

Day 9/61 - Potpourri

Yarn ORTs (Old Ratty Threads) - Here's the back story on this one.  HWNSNBP somehow tore his cargo shorts and wondered if I could fix them.  I told him I could if he got out the sewing machine that was in the lower cabinet.  Of course, when he opened the door to the cabinet it was like a game of Jenga when you pull the wrong block out and things come flying out.  One of those things was a plastic bag full of the ORTs or yarn threads that I had saved from the rainbow fairies I made a couple of years ago.  Well, since I can't tolerate the scents of most potpourris, I used the yarn as my potpourri.  I just wrote one letter at a time with plain white glue and placed the yarn pieces on the glue with some tweezers.  What I have to do now is put the card in a plastic sleeve to prevent those letters from shedding.  That reminded me of when the kids were little and we rented a house at the shore owned by an art teacher.  She had some wonderful handmade pieces throughout the house, but she also had a bowl of potpourri in each room so the first thing that I did when we checked in was to put each bowl in a plastic bag to muffle the scent.  

Day 10/61 - Orange

Sharpie Marker, General's Watercolor Pencils, Aquapainter, Sharpie Paint Marker, Butterfly Punch

11/61 - Ferris Wheel

When we went to the Kirkside Garage Sale the morning before Rachel and boys arrived, I succumbed to the temptation and bought a couple of little bags of buttons.  Of course, HWNSNBP just shook his head and asked why I needed more buttons because he knows that I have thousands already.  So, before I stashed these away, I thought I could turn them into a representation of a ferris wheel.  I first lightly glued them to the card and then took a needle to poke holes into the card where the stitching would be.  I did this for one ring at a time starting in the center.  I sewed them to the card with some silver floss.

Day 12/61 - Ellipse

Sharpie Paint Markers

Micron

White Gel Pen

Day 13/61 - Lost and Found

Paint Skins and Felt - some other "stuff" that fell out of the cabinet

14/61 - Recipe (Off Prompt)

I couldn't decide on a recipe that I might illustrate so I went for a tangle.  This one is called Searchin by Jody Genovese.  PaperMate Ink Joy Bright Gel Pens, Zebra Sarasa Pens, General's Watercolor Pencils

I'm really struggling to get my white index cards to look white in the photos.  Trust me, they are bright white.  This is very frustrating.