Ingenious Inkling

Arty Saturday

I had fun making lots of art today.  It started with my Wanderlust lesson, which was to focus on using just paper to create a collage.  Since the overarching theme was Ephemera, I just worked from my collage drawer.

 

Next I took a face drawing class with Dina Wakley on Facebook.  After my disastrous self-portrait experience, I figured I needed more help.  It's far from great, but I was personally thrilled that they looked like faces and didn't make me cringe.

 

 

After that class ended, I joined Lauren for a Blackout Poetry Class taught by our talented friend the Damsel of Distressed.  

 

 

I loved the process and will certainly try making more.

And lastly, one of my photos of a downtown Cedar Rapids mural (Little Mermaid) was included in the Cedar Rapids 2021 Tourism Guide (yay!)

 

Everybody Was a Baby Once

I used this week's 2 Sketches 4 You sketch for a larger group card (5 1/2" square) for a children's book-themed baby shower.  The focal image is from a discarded Golden Book called My Picture Dictionary.  It coordinated perfectly with my new Life is Good Papers and embellishments form Echo Park.

I added several sticker embellishments from the set, as well as some chocolate ribbon & adhesive pearls to finish the design.  The stamped sentiment is from My Favorite Things Clearly Sentimental About Babies.