It's been a discombobulated week at my house. Last weekend we emptied over half of our house (including my studio), so we could have new flooring installed. The salesperson told us it was a one day project, which I thought was a tad ambitious ... turns out my estimate was closer to correct.
Here it is 7 days later ... and while we do have flooring down in 3 of the 5 rooms .. there are no moldings around the floor boards yet, so we can't start moving things back into place. My husband took pitty on me last night & moved in my craft table, paper cutter, and ink, so I could at least create a bit today. He was smart to suggest that I pack-up all of my paper in our suitcases, where it stayed nice and flat (but very heavy).
This disorientation made me grateful for the Index Card a Day project ... which is portable art. I had one small pad of designer paper, alphabet stickers, washi tape and a few stamps & inks ... and this is what I made.
June 3rd ~ Grid
My attempt at creating a grid with washi tape. I tried stamping with India ink, but without embossing powder (who knows where that might be), it was hard to make it stick ... I ended-up with more on my fingers than my card, but I still ike the effect once it finally dried.
June 4 ~ My Name
Growing up, I hated that my name was often too long to fit in standardized forms ... but refused to go by Steph or any other nickname. Now I don't mind as much when people call me Steph (or Stef ... or SmilynStef).
June 5 ~ Map of an Imaginary Place
A far away peaceful land with lots of butterflies, ocean waves & sea shells in the sand (what I was wishing for that day ... instead I was sitting in the middle of the front yard in a lawn chair ... the only place I could connect to a wireless signal ... trying to resolve a leak discovered in our bathroom, which led to more unplanned home repairs).
June 6 ~ Alphabet (Dictionary)
One of the prompts this week was dictionary ... but I couldn't find my dictionary in all of the piles of stuff, so instead I used alphabet letter stickers on a washi tape striped background ... everything from A to Z.
June 7 - Memorial
My dear sister lost her faithful companion for the last 10 years ... Oslo the black kitteh. My heart was hurting for her, so I made a memorial card to honor him using more washi tape and inchie stamps.
Here's to hoping my creative space is back to normal by next weekend.
