ICAD#031: The FINALE! ..."Live your life..."

It's day 31 of my personal ICAD* challenge. YES, I made it!

Today's card was made for my new friend Kim Matschell, who I met on the MixedMedia Jenn & Friends Facebook group. You can view her ICAD videos on her Youtube channel, MatschMomma.

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Here's the video of the making of ICAD #031:

ICAD#031 http://youtu.be/6MS8Rc1JoXA


Supplies Used: Gesso, Acrylic paints,  Liquitex Gel Medium, Mod Podge, Sizzix Texture Boutique Tool, Sizzix Embossing folder, lots of circle shapes (caps, bottles, etc), Stamp, painter's tape,printout on paper towel (words), $1 store hairspray, and Molotow Paint Pen.

ICAD#030: " live simply..."

It's day 30 of my personal ICAD* challenge. Today's card was made for my friend Sarah Goode. I use a list of 365 Words for my prompts. Sarah chose #141 which was "BLOOM".

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Here's the video of the making of ICAD #030:

ICAD#030 http://youtu.be/ggUYuqrvumg

Supplies Used: Gesso, Acrylic paints (various brands), Dylusion Ink Sprays,  Liquitex Gel Medium, Modge Podge,  Uni-ball Black pen, Molotow Paint Pen.

Folk Art extreme glitter paint, Versamark clear embossing ink refill, WOW Embossing powder (bright white),

 painter's tape, printout on paper towel (quote),

$1 store hairspray

And if you like to work with Dylusion Ink Sprays you might find this Quik Clip Tip helpful...

HOW I SEAL DYLUSIONS http://youtu.be/NeMWiugCD9M

See you tomorrow! OUR LAST ICAD date!

ICAD#029: " Reach for those stars"

It's day 29 of my personal ICAD* challenge. Today's card was made for my friend Tracy Miller. I met Tracy through an online swap community called Swap-Bot. I have swapped with her several times and she is one creative woman!

I use a list of 365 Words for my prompts. Tracy chose #100 which was "DREAM".

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Here's the video of the making of ICAD #029:

ICAD#029 http://youtu.be/A6WjlSxeuRc

Supplies Used: Gesso, Acrylic paints, Faber-Castell Gelatos, Liquitex Gel Medium, Mod Podge, Versamark clear embossing ink, Embossing powder, painter's tape,

printout on paper towel (words), $1 store hairspray, baby wipe, stencil (star),  Stabilo pencil, Molotow Paint Pen, Sewing machine, Thread (black),
and Golden acrylic glazing medium.

I will be sending these little pieces of art out to my friends and followers who request one.   If you would one of my future ICADs sent your way, comment below and send your mailing address to me at (thedotnestmonster at gmail dot com).

See you tomorrow!

ICAD#028: "Expect a Miracle!"

It's day 28 of my personal ICAD* challenge. Today's card was made for my very good friend Lea Avroch. I use a list of 365 Words for my prompts. Lea chose #236 which was "MIRACLE".

Here is her card -

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Here's the video of the making of ICAD #028:

ICAD#028 http://youtu.be/ZwskBzvnyCM


Supplies Used: Gesso, Acrylic paints (various brands),    Faber-Castell Gelatos,  Stencil (cut on Silhouette Portrait), baby wipes,  Liquitex Gel Medium, Computer printout on paper towels, $1 store hairspray,
Mod Podge, and Molotow Paint Pen.

I will be sending these little pieces of art out to my friends and followers who request one.   If you would one of my future ICADs sent your way, comment below and send your mailing address to me at (thedotnestmonster at gmail dot com).

See you tomorrow! (3 more days!)

ICAD#027: " Nature's Beauty "

It's day 27 of my personal ICAD* challenge. 

Recently I let my grandchildren loose with my art supplies.(Yeah, I'm the COOL grandma ...they call me G-Ma.) 

They played with stamps and ink pads mostly but thought the stencils were great, too. They were working to make postcards to send out as part of a kids' swap I found online -
Summer Mail Art Swap for Kids (and Their Adults), hosted by Amy Hood. I think this is such a cool idea, I mean we swap, why not the kids too?!


My grandson, Quadir (Quaddy) made a very cool background and gave it to me. I decided to use it in today's ICAD. Plan to frame it for him to hang in his room. 

  

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Here's the video of the making of ICAD #027:

ICAD#027 http://youtu.be/ga4hWhpvkMs


Supplies Used: Quadir's background, Acrylic paints (various brands),Faber-Castell Pitt Big Brush Pens, 
Faber-Castell Gelatos, Modge Podge, and Molotow Paint Pen.

I will be sending these little pieces of art out to my friends and followers who request one.   If you would one of my future ICADs sent your way, comment below and send your mailing address to me at (thedotnestmonster at gmail dot com).

See you tomorrow!

(ONLY four more days in the ICAD self-challenge!!!)

ICAD#026: "The earth laughs..."

It's day 26 of my personal ICAD* challenge. Today's card was made for my new friend, Amy VanDyke. I met Amy on the Facebook group, Art Abandonment.

" Art Abandonment is a group designed to encourage random acts of art, left in various locations around the globe. The idea is that folks can make something and leave it for a lucky unsuspecting person to find. Artists can then post locations and photos of abandoned goodies…and finders can let everyone know that they are the lucky finder! O' sweet abandon! " 

                                       (Source: Facebook Group's ABOUT Page) 

Coming up with design ideas and mixing it up with different techniques each day can sometimes be difficult for me. I wanted to do something I haven't done for a while. I decided to do some heat embossing this time. I even ended up with a bonus video - another Quik Clip Tip .

Here's today's ICAD -

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Here's the video of the making of ICAD #026:

ICAD#026 http://youtu.be/q3lz_hiTYzM

Supplies Used: Gesso, Acrylic paints (various brands), Flower cardstock cutout on my

Silhouette Portrait, October Afternoon Sprinklers, 

Cling stamp (flower), Molotow Paint Pen,

 Modge Podge, Zig Writer pen (black), Deli paper, 

Versamark embossing ink refill and embossing powder.

I will be sending these little pieces of art out to my friends and followers who request one.   If you would one of my future ICADs sent your way, comment below and send your mailing address to me at (thedotnestmonster at gmail dot com).

See you tomorrow!

ICAD#25: "...Stop and notice God's miracles."

It's day 25 of my personal ICAD* challenge. Today's card was made for my new friend, Jeannie Spaulding. I met her through my YT channel. 

I use a list of 365 Words for my prompts. Jeannie chose #100 which was "MIRACLE". This one is very fitting. God must have had his hand in her picking that number...well, silly me, OF course He did!

Apologies it was a rainy day so lighting was very poor. But the message still comes through -

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Here's the video of the making of ICAD #025:

ICAD#0 http://youtu.be/5M73C4tppr8


Supplies Used: Gesso, Acrylic paints (various brands),   book pages, tissue paper, pattern tissue paper, deli paper, Liquitex acrylic glazing medium, Modge Podge, Zig Posterman paint marker, Molotow Paint Pen, Faber-Castell Gelatos, Tim Holtz water brush , and Silhouette Portrait machine. 

I will be sending these little pieces of art out to  any of my friends and followers who request one.   If you would one of my future ICADs sent your way, comment below and send your mailing address to me at (thedotnestmonster at gmail dot com).

See you tomorrow!

ICAD#024: "Laughter is..."

It's day 24 of my personal ICAD* challenge. Today's card was made for my new friend Louise Ladeedah. I met Lou through my Youtube channel. She is a very funny lady and quite the artist. Check her out on YT, her channel is thriftylou.

I use a list of 365 Words for my prompts. Lou chose #364 which was "DISTANCE". Pretty appropriate seeing as she lives in the UK!

  

Me in Rome, NY

Lou in the UK

 

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Here's the video of the making of ICAD #024:

ICAD#024 http://youtu.be/Wy1gOjF6GGo

Supplies Used: Computer printout of map and quote, 

Faber-Castell Gelatos, Modge Podge, Sharpie pen, 

Zig Posterman paint marker, Derwent Inktense Watercolor pencils, Tim Holtz water brush , Uni-ball Impact gel pens.

I will be sending these little pieces of art out to my friends and followers who request one.   If you would one of my future ICADs sent your way, comment below and send your mailing address to me at (thedotnestmonster at gmail dot com).

See you tomorrow!

ICAD#023: " Create 'til your heart's content"

It's day 23 of my personal ICAD* challenge. Today's card was made for my new friend Elizabeth Leite. I met Elizabeth on the Facebook group, MixedMedia Jenn & Friends, which was created by Jenn Engle.

One thing I am learning from this process is to never give up on something you are working on. Keep going or put it aside for another day. This had many "oh dang it" moments (censored) but I kept going and it turned out pretty good in the end. Not perfect by any means.

Here's is the ICAD I created for her -

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Here's the video of the making of ICAD #023:

ICAD#023 http://youtu.be/lBFqFjleTaE


Supplies Used: Gesso, Acrylic paints (various brands), Folk Art Extreme Glitter Paint,  computer printout
 on deli paper, Dylusion Ink Sprays,
 Faber-Castell Gelatos, Modge Podge, 
Stabilo pencil, Stampin Up Blender Pen.

I am sending these little pieces of art out to my friends and followers who request one.   If you would one of my future ICADs sent your way, comment below and send your mailing address to me at (thedotnestmonster at gmail dot com).

See you tomorrow!

ICAD #22: " ...beautiful Soul"

I will be sending these little pieces of art out to my friends and followers who request one.   If you would one of my future ICADs sent your way, comment below and send your mailing address to me at (thedotnestmonster at gmail dot com).

It's day 22 of my personal ICAD* challenge. Today's card was made for my friend Cheryl Foiles. I use a list of 365 Words for my prompts. Cheryl chose #43 which was "SOUL".

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Here's the video of the making of ICAD #022:

ICAD#022 http://youtu.be/COUTBplDJaQ


Supplies Used: Gesso, Acrylic paints (various brands),glitter paint, computer printout (quote)  Faber-Castell Pitt Big Brush Pens, Faber-Castell Gel Sticks,  Modge Podge, Stabilo pencil, Molotow Paint Pen.

See you tomorrow!

ICAD #021 : "Love is in the Air..."

I will be sending these little pieces of art out to my friends and followers who request one.   If you would one of my future ICADs sent your way, comment below and send your mailing address to me at (thedotnestmonster at gmail dot com).

It's day 21 of my personal ICAD* challenge. Today's card was made for my friend Marla Gibson. I use a list of 365 Words for my prompts. Marla chose #23 which was "Breath".

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Here's the video of the making of ICAD #021:

ICAD#021 http://youtu.be/tXzft3Bcdrw


Supplies Used: Gesso, Acrylic paints (various brands), Glitter paint, computer printout on deli paper, Faber-Castell Pitt Big Brush Pens, Faber-Castell Gelatos, Modge Podge, Molotow Paint Pen.

See you tomorrow!

ICAD #020: "Happy"

I will be sending these little pieces of art out to my friends and followers who request one.   If you would one of my future ICADs sent your way, comment below and send your mailing address to me at (thedotnestmonster at gmail dot com).

It's day 20 of my personal ICAD* challenge. Today's card was made for my friend Linda Hardesty. When I think of Linda I think of "HAPPY" so that's the word I used for her ICAD.

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Here's the video of the making of ICAD #020:

ICAD#020 http://youtu.be/he8D4SnMwpI


Supplies Used: Gesso, Acrylic paints (various brands), gelli print on deli paper, Faber-Castell Pitt Big Brush Pens, Molotow Paint Pen, Sharpie markers in neon colors**, Epoxy Words from Heidi Swapp.

** Heads up! I found the Sharpie neon markers in Walmart. In the craft aisles they are $1.74 EACH, in the office/school supplies aisle they are $3.99 for set of 4!

See you tomorrow!

ICAD #019: "Special"

I will be sending these little pieces of art out to my friends and followers who request one.   If you would one of my future ICADs sent your way, comment below and send your mailing address to me at (thedotnestmonster at gmail dot com).

It's day 19 of my personal ICAD* challenge. Today's card was made for my friend Mischelle Fanucchi. I use a list of 365 Words for my prompts. Mischelle chose #307 which was "Special".

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Here's the video of the making of ICAD #019:

ICAD#019 http://youtu.be/VtriEnI4YUk19


Supplies Used: Gesso, Acrylic paints (various brands), quote printout, leftovers from my gelli prints on deli paper, black gel pen, Modge Podge.

See you tomorrow!

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