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 I will start with the ABC Challenge as I just finished one of those today. But let's begin with the letter I. A pretty simple looking project but it still took a while. I mixed some paint to create an indigo color for the sky. Next I insert ed paper between the mullions in the window. It so happened that I had the church cutout from another project and the icicles hanging from the roof covered the ice  prompt I did add some glitter to them although it is difficult to see in the photo. The last prompt is a little weird. Since I always add the letter to the card, I used one that is one inch  tall. Now for the letter J that I just completed. The prompts are jewel, jam, jazz and jewelry . This card seems a little simple and it was anything but. The four piece band is a photo of a metal sculpture I have hanging in my foyer. That represents the jam prompt. The letter J is embellished with jewel s for another prompt, The jazz prompt is represented by the flapper dancing t...

 You may remember, this challenge consists of five prompts plus a bonus prompt. I listed the prompts because some of the collages seem a little wacky unless you know what the prompts are.  So here we go with #15                   1. A stamp or seal impression                   2. Something that flies                   3. Something found in a kitchen                   4. A piece of wrapping paper with bright colors                   5. A photograph of a landmark.                   6. Bonus: An interesting texture. It is a bit hard to see but there is a bird in flight on the reflective circle and it is embossed so that covers prompt 1 & 2,  The rocket flying upwards doubles up on prompt 2.  The backg...

  Today I have three of the Full Deck playing cards and two of the ABC challenge collages to show you. The prompts for #13 in the Full Deck Challenge are crazy colors with black markings. I saw another participant had used things like a blue apple for her crazy colors. That was clever. There are so many takes on interpreting the prompts and that's what makes viewing other people's cards so interesting. Number 14 in this challenge has the simple prompts of  turquoise and staples.   I found a rustic set of double doors in a magazine that were a beautiful shade of turquoise.  However, in order to use them, they had to be cut way down and even then they covered the entire card. I decided the only way I could use them was if they opened. I covered the back side of the doors with background paper from a magazine and stenciled them with black paint to create the lattice design. Then I added a portion of an advertisement for bathroom flooring to the card. I actually glued t...

 I have two new Full Deck Challenge cards to post today. They are #11 and #12. Both lived up to the word "challenges" especially #12. But that's the purpose of the project. I just didn't realize it applied to every aspect from the concept, to the planing,to the techniques and especially the execution. The prompt for this one was black & white with a splash of color and stencil or texture paste. If you are wondering about the number 10 in the upper right corner, that was one of the screw ups. This is actually #11. I decided on the gauzy overlay with black sequins at the last minute. I had already added some black dots as one of my items brought forward and the sequins overlapped some of the dots. My constant color is Magenta. The texture paste fulfilled the texture paste prompt. Prompts for #12 were holes and drippy paint. My idea was to use donut holes and apply the drippy paint as frosting. In hindsight I should have given up on that at the very beginning when cr...

 With six coasters to present, I don't want you dozing off, so I will be as brief as possible. The prompts should be self-explanatory so refer to them if you are curious about the why behind what you are seeing in the pictures. Number nine:  1. A building or architectural fixture 2. A piece of a magazine or newspaper headline 3. A piece of graph or lined paper 4. Something you are hoarding (the jigsaw puzzle piece ) 5. A playing card or piece of one 6. Bonus: Something red Number ten:  1. A word that inspires you 2. Something cut into a triangle 3. Something travel related 4. Something that has legs 5. A paint sample or color swatch 6. Bonus; Something textured Number Eleven: 1. Someone smiling 2. Vintage advertisement or illustration 3. Image with gradient color 4. Page  or piece of handwritten numbers (the background is a page from a deposit book from the nineteen fifties) 5. Archeological find or treasure 6. Bonus: Word in your favorite foreign language Number Twe...

 A new challenge caught my eye and I have completed the first three which happen to be A, B, and C. If you are interested in checking out the challenge on YouTube, it is titled abcjlc . The "jlc" stands for Jodi Lewis Challenge. There are three prompts plus a bonus prompt for each new challenge. All the prompts will begin with the letter of that challenge. The prompt is optional or it can be substituted for one of the other prompts. The prompts for A Challenge are: asymmetrical, accordion, acetate, and artist. I started with the bonus because I had this copy of Seated Harlequin by Pablo Picasso. I cut away the background leaving just the figure and the table and I also tore out the signature which I applied on the left side just above the blue bricks. I thought the ruffles on the neckline and cuff could be considered as an accordion pleat but just to be sure I covered that prompt, I added a small piece of pleated paper and glued it to the table top. That could pass as a nap...