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 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...

 I left off with #4 in light green in the last post and here is #5 in dark green. My constant is the words that are used to describe a color. Those words for this card are Emerald Green and Jade-Green. Both were cut from a dictionary. My carry-over from Card #4 is the butterfly. This one is quite dark but that gives it a mysterious quality. I mentioned my plan to cover the number on the playing card from here on unless it worked well with the rest of the card. I did write the #5 in the upper right hand corner but you have to peek under the butterfly wing to see it. Next card up is #6 in light blue. The words for this card are Powder-Blue and Azure.  The number is centered at the very bottom of the card and stamped in blue ink. There are two carry-overs. The last card had a green stamp on the right side and this one has a blue stamp on the right. The other carry-over is the butterfly. Card # 7 is dark blue and the seven is stamped slightly off center. The color words are Cobalt...

 I haven't given up on the circular #k2025cwp Margarete Miller challenge but I got hooked on another challenge and have been playing catch-up with that one. It is called the Full Deck Challenge and each collage is created on a card from a deck of playing cards. So far the prompts are quite simple. There is one prompt which is a color. The second requirement is that you choose one constant that is repeated on every card that follows. (For example you might choose to use a stamp on every card.) And the third challenge is to carry something from one card to the following card. This element can change from card to card. And lastly, the number in one corner of the card should be showing. This is optional! (I am seriously thinking of opting out of this which I will explain later.) Okay, here goes with #1. The color prompt is RED. For my constant I decided to use words that are used to describe a color. For this card I chose the words RUBY, PAPRIKA, and RUSSET. Since this is the first car...

 I won't go into great detail on these two challenges because I don't have photos to support the process and it's really not that important. The prompts for #7 were: 1. A flower 2. A receipt with a printed logo 3. Something with metallic ink 4. Something with wings 5. Something stapled 6. A coffee or tea stain I chose to use a tea stained bag for the background. Bonus item covered.  The second item I found was a girl with wings. Even though I had "something with wings" covered, I later added a couple butterflies just for interest. I happened to have a small piece of translucent paper with leaves that had flecks of metallic gold. When they catch the light they are beautiful. Next came the flower. Finding something small enough to work here was an issue. I finally settled for the purple flower although I would have preferred something with a stem. With two prompts left, I was stymied. I did not have a receipt with a logo and even if I found something, I wasn't s...