Rhymes with Ogg???

The parameters this week for Craft Roulette were: bookbinding card, candy colors, rhymes with ogg, lettering. I am not a big fan of the bookbinding fold, but I really had fun with the rhyming parameter. I made a cat and I learned that in Australia mog is a term for a cat. my cat is on a log with a frog. I hand drew the frog and cut him out. I made so many changes over the course of this card with layout, colors, sentiment. I colored first with alcohol markers and I did not like the result at all. Me and alcohol markers do not mix. for the final image,I used my Tim Holtz watercolor, pencils and got a much better result. The stamps were a bargain from the used craft store 2.50 for those cute cats!

Not another Zoyfold!

On the Craft Roulette challenge this weekend, the wheel made us do a card with three folds! I am not good with these fancy fold type cards. The only thing I could think was to re-create another Zoyfold card, which was required a few weeks ago by Mr. Wheel. A zoyfold is a combination of a Z food and a Joy fold card. I must admit, they are kind of fun. I liked the way this turned out and I probably should use Reid more often. The parameters were: a card with three folds, sweater colors, footwear, and a Post-it note. I colored with Prismacolor pencils and gamsol.

More Craft Roulette cards!

For some reason these parameters really did inspire me! They were: project: slimline colors: lumberjack ( this was the hardest one I thought) element: hat or cap random: lace people used all kinds of things for caps. Even bottle caps! I never would've thought of that. Love the creativity of the Craft Rouletters! here are the cards I submitted. I always like doing mixed media but I feel challenged by it.

2024 was a good year!

I made 56 cards this year. This is the most I've ever made and it's making me happy! 

Some insights- my favorite cards are card I make for people who I really know well and love. Looking them over, some of my favorite cards are the funny ones!

I always want to be artsy & watercolor and collage but I am guilty of making things way too complicated!

Here are my favorites for 2024.

 

For Scs spring gathering

Craft Roulette inspired

Craft Roulette inspired

Craft Roulette inspired

Craft Roulette inspired

Craft Roulette inspired

Craft Roulette inspired made for Joan

This one cracked me up the whole time I was making for Liz

Watercolor

 I’m a watercolor artist wannabe. Truthfully, I don’t think there are enough hours in the day for me to practice enough to get good at it. I did practice a little this week, trying the “no line” watercolor thing. I wasn’t happy with the final result, so I have not made it into a card, but anyway here it is. 

Coloring!

 I have nearly given up on my alcohol markers. It seems to me I always do a better job with the prismacolor pencils and gamsol. Weeks ago, I submitted these cards for Craft Roulette. I was so unhappy after submitting the first one that I made a bonus card. The first one was colored with alcohol markers, the second one with Prismacolor pencil. This past week, “Monday” came up on the parameters and I knew I had to use the grumpy cat from Whimsy Stamps again. This time, I actually googled for ideas and tried to color and some stripes and things on the cat to make him look more realistic. 

Colored with Prismacolor pencils & gamsol

Most recent, Prismacolor & gamsol

Club 52!

 Tonight I am submitting my 52nd card to Craft Roulette! This admits me into Club 52, for which I get nothing except bragging rights. Therefore, I get to make my own congratulations card as other club 52-ers have done before me. I had a lot of fun making this one, even though I smudged it!! Grrr, smudging makes me mad.