Lydia's Post

ICAD Leftovers: The Collages

2016-08-04T08:14:00.000-05:00

We made it! The last batch of ICAD leftovers to see. All "cut and paste" stuff in this group. Some markers and paint make an appearance in a few too.

Many thanks to those who hung in there this summer and viewed the ICAD posts! I appreciate it. Have a great end to the summer!!

ICAD Leftovers: The Mixes

2016-08-03T06:58:00.000-05:00

The third group of ICAD leftover cards is mixed media "stuff." Paint, markers, magazine clippings, you know, the usual suspects.

See-- I warned you there were a lot of leftovers this year! One more group to go. Have a nice day out there!

ICAD Leftovers: The Patterns

2016-08-02T06:18:00.000-05:00

Here I am with another group of ICAD leftovers. These pattern type designs are really fun to do-- as long as you don't run out of doodle ideas. Mostly marker and paint once again. There is a couple snips of washi tape hiding in there.

Thank you for viewing!

ICAD Leftovers: The Florals

2016-08-01T08:49:00.000-05:00

This year I really got carried away with ICAD and made more than one card a day. I only posted one card a day, however, to the Flickr ICAD group and so have a bunch to share now. Up first are flower themed. Mostly markers, there is some craft paint in the mix too.

Have a happy day!

The Last of ICAD 2016 (well, technically...)

2016-07-31T12:15:00.000-05:00

Here we are-- the last of the ICAD cards for 2016. However, as my title hinted at, I have quite a few "leftovers" that I'll share another day, but these are the last "official" cards. Two more pattern/doodle cards made with markers.

Yep, another mixed media type. The background is a monoprint scrap, and I'm sure you know by now the rest is magazine clippings and a marker border.

This one I goofed around with since I didn't like the initial outcome, but I think I saved it. Magazine clippings, old book images, and craft paint.

Another trendy design-- craft paint, magazine clippings, tape transfer. And I have to say: what is with these models' hair styles???

Yes, more markers! You must admit this one is colorful.

And lastly, I used the first card in the pack with the company name and info printed on it. I just happened to grab it accidentally then thought: why not??

And because you haven't seen enough of these cards in the last two months, stay tuned for my "leftovers." There are a lot this year too!

Thanks for stopping by and Happy August!

ICAD 50-54

2016-07-25T07:06:00.000-05:00

ICAD is winding down already! I find that very hard to believe, but then again, July always goes by fast. The first two cards are the ever popular mixed media; magazine clippings and paint.

And the new popular (with me) craft paint and marker doodling.

I don't think I used an old pattern image this year so here you are... A little added paint and marker.

So have you melted yet??? I think most folks near me have. Stay cool out there!

A Non-ICAD Post

2016-07-24T08:27:00.001-05:00

I have photographed some pretty flowers lately. Just thought I'd share, and give readers an ICAD break.

Have a nice day!

ICAD 45-49

2016-07-19T08:34:00.000-05:00

Back again with the next ICAD installment. My first card is kind of different than the norm; I used fabric along with paint and rubber stamps. I had almost forgotten I had this Nancy Drew fabric. Pretty nifty.

The first time I added some machine stitching to a card. Kind of fun; I would try it again.

I used the "monochromatic" prompt for this card. To be honest, I made it days ahead, but it fit the bill so... Made with markers.

And this one... well, I posted it on Sunday, then remembered that "monochromatic" was the prompt for the 17th. Nuts. So I posted two that day. I don't think anyone will mind.

Most of you will recognize Sally from the old Dick and Jane readers. The background is craft paint and gel pen, plus one scrap of washi tape.

Yes, another pattern card. All markers and a lot of "randomness." I generally make these up as I go.

That's it for this installment! I hope your summer is going well!

ICAD 40-44

2016-07-14T15:42:00.000-05:00

ICAD is already in the "40s" now! Wow! Here is my next batch of cards. #40 is a monoprint on an index card (not done real well) and some magazine clippings.

A little similar to the above card, this one is just paint as opposed to a print and magazine clippings on top.

I've been enjoying making these pattern style cards. Just markers on this one as you might have guessed.

The next two cards are my typical magazine clippings collages. This one has a craft paint background and marker designs.

No paint on this one but more marker designs.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great weekend coming up!

ICAD 35-39

2016-07-09T09:42:00.000-05:00

More ICAD cards to share today. I have been doing a lot of "doodle" cards lately. Ending the day with a box of markers and just making patterns is quite relaxing. The stripes on this card were made with craft paint.

This is a simple collage/mixed media consisting of card stock, a magazine clipping, book text, and staples. Looks a little Christmasy, doesn't it?

Another floral themed card; this one is magazine clippings, washi tape, ink, craft paint, and a collage sheet image.

Two butterfly cards in a row... This one is magazine clippings, washi tape, and a bright craft paint background.

I started this post with a pattern so I'll end it with a pattern. More markers and a little white gel pen.

I hope you are having a nice summer! Thanks for viewing!

ICAD 31-34

2016-07-04T06:34:00.000-05:00

For the First of June and the First of July I have always made cards for ICAD featuring those dates. So since ICAD #31 is actually July 1-- here is my 31st card. Scrapbook paper, sequins, marker.

This card is rather simple but sometimes that's all a design needs. The chic woman and estate photo are from an old magazine. I added the "swirls" with craft paint.

Obviously a collage-y type card. This one uses old pattern tissue, magazine and book clippings, and the "stitching" at the bottom was made with a marker. Oh yeah-- watercolor background.

A rather patriotic looking collage for the 4th of July. I didn't really have that in mind when I started. I built it around the gym shoes. Mostly magazine clippings--that little flourish strip is scrapbook paper.

Happy 4th of July, everyone! Be careful out there!

ICAD 26-30

2016-06-30T06:57:00.000-05:00

Hello! Here is the next ICAD update. For this first card I used the prompt "winter," however I uploaded it a couple days late. I happened on some winter photos in an old magazine so decided to make a winter card even though the prompt had passed so to speak. It was rather refreshing to see snow on a hot day. I also added some craft paint around the edges and spatters to look like snowflakes.

I think this one speaks for itself. Just markers.

I used the prompt "cats &/or dogs" for this. Rubber stamps/ink, craft paint, marker.

No prompt or reasoning behind this card. I just liked the photo which is a magazine clipping from some ad. These folks were at a ground breaking ceremony; don't they seem to be having a good time? The colors were added with craft paint.

The same story on this card as the above. Just a couple magazine clippings and some craft paint. "Typewriter" was a prompt way back toward the beginning. I guess I'm just fashionably late.

Thanks for viewing! On to July already!!

ICAD 21-25

2016-06-25T08:06:00.000-05:00

Yes, I'm back with the next ICAD installment. The prompt for this card was "Invent A Prompt." I decided on "text only." I was curious what a collage of only words would look like, no paint, no ink... I like it.

This card was an ode to Father's Day, but with the prompts I didn't upload it until the following Wednesday. Better late than never? The image is from an old catalog; the rest is paint, ink, and gel pen.

I used watercolor to make the yellow "squares." Then had no idea what to do with them. Black marker to the rescue. I've had three thin markers quit on me this month! I'm down to a kind of thicker one which I'm not too wild about. Guess it's time to buy new ones.

Another collage-y, mixed media piece. An old catalog clipping, watercolor, craft paint, rubber stamps, ink, and gel pen.

Here we have another zentangle style card. The background is random watercolors. I followed the outline of the paint and added the designs with a marker and gel pen. And, yes, this was made while I still had a decent black marker.

Enjoy your weekend!

ICAD 16-20

2016-06-20T07:02:00.001-05:00

ICAD time once again. Another collage for card no. 16. Mostly magazine clippings, there is also a little washi and a paint chip in there.

In the "never say never" file, I only planned on using one prompt for this week, but ended up with five! It may come as no surprise that "landscape" was this prompt. I cut out the scene on the left with the lake then decided to add the trees, some foreground, fill in with some paint... and before I knew it I had a landscape. I had to double-check that prompt on the official list. Yes...

Here is another prompt; no, not Kool-Aid, "orange." But, yes, that is an actual Kool-Aid packet (sans powder), plus a sticker, snippets from various sources, and a can label.

Yes, another prompt, which is "snowflake--" what else? My snowflakes were cut and punched from an index card, of course. The background is craft paint, and the silver edging is ink.

This last card used the prompt "1960s." All of these chicks were cut from period catalogs or magazines. I added the mod colors with craft paint.

Thanks for looking and have a good week out there!

ICAD 11-15

2016-06-15T06:43:00.000-05:00

ICAD update time... this first card uses the prompt "baseball," and you can't get more "baseball" than Babe Ruth, right? The baseball card is a repro card from a Dover book that I've had for a few years. The curvy stripe is part of an old yarn label. Also catalog clippings, rubber stamp/ink and marker.

Gee, two prompts in a row! This one is obviously, "TV." I'm not totally thrilled with the outcome. Kinda predictable, but they all can't be blockbusters, right? Craft paint background, scrapbook paper, sticker, catalog clippings, markers, and that test pattern is from ye olde internet.

The still popular zentangle style. I haven't done a lot with this technique and that probably shows, but it's fun.

And speaking of popular, I went with the "art journal" look on card #14. Catalog clippings, craft paint and a little washi.

The last one is terribly simple, but I do like the effect. The bird image and "LIKE" just happened to be next to each other on my work space, and I liked the way they looked together. Both were cut from a magazine, craft paint background.

Until next time-- thanks for viewing!

ICAD 6-10

2016-06-10T06:53:00.000-05:00

I'm back with the next group of ICAD cards. Number six is just a collage, using old magazine clippings. The little bird is a wooden scrapbook embellishment. I also added some paint and marker.

Number seven went in a more modern direction. Craft paint background, punched squares, hand drawn squares, and an old catalog image.

I used the "island" prompt for number eight. A rather simple collage. The "Gilligan's" image I printed off the internet, and the rest are pictures and text from a catalog.

Number nine is a mixed media type collage of paint, magazine clippings, washi tape, rubber stamp, gel pen... yeah, pretty mixed.

I followed another prompt for this one: cobalt blue. Magazine clippings (mostly from the same mag-- is cobalt a hot color? I wasn't aware). Some punched leaves and marker "dots." Watercolor background by the way.

Thanks for viewing and stay cool if you're in the steam like I'm supposed to be for a couple of days.

ICAD 2-5

2016-06-05T06:40:00.000-05:00

As promised here is the first batch of my ICAD cards. You may or may not know there are daily prompts which I generally don't follow (go ahead, insert an opinion). This first card is a random craft paint background, magazine clippings, and added designs with gesso.

Now this Snoopy card I did use the prompt which was... Snoopy, of course! The main image is a vintage playing card. The remainder is rubber stamping colored in with markers.

Number four is watercolor "squares" and simple daisies made from markers.

A rather simple card for #5. I had quite a few magazine snippets scattered about my work surface so decided to put them to use. The background is craft paint; the flowers are punched from old wrapping paper with added marker outlines.

There you have four cards. Thanks for viewing and get crafty!!

ICAD #1

2016-06-01T08:03:00.000-05:00

Happy June First! How did that happen?? So here is my first ICAD card. Painted background and "markered" everything else.

Pop over to the Flickr group if you are interested in seeing what other folks have done.

Hence forth (when is the last time you read those words on a blog?) I will be posting cards in groups. So see you in a few days!

Thanks for stopping by!

ICAD Warm-Ups

2016-05-28T16:28:00.002-05:00

I guess I'm committing to ICAD again this year. Making something, anything on a humble index card does have its appeal. There are 10 warm-up exercises. I tried my hand at three.

Write your name in "doodly" letters

Make a collage using junk mail

Imperfect circles (I like that adjective)

Thanks for viewing. I hope you have a nice holiday weekend!

Some Blooms

2016-05-23T20:06:00.002-05:00

I'm just popping in with a few pretty flowers and a "hello." Can we believe May is winding down already? Time really does fly! June brings the annual ICAD challenge (here is the official info). I'm not certain if I will participate this year, but if I do, I will post my cards here as usual.

Thanks for stopping by!

Good Estate Sale

2016-05-04T06:25:00.000-05:00

I hit a good estate sale last week. The house was small but jammed packed. This is the most I have bought at one sale in a long time. From the far left, around clockwise: two small, made in Brazil, spice canisters. A cute and mod cat ornament made in Hong Kong. A 1949 dress pattern; this is the oldest pattern I've ever found. A very cute children's book. A complete U.S. map puzzle with a copyright of 1915. Two Xmas aprons and a cute, musical themed hanky.

A very hard to find Nuway spice rack from the 30s (I think). A Little Golden Book dictionary. 1970s laundry hooks-- those are really handy. Four, believe it or not, boxes of flash cards, and an old, unused ledger book.

A few school workbooks, unused from the 60s, and two very old magazines. The Woman's Day is from 1940 and the BH & G is from 1952. Can you see the price on the Woman's Day? Two cents!!

Let's look inside those magazines...

Times sure have changed, haven't they? Thanks for reading... See ya!

Kiddie LPs

2016-04-28T06:19:00.000-05:00

I picked up a few children's LPs at a thrift store recently. I usually don't buy records, but these sleeves are cute, or at least, I thought so...

This is the inside of the above record.

And FYI-- I will probably be away from blogging for awhile. No reason other than I haven't had much to post about lately. Thanks, as always, for viewing!

Aesop's Fables

2016-04-26T06:23:00.000-05:00

My daughter had a school project recently that involved Aesop's Fables. I had to pull out my old book, published in 1965.

It contains quite a lot of stories, but here are some familiar ones:

You can tell by the back cover how much I read this book as a child (or my mother read it to me). I think the colorful artwork had me captivated.

Enjoy your day!

Friday Estate Sale

2016-04-25T06:34:00.000-05:00

I went to an estate sale Friday which a lot of you may know means everything is full price. With that in mind, I didn't expect to walk away with much, and I was right. The house was pretty full, but most items were old, dusty, rusty-- and expensive! However, I came away with a sewing pattern, a farm license plate from 1985, a very mod desk or vanity storage box, and a box full of empty film reels.

Let's take a closer look at that pattern. 1969 dresses and jumpers for girls. Yes, it does look rather "Brady Bunchsque." Kinda fun.

Thanks for stopping in today!

Frame of Reference

2016-04-22T06:20:00.000-05:00

I received a fun comment from Pat, of Corn In My Coffee Pot fame, on yesterday's inchies. She mentioned there was no frame of reference to give an idea of size. Well, she was right so just for fun, I reshot all of them next to an item I think everyone will know. Up first-- a domino.

A penny, of course

A small sized ponytail holder

A standard playing card

A die

A Junior Mint

A toothpick

Postage stamps

A pencil

A Ritz cracker

A drinking straw

A teaspoon

A cassette tape

A crayon

A can of tuna

And just in case you are still not convinced-- how about next to a folding yardstick?

Thanks, Pat! Have a nice weekend, everyone!