Sunday, 2 August 2020

Index Card A Day (ICAD) - Week Nine

The Index Card A Day Challenge has finished after nine weeks and 61 prompts (plus two bonus ones).  Above are the bonus cards: One Staple Collage and Draw or Collage a Bird.  I used gel medium to stick the magazine pieces down and it left a few wrinkles, but they are just part of the image!
The final prompts were: Billiards; Tea Set; Arboretum.  Initially, I didn't feel particularly inspired by Billiards or Arboretum, but managed to create something.  Arboretum was a magazine collage, using a different glue this time.
The final two prompts were: Bossa Nova; Adventure.   I really enjoyed painting Bossa Nova, while listening to appropriate music, of course.  I bought a map stamp a few weeks ago, so was able to use that for the Adventure prompt.  The folded paper hides...
...the countries/places I have travelled to and had my own adventures.  Egypt definitely tops the list for adventures!
I have enjoyed the ICAD challenge and have used lots of different techniques and media to create the pieces. I found making one small piece a day was do-able and the prompts helped me to focus on ideas which I probably wouldn't have followed otherwise.  Deciding to use the prompts each day was also a good choice as again, the words weren't always ones I would have used.   I think my most successful pieces were the mixed media ones - Tiramisu, Camomile, Cappucino, Diagram - but I also like the ones where words have been incorporated too, such as Album and Orchard.  
Here's to next year's ICAD challenge!   
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6 comments:

  1. Elephant's Child2 August 2020 at 19:34

    I ALWAYS delight in your creations. Today you have reminded me that I would love to go to our arboretum. Since we are in the middle of (a very mild) winter, there will be little green on display but I still enjoy the elegance of bare branches filigreed against the sky.
    Stay well, stay safe, stay creating (and reading).

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    1. Ellie Foster3 August 2020 at 09:06

      Thanks, EC. We have an arboretum here too, with a bandstand and a statue of a Lion (recently vandalised with paint, sadly) thanks to the Victorians. The whole place used to have a rather unsavoury reputation, but I think it has been improved, although there are still idiots out there looking to cause trouble.
      I love to see trees, particularly in a city.
      Stay well and safe too. I will certainly keep creating and reading!
      Best wishes
      Ellie

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  2. sustainablemum4 August 2020 at 15:52

    So many lovely cards again, I can't believe you have made so many. Thank you for sharing them all with us.

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    1. Ellie Foster5 August 2020 at 09:57

      Thanks, sustainablemum. It was a very enjoyable challenge and I learnt a bit about myself and my creative likes and dislikes while creating the cards. I think the final total is 63 cards!
      Best wishes
      Ellie

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  3. Maria25 August 2020 at 05:12

    Congratulations Ellie!! 61 prompts is amazing!

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    1. Ellie Foster25 August 2020 at 08:27

      Thanks, Maria. I really loved this challenge and hope to take part again next year. It was good to be able to use my stash. I am definitely a mixed media girl!
      Best wishes
      Ellie

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