After a long hiatus, I finally came to a place where I am ready to begin another card swap. A small group of creative souls came together to form Artfirmations. The idea behind Artfirmations is to create a card that "inspires and motivates, cultivates positivity, offers words of encouragement or brings a smile to your face." Each month we make a 4"x 6" vertical card and mail to everyone in the group. Then we create one extra card to be sent to a designated member of the group each month. That member can then send that extra card to a person of their choosing--someone who needs a comforting word, a note of support or even a laugh-out-loud chuckle!
As I sat down to make my cards this month, I was feeling rather rusty. After all, it had been over a year since I had done an art swap. I pulled out some watercolor crayons and watercolor pencils and just began to play. I chose a palette of warm colors: red, burgundy, orange, peach and yellow. I doodled circles of all sizes which reminded me of bubbles. How can bubbles not make you feel happy? Then I got out a small brush and began to activate the crayons and pencils with water. I loved watching how the water moved and changed the intensity of the colors. The whole process was very relaxing and soothing for me.
Since I was making a total of four cards this month, I just used a 9"x 12" sheet of 140 lb. watercolor paper which I could then cut into four 4"x 6" cards. I embellished each card with some glitter glue which provided a little sparkle. Finally, I chose the word "Play" to stamp onto my cards. Have a look:
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