Paper, Mixed Media, Art Journaling Craftalong 2025

Just for fun - I know @Kwality570 just posted a new round the 4 x 6 swap.

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We went away overnight, and got home quite late, so yesterday was a small sketch in a cafe and some collage when I got home. I wouldn’t normally have made time for art yesterday, but the size of the ICAD challenge made it easy.

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I’m so glad you were able to squeeze one in, @jemimah!

My midnight card for day 7 is a cobbled-together Tim Holtz sticker poem. The background is from a Meera Lee Patel calendar page.

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Found a tin at the creative reuse store for this year’s ICADS. Plus more index cards and fortunes.

As I was waiting in line to pay, they were rolling in shopping carts full of paper - larger than 23ā€ x 36ā€. I’ll have to come back!

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Day 7

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I had a lot going on today so I just played around with a circle template that @irid3sc3nt sent me. I plan on using the template to make circles I need to do some zentangles.

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Dreaming of escaping to the northern hemisphere summer today……

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I’m rearranging some of this week’s prompts to make it easier for me to (probably) complete cards while I’m visiting my parents later in the week.

Today I worked with the iridescent prompt by making a card with goodies our own @irid3sc3nt has sent me :heart:.

I added a bit of gel/paint pen for accent.

And a bonus background for another day!

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Cards 5, 6 and 7

Rubber stamps and masterboard backgrounds.

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These are really inspiring!

I’ve seen you use those stamps before. do you remember what brand they are?

Lovely cards @Smmarrt and @megwell

My creative mojo is MIA today, so I’m just noodling.
These are today’s.


I’m also doing a quick note on the back about anything that’s happening. I figure future me will appreciate it

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Very nice! Love the mixed media work…the stamps are fabulous the way you used them!

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I was so gung ho but then life got in the way again…when that happens, I revert to mundane, repetitive things to keep me occupied…comfort things like crochet or hand sewing.

I tried to do some cards last night but just stared at them. Maybe today.

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I hear you! This is why I stuck random stuff on a load of cards, it’s easier to do one when it’s already ā€˜started’

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I like the random ones, they do tell a story.

@geekgirl - the ladies are Kate Crane’s designs. She’s with PaperArtsy now, Carabelle went out of business. You can look at Joggles, SimonSaysStamp, or Amazon. They were selling knock-offs on Temu so I stopped shopping with them.

Oh that’s a bummer, I always really liked their stuff.

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I guess I’m off-prompt today. I set out to do the embroidery one, but then I didn’t want to add stitching to the card I’d come up with.

The background is softer in person. I don’t know why my camera wants to bring out the yellow so much, but :woman_shrugging:t2: .

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Card #9

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Oooh, what a great idea!! And, yay for just noodling :smiley_cat:

Hang in there @AIMR :heart:

Great backgrounds @megwell, I really like that ā€œcoated with sugarā€ card!

That teacup duck is awesome @Smmarrt :laughing:

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