Art Journal Page From April 16

Tangy Zoodles are taking over my life! Lol! :D

Birds & Bees Sketchbook Cover

Wallpaper, magazine pages, glitter glue and flecks of metallic paint. Who needs anything more?

Mauve Note Card

Another note card. This time using a lavender-ish fiber paper. Actually, it's hard to even call it paper. It's just a lot of fibers loosely woven together. It kind of, sort of reminds me of shredded wheat. Also in this note card is my now infamous "scream" paper. So called because it reminds my friend Denny of Edvard Munch's "The Scream." Once she told me that, I could see it plain as day. As beautiful as the paper is, I will now always associate it with that famous painting.

Note Card With Ants & Circles

I'm having way too much fun with these note cards. Lot's of cheery colors in this one, too! The circles are made from some sort of pages from a book over which I've melted crayons. That's always fun to do. Oh, and the very bottom paper is a piece that I made some years back. You can pretty much tell when I've made the paper because invariably you'll see glitter in it! I haven't made paper in awhile. All my paper making tools are in the attic. I think it might just be time to unpack them and have some fun again!

Another Red Note Card

I'm not sure how I've gotten into the habit of using either unryu or banana paper as the base for my little note card abstracts, but I have. I guess I just like it! I'm intrigued by the plant fibers that run through it and the way the edges get all fuzzy when you rip it. That's the best part about these Thai papers, ripping them. Their fibrous edges make them appear even more beautiful when you do that.

Blue & Turquoise Note Card

Another day, another note card!

Red Flower On Red (Note Card)

I think my note cards are some how becoming my equivalent of daily paintings! They're fun and quick to do, they serve as a warm up before I get started on my "serious art" and ultimately, they prove to be useful! So I'll probably share many, many more of them. (You have been warned!)

Orange Note Card With Green Butterfly

Another Note Card

By now some of you probably suspect that I make note cards as another excuse for using glitter glue. You're probably right. ;)