It's Friday and time for ICADs.

 

Welcome to Week 1.  Every Friday I will show my ICADs.  Not familiar with ICADs?  It stands for Index-Card-A-Day.  It is the brainchild of Tammy Garcia of Daisy Yellow.  This is her 16th year and my 14th.  Index cards come in different sizes.  This year I'm using 3 X 5 inches (8 X 13 cm).  

I'm also joining Nicole for Friday Face-Off and Gillena for Art For Fun Fridays.

 

 

 

In case you missed it, this is the first time in 14 years of playing, that I created a cover for my ICADs.

Some of you may also have seen Day 1.  I showed it on June 1.

Day 1: Dance.  Dictionary page background.  Two dry erase markers, green and red.  Christmas jester postage stamp.  Names written in purple Micron pen.

Day 2: Journey. Russian text. 1932 Packard postage stamp. Brown and red dry eraser ink.  Names in black Posca pen.

 

Day 3: Mellow. Background crossword. Postage stamp is carousel horse.  Red and blue dry eraser ink. Names in blue felt tip pen.

 

Day 4: Retro.  Background encyclopedia text. Independence Hall postage stamp.  Red and blue dry erase markers. Names in red felt tip marker.

 

Day 5: Leap.  Background foreign (Spanish?) text. Frog postage stamp.  Brown and green dry erase markers. Names in green felt tip marker.

 

  I'm playing along, but I'm not on the sites where Tammy of Daisy Yellow posts.  As I have said in the past, this is the ONLY place you will find Bleubeard's and my ICADs. 

Today I'm also joining Nicole at Friday Face OFF, and Gillena at Art For Fun Friday.

 

 

   

Bleubeard and I hope to see you at these art blogs, too.  Thanks for dropping by today.  

Second on the 2nd: Houses

 

As most of you know, whenever possible, I like my Second Look to somehow reflect what our current host at Art Journal Journey is featuring.  That means I had to look for something that reflected Houses or Buildings as requested by Matilde from 100% Handmade at Craftowanie.  Below are some of the houses I have made in the past.  Most of them will have been created for a challenge, but some were made for swaps.

Halloween house for a swap.

    For Journal 52, week 44 and Art Journal Journey (AJJ), October, 2015.

   For Art Journal Journey, August, 2018.

  This was for a swap I hosted in December, 2007.

  Another house from the same swap.

  The House Dress, another entry for AJJ in October, 2015.  You can tell I love to sew paper.  

  A house book I made for my friend Kathy.  This is the front.

  First inside.

  Second inside.

  Third inside.

  Fourth inside.

  Tag I stuck in one pocket

  Fifth inside.

  Sixth inside.

  Back.

  September, 2018 for AJJ.

   A house for December, 2021 at AJJ.

   Another house for December, 2021 at AJJ.

  Some wooden houses I made for Christmas gifts in December, 2012. 

 My houses tip in book I made from a swap I hosted in 2008.

 

 

  These were some of the houses I made for the swap.

Now it's time to share your own Second on the 2nd.  The rules are quite simple and everyone is welcome to join the fun look back.  All you have to do is bring back a post that you are especially proud of, or perhaps one you shared before anyone knew your blog existed.  It could even be one that holds special meaning.  Any post, any genre, any artistic endeavor is acceptable, as long as it's been published sometime in the past.  Then link below (direct links only, please) and Bleubeard and I, along with other Second on the 2nd friends, will be by to visit. 

  

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

 

 

I nearly forgot it was T day

 

I nearly forgot to create a post for T this week.  I have my Memorial Day photos, but they are still on my camera.  Here's a quickie.

Random mugs

 

I found and never showed on my blog

 

from sometime last year while waiting for my "free" pound of coffee to be bagged.  Note how few shelves are full.  The employees tell me they can't keep the shelves stocked fast enough.

 

I've shown you mine, now it's your turn to share your T entry this week.  The rules are extremely simple.  Your drink related post may be anything from a photo of a glass, cup, or mug, to an actual drink.  You may choose to share a sketch or a digital, hybrid, or traditional page in your scrapbook, art journal, or altered book, as I have done.  Maybe you'd prefer to share a tag, or wow us with your photography.  You might choose a postcard or decorated card.  You might even draw an image on a used tea bag.  Or perhaps you prefer to review a place you visited, a movie, or book.  It makes no difference as long as it's drink related.  And don't forget that the more unique and outside the box it is, the better we like it.  Please tie it back here, and please link only to your T post, not your entire blog.  When you link, Bleubeard, the T gang, and I will be by to visit.   Bleubeard would also like to remind you that your photos may be taken any time.   

 

 

 

Don't forget your Second on the 2nd and if you want to play in our 13th Anniversary, let us know in comments.

 

 

 

America's Music House

 

I want to begin by thanking our dear friend and co-moderator Mia from Craftartista for the superb job she did as host in May.  It was clear, we loved her bird theme.

Today we invite a new host as we do every month  This month it's the very talented Matilde at Craftowanie.  Her theme is Houses and Buildings.

I named this America's Music House.  Detail images are below.

 

I am not one who likes wobbly journal pages, but after I added watercolors to the 8.5 X 11 inch (21.59 X 27.94 cm) 110 lb cardstock, it warped badly.  I used two different vintage sheet music pages to create the house and garage.  The windows, door, and roofs were outlined using a black Posca pen. The garden, walkway, and driveway were created using dry erase pens.  The house number and flowers were created using felt tip pens.  

 

Please remember we welcome art journal pages that meet the theme requirements, altered book pages, canvases, loose, or stand alone pages including fabric and digital art.  I (and the administrators) cannot leave comments on Facebook, TicTok, or Instagram entries.  We do not allow cards!!!  Period! We also don't allow tags, index cards, ATCs, or ATCoins, unless they are part of a journal page, and as much as we don't want to, will be forced to delete your entry.  Please remember if your blog is not in English, we ask that you translate it for us since the translation tool doesn't work on some blogs, including mine.  Finally, we do not allow back-links to any journal page published prior to the start date of this month's challenge. Hope to see you and your Houses and Buildings inspired art soon at Art Journal Journey.

 

This is also Day 1 of my annual ICADs.  This will be my 14th year.  If you are playing along, let me know and I will share your link on my blog. 

 

 

I started with a dictionary page I adhered to an index card.  I added two colors using dry erase markers.  The postage stamp is a Christmas jester and the word I chose is Dance.  Our names were added using a purple Micron pen. 

 

Thank you beyond belief for visiting today. Bleubeard and I would love to see you at Art Journal Journey with your own interpretation of Houses and Buildings.

 

  

 

 

Friday Smiles

 

Everyone I know loves Vince The Sign Guy. I'm sure you will find something that makes you smile or to which you can relate.  Here are a few of Vince's signs to make you smile and start your weekend.

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From what I understand, Vince can be found on Facebook. Thanks for dropping by.

BTW, my favorites are Before was was was and P and A.