Man's Fate

 

Today I'm joining Mia, Nicole, and Gillena for a bit of Friday art. 

I named this final art entry in May Man's Fate.  Details are below.

 

 

I found this in my stash.  I chose it because of the bird.  I found words that I thought were appropriate that I computer generated.  I adhered them after I outlined each word with a gold Posca pen.  I also outlined the edges of the page which is 5.5 X 8 inches (13.97 X 20.32 cm). 

 

Today I am joining Mia at Art Journal Journey, 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.  

 

 

Sneak peek

 

This will be my 14th year creating an Index Card A Day, or ICAD.  This is the first year I have created a cover, which is what I'm sharing below.

This is a sneak peek of what you can expect this year.  This year I'm keeping it simple.  I say that, but the first one I started is still labor intensive.  

 

Each Index Card will contain an entire sheet of words taken from various books I have purchased over the years, most of which are foreign text.  Each card will contain a postage stamp and a word.  They will also contain at least one, but often more of the colors you see in the above card.  These colors come from dry erase markers and felt tip pens.  Each will be created by Bleubeard and E.

 

I cropped the bottom and you can't read my shaky hand writing that reads 61 Days, 61 Cards.

 

Thanks for dropping by today.  Bleubeard and I are grateful. 

 

 

T Stands For It's For The Birds

 

I had planned to have my Memorial Day meal set up on my "patio" table but time got away from me, so I will have to share it next week. 

While waiting for my "free" pound of whole bean dark Sumatra coffee to be filled, I noticed these birds and just had to take a photo.

 

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.   

 

 

 

It appears we only have three people so far who want to exchange either tea bags, postcards, or ATCs for the 13th anniversary on July 13/14.  Please let me know in comments if you would like to exchange one of these three options.

 

Also, it's time to dig up your Second on the 2nd.  Any style, any genre, any length is acceptable as long as it has been published sometime in the past.

 

A bird collage

 

Today I am joining my dear friend and host this month at Art Journal Journey, Mia from Craftartista. Mia's theme for May is Birds.  And because I have multiple media, I am also joining Creative Artiste's #126th Challenge where the theme is always Anything Mixed Media Goes.

I have created a bird collage.  Details are below.

 

This started out as the inside of a Christmas card.  The outside only showed the male cardinal, so I opted for the interior.

 

I have two different types of birds on a wire washi tapes, so I was glad the color scheme wasn't offensive.

 

 

For once I used a gifted purchased tag, not one I made myself.  I colored the large tag blue and green using water soluble crayons.  Once dry, I adhered the bird which was a see-through sticker.

 

Perhaps the most difficult thing I did was wind the small tag through the large tag's hole and loop it in place.  You can see I wrote the word "bird" on the small tag using a black Micron pen.

 

Finally, I added three bird postage stamps from my stash.

 

For this entry, I used one side of a large card (6 X 9 in; 15.24 X 22.86 cm), two washi tapes, two tags, two water soluble crayons, one micron pen, one sticker, and three U.S. postage stamps.

 

Bleubeard and I would be thrilled if you would join us today at both Art Journal Journey and Creative Artiste.   

 

T Stands For Birthday Doughnut

 

Today you will find me at my dining room table.  It is a steaming hot day that is about 95 F (35 C).   

This doughnut was originally meant for my bEARTHday.  However, instead of enjoying the doughnut, I took my friend Sally to lunch.  More on that later.

 

When I tried to pick the doughnut up, the glaze melted in my hand.  That meant Plan B, which entails cutting and eating it with a fork.

 

Now let's look at what is in the Blessed mug (a gift from years past from RO!).

 

Please don't ask me why (or even how), but when I poured the chocolate milk into the mug, I got all kinds of bubbles.  And they never totally went away, either.  Bubbles or not, I love chocolate milk and this is definitely a genuine treat.

 

I can assure you, this treat made me a lot happier than the meal I paid for on the actual day of my birth. 

 

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.   

 

 

I would like to know if there is any interest in an exchange of tea, postcards, or ATCs for our upcoming 13th anniversary in July (13/14 depending on the day you post).  Please let me know in comments. 

  

In the clouds

 

Now that my herbs and veggies are finally planted, I can turn my attention to Art Journal Journey, and my dear friend and host this month, Mia who can be found at Craftartista.  As you can tell, Mia's theme for May is Birds. 

I call this In the clouds.  A detail of the bird is below.  The sentiment reads "Her head was in the clouds."

 

I have no idea what the bird species is, but she is a beauty.  And because the bird has a face, I'm also sharing this with Nicole and Friday Face Off. 

 

 

Of course, it wouldn't be Friday without a giggle or two at Friday Smiles. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

Bleubeard, Squiggles, and I hope you found at least one or two of these giggle worthy.  Happy Friday and have a great Friday Smiles, Friday Face Off and Art Journal Journey.