Sparkling Mandalas

"How happy is the little stone
That rambles in the road alone,
And doesn't care about careers,
And exigencies never fears;
Whose coat of elemental brown
A passing universe put on;
And independent as the sun,
Associates or glows alone,
Fulfilling absolute decree
In casual simplicity."
— Emily Dickinson

card #26

card #25

3x5" index cards, gellyrolls, pitt pen, collage

my younger daughter's (9) every-so-often index cards, ball-point pen

When All Else Fails... {Linky Update!}

3x5" index card, pitt pen, watercolor (ICAD #24)

watercolor works fine on index cards, if used sparingly and not toooooooo wet

A daily linkie would be difficult for me to manage, so I'll post a Linky update each Friday so that you can post a link to one of your index cards for the week prior. You can link to your most recent OR your favorite of the week, perhaps. But just one link per ICAD challenger! Folks will click over to your blog or flickr photo and hop around to see your other work.

Sparklers

"Laugh as much as you choose,
but you will not laugh me out of my opinion."
~ Jane Austen

index card #23

index card #22

3x5" index cards, pitt pen, gellyrolls, sharpie paint markers

Index-Card-A-Day {ICAD} Prompts June 22-28

Prompts for The week of June 22... these are different - these are art material prompts! Use these art materials, write about them, or sketch them!

TEN (10) brand new 100% optional prompts for the ICAD challenge.

Edgy

3x5" index card, collage

This is for the prompt "off the page" from this week's ICAD prompts.

I feel like I'm overwhelming you and the blog with index card posts, so I am going to start consolidating the index cards together every few days. Not to worry, I'm doing them every day!

Concentric Circles

"Everybody has a home team: It’s the people you call when you get a flat tire or when something terrible happens. It’s the people who, near or far, know everything that’s wrong with you and love you anyways. These are the ones who tell you their secrets, who get themselves a glass of water without asking when they’re at your house. These are the people who cry when you cry. These are your people, your middle-of-the-night, no-matter-what people."
~Shauna Niequist

3x5" index card, gellyrolls + pitt pens

this one was super fun to draw

Ceremony Mandala

"Silly things do cease to be silly
if they are done by sensible people
in an impudent way."
Jane Austen

3x5" index card, pitt pen

Totem Mandala

"Taking pictures is savoring life intensely,
every hundredth of a second."
Marc Riboud

my 3x5" index card, gellyrolls

my daughter's card {we have a new feather pen}

Index-Card-A-Day {ICAD} Prompts June 15-21

The prompts were ready but forgot to post on Wednesday!!!

Welcome to the 3rd set of optional prompts for the ICAD challenge, just in case you need 'em.

Psychedelic Waves

"Whereas story is processed in the mind in a straightforward manner, poetry bypasses rational thought and goes straight to the limbic system and lights it up like a brushfire. It's the crack cocaine of the literary world."
Jasper Fforde

3x5" index card, gellyrolls

Important: Please copy/paste the URL to the *most recent* index card post.

Warning: URLs to your blog home page will be deleted.

More indextivity...

The ICAD list at Twitter
The Daisy Yellow Prompts group at Flickr

INDEX Brand Miniature Cards

my 3x5" index card, gellyrolls

TODAY.IS.THE.DEADLINE.TO.START.YOUR.CARDS.

I'm posting my index cards the day after I do them - one a day, but easier to blog. Please feel free to do that too, or to combine a bunch of cards in one post. The idea is not to be a logistical mess but to add creativity to your day.

Index Cards Blogged....

Andi Newton

In Pursuit of a Hidden Artist

Simplytrece

Remember Every Day

Sketched Life

Just Me and My Art

Joyful Ploys

Wander Wonder Discover

I am Rushmore

Lost Coast Post

Wren's Writing Nest

Right Brain Planner

Touch of Beauty

The Hyper Monkey

An Exercise in Game Design

Luthien

The Best Day of My Life

The Handmade Amoeba

Every Day, One Good Thing

Runs With Scissors in Suburbia

Mess by Melanie

Poppy Seed Bagel

Needle and Spade

More indextivity...

The ICAD list at Twitter
The Daisy Yellow Prompts group at Flickr

Little Purple Houses

my 3x5" index card, sakura glaze pens [All About Gellyrolls]

START DEADLINE: TOMORROW {you don't need to catch up, just start}

♥ Index-Card-a-Day FAQ ♥

Favor: I am trying to get around to the blog posts and index cards at Flickr but need help! If you are doing the ICAD challenge perhaps you could leave a comment at one blog and a comment on one flickr index card... to spread the love?

News: Here's the intro to my 21 Secrets workshop Urban Layer Cake. ♥ 21 Secrets has been extended until the end of 2011 ♥ To celebrate, I'm developing a NEW video exploring the Layer Cake technique even further. I plan to add the new video in the next few days. If you register through Daisy Yellow I'll get a portion of the fee so please REGISTER HERE! See some of the art created by workshop participants here.

Lovelies blogging the ICAD challenge...

In Pursuit of a Hidden Artist

Studio Vee

Lost Coast Post

Wren's Writing Nest

Defining Me

Touch of Beauty

Luthien

One Woman's Hands

Possibilities and Peas

Simplytrece

Artopia

Breakfast at Tiffani's

Joyful Ploys

Bunting Flags

3x5" index card for today ~ I drew little flags, then put two cards together (for strength) and attempted to stitch along the lines. Later I was watercoloring in my journal and I thought it might be pretty to paint the little flags. And one day late... my first Monday Challenge {card in a tree with bonus fairy house}.

Be Your Very Own Cheerleader

3x5" index card, gellyrolls

♥ Index-Card-a-Day FAQ ♥

Happy Mandalas

my 3x5" index card, gellyrolls

my daughter's index card, gelliyrolls

MONDAY CHALLENGE [today]:Post a photo [on your blog, flickr or via twitter] of one of your cards in a wacky environment. Examples: on a train, in the grocery amidst the cucumbers, floating in the pool, tacked to a bulletin board at work, get creative! I'll post mine a bit later!

Blogging the ICAD challenge...

Miss Kool-Aid

Art on the Move

Play Discover Experiment

Natasha White Designs

Simplytrece

Luthien

To Buy Sweets

3x5" index card, acrylic, stamping ink

my daughter's (11) card, gellyrolls

NEW CHALLENGE ARTISTS!

Amidst the links today, a bunch of new folks joining in before the deadline next week. They are all catching up, although it's truly not necessary. But it does give you a running start and lots of adrenalin from doing so many cards at once. Trust me, it's addictive.

Pippa Passes By

Natasha White Designs

Wren's Writing Nest

In Pursuit of a Hidden Artist

Defining Me

Luthien

Just Me and My Art

I am Rushmore

se7en {technically, winter icad}

Sandra's Vintage Heart

Cool non-ICAD-related finds...

MAILART 365 if you love mail art, you must peruse

The Creative Identity eloquent thoughts on writing in a vacuum

Don't Call Me Betsy quilting + fabric love

Spincushion quilts inspired by the palette in a magazine cover (via From the Blue Chair)

From the Blue Chair more quilting and fabric love

Looked at Life

 

3x5" index card, stamping ink

my daughter's card, gellyrolls

MONDAY CHALLENGE: I'm adding a Monday challenge to the ICAD fun. This Monday, post a photo of one of your cards in a wacky environment. Examples: on a train, in the grocery amidst the cucumbers, floating in the pool, tacked to a bulletin board at work, get creative! Each Friday or Saturday I'll let you know what the Monday challenge will be, so you have the entire weekend to accomplish it. It's not a prompt for the card itself, but rather to add some spice to this challenge!

A few indexified links for you today...

Lost Coast Post {in recuperation}

Sew Much Progress {i can draw them on a train}

Luthien {rockin the challenge}

Home-edible {cool kid art}

Simpletrece {corny jokes}

Trapperhoney {gluey fiber art}

Flip Flops

3x5" index card

my daughter's card, gellyrolls

Index-Card-A-Day

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Go buy a pack of index cards. Cheap ones.

Some of the lovely, inventive, creative people blogging about their index cards! Special thank you to the folks who went the extra kilometre and described their thoughts and strategy for doing this challenge. Please spread the love by stopping by a blog or two and leaving a comment.

Timeless
Defining Me
Trapperhoney
Joy in the Journaling
I am Rushmore
Play Discover Experiment
In Pursuit of a Hidden Artist
Simply Trece
Lanie J. & Co.
Lanie J. & Co. {kiddo}
April's Window
Pippa Passes By
Luthien
To Be Determined
Estonia Creates
Studio Vee

Plaid Tea

3x5" index card, fluid acrylics, gesso

my daughter's card for today, gellyrolls

The Kind of Blue

my card, acrylic

my daughter's (11) cards for yesterday and today, gellyrolls 

A few lovelies blogging about their index cards:

Luthien
Play Discover Experiment
I am Rushmore {aluminum foil tape}
The Little Red Hen
In Pursuit of a Hidden Artist
Defining Me
Trapperhoney
Studio Vee
April's Window
iHanna