Victoria Day ATART athon May 20-24, 2022

[piggles]

This is cool AngelJoy! I would go blind and cross-eyed doing that, not necessarily in that order!

I will be posting some cards later, but wanted to share what I have been doing lately...graph paper designs to color. They are done on full size graph paper. I will color them and then cut them down for ATC backgrounds. It's been fun coming up with different designs based on a grid. Attachment 231892Attachment 231893Attachment 231894Attachment 231895Attachment 231896 I have about 7 more completed, but not yet scanned.

[AngelJoy]

This is cool AngelJoy! I would go blind and cross-eyed doing that, not necessarily in that order!

I just take it one step at a time and am sometimes surprised how it comes out!

[AngelJoy]

Here's some more of the graph paper designs...
Attachment 231897Attachment 231898Attachment 231899Attachment 231900

[AngelJoy]

and the last three I have done so far...
Attachment 231901Attachment 231902Attachment 231903

[jo.on.the.go]

I researched Canadian wildlife and found that Puffins live in Canada. I didn't see puffins while in Canada, but I did see them in Scotland. Because I think that they are so darned cute, I started off my athon cards with three puffins. Puffins are found from the Maine-New Brunswick border to southeastern Labrador.

Attachment 231912 ATART 1 Puffin #1 TRADED

Attachment 231913 ATART 2 Puffin #2 TRADED

Attachment 231914 ATART 3 Puffin #3

[somnia]

I LOVE PUFFINS! They have a permanent place on my cards and themes colleting list

When we visited the maritimes (Canadian East) I desperately wanted to go on a puffin-viewing expedition, but it just didn't work with our timetable or budget on that trip. Seeing puffins is still on my bucket list.

Gorgeous work, Jo!

[AngelJoy]

Here are some I completed.

pretty kitty Attachment 231915
Graphic Truck Attachment 231916
Graphic Flower Attachment 231917
Graphic Greens Attachment 231918
Graphic Author Attachment 231919

[AngelJoy]

Some more:

Graphic Reds Attachment 231920
Graphic Stamp Attachment 231921
Graphic Israel Attachment 231922
Graphic Boat Attachment 231923
Graphic Hendrix Attachment 231924

[somnia]

I like how your colored in designs are working on those backgrounds, AngelJoy!

[AngelJoy]

And the final five for today:

Graphic Flag Attachment 231925
Graphic Sailboat Attachment 231926
Graphic Blues Attachment 231927
Graphic Pinks Attachment 231928
Graphic Browns Attachment 231929

[piggles]

Here are my first four cards, three of Canadian wildlife and one of a fashionable lady from the turn of the century (previous century, not this one).

I probably won’t be making very many more cards this ATART, we’re quite busy this “Long Weekend in May” - that’s what we call the Victoria Day weekend

90728468-E593-4494-812C-ABFCE04DA70F.jpeg ATART 1 - Chipmunk I TRADED

268C87B1-9268-4739-9CEA-108FE25AB07B.jpeg ATART 2 - Big Horn Sheep I TRADED

C71B8570-616C-4F81-A9AF-FB4F5E2E8E50.jpg ATART 3 - Polar Bear I TRADED

6F440C84-FADA-4D2A-849D-F570A775E9A2.jpeg ATART 4 - “Ladies who Lunch”

[jezebelle]

piggles, these are all great. The fashionable lady is quite a departure from your work I have seen, nice job

[piggles]

Thank you jezebelle. Every now and then I’m in the mood for the control and precision of a pencil drawing. I actually did two of the fashionable ladies but I screwed up the eyes on the second one to the point I could t fix them, and she just looked demented

[LuAnnP]

I am taking a break from the great studio relocation. The other problem with the basement: concrete floor. Not good on old backs. I really appreciate getting my studio back when September rolls around!

So I've been having fun with a little gadget I had for years and years. It was the prize in a box of cereal, some time in the 1970s. It's a two-part stencil. You trace the top squiggles, then flip it over and trace the bottom squiggles. Voila! You get a little picture!

I'm rather pleased with the bifold design of this ATC. On one side, I traced the stencil, on the other side, I made a little framed picture and drew a little image of my Pigma Micron pen (to balance the design.) It only takes about fifteen minutes to make this little card, but it celebrates a fun little toy from the old days and reminds me of a fun conversation that the group on Facebook was having yesterday. I can make more of these if anyone is interested. I will probably write a blog post about this later, if anyone wants to see a better image or learn more about it!

I'll add the link later.

Friday, 3:21 PM:
https://pepperwoodatcs.wordpress.com...thon-may-2022/

[piggles]

LuAnn, I just put a long comment on your gallery post. I had these little stencils too and LOVED them. You’re making me wish I’d kept them. How did you manage to keep them for this long?

[jo.on.the.go]

moving on to owls....

Attachment 231934 ATART 4 Barn Owl (Tyto alba) - The barn owl nests in coastal British Columbia south of Vancouver, and Southern Ontario

Attachment 231935 ATART 5 Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) - Nests throughout Canada. This owl can fly up to 40 mph, and lives up to 29 years. This is the provincial bird of Alberta.

Attachment 231936 ATART 6 Snowy Owl #1 (Bubo scandiacus) - The wingspan is 4 - 5 feet. The natural habitat is the Arctic tundra. The snowy owl is the official bird of Quebec.

Attachment 231937 ATART 7 Snowy Owl #2 (Bubo scandiacus)

[fundygirl]

I love your snowy owls, jo. They make me think of the owl in Harry Potter.

[jo.on.the.go]

Attachment 231938 ATART 8 Northern Hawk Owl (Surnia ulula) - Found in open coniferous or mixed forests near open or marshy areas.

Attachment 231939 ATART 9 Great Grey Owl (Strix nebulosa) - found throughout the Northern Hemisphere.

[LuAnnP]

LuAnn, I just put a long comment on your gallery post. I had these little stencils too and LOVED them. You’re making me wish I’d kept them. How did you manage to keep them for this long?

I've always kept any small "gadgets" that could entertain a child for a minute or more! I taught preschool for ten years, then Sunday school until my first grandchild was born. So anything that could fit in a purse and entertain a child got saved.

I used to have a cardboard circular one that was even cooler. I could see the creation of one of these as a fascinating project for older kids.

[CastleQueen5]

That squiggle thing is so unique.

I worked on some cat card today. I really hate to withdraw from a swap. It makes me feel like a loser or a quitter. So I worked on the Felis cats cards



And I also made some continuous random round robin sets for Continuous Random Round Robins - 13



This is three starter sets. Not sure who I am sending them to yet.