Hi all from MadDi
Who says you can't Doodle??? We all do it all the time. Some of us call it SCRIBBLING...
I sat in a coffee bar a few weeks back 'scribbling' or perhaps 'doodling" and this became the inspration for today's cards:
Yes I was thinking about lollipops, love, music and the sixties!
This is what you will need:
- A piece of cardstock 6 by 12 for the card.
- A piece of cardstock 5 1/2 by 11 1/2 for the card.
- Scraps of cardstock
- A circle cutter
- Pens, pencils whatever you need to doodle!!!
Funny thing about creativity and doodling. I feel so free when I am scribbling; I work quickly and am almost always pleased with 'the idea' HOWEVER when I start to do the real thing that other logical side of my brain takes over and wants to be so neat and constrained!!!! And I often end up disappointed with the results.
This time I attempted to FOOL the brain so I worked quickly stuck things down IMMEDIATELY and quickly scribbled before my brain knew what was happening!
Step 1: Ivory card stock overlayed on black cardstock, 12 circles cut and STUCK down. (I attached them with textured side up to make the doodling more difficult for the LOGICAL side of my brain and to encourage my CREATIVE side.)
Step 2: Just scribble (or doodle). I 'pretended' to myself that I was using my 'real art journal' and I was just doing a 'design' LOL. The textured paper allowed me to be less careful and gave the finished card a much less contrived look. So this got me in the mood!
BUT it was still not RIGHT - not spontaneous enough, so I will try again!
So, BEWARE of that logical, organised, precise side of your brain who continually tries to stifle our creativity. FIGHT BACK!!!
AND whats more if have found that using "Paint" (the software tool) I can be messy and am definately NOT in control. These are my first attempts LOL:
Thanks for visiting IACW and love always from MadDi XXX
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