Back in 2010 we worked on the Simple Things project, a word each month to inspire, this is what MJM said:
Hi all Michelle here with my take on the word CREATE to add to my little treasure chest of Simple Things.
Whenever I get 'stuck' with my creativity I look to my books, of which I have quite a few!!! As this is so often my point to spark creativity I thought about how I could condense this idea enough to fit inside my treasure chest of goodies and came up with a flash card idea. I use angel cards sometimes to answer questions and this is simply a pack of cards with messages on them and that seemed the perfect way to house my 'create' flash cards.
I made a card box and decorated it with an altered playing card and bits and pieces including a quote stamp from my pack of 'art quotes' invoke art stamps .... perfect for this project!
I then set about altering some more playing cards using my trusty mail file and alcohol inks. I added the music paper to continue the theme of the front of the card box.
On some of the cards I have used more of my art quote stamps.
And on others I have used black and white portraits of some of the artists that inspire me and added a coloured transparency of a piece of their work over the top, creating a layered collage. I then cold laminated each card to protect them and also to disguise them so I really don't know which card I am picking!
The result a pack of cards that I can turn to to kick off my creativity in the moments when the mojo won't play :)
Love M x
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