365 Days of Creativity : July 2013

Making Artist Trading Cards has been a great way to take my mind off waiting for baby. As of today, July 5, she's a week past her due date. But as Jordan says, girls always take their sweet time getting ready for anything. I'm sure she's just fixing her hair in there or something. haha.

Day 164 - My niece and I made a paper bag kite! I taught her how to trace her hand and then her mom caught her doing it on her own a few days later. :)

Day 165 - I'd love to transform an old dresser into a barbie house.

Day 166 - I made a coat of arms for Jordan and I. The top left has a snowflake and the date of our winter wedding, bottom left is a blue heart for Jordan, a red heart for me and a pink heart for baby and the years we were/will be born, and the right side is a happy sunshine with 7 rays - one for each of the years we've been married (counting one for this year)

Day 167 - Pencil drawing

Day 168 - Spooky story

Day 169 - It has been really rainy, so I thought it appropriate to design an umbrella

Day 170 - Collage with vintage needlepoint instructions and sewing pattern as the background.

Day 171 - I made this one at my sister's house because we evacuated our apartment due to the Calgary Flooding. :S Good thing we were able to return to our house the next day because only part of our community was actually evacuated.

Day 172 - I'm currently working on a huge quiet book for my baby, so I thought I'd make a mini ATC one. You match up the felt shapes to the outlines.

Day 173 - I'm feeling huge with this baby bump, so I thought a Bump up Ahead sign would be appropriate.

Day 174 - Whisk Man!

Day 175 - It's been amazing to see Calgary pull together at this difficult time of emergency, so I thought I'd honor that by painting the Calgary Tower.

Day 176 - It's nice to have plants in the house to bring a bit of nature inside....unfortunately this plant is now dead because I'm a plant murderer....

Day 177 - Utensil Robot Man!

Day 178 - I think collages are my favorite thing to create.

Day 179 - I was hoping my baby would be born today (her due date) so I could take a picture of her for this card. The challenge was "Grow it"...it's like, yes, I made this!! The ultimate creation. Instead, I made this ugly sesame seed picture. haha.

Day 180 - I remember making so many of these when I was little

Day 181 - You'd think with my anatomy and physiology background, I'd be able to draw a better skull...

Day 182 - paper hand (took forever to cut all that paper)

Day 183 - I did not feel ambitious/crazy enough to actually wear a homemade hat...Jordan said "you can make a labouring hat"...right....haha. I instead made a mini paper hat out of a polka dot clothing tag and leather cord.