100 day joyful creativity – Page 2

Day 83/100 Mandala

Day 82/100 Mandala

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This has really been a joy to work on and I look forward to adding details and color.

Mandalas have been one of my faves for many years.

This one feels like an old friend I haven’t seen in ages but easily reconnected like it was yesterday.

Day 81/100 Mandala

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9.5 x 9.5 inches

Watercolor paper

Largest Mandala I’ve worked on in awhile.

Start with pencil, trace with micron then add the watercolor.

Day 80/100 Photography

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Taken at dawn on Sudbury beach in the beautiful Okanagan.

So easy to make photos more dramatic!

These were edited on Instagram and in my phone app.

Day 79/100 Watercolor

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Tested my different watercolor sets – and ended up with a little abstract too.

Days 74-78/100 Catch Up!

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Days 74 to 77

I will make it to 100!

It’s the posting on multiple sites that adds to the challenge.

Follow through has also always been a challenge for me – at 75% complete I’m feeling determined though.

I’m already thinking of my next challenge – after Christmas I’m going to do a 30 day junk journal challenge!

Motivation to REALLY try my hand at JJ.

Day 72/100 Images Coloring Kit

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Look at this fantastic deal I found at the thrift store!

I have been “trying” to stay away from purchasing more art supplies but couldn’t turn this down.

This kit has a copyright from 2003 and had never been opened.

I jumped right in and did the first exercise tonight – I’ve always loved finding shapes in designs so I think I’m going to really enjoy this!

Day 69, 70 & 71/100 Birthday Cake, Mandala and Photo App

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What a cutie!! No real smashing took place – maybe too full from dinner or overwhelmed with all the festivities. The carrot cake was a hit though!

Sunday night I used a pigma graphic to outline this mandala.

I also got a new phone – Huawei P30 Pro…a bit of a learning curve! And having to sign in on all the apps is a real pain!

The camera is great, but I didn’t take any stills of the cake smash so I had to download an app to get the pictures above.

I used Video to Photo Frame Grabber.

It’s not a huge creative endeavor but I’m counting it for today.

Day 68/100 Torus Mandala

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The second try at the Torus Mandala worked out much better. The tutorial from Deb Soromenho was great.

I used another compass – which ended up being the same make in a different color…with the same issue. I added a little tape around the pencil and it worked well enough.

Maybe time to declutter my mandala supplies!

Day 66&67/100 Cupcake Cake and Torus Mandala

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The crappy compass that didn’t hold the pencil tightly created a messed up torus mandala…I tried again today with much more success…foreshadowing to next post!

Trial run using a Wilton Cupcake Cake pan…it worked great!! The instructions at https://blog.wilton.com/how-to-make-a-giant-cupcake/ said to use a dense cake and the carrot cake recipe from my old cookbook worked awesome!

I’ll post a pic of the cake smash in a couple of days – should be fun!

Whoops, forgot to post this yesterday!

I’ve been doing most of my posts for FB, IG, and websites on my phone, late in the evening when I should be in bed – not a good plan! As in no plan is a bad plan!

Time to start scheduling I think – then following through on it!

Typically when I write in my planner it’s to log what I did the day before. It has value for looking back to when I need to remember something but it’s not a plan for the day.

I started the backwards planner because in the past when I’ve written the dreaded To Do lists or action steps towards goals they didn’t get completed, then I felt like I failed.

I’m dedicated to completing the Creative Challenge and the Clear the Clutter challenge at http://aleapintolife.com/ so it’s time to start planning out my days a little more.