Love & Doodle ... Outside

Welcome to my newest blog.

If you have been receiving any snail mail from me in the past, no doubt you have already encountered the phrase: "LOVE Expressed Through DOODLES" because I write it on just about every envelope I send  out that is of a personal nature. Along with an envelope covered in doodles!

This Blog is predominately for the creative side of me to be expressed. The part that works with it's hands. For most of my life I have expressed myself through writing, but now I am branching out in my expressions. I no longer wish to limit my creativity in any way.

The closer I get to God the more I realize just how different we are. Not just slightly different, but drastically so. And considering the fact that Billions of people have been born up until now, that is pretty amazing.

I hope to encourage and inspire you to build on the ideas I have and take them farther, as well as be encouraged you to express your self.  You are unique and special in a way not even close to anyone else. Only YOU can do what YOU can do.

So let's be brave enough to DOODLE outside of the lines, while we LOVE outside the box.

Let's do it.

HOME MADE CARD: Unforgettable ~llr~

YELLOW & GREEN "unforgettable" CARD

Materials Needed:

Card stock (yellow)

paper for regular printing ( red)

paper for regular printing (white)

Photograph

photocopy

Scissors

glue (regular for paper)

ruler

pencil crayons (red & green)

stickers (optional)

optional materials:

Fiskars border paper punch

scissors with ridges

OR

Pinking sheers

stickers

NOTE: Green "unforgettable" sticker is the only sticker used and was the entire inspiration for the card which is to mark the anniversary of the death of my father by encouraging others to be comforted in their remembering.

INSTRUCTIONS:

PHOTO #1

Took yellow card stock and cut it out to the size desired.
Used ridged scissors to cut front bottom of the card off (about 1/4 inch)
Cut small triangle of red paper - ridged scissors to cut off one side of triangle
Used border punch on one side of a sheet of red paper and cut off a stip size of card (about 1 inch wide)



PHOTO #2

Pasted red paper triangle to front of card - making sure to leave the ridged side unglued.
Glued strip of red/bordered paper to bottom of back of card (so that it peeks out when looking at front of card (see photo)

PHOTO # 3

Made photocopy of an old photograph (can be in black & white or color). cut it out with ridged scissors, so it was 4 x 6 inches. Folded photocopied photo and put in red paper pocket on front of card. (see PHOTOS # 1 & # 2)





PHOTO # 4

Drew small red flowers on both diagonal corners of front of card and then drew green leaves (with pencil crayons).

PHOTO # 5

Repeated drawing flowers in both corners of inside of card as well. (using same red & green pencil crayons)


PHOTO # 6



(ABOVE) Inside close up details of flower and leaves & close up of red paper strip punched with Fiskars border punch.



PROJECT #1

We need to start by learning to not be afraid to do something individual, but if you're like me, it's not always easy. We've been brought up a certain way. With rules and guidelines. Those aren't a bad thing. But they should be a foundation, not all that there is. The "Starting" gate; not the "Finish" line.

Your first project is to print out the picture below and color it ANY WAY YOU WANT! Do as little or as much as you wish. Use crayons or paint or nail polish.

The key word here is 'different' . So keep that in mind.

And, if you feel comfortable doing so, perhaps scan what you've done into your computer an send me a copy. I can posted or it can be just for me to see.

Let's see what you can do. (I can't wait)

Love   Laura-Lee


INSTRUCTIONS:  (for Windows/IE users) To Print out the picture below, hover over it and right-click. You should have a list that includes the word "PRINT". If it's not there, click on "SAVE AS" and save the picture to your computer , making sure to give it a name you will remember.  Then, after it's saved, find the file with the name you just gave it, open it and print out that file. Good luck. L-L