The 100 day project Week 2 (Day 8 to Day 14)

Hello creative friend!

How is your week going this week? Are your creative juices still flowing strong, or do you need some inspiration?

I am having so much fun I didn't notice the spelling mistake in my post last Sunday. Oops! 😂 Good thing I have a fabulous editor for my books, so it won't happen for those.

Anyway, here are my next set of projects from the past week, which I hope will inspire you to keep going with your own projects.

Until next time!

💜 Linzé

Day 8

Collage tag made with old dictionary paper, stencil, stamp, and a bit of fabric that I found in my stash. The birdcage took a while since it is a piece of ephemera that I tweaked with a craft knife to fit over the bird image. 

The bird and peach images were cut from an Ideas magazine.

Time: 2 hours, 15 minutes

Day 9

It was a writing day, but I need to finish editing a novella for publication this year, so I had to do some work on it as well.

So it was a productive words day, I would say. 😁

Total time: 5 hours 30 minutes

Day 10

I recently updated my computer, but it has been a struggle to get it to connect to my printer. My printer is old, but it is small and a colour laser printer is not cheap to replace.

So a few days ago, I tried again. And voila! It worked. I printed a few images for my journal on sticker paper, but they didn't cover the whole sheet.

Instead of throwing the remainder away, I did my drawing for today on that leftover piece.

Time: 30 minutes

Day 11

It was a productive writing day for sure.

Time: 2 hours 15 minutes

Day 12

This is my "long term" project. It is the group project of my art group that we started in March. What you see here is still a WIP, but so far I am quite happy with the result. It is done with graphite on A3 drawing paper.

Time: 2 hours

Total time spent so far: 5 hours

Day 13

I am so happy that my printer is working again, that of course I had to print a few more things. LOL!

And not wishing to waste a blank strip of unused paper at the bottom of the page, I used it for another drawing just for fun.

Time: 20 minutes

Day 14

I have been editing the novella, but was itching to paint or draw something. So I pulled out these tiny canvasses that I've had for years.

My acrylic markers were perfect for the tiny paintings instead of using brushes and acrylic paints.

Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

The 100 day project: Week 1 (Day 1 to Day 7)

Hey there creative friend!

If the 100 day project is on your radar this year, then I wish you all the best and loads of fun creating things that make you happy. I decided to try again this year, and at the end of the first week I am much more relaxed with the challenge than I was last year. I am also having loads of fun.

I have made a list of the things I want to finish (yeah, even creative projects are sometimes not finished because of life stuff), things I have wanted to do for a while, and working on another book, or two.

My friend and editor told me tow days ago that she is halfway with editing my next novel, and wanted to know how I was doing with the novella that she has to do next. I went, oh dear! Yeah, I have a bit of homework to do. LOL! 

But here are the things I did for week 1, and I am looking forward to the next week's creative projects.

Until next time!

💜 Linzé

Day 1

Ink drawing on old paper torn out of a book (a stage play published in 1948)

Time: 10 minutes

Day 2

LEFT: Ink drawing on old paper torn out of a book (dictionary published in 1948)

RIGHT: Collage with paper, washi tape, stamps, and stencil work on a tag.

Time: 1 hour

Day 3

Ink doodle drawing. I started this drawing a while ago, and added it to my list of projects to finish during the challenge.

Time: 2hrs

Day 4

Working on the first draft of a new novel, possibly a story in two or three parts. The story does not have a title yet.

Time: 1 hr

Day 5

Part of my challenge this year is to fill up nearly full sketchbooks. This book now has only 7 more pages to go!

Sunflower painted with gouache.

Time: 1.5hrs

Day 6

A few more words for the book. Interspersing writing with art, is normal for me although this book's characters are hounding me to finish their story 😉

Time: 2 hrs

Day 7

Another page in the sketchbook mentioned above. Now there are only 6 pages to go.

Time: 4 hrs