I'm getting a late start because I packed up my office/studio over the holidays so I could remove the carpet. I'm still unpacking, but I'm itching to get caught up on this workshop.
Today I watched the first 3 of the 4 lesson videos in Workshop 1, and I've read many of the discussion forums. I must admit I'm baffled at the concept. The materials and the process I understand. The purpose of doing so, not so much. Then again, the whole reason to take a class in something new is to stretch your mind and your comfort zone, right?
Since I always start a new sketchbook by jotting down "New Sketchbook!" and the date, I took a similar approach to this new project -- but in the spirit of the workshop.
I resized some scans of sketches I did last summer, and manipulated the fonts and font sizes on a few phrases until I had a starting place. I printed them out using my Epson Artisan 710 on plain inkjet paper.
I cut the images apart and moved them around on a blank page until I was satisfied with their placement.
The arrangement was very horizontal, so I decided it needed a vertical element. I chose a piece of scrapbook paper, mainly because it was a color and design I'm least likely to use in cardmaking. I ripped it into strips, then used YES paste to glue them to the page.
Next, I glued down the sketches and phrases in the arrangement I planned out in Step 1.
From previous experience, I know that YES paste causes my paper to curl, so I've placed a heavy book onto to hold it flat until it dries.
Next up -- add color!
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