Started this on a day I was feeling very optimistic. Think it was the full night sleep I had got after about 4000 years.

Its based off the illustration by – https://www.instagram.com/etcdrawings/

Although the feeling wore off pretty quickly, looking at this sketch makes me happy.

Ooh …and I coloured this on my phone too. With my finger…!!! App called – Recolor!

How cool is that.

And then...you add that JAZZ.....

DOODLE FUN

Making things with your hands is immensely joyful for me. Almost therapeutic (this does not apply to cooking),

Recently I have taken to drawing in a little sketch book I am trying to take along everywhere.

It should have been filled with sketches by now. But usually I just forget that it’s in my bag. 

On one of the encounters  with my sketchbook, I started upon this doodle inspired by one by a fellow Pinterest-ian.

A quick session of colouring on RECOLOR.......and I am happy with it. :)

It’s a simple design but still looks intricate. Loved doing this one.

For ages, My sister has been on my back, (I think, mostly to encourage me to do more art), to make something that she could hang in her home. For years I have been dodging it.

She recently commented on how much she was loving the scratch paper patterns. Which gave me an idea and I started this piece for her.

She loved it. Hell! I LOVED it. 

Already looking beautiful.....if I say so myself!

I am seriously addicted to this Scratch art paper!!!!!!

SCRATCH ART

A couple of months ago Tigerlily went to a friend's craft-themed birthday party. And came back with this amazing thing that just wow-ed me!

It was a pink, foam sheet crown for the kids to decorate, as they wished, by just scratching the surface of the foam. I was as smitten with it as my 5 yr old!!

Ever since, I was planning to get Tigerlily some sheets of this amazing paper (she is a craft-lover).

I didn't find the exact foam type sheets, but got a bunch of black coated scratch papers on Amazon.com. Although I told Tigerlily they were for her to explore, I was not one bit hesitant on jumping on the fun.... :D

  Once I started, I just couldn't stop. It is so addictive! Watching the pattern emerge as you make scratches on the surface.
What I learned, and the hard way, you can not undo any mistakes on this. Once you make a mark, it stays!

There is a variety of Scratch Art paper available. I got the rainbow background ones. There are also some with single colour backgrounds. With foil backgrounds, and some even with glitter backgrounds!

Watch this space for more of Scratch Art!!!!!!