It's hard to belive that so much time has passed since my last post.  I cannot even remember all the items created during that time.  It just flew by, and I was inundated with work.  To catch up, please check my You Tube channel (Vickie Tobin) to see all the myriad items -- journals, folios, cards, and so forth.  Here is one to get you started:  My February 2026 ATC group.  I am participating in a year-long challenge to create an ATC every day for a year.  365 of them.  Sounds daunting, but really, I'm enjoying the creation and love to do some little piece of art every day.  I did dedicate myself to Art-Every-Day years ago and have been following that ever since.  

 

Finished: An Ode to Pepperell, my #Mixedmediamarch25 challenge project

 After a month of posting daily videos about this project, I've finally put it all together into a final flip-through.  I hope you enjoy it.  

Day 1, #MixedMediaMarch25, Ode to Pepperell

 This is the first of 31 pages for a challenge to create something each day during March, 2025.  The rules are pretty simple: use some element of gel press printing and identify each day with a number corresponding to the day of the month when it was created.  I have decided to create a concertina-style journal of photographs focusing on Pepperell, MA, where I lived for more than 35 years.  Here is a still of my first page.  There are several flip-up pages, each with a photograph, for a total of five photos on the page.     A video of this first page is available on You Tube.  

#GelyPostcardPlay, Day 31

 Day 31 of the challenge. The last entry is fittingly a return to a winter scene. Background is a gel print, with added stamping and shading. This challenge has been great fun and I'd like to thank Griffiths for hosting this challenge. Doing so much gel printing has truly been a challenge for me, and I am learning so much from it. Tomorrow, I'll post a little video on my channel to recap all 31 of my challenge cards. #GelyPostcardPlay

#GelyPostcardPlay, Day 30

 Day 30 of the challenge. I can't believe the challenge will be finished tomorrow. #GelyPostcardPlay

#GelyPostcardPlay, Day 29

 Day 29 of the challenge. Gel print background, cluster on top. #GelyPostcardPlay

#GelyPostcardPlay, Day 28

 Day 28 of the challenge. Another mixed media offering, again atop a gel print background. The fish is a piece of fabric, fussy cut and surrounded by yarns. A few snail charms finish off the piece. #GelyPostcardPlay

#GelyPostcardPlay, Day 27

 Day 27 of the challenge. Gel print background. Early morning fog with pen and ink sketching, enhanced with a bit of color on the birds. #GelyPostcardPlay

#GelyPostcardPlay, Day 26

 Day 26 of the challenge. Number sits atop gel print. #GelyPostcardPlay

#GelyPostcardPlay, Day 25

 Day 25 of the challenge. Not quite sure who the explorer is -- the noble sits atop his fine horse and his assistant has to walk every mile (and do all the chores, too!) so maybe we should consider the assistant as the real explorer. #GelyPostcardPlay

#GelyPostcardPlay, Day 24

 Day 24 of the challenge.  Gel Print background.  #GelyPostcardPlay  

#GelyPostcardPlay, Day 23

 Day 23 of the challenge. Gel print background with stamping, pen and ink drawing, stickers and a wonderful frog. #GelyPostcardPlay

#GelyPostcardPlay, Day 22

 Day 22 of the challenge.  Here, I'm using a few "leftovers" from my just finished Steampunk journal.  I'll be posting a video of the journal on my YouTube channel soon (but first, the edits and uploading need completion)    #GelyPostcardPlay

#GelyPostcardPlay, Day 21

 Day 21 of the challenge. Gel print background, stamping, stenciling, collage. #GelyPostcardPlay

#GelyPostcardPlay, Day 20

 Day 20 of the challenge. This one has a background of fragile old music paper, covered with vellum I printed, and a pair of butterflies drifting across it. The gel print element is backing the number. #GelyPostcardPlay

#GelyPostcardPlay, Day 19

 Day 19 of the challenge. Gel print with a foiled water lily motif and a few stems. #GelyPostcardPlay

#GelyPostcardPlay, Day 18

 Day 18 of the challenge. Gel print background, with a printed vellum overlay, lace and a digital picture. #gelypostcardplay

#GelyPostcardPlay, Day 17

Day 17 of the challenge.  I seem to really like forests.  #GelyPostcardPlay

 

#GelyPostcardPlay, Day 16

 Day 16 of the challenge. This one really qualifies as mixed media: gel print, pin and ink (water bugs), collage, fiber, and a charm. #GelyPostcardPlay

#GelyPostcardPlay, Day 15

 Day 15 of the challenge. The background was just screaming for cave paintings. #GelyPostcardPlay