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I always look forward to fall (9/22!): the crisp-but-not-yet-too-cold-weather, hoodies and sweaters, crunchy leaves, cozy mugs of apple cider and hot cocoa, and Halloween! I'm a big scaredy cat but Halloween has always been a favorite holiday of mine because of the creativity, fun, and of course candy! It also reminds me of mystery, illusion, secrets, and surprises which is what inspired October's Creative Spark Club mail! 

 

The best way to describe what we'll be making is actually to show you! Please watch this very short video of the flashlight illusion project. 

 

We'll be using different types of paper to create the illusion of shining the light of a flashlight onto different parts of your drawing! In the example in the video, I paired the paper flashlight with doodles of Halloween-y things and I also used a paper magnifying glass to make a word search (what 3 words do you see first? They describe what the holiday will be like for you :))

When I first saw this illusion, it blew my mind! I thought it was so cool and would be fun to try! You can draw whatever you'd like (the inside of a house, a Halloween inspired scene, a word or image search, or whatever your imagination dreams up!) and I also think it'd be a fun alternative to a birthday card (have them find your message!)

 

The mail will include the materials you need to make 2 different illusion projects and a separate mini project, DIY cards using holographic scratch off stickers! You'll also get a few other paper goodies and access to online resources.

 

If you'd like to receive October's mail, there are 2 ways to get it:

Both options are available in the link below:

Mail will be sent out the first week of October.

 

I hope you've had a good September so far and that Virgo season has been treating you well (happy birthday to my fellow September Virgos! ;)) 

 

Take care and talk to you soon,

PS: It's been a bit of an unexpectedly chaotic month and I wasn't able to get an August shares email out :( (if you're new here, I collect different articles, ideas, music, links, etc. throughout the month to share with you at the end each month!) There's a lot I want to show you so there will be some extras in September's shares :)

PPS: Congrats to everyone who finished this year's Sketchbook Un-Slump! I'm excited to share a final recap soon!

PPPS: Here's how my mini composition book turned out from September's Creative Spark Club mail! I followed through with the 90s nostalgia theme and it was a lot of fun to take a look back in time and remember some of the things I loved!

 

 

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