martha and i took a "field trip" the other day (i say field trip because it took me out of my studio, and we went to a place that takes me an hour to drive to!). we went to see our friend donna, who owns a very sweet rubber stamp shop called
a small cleverness, very appropriately named because it's very small, but filled to the rim with clever ideas and inspiration. and while donna provides a wonderful selection of books, stamps, tools and paper, she's especially generous in offering her ideas and inspiration. this is a photo of our "make and take"...a fun little card that uses an "inchie" as its centerpiece. an inchie is a piece of artwork that's done on a one inch square, and i've been hesitant to start making them only because i have so many other interests. but because i love working on a small scale, i knew that i would love inchies, and i finally caved and made one. and i was right...i loved making it! now i just have to figure out how to incorporate them into my books, lettering, drawing, painting...good grief, the list goes on.
i've named this piece "time square". here's how you can create this....grab a stack of catalogs and your one inch punch. start punching out objects that interest you. before you know it, you'll have a theme started. if you're like me, you'll end up with a big pile of one inch squares in no time! to make them sturdy, i use a glue stick to adhere them to card stock (some catalog papers can be quite thin). then, just start "organizing" them, and embellish as much or little as you want. voila...inchies! i'm sorry about the poor photograph...i had "glare issues" because of the paper! 
