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The last 12 assignments

I'm stopping at 40 prompt assignments and want to do something different for the last weeks of the year.

Instead, I'm going to give you a themed topic to collage. I did these in the old Facebook group, and they're great exercises. Ready?

#2020c45 --Tissue Paper--

Use tissue paper to experiment with layering. Use white or colored tissue paper, or combinations, along with regular collage papers. If you use colored tissue paper, how does it add or change other images you are working with? Does it enhance your images? What happens if you use the tissue paper to mask what is beneath?

Don't forget that you can rubber stamp on tissue paper, and use those images as layers too.

#2020c44 --A sewing project--

Many of us admire sewing and its uses in making art. Gather items that could be used to create a collage about sewing. You can create it with just visual elements, or you can add embellishments that may be 3-dimensional.

#2020c43 --Bon Voyage--

Make a collage of travel-related items or from things that remind you of what a trip could be like. A collage can be inspired from something real or imagined.

#2020c42--Let’s go out to eat--

Have you missed going out to eat these last several months, due to sheltering in place? Make a collage about dining out some place enjoyable. What kinds of ephemera could you use? It might be a challenge to get a hold of a menu these days, but you can find images of a set table, perhaps, or fine china and dinnerware? What about a memorable view?

#2020c41--Junk Mail--

Make a collage only from junk mail you receive over a week.

This collage might not have a vintage feel to it. Also, it’s possible that you are not going to love the elements you choose because your options might be limited, but this exercise makes you focus on the possibilities of what you can create with what you have. So why make something you’re not going to love? There’s a purpose in this assignment and that is for you to think about process: what colors go together, how many elements are sufficient, should you add text, etc. Hopefully, your end product turns out to be something you are proud of.

If you live in a part of the world where you don’t receive junk mail in your mailbox (lucky you!), flyers from shops and grocers in town would be good a good alternative.

#2020c40

✓ Ocean or sea
✓ Something in a foreign language
✓ A piece of folded paper
✓ Something you are thankful for
✓ A sticker from a fruit or vegetable
*Bonus: A random piece of washi tape

#2020c39

✓ Dirt/soil/earth
✓ Something with two wheels
✓ A portion of a brochure or advertisement
✓ Something with turquois
✓ A person
*Bonus: Textured paper

#2020c38

✓ Something that contains energy
✓ "Sprinkles" - whatever that means to you
✓ A song title
✓ Something written in pencil
✓ Lined paper
*Bonus: A barcode

#2020c37

✓ Anything that starts with the letter j
✓ A spiral
✓ A game or game piece
✓ Brown/kraft paper
✓ Handwriting
*Bonus: A rubber stamping in red ink

#2020c36

✓ Glass
✓ Something edible
✓ A repeating pattern in a round shape
✓ Uppercase font
✓ A doodle border
*Bonus: Graph paper

#2020c35

✓ Something that produces a pleasant sound
✓ A building
✓ Something fancy
✓ Sheet music
✓ A math symbol
*Bonus: Any kind of tag

#2020c34

✓ A color of a summer fruit
✓ Brown paper/kraft paper
✓ A chevron pattern
✓ A rubber stamping in blue ink
✓ A piece of tissue paper or napkin
*Bonus: Text in a different alphabet

#2020c33

✓ A plant or animal with stripes
✓ A dot-to-dot you create by hand
✓ A group of three
✓ A postal symbol
✓ Graph paper
*Bonus: A teabag cover

#2020c32

✓ Anything that starts with the letter L
✓ Lines from a poem
✓ A geometric shape
✓ Handwriting
✓ An illustration
*Bonus: A border or frame

#2020c31

✓ "Treasure" whatever that means to you
✓ A feather or feathers
✓ The design side from a playing card
✓ A zig-zag pattern
✓ Jewelry
*Bonus: Something round

#2020c30

✓ Something that emits heat
✓ A fruit
✓ Sheet music or notes
✓ Graph paper
✓ A sequence of random letters
*Bonus: A label

#2020c29

✓ Something that uses fuel
✓ A piece of folded paper
✓ An office supply
✓ Illustration from a children's book
✓ A date
*Bonus: A sticker

#2020c28

✓ Something that plugs into the wall
✓ A form, blank or filled
✓ Something green
✓ A rubber stamping on tissue paper
✓ An art scrap
*Bonus: A piece of washi tape

#2020c27

✓ Something that contains metal
✓ Flower petals
✓ A string of numbers
✓ Something written in your non-dominant hand
✓ A symbol
*Bonus: Ledger paper

#2020c26

✓ Something that records
✓ Stripes
✓ Something bright
✓ Envelope, either side
✓ Map
*Bonus: Coloring book page

#2020c25

✓ "Magic" - whatever that means to you
✓ Floral
✓ Dashed lines
✓ A form or portion of, filled or blank
✓ Text not in your native language
*Bonus: A piece of washi tape

#2020c24

✓ Dance
✓ Something in the shape of a triangle
✓ A crossword or newspaper puzzle
✓ Something you wear
✓ Crinkled paper
*Bonus: A piece of napkiin or tissue paper

#2020c23

✓ An instrument that measures something
✓ Something red
✓ An emblem
✓ A piece of magazine or newspaper text
✓ A repeating pattern
*Bonus: Paper with a bumpy surface

#2020c22

✓ A string of numbers
✓ Something with teeth
✓ An office supply
✓ Text or an image in reverse
✓ Something shiny
*Bonus: connecting links

#2020c21

✓ A portion of a sewing pattern
✓ Something made from wool
✓ A vegetable
✓ Tea-dyed/coffee-dyed paper
✓ Something heart shaped
*Bonus: a typo

#2020c20

✓ Something that represents a party of celebration
✓ Something with a bit of yellow
✓ Any kind of tape
✓ An old sticky note
✓ Something sour
*Bonus: a doodle in red

#2020c19

✓ Something heavy
✓ Something drawn or written in pencil
✓ A piece of calendar
✓ An art scrap
✓ A chewing gum or cough drop wrapper
*Bonus: Tissue paper or napkin

#2020c18

✓ Something sticky
✓ Something you can wear
✓ A favorite word
✓ A piece of coloring book page
✓ Something with paint or ink on it
*Bonus: A zig zag

#2020c17

✓ Something red
✓ Two of something
✓ Something that points or is pointing
✓ A piece of envelope, either side
✓ Kraft color paper or brown paper
*Bonus: A sticker

#2020c16

✓ Something that dangles
✓ Something that starts with the letter J
✓ A piece of letter or note
✓ A schematic
✓ A rubber stamping in any color but black
*Bonus: Circles

#2020c15

✓ Something that rings
✓ A plaid pattern
✓ A piece of map
✓ Something in a hexagon shape
✓ Text in a foreign language
*Bonus: Numbers

#2020c14

✓ Something wet
✓ Lavender - the color or the plant
✓ A game piece or piece of a puzzle
✓ Paper in a "soft" color or colors
✓ A business card or portion
*Bonus: A sticker

#2020c13

✓ Something orange
✓ Something with claws
✓ A bell or bells
✓ Stripes or striped paper
✓ Calligraphy
*Bonus: Numbers

#2020c12

✓ "Money" - whatever that means to you
✓ Something that starts with the letter F
✓ Something drawn or written in pencil
✓ Coarse paper
✓ A label
*Bonus: A flag

#2020c11

✓ Something you're thankful for
✓ Something that's alive
✓ A ticket of some kind
✓ A piece of map
✓ Something stenciled
*Bonus: A bug or insect

#2020c10

✓ Something you see through a window
✓ something you can hold in your hand
✓ A mushroom or small flower
✓ A poem or portion of
✓ A piece of dictionary page
*Bonus: A geometric shape

#2020c09

✓ A piece of jewelry
✓ something green
✓ paper with lines on it
✓ something found in a desk
✓ something drawn in ink
*Bonus: a security envelope pattern

#2020c08

✓ A person or people
✓ Bubbles
✓ A crossword or newspaper/magazine puzzle
✓ Text in a language not in English or your native language
✓ Sticker from a fruit or vegetable, from the grocery store
*Bonus: The next noun you hear someone saying, in any form

#2020c07

✓ A leaf or leaves
✓ Something sweet
✓ A group of three
✓ A math symbol
✓ A doodle
*Bonus: A label

#2020c06

✓ Something ornate
✓ A piece of dictionary page
✓ Something that turns or spins
✓ Something that starts with the letter C
✓ A form or portion--blank or filled
*Bonus: Something you see through the window

#2020c05

✓ A path or road
✓ Somethng cold
✓ A favorite word
✓ A piece of calendar
✓ Paper with a repeating pattern
*Bonus: An illustration

#2020c04

✓ A playing card, either side
✓ A group of three
✓ Something with a bumpy surface
✓ Something that splashes
✓ Buttons - real, drawn, or stamped
*Bonus: A person/people

#2020c03

✓ A bug or insect
✓ A key
✓ A sequence of numbers
✓ "Ink" - whatever that means to you
✓ A quote
*Bonus: Something in black and white

#2020c02

✓ Something with a bit of pink
✓ Sheet music or a portion of
✓ A clothing tag
✓ A list
✓ Text from a book page
*Bonus: A rubber stamping in 2 colors

#2020c01

✓ Something that represents time
✓ Something that blows in the wind
✓ Thread(s) or a piece of fabric
✓ An animal
✓ Something out of the recycle bin
*Bonus: A postage stamp
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ASSIGNMENT 51

✓Something fast
✓An eating or cooking utensil
✓Anything that starts with a K
✓A random piece of washi tape
✓Text in a foreign language
*Bonus: Triangles

ASSIGNMENT 50

✓A star
✓A doll or toy
✓Something cold
✓A portion of a brochure or advertisement
✓Something that reminds you of your mother/aunt/grandmother
*Bonus: Something musical

ASSIGNMENT 49

✓An illustration
✓A border or frame
✓Origami or another kind of folded paper
✓Something that starts with the letter V
✓Something that represents fall
*Bonus: A ribbon

Assignment 48

✓A shoe
✓A piece of coloring book page
✓A formula, whatever that means to you
✓An herb or other fragrant plant
✓Something written in your non-dominant hand
*Bonus: A pattern with stripes

Assignment 47

✓Something squishy
✓A favorite word
✓Something maroon
✓Circles
✓Weather
*Bonus: Graph paper

Assignment 46

✓Something from a magazine
✓Anything that starts with a letter K
✓An art scrap
✓A doodle
✓A formula, whatever that means to you
*Bonus: something related to coffee

Assignment 45

✓A repeating pattern
✓A place
✓A chewing gum or cough drop wrapper
✓Sheet music, or portion of
✓Something found in a doctor’s office
*Bonus: Lines

Assignment 44

✓A geometric shape
✓Something with fins
✓A plant
✓A form or portion, blank or filled
✓“Electronic”, whatever that means to you
*Bonus: Something used in an office

Assignment 43

✓Something written with your non-dominant hand
✓Graph paper
✓Something that splashes
✓Something that represents summer
✓Something stenciled
*Bonus: Something musical

Assignment 42

✓Instructions
✓A key
✓A piece of clothing (fabric scrap or an image)
✓A crossword or newspaper/magazine puzzle
✓A poem
*Bonus: A doodle

Assignment 41

✓Something related to coffee
✓Something in watercolor
✓Something round
✓Something that is alive
✓A rubber stamping in 2 colors
*Bonus: Geometric shapes

Assignment 40

✓A poem
✓Song lyrics/song title
✓White space
✓Group of three
✓A person/people
*Bonus: An image of something made from wood or woodgrain

Assignment 39

✓A flower
✓Something royal
✓Something with wheels
✓Something found underwater
✓A formula, whatever that means to you
*Bonus: A measurement, even if you write it out