In the past I’ve held back in my artwork over a concern for perfection. But what life and
motherhood have taught me is that perfection in itself is incomplete as well. If everything is done flawlessly, there’s no room for growth or imagination. Mistakes happen; we choose whether to let it defeat us or use it as a tool to grow us.
That being said, when mistakes happen in my artwork, I try to “fix it” rather than start over. Usually what happens is something that I love even more than the original effort because of the creativity required. Today, is one of those days.
Recently I designed a lovely floral card and posted it for Mother’s Day here. But I’m going to share with you another attempt I made with the same design for a birthday card. Ugh!
The ink was too thin and feathered and looked a horrible mess. I was ready to pitch it and start over, but then my creativity kicked in and I devised another plan.
Using a few scrap pieces of colored paper and card stock, I cut shapes to cover my mess.
Then I re-penned my birthday greeting. After allowing it to completely dry, I glued the pieces onto the card.
Now it looks as if it were designed to have a banner all along! I love how the added color brightens up the card and highlights the watercolor accents in the flowers.
Not all of my art mistakes have been salvageable, but I’m so happy when I can add a little touch of creativity to enhance something rather than starting all over.
If you would like the free template for the floral design, find it here.
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