Patterns make beautiful backgrounds and layers for your digital mixed media, collage art and creative iphoneography. When I began using my iPad to make art, I used a lot of old book illustrations as backgrounds. It didn't occur to me that I could take my own photos and use them. 

Then one day I was looking at a pattern in the sofa fabric and thought, "That would make a great background." 

Creative iPrompt:
Create a work of art using a patterned background you've photographed. 

It's a good idea to go around snapping every pattern you see. You never know which ones you'll use. For example, when I took the photo of the floral fabric below, I had no idea it would be so perfect for the image of Primrose (inset). 

Above is a mailing envelope I snapped which created the geometrical lines on this art journaling piece. Below, I used the pattern from a doormat to create a magical tree image. You'll notice that the photographs are a little blurry....that's what I love about creative iphoneography -- the mistakes don't matter...everything looks great in the final piece.

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Creative iPrompt:
Take a mirrored selfie (self-portrait).

When I submitted this photo to http://artistswithiphones.com/, the rules were:
It has to be a self portrait taken by you in front of a mirroring surface and the cameraphone has to be visible.

Follow these same guidelines to create your own mirrored selfie. Check out the website to see other artists' ideas. Let's see your mirrored selfie! Below, you can add a link to your blog post featuring the selfie. 

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