Scribbled Lives 2021 - Nov - Wk 47 - Purse

Scribbled Lives 2021 - Nov - Wk 47 - Purse. So I searched for origami purses... and came across this one that had very clear INSTRUCTIONS. Fun to make.

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BVCG Nov 2021 Lettering Challenge Day 25 -30

BVCG Nov 2021 Lettering Challenge Day 25 -30 - And another month goes by. They went way too quickly... This time I did a kind of exemplar of more traditional lettering styles...

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BVCG Nov Lettering Challenge Day 22 - 24

Another few words written out for the BVCG Nov Lettering Challenge - Day 22 - 24. This is such a funky lettering... so right up my alley. BIG GRIN

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Scribbled Lives 2021 - Wk 46 - Movie One Liners - Shut Up

Scribbled Lives 2021 - Wk 46 - Movie One Liners - Shut Up. And the last one I created for this theme...

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Scribbled Lives - Wk 46 - One Liners - Elementary

Scribbled Lives - Wk 46 - One Liners - Elementary. I love this one liner. Loved the show too...

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Scribbled Lives Wk 46 - One Liners - Houston

Scribbled Lives Wk 46 - One Liners - Houston. I think this "Movie One Liner" theme is one of the best so far... They just kept popping out of my head... BIG GRIN This is the first of several I created so far...

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Scribbled Lives - Wk 46 - One Liners - Keep Your Friends

Scribbled Lives - Wk 46 - One Liners - Keep Your Friends. Sage advice...

It's been a long time since I've written "Fraktur" style...

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Xmas Oval Cards - Merry & Bright

For some reason I neglected to upload thee 2 cards which I made a while back... Since they will be going out in this year's mail I needed to document them. BIG GRIN

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BVCG November Lettering Challenge Day 15 to 21

BVCG November Lettering Challenge Day 15 to 21.I decided to do this week with Liesbet's style of lettering... Love what she does.

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ATC Exchange Nov 2021 _ Holiday Theme

Julie Wildman has organized an ATC exchange for every other month ending in September 2022. We're 10 players, so a bit of work BIG GRIN.

Here is what I created for November including the envelopes done in Weaver style writing.

 

 

Scribbled Lives Nov 2021 - Wk 45 - Joy Harjo

Scribbled Lives Nov 2021 - Wk 45 - Joy Harjo. This is an excerpt of one of her poems - the last couple lines of "A Map to the Next World"

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Charcoal - Passion

This is another piece I did in direct conjunction with Rachel Yallops class and Carl Rohrs handouts. I love that squiggle...

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Who Me? No Thank You!

Who Me? Not Thank You!

This is another piece I made for Our Guild's (BVCG)  next ZOOM Galleria in January and the theme is "In Your Own Words". Definitely not my favorite topic...

I really love Liesbet's type of lettering...  The way I painted them reminds me of prehistoric lettering...

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Charcoal - No, No, No, Not Me!

 I'm taking a 2 day online Zoom class with Rachel Yallop using Compressed Charcoal and Conte de Paris pencils. Interesting but dirty work...

The "N" is from a handout in Carl Rohr's class  which I fell in love with. I love that squiggle...

Our Guild's (BVCG) is having another ZOOM Galleria in January and the theme is "In Your Own Words". Definitely not my favorite topic... 

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BVCG November Lettering Challenge - Day 11 - 14

BVCG November Lettering Challenge - Day 11 - 14

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Merry Christmas - Holly Wreath

 

 

I saw something onLine that got me going in this wreath direction... I think I'll make a few more...

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Rachel Yallop - Charcoal - Peace

I'm taking a 2 day ZOOM class with Rachel Yallop using charcoal and conte pencil. Her work is beautiful and I would love to emulate her, but I don't have that kind of patience...sigh

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BVCG November Lettering Challenge - Day 8 - 10

 BVCG November Lettering Challenge - Day 8 - 10

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Xmas Mandala - The Magic Of Christmas

Xmas Mandala - The Magic Of Christmas - and another Xmas card done...

I'm really loving making them BIG GRIN.

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ECS November Challenge - Snowman Mandala

Snowman Mandala. As mentioned before took a mandala class with the Edmonton Calligraphy Society taught by Sally Towers-Sybllis. This month's challenge with the ECS is "weather", so made the snowman and used some Johnny Mathis lyrics.

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Scribbled Lives 2021 - Wk 44 - Lest We Forget - Mandela

Scribbled Lives 2021 - Wk 44 - Lest We Forget - Mandala

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Carl Rohrs - Pen Manipulation - Lest We Forget

Carl Rohrs - Pen Manipulation - Lest We Forget. I'm taking a 3 day ZOOM class with Carl Rohrs, "Calligraphy or Typeface you can eat with a pen or brush". Day 1 we worked on pen manipulation. I'll get there eventually...

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Happy Holidays Mandala card

 

Happy Holidays Mandala card. I created this card while taking a ZOOM class hosted by Edmonton Calligraphy Society taught by Sally Towers Sybllis on Tuesday evening. I don't think I've ever made an actual mandala although I've made lots of circle calligraphic art... I really enjoyed the evening. Below are most of the coloring tools I used BIG GRIN...

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Meandering Lotus Booklet - Be Like The Lotus

Meandering Lotus Booklet - Be Like The Lotus. I came across this structure and was intrigued... so had to try it. I used my Elephant Hide paper (4 different colors) that I recently purchase. It folds and creases fabulously...

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Snowflake Circles - Warm Winter Wishes

I found this snowflake stenciled piece in my stash and decided to finally make a card with it...

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BVCG November Lettering Challenge Day 1 - 7

BVCG November Lettering Challenge Day 1 - 7. It's another very busy month for me, so grouping as much as possible... This month I decided to write every word in a different lettering style...

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Scribbled Lives - Wk 43 - Wings - No Garden

Scribbled Lives - Wk 43 - Wings - No Garden. I was playing with my TRex Alcohol Inks and decided to use them for this week's challenge.

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Xmas Marker Wreath - Merry Christmas

After watching Angie Vangalis on Texas Lettering For Holiday Projects use markers to create the wreath... I had to play. It's a really fun and easy way to create a card...

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Brusho - Christmas Greetings

While watching on Texas Lettering For Holiday Projects I went on a tangent and created this card. I love using Brusho's and Color Burst powders...

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Stencils - Warm Winter Wishes & Holiday Greetings

   

I continued to play after watching Jeffrey Olson from Royal Talens on Texas Lettering For Holiday Projects use watercolors through a stencil on black paper.

The holiday greetings card uses the leftover pieces...

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Stencils - Snowflakes Falling

 

After watching Jeffrey Olson from Royal Talens on Texas Lettering For Holiday Projects use watercolors through a stencil on black paper I was in a mood to play...

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Art Of The Fold #19 - Triangular Book - Scribbled Bkgr'd

Art Of The Fold #19 - Triangular Book - Scribbled Bkgr'd. I really likethe look of this structure even though it seems useless... sigh!

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Pencil To Paper - Illumination - JOY Card

And the "JOY" card I mentioned in my ATC post recently. Since the "J" on it's own didn't make a great card... I created the "O&Y" and cut them out and pasted them to the Illuminated piece. The card is a beautiful off white pearlized cardstock. I'm happy with the way it turned out...

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Art Of The Fold #19 - Triangular Book - Compassion

Art Of The Fold #19 - Triangular Book - Compassion, Our next meet up is November 9th. This is a fun easy structure although it's not very useful... except to use up goofs I created... The text in the image above had an error at the bottom - I used the word compassion instead of kindness. Beats me where my mind was...

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Xmas Triptychs - On Black

 

For my last 2 of the 10 triptychs I needed to make, I thought I'd do some on black cardstock using my Kuretake Mica inks. 

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Scribbled Lives 2021 - Wk 42 - Compassion

Scribbled Lives - Wk 42 - Compassion. I mentioned I bought a bunch of deAtrementis Pearlescent inks on the weekend. A friend asked me if they were waterproof. It didn't say on the bottle so I did a little experiment - THEY ARE NOT WATERPROOF... but the result I got, got me thinking in a tangent... BIG GRIN

The one below was the first one I did and when I started reading it to write my post I realized I made a mistake - sigh. So did the one on top next. I'm OK with both but I really like the one below more. love the vertical stripes.

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ECS Envelope Exchange - Oct 2021

ECS Envelope Exchange - Oct 2021

Since I took a ZOOM class with Bill Kemp teaching Gwen Weaver style writing hosted by the ECS, I thought I'd practice my lettering BIG GRIN. It's a fun style. There a few things I'd probably change for readability... (that "f" looks like a "p"). The insert is a Triptych ATC. I'm liking making those. Lots of room for me to play...

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