Size: 7"w x 5.5"h
I love doing Graffiti lettering... on BEE Super Deluxe paper using a Sharpie pen and misc watercolors, doodled and shadowed my name.
I've been having a lot of fun with my Black Edition colored pencils. I started drawing these hexagon shapes and the next thing I knew I was adding abstract designs within them... When finished creating the hex's I decided to make it into a card and added the word "Hello"
You'll need a light pad with a very bright light, your Celtic grid paper, and your water media paper (I used Canson Mixed Media 98#).
If you're doing a more complex design Use a single line design on the grid paper to follow on your mixed media paper keeping the line on the design in the middle of your flat brush.
On Recollections black cardstock using Faber Castell Black Edition colored pencils, a Geli Roll white pen for outlining and highlight marks.
I need a more square image for instagram... hence the lower image...
Size: 2.5"w x 4.5"h
On Fabriano 1264Mixed Media paper outlined my Celtic letter with a Micron 08 pen. Colored with Inktense w/c pencils "Deep Violet". Shadowed with the Micron pen and added Holographic sticky dots.
This week on Scribbled Lives we need to create a letter only... no text. Since I've done a Celtic "H" & "G" I decided to do a "Y"...
Size: 4"w x 5.5"h
On Paper Reflections black cardstock outlined my Celtic letter with a Sakura white 08 Geli Roll pen.
Gilded the center ovals with Roberson's "red gold"23K gold leaf and the rest with Mona Lisa Red Leaf using a Designa Size Quick Pen gold leaf adhesive.
Colored the knot work with Black Edition colored pencils. Added some holographic gel glitter in the 3 dots.
Size closed: 4"w x 5"h x 3/8"thk
I haven't done a coptic binding since 2010... but thought it would work for this project, but not as well as I thought. Definitely out of practice...
It's 4 signatures of 3 or 4 folios with a total of 52 pages. I only wrote on the right side of each page.
A friend sent me a bunch of funny sayings and I was in a mood to create a booklet of them. Another friend had just given me some wonderful 80# paper that had a slight glossy feel to it and I love writing on it... sorry don't know the exact name of it...
You might notice a title on back and front covers... I realized after writing it, it was on the back cover and consequently upside down... so instead of trying to correct or camouflage it I enhanced it with "Ha Ha Wrong Side..." I'm still chuckling...
Text written with a .08 Micron pen in a funky monoline style. I love interconnecting letters... then colored with Prisma colors #905, 917 & 926
I recently purchased the 100 set Faber-Castell Black Edition colored pencils specifically created for black paper from Kensington Art Supply here in Calgary. They really are great. Creamy.
I recently purchased the 100 set Faber-Castell Black Edition colored pencils specifically created for black paper from Kensington Art Supply here in Calgary. So I wanted to try them on other colors and I love the results...
size: 2.5"dia x 3.5"
More stuff inspired from Instagram
IG: bonecas.da.neide
I have a 3 bedroom home and I converted my living room into my art room many many years ago... I'm in it from when I get up in the morning to when I go back upstairs in the evening...
On Genoa bond paper using an HB pencil wrote out the text in "Versatile Vyaz" (Thomas Vezina). He's apparently one of the online Iampath instructors and I've come across his style on Instagram quite a bit. I love funky style writing...
words: My art room: all day every day
I recently purchased the 100 set Faber-Castell Black Edition colored pencils specifically created for black paper from Kensington Art Supply here in Calgary. They really are great. Creamy.
I created this on Rhodio Pascribe's Grey calligraphy paper. I forgot I had it... but was looking for something else and said yes to trying with the Black Edition. They work beautifully on that paper. Not so much my Sharpie pen... it bled through to the next page - sigh! The lettering glows in real life - not so much in the image.
As mentioned a Sharpie fine point tip for all the black stuff and a Uniball Signo white gel point for the highlights.
And I just noticed the Sharpie has 2 ends fine & ultra fine... go figure I never realized that. ROFL.
Another couple ECS envelopes done... I went through some calligraphy styles I collected in 2015 which I really like - funky... so thought I'd play with it.
On misc unknown brand of calligraphy paper using a 5.0 Marvy calligraphy marker, Signo Unibal gel pens - gold for outline and decorations, white for doodling
The card was created during one of the summer workshop weeks I attended.
All done on Michaels black cardstock
ID: Black Edition - Fun
size: 3.25"w x 2"h
Used a Signo Gold gel pen to outline the letters and the dot detail, than with the colored pencils for the design and shadowing...
ID: Black Edition - Hello
size: 5"w x 2"h
Used a Signo Gold gel pen to create the letters than with the colored pencils for the shadowing...
Used a 2.0 Marcy Calligraphy marker, Unibal Signo gold for outline leaves, and border and a white for doodling.
The card was created during one of the summer workshops I've taken.
I used an unknown brand of calligraphy paper to create the envelopes.
Below is an image of the steps I took to get to the finished letter... from concept to final piece.
Used Staples 110# white cardstock. Cut my star with the largest of a Spellbinder's Star die set (approx 3.75"). Doodled with a green Zig Writer.
Cut my stand pieces 3"w x 2"h, folded in half and cut a slit approx 1" deep from the fold to toward the outside edge. Cut pieces of one of my green design geli papers and adhered to each leg.
Honeycomb ornament upper left ( image)
size: approx 2.5"w
Using 65# cardstock (white and a 2 toned pink scrapbook paper).
Cut 10 circles of white and 10 of pink 2.5" dia. I Used a Spellbinder's Nestabilities Standard Circles Large.
Since I used a 2 sided cardstock for one of my 10 circles I alternated the colors when assembling.
Fold all circles in half. Arrange in the order you will be gluing. Glue half of one circle to the half of the next circle. Repeat till all are glued together.
Now is the tricky part...
Alternate gluing a small line on the top of one folded half, press together to adhere then on the next section glue at the bottom folded half. Alternate gluing at the top of one and then the bottom of the next to get the honeycomb look.
String a thread through the center adding beads or knots to prevent string from slipping out. Adhere with a glue gun.
Christmas ornament
size: 9"w x 8.5"h
I created this on a gray linen cardstock. They work beautifully on that cardstock. I was surprised.
Used Bleed Proof white and a pointed nib to outline the funky letters, then a Sakura Black Glaze pen to fill the insides. I wanted something a little glossy... then colored with the Black Edition pencils.
I took a bit of liberty after seeing something from Andrea Wunderlich that I liked.
I've been getting a lot of paper crafting images on Instagram and decided to play with this shape... She's got 2 versions of making it, but I prefer the older version...
IG: easy_crafts.officialsize:
approx 2.25"w
Using Bogus Recycled Sketch Paper.
Cut 8 squares 2.5" each. Fold in half point to point. Fold the left and right points to the half crease creating a pointed triangle shape. (a) Fold down the small triangle. (b) Fold the left and right points to the center fold. Put a small dab of glue to these points on the inner side and adhere to the triangle from (a). Make sure not to let glue go anywhere else.
Continue with other 7 pieces of paper. When all are assembled glue one to the other on the little glued outside triangle from (b)
I added an edge of Stickles gold glitter on each top edge. Adhere a string for hanging. I punched a small hole very near the edge of 2 of the star points and added a bead to hold it closed. It can still be folded closed as a thick triangle to put away.
Geli Print Star Ornament (6 points)
size: approx 5.5"w
Using Columbia Mills End Paper geli printed. Cut 6 squares 4" each square.
Size: 6"sq
I'm doing over wk 6: New Tool (not that this is a new tool but it is a new lettering style for me...)
On Staples 110# cardstock, drew out the funky geometric letters, inked and shadowed with a Zig Writer, colored with Inktense w/c pencils and a wet paintbrush.
Sharpie to outline, Derwent Inktense w/c pencils for coloring and a Zig Writer for the shadow on Fabriano 1264 Mixed Media paper, Inktense w/c pencils for coloring and wet paint brush.