Scribbled Lives 2023 - Wk 48 - Graffiti - Yogi

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.

Celtic Coloring Demo Sheets

Celtic Coloring demo Sheets

 

On mixed media paper coloring pencils do not work very well.

Too grainy

 

 

Black Edition On Black - Hexgons - Hello

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"

On Recollections black cardstock, using my Black Edition colored pencils, colored in the hexagons with misc designs. Monolined the word "Hello" and adhered to Staples 110# white cardstock to create the card.

Flat Brush Technique for Celtic Designs

Creating Celtic letters with a flat brush is not that difficult if you don't mind a larger design... I find it very difficult t use small brushes.

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.

Black Edition On Black - Abstract - Bubbles

I'm really loving my Black Edition colored pencils... I started doodling while checking out Instagram. Again I saw something I liked and just played with the thought. I LOVE my bubbles....

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...

 

Celtic "L" with Color Chart

Another letter done for our alphabet challenge in our Celtic group...

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.

 

Scribble Lives 2023 - Wk 47 - Alphabetically Speaking - Celtic "Y" Gilded

ID: wk 47 - Alphabetically Speaking - Celtic "Y" Gilded

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.

Coptic - Chuckles 1

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 

 

Funky Alphabet O to R

Funky Alphabet O to R

3.5"sq. Sharpie outline, ZIG Clean Color w/c brushes 

Celtic Alphabet - Gold J On Black

 

Size: 3"w x 5.75"h

"J" on Black Recollections cardstock using Kuretake Brilliant Gold Mica ink and a pointed nib (Brause #361) to outline my letter, Pilot Juice Up Metallic pens for the inner shading (gold for the outer string and a pink for the inner string). Pity it doesn't scan well... I used hash lines for the shading strokes. Gold Unibal gel pen for the dots.

Webster on Black

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 was playing with my friend and started doodling her name. Used a white Uniball gel pen.

Black Edition - Join Me

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...

On Michaels Recollection Jewel cardstock.
"A" on the red outlined with a Signo gold gel pen.
"O" on the blue a Sakura Geli roll white pen.
"i" on the green a Signo silver gel pen
"n" on the purple a black Signo gel pen which barely showed up when dry so went over it with US ArtQuest Mica Color "Sepia Veil".
Cut the letters in funky shapes and adhered to black Paper Reflections cardstock. Outlined with a Juice It white pen, and wrote in the word "me"

Newsprint - Xmas Ornament

size: 2.5"dia x 3.5"

More stuff inspired from Instagram
IG: bonecas.da.neide

Created a template of half the shape I wanted from cardstock. 3"h x 1.25"w

Using a very old cheap outdated encyclopedia paper, folded in half and placed my template against the folded edge. traced the template, then  cut out (I folded 3 pages at a time since it's very thin paper). Cut 24 shapes.

Adhere one half to another half and glue from the folded edge to the outer edge in a  straight line approx. 1/2" down from the top, then at the mid point and then about 1/2" from the bottom.

Adhere the next half in straight lines from about the 1/2 from the top and 1/2" from the bottom. continue gluing in this sequence.

(Not sure why it's glued this way...)

Before gluing the last one to close the ornament, adhere a string down the spine for hanging, then glue the last fold together. I added the beads as decoration.

Wk46 - Special Place - My Art Room

Scribbled Lives 2023 - Wk46 - Special Place - My Art Room

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

Toilet Roll Snowflake

size: 5"sq x 1/2" thk
More stuff inspired from Instagram
IG: paper.crafts.in
Used 3.5 toilet rolls... Squished the toilet roll flat and cut at 1/2" increments. Painted the large ones with silver acrylic paint, both sides. Adhered together at the center point.

Cut the next 3 strips in half at both ends, painted them gold. Adhere inside the silver loops.

Continue cutting the loops in half at both ends and painting in copper for the outside loop design.

I punched a small hole in my top loop and strung my cord adding a bead in the loop.

Black Edition On Grey - YES

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.

Size: 3"w x 7"h

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.

ECS - Nov Env Exchange - Joyce Steeby

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.

 

 

Black Edition On Black - All

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.

All done on Michaels black cardstock

ID: Black Edition - Hey...
size: 2.5"w x 4.25"hUsed a Signo Gold gel pen to outline and highlight some of the letter than with the colored pencils for a striped design. 

 

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... 

ECS Nov 2023 - Env Exchange - Jeanine Alexander

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.

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.

 

Celtic Alphabet - K on Black

Size: 3"w x 4.75"h

"K" on Black Recollections cardstock using Bleed Proof white ink to outline the letter with a pointed nib (Brause #361), Gansai Tambi gold paint #902 for the stem and Black Edition colored pencils for the shading using #778 & #779. Gold Unibal gel pen for the dots

Below is an image of the steps I took to get to the finished letter... from concept to final piece.

 

3D Star Structure - Greens

I came across a class by Cherryl Moote and she had an interesting image... so I thought I'd see if I could make something similar.

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. 

 

Xmas Ball Ornaments

I've been getting a lot of paper crafting images on Instagram and decided to play a bit...

The upper left image is from
IG: giftwrappinglove

The lower right image is from
IG: christmas.studio.viki

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: approx 2.75"w
Using 65# white cardstock adhered sticky glitter sheets in 2 colors. Cut 18 strips (9 of each color) approximately 3.5" long x 1/4"w. Cut a pointed end to both ends so there is less bulk when gluing down.

The center column is a cardboard cylinder made from  the glittered scraps approx 1.75" tall and about 10cm dia. with a top on both ends to adhere the strips to.

Adhere your strips to the bottom end spacing as best you can. Adhere a larger circle on the outside from the glitter cardstock. This is decorative to hide the ends of your strips.

Repeat to the top end. (as you can see mine are not spaced quite evenly...). Adhere another large circle. I forgot to put a hole and thread through that 1st circle so had to add the 2nd circle on top of it... I also used a glue gun in this area.

 

Black Edition On Gray - Stew Words

I'm in the mood to make a stew this week... and while at my desk I was in a mood to play with my Black Edition 100 colored pencils set which I purchased from Kensington Art Supply, but I couldn't decide what I wanted to write... and then the first word that came to mind was meat... and the rest is what I'll put in my stew BIG GRIN.

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. 

Paper Star Ornaments

 

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.
 

Scribbled Lives 2023 - Wk 45 - Do Over - Risk Takers

Not my favorite topic... I very rarely do something over. I usually just get past whatever I didn't like and I'm off on a new project...

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. 

 

Paper Snowflake - Parchment Paper

I've been getting a lot of paper crafting images on Instagram and decided to play a bit... This one was on
IG: origami.studio.diy

Using parchment style paper and adding a gem to the center.

Cut a piece of paper (rectangular). Mine was 8.5 x 11". Accordion fold in half from the bottom of the 11" length, each half in half until you have 16 folds.

Open the folds. Fold in half horizontally (you have 8 folds showing) then fold vertically in half. Place a pencil dot at the mid point of the 4th fold line from the folded edge, then at about the 1/4 point from the top edge on the 6th fold and then at the half point on the edge of the last fold. Cut through all layers from the top of the folded edge to your 1st pencil point at the 1/2 mark on the 4th score line, then to the 1/4 point point and then to the outside edge.

Open completely and refold accordion style and fold that in half. Repeat with 3 more of these accordions. Adhere one half edge to the next accordion at the small half edge. Repeat till all four accordions are adhered.

Add a decorative gem or bauble and a hanging string.

I just knotted a piece of string and adhered it to the inside of the tall fold line.

Funky Letter L, M & N

And the next 3 letters... I'm a follower of das.frollein.tina on Instagram and really like her take on an alphabet, so have been playing with it as well, more copying really

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.