Abstract - I Love Doodling

I just bought some black drawing paper and while with the gals I had to use it...
size: 6"w x 4.5"h
On Canson XL Black Drawing Paper using metallic gel pens, Juice Up pen and Prisma colored pencils

words: I love doodling
Juice Up Pen
Gelly Roll
Colored Pencils
Yes!

BVCG Env Exc - July 2025 - Joleyne

ID: Joleyne Mayers-Jaekel (July 2025)
Env created on Arches Text Wove paper using splattered watercolors. Funky lettering (Wisdom Teeth Font) done with Gelly Roll metallic gel pens.

The card (4"w x 6.5"h) was created during one of the Workshop Week online classes I took. Every once in a while I like doing only black & white..

Scribbled Lives - Wk 28 - HD Thoreau - The Question

wk 28 - HD Thoreau - The Question
Size: 7:sq
On Canson XL Mixed Media paper drew out the question mark symbol (for the word "question") and inserted the author's name.  Since someone mentioned Twinkling H2O's I pulled out mine and used the "Indian Copper" to paint around Henry's name written with a Unibal Signo .38 deep blue pen. Then wrote the text around it with various colors of Zig and Itoya Calligraphy markers then shadowed with a black .02 Micron pen.

words: The question is not what you look at but what you see.

Mini Booklet - Do What Makes You Happy

 I made this booklet a while back and when searching for something else (again...) came across it... I figured I'd finish it.
size: 4.5"w x 6"h x .25" thk.
It's made with a bunch of various watercolor backgrounds on watercolor paper I was playing around with at the time... 4 sheets folded in half and rusty red waxed linen thread binding (can't remember what it's called... sigh)
It's not that often I do regular calligraphy... but since the cover and 1 page already had that style I figured to continue with it. Done with a 1.5 Parallel pen dipped into Sumi ink and I think I a kind of Italic style - beats me they all look the same... 

 

 

WORDS: words: every day is a fresh beginning, a blank canvas to paint upon.

a man a plan a canal panama

It's not a sin to get knocked down; it's a sin to stay down. Carl Brasheap

if you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl,
but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward. Martin Luther King Jr.

our greatest weakness lies in giving up, the most certain way to succeed
is always to try just one more time. Thomas Edison

when obstacles arise, you change your direction to reach your goal;
you do not change your decision to get there. Zig Ziglar

endure and persist; this pain will turn to good by and by. Ovid

at the end of the day rest, take a deep breath, smile and start again.

Dragonfly - Darting, Dancing

size: 4.25"w x 6"h
On Canson Mixed Media paper using Prisma Colored Pencils, white gel pen and Zig Writer for the text.

words: Restless dragonfly darting, dancing over the ribbons of trailing weed. Arthur Christopher Benson

Rosebuds - For Each Thorn

size: 4.25"w x 6"h
On Canson Mixed Media paper using Prisma Colored Pencils, Gold gel pen and Zig Writer for the text.

words: For each thorn, ther's (spelt wrong...) a rosebud... for each twilight - a dawn... for each trial - the strength to carry on, for each storm cloud - a rainbow... for each shadow - the sun... for each parting - sweet memories when sorrow is done. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Curls - Make A Memory

size: 4.25"w x 6"h
On Canson Mixed Media paper using Prisma Colored Pencils and Juice-Up mid blue pen.

words: Sometimes I wanted to make a memory - one perfect memory - curl up in it and go to sleep. Kiersten White

Word Art - Do It Now - Not One Day

size: 6"w x 4.25"h
On Canson Mixed Media paper using watercolors, Finetec metallic paint, gel pens and ZIG Writer.
words: Do It Now ... not one day

Love You More

size: 6"w x 4.25"h
On Canson Mixed Media paper using various markers (Zig Clean Color & Ecoline Brush Pens) and ZIG Writer.
words: Love You More

Scribbled Lives- wk 27 - Unused Tool - Kemper

ID: wk 27 -  Unused Tool - Kemper
Size: 6"sq
I have to say I don't have ANY tool in my home I haven't used at least once. As soon as it comes into my home I have to try it either to make sure it works or to have fun trying something new... BUT thanks for getting me to play with it again...

On Strathmore Watercolor 140# paper using a Kemper tool with Higgins fadeproof red ink & Ecoline Prussian Blue ink. Dots added with Winsor & Newton white ink for dip pens.

words: Kemper Tool abc xyz

Colorful Mushrooms - Fatal

size: "w x 4.25"h
On Canson Mixed Media paper using a ZIG Writer and various brands of watercolors.
words: Advice is like mushrooms. The wrong kind can be fatal.

Take The Bull By The Horns

size: 4.25"w x 6"h
On Canson Mixed Media paper using a ZIG Writer and Prisma colored pencils.
words: Take The Bull By The Horns

Abstract Spiral - Rhthyms and Spirals

size: 4.25"w x 6"h
On Canson Mixed Media paper using a ZIG Writer, Prisma colored pencils and Uniball white gel pen.
Text with a 1.5 Parallel pen and Sumi ink
words: The whole universe is based on rhythms. Everything happens in circles and spirals. John Hartford

Gems - Doodling Away The Afternoon

size: 4.25"w x 6"h
On Canson Mixed Media paper using a ZIG Writer and Ecoline Brush Pens.
words: Doodling away the afternoon

Abstract Petals - Each Opal

size: 4.25"w x 6"h

On Canson Mixed Media paper using a Juice Up pen and ZIG Writer, Caran d'Ache Graphite pencil and paper stump, Prisma colored pencils and Uniball white gel pen.

words: The earth writes it's memoir in each opal.

W/C Floral - Without A Wild Flower

size: 4.25"w x 6"h
On Canson Pen & Ink paper, watercolors, Pointed Pen, Juice Up pen.
words: What a lonely place it would be to have a word without a wild flower

Scribbled Lives - wk 26 - Beginnings

Wk 26 - Beginning
size: 7"sq
On Edge Mixed Media paper drew my words and shadows using a Zig Writer then colored and outlined with Kuretake Zig Clean Color pens.
words: every day is a fresh beginning a blank canvas to paint upon.

Linear Flowers - Art Is A Step

size: 6.5"w x 6"h
Again started drawing wiggly lines...
On Strathmore Black Field Drawing paper, White gel pen, Metallic Gell pens, Prisma Colored pencils and Lyra Splender Blender.
words: Color is the place where our brain and the universe meet. Paul Klee

Doodled Plant - Seeds Of Tomorrow

size: 4.25"w x 6"h
I love these doodled seed pods...
On Canson Pen & Ink paper, Prisma colored pencils, Splender Blender , Juice Up pen.
words: The seeds of tomorrow are in the blooms of today.

Floral With Cherries - Cherry On Top

size: 4.25"w x 5"h
I love this drawing... and the funky lettering...
On Canson Pen & Ink paper, Prisma colored pencils, Splender Blender, Juice Up pen.
words: You're the cherry on top of my day.

Floral Hole In Vase - Chinese Lantern

size: 4.25"w x 6"h
I saw this vase onLine somewhere and felt like drawing it...
On Canson Pen & Ink paper, watercolors, Juice Up pen.
words: May we, like the Chinese Lantern plant, embrace the challenges and continue to grow, reaching new heights with each season.

Removable Binding - Thoughtful Thoughts

I started this booklet eons ago... Then later did a bunch of stuff for it and then put aside again and forgot about it. Was looking for something else and came across it and finally pulled it out again and finished it...

Size: 6"w x 4.5"h x 1/2" thk.
Pages using dark green slightly textured misc 12x12 cardstock. Two pages adhered together with a piece of light green Canson Colorline. A slit put in the middle of the folded Colorline piece for the geli print accordion folded strip to slip through and the medium light green strip to be inserted to hold the pages together.

Most of the text and outlining done with a pointed nib using W/N white Calligraphy ink (for pen and brush). A Juice Up white pen for some detail work and Kuretake gold paint for the accent words.

One of my geli prints cut in half and adhered to the back and front covers. Title (thoughtful thoughts) in funky lettering outlined with a black Juice Up pen. 

BOOKLET TEXT:
Most of the time people don't need advice they need someone to be present as they process what their gut is already telling them.

Over thinking is the biggest cause of our unhappiness. Keep yourself occupied. Keep your mind off things that don't help you.

Think Positive

The razor blade is sharp but can't cut a tree, the axe is strong but can't cut hair. Everyone is important
according to their own unique purpose. Never look down on anyone unless you are admiring their shoes.

Nine things to tell yourself before bed tonight
1. I did my best today and it was enough
2. I am allowed to rest and recharge
3. I can try again tomorrow
4. I am grateful for any small wins today
5.I release all negativity from my body
6. everything is working out
7. My body is capable of healing
8. I'm letting go of what I can't control
9. I'm proud of myself for showing up.

Sometimes we have to remind ourselves: that we are not responsible for other people's poor behaviour towards us or their gaslighting, or their manipulation, or their unkindness. That's on them.

What's on you is how you choose to respond, set boundaries, know your worth, and not let their actions impact the beautiful soul that you are. @H.E.L.E.N.M.A.R.I.E

You become your best self when you work on things people can't take away from you. MINDSET

CHARACTER
INTEGRITY
AUTHENTICITY
DISCIPLINE and
KINDNESS

as I was lying around pondering the problems of the world, I realized that at my age I don't really give a rat's ass anymore.

1. If walking is good for your health, the postman would be immortal
2. a whale swims all day, only eats fish, drinks water, but is still fat.
3. a rabbit runs and hops and only lives 15 years, while
4. a tortoise doesn't run, and does mostly nothing, yet lives for 150 years.
5. and you tell me to exercise?? I don't think so. 
Always make sure someone in the relationship has good credit
that's why it's called
SIGNIFICANT other
sign/if/I/cant

Mahatma Gandhi as you know, walked barefoot most of the time, which produced an impressive set of calluses on his feet. He also ate very little, which made him rather frail and with his odd diet, he suffered from bad breath. This made him (oh man, this is so good... 
a super - calloused fragile mystic hexed by halitosis.
7 rules of life
1) Let it go
Never ruin a good day by thinking about a bad yesterday
2) Ignore them
Don't listen to other people, live a life that's empowering to you.
3) Give it time
Time heals everything
4) Don't compare
The only person you should try to beat is the person you were yesterday.
5)Stay Calm
It's OK not to have everything figured out. Know that in time you'll get there.
6) It's on you
Only you are in charge of your happiness
7) Smile
Life is short. Enjoy it while you have it.
He who blames others has a long way to go on his journey. He who blames himself is half way there. He who blames no one has arrived. Chinese proverb
When people say "You're gonna regret that in the morning", I sleep in till noon because I'm a problem solver 
And finally be someone that makes you HAPPY

Danish 2 - No Limits

And here is the black & white version I mentioned yesterday
size: 4.25"w x 6"h
On Canson Pen & Ink paper, black Brush pen (no name), Juice Up pen and Zig Writer.
words: There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond. Bruce Lee

Scribbled Lives - Wk 25 - Madness - Imperfection is Beauty

Size: 7" sq
On Canson Mixed Media paper using my favorite blue w/c (Holbien Peacock Blue) painted the rectangular shapes, inked the words with a Zebra nib and W/N white Calligraphy Ink. For the larger words (Beauty, Genius) I used a Unibal gold gel pen and then painted the rectangular box.

words: Imperfection is BEAUTY madness is GENIUS and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring. Marilyn Monroe

Danish - A Day Wasted

I saw a black/white design of these circular shapes (next post...) but didn't really want to do black and white... When I looked at them they reminded me of Danish with icing (haven't had one of those in eons...).
size: 4.25"w x 6"h
On Canson Pen & Ink paper, Distress & Tombow markers. Text written with a marker and colored.
words: A day without a Danish is a day wasted.

Doodle - Grand Mosaic

Just playing again... I did that colored area first and then just let it sit since I didn't know what to do next... You can't see it in this image but I used clear heat embossing powder to give a shine and dimension to those colored blobs...
size: 4.25"w x 6"h
On Canson Pen & Ink paper, Prisma colored pencils, Zig Writer. Text written with a Zig Calligraphy marker (Baby Blue).
words: I am but a small shard in a grand mosaic. Fred Crane

Doodle - You Can't Stop The Waves

Just playing again...
size: 4.25"w x 6"h
On Canson Pen & Ink paper, w/c, Kuretake gold paint, metallic gel pen. Text written with a Zig Calligraphy marker (Baby Blue).
words: You can't stop the waves but you can learn to surf.

Celtic Circles - Hindsight

size: 5"sq
During a class with Valerie Akkerman I started this design...
On Genoa Bond Calligraphy paper drew out my intersecting circles and added the pattern details.
words: Always remember that hindsight is better than foresight.

Celric Decorated Weave - I'm Not Perfect

size: 4.25"w x 6"h
I ABSOLUTELY love this Celtic Weave pattern...
On Canson Pen & Ink paper, Prisma colored pencils, Splender Blender, Uniball White Gel pen, Zig Writer & Juice Up pen.
words: I'm Not Perfect But I'm Trying

Workshop Week 2025 - Islamic Patterns - Buckle Up

I spent all week watching Workshop Week. This is the only piece I created this year and done totally free hand instead of with the grid design that would make everything even... I don't mind the wonkiness of it... I'll play with the grid eventually...

size: 5.5"sq
The outer text border is to hide the real wonkiness of the original design...
On Canson Mixed Media paper, w/c and Uniball white gel pen. Text is an unknown font I saw on Pinterest
words: Buckle up it's time for some serious geometric design.

Floral Vine - Won't Sparkle

size: 4.25"w x 6"h
Another interesting pattern...
On Canson Pen & Ink paper, Prisma colored pencils, Splender Blender, gold gell pen, Zig Writer. Pointed pen with Sumi ink.
words: Life won't sparkle unless you do.

Scribbled Lives - wk24 - Bubble - Bubble-Gum

Scribbled Lives wk 24 - Bubble - Bubble-Gum
Size: 5.5"w x 6"h
On Staples 110# cardstock drew the mouth blowing a bubble... Colored with Prisma colored pencils and accented with Gelly Roll white gel pen. Lettering with a Zig Writer.

words: Television is bubble gum for the mind. Frank Lloyd Wright