Drum Leaf Binding - Words To Live By

I came across this DRUM LEAF binding on Vintage Page Designs Facebook Nov 4/24 post and decided to play with it…click HERE  for the post

Cut my 5pcs of white Stonehenge paper to 5"h x 10" w and one larger one for the covers. Sprayed with various colors of Distress Spritz (Fossilized Amber, Peacock Feathers, Peeled Paint, Picked Raspberry, Spiced Marmalade, Twisted Citron and Walnut Stain). Sprinkled with Coarse salt and then sprayed with water. Let it dry completely.

Fold the pages in half and  the back side of one folded piece to the back side of the next folded piece until all were attached to each other. Used binder clips to hold the pages together and applied glue to the spine - let dry. Adhered the cover to the first page creased for my spine and then adhere the rest to the back page. Adhered the belt to the front adding a piece to slip my end into for closure. Added one of my wax seals as decoration.

Die cut the large letters using Sizzix Tim Holtz Alterations "Vintage Market" alphabet from pink cardstock. Rest of the text was done with a Zebra pointed pen nib in Bookhand style using Holbien Jet Black gouache.

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Book In A Box - Floral Alphabet - M - P

On Canson Mixed Media paper drew out the letters and florals with a Juice Up pen that start with that letter. Coloring with various w/c media (Peerless w/c, ), accenting with gel pens and other markers.

Art Of The Fold - Circle Flag Book - Dragonfly Floral

Our challenge for our  November 12th meeting is to create a Flag Book. Then one of our members created a circle one. She gave us a diagram with 32folds which I tried but couldn't get my sections folded equally and got frustrated... So a few days later, mulled it over and decided to try one with less folds and this is the result. I like it but it doesn't have the same interaction I get with the original folding.

 

Size open: 9"dia including letters

Since we're continuing with our goal to use what we have... I raided my off cut papers... and geli print stuff I made. so this one is made of all scraps.

I cut my circle to 7"dia from heavy weight copy paper, folded in half both ways to get a 90º fold, then measured from 1 point  to the next quarter point and divided that into 4 sections and scored through the center point, repeating until all sections were divided. Creased the fold lines. It doesn't show in the image but the sections are slightly raised.

Created the black cut into a partial circle and adhered the 8 sections to every other folded section.

Die cut the letters Sizzix Alterations Bigz XL Word Play Alphabet from a piece of white cardstock I had sprayed with Distress Spritz (Peacock Blue, Worn Lipstick, Weathered Wood & Fossilized Amber), love the shimmer. Final touch added a small punched out heart between the words.

All the other items were cut with various size punches from geli print papers. I added a 3D pearl sticker to each floral center and glitter to the dragonfly wings.. 

Book In A Box - Floral Alphabet I - L

On Canson Mixed Media paper drew out the letters and florals with a Juice Up pen that start with that letter. Coloring with various w/c media (Peerless w/c, ), accenting with gel pens.

Wax Seals - 3 Turtles

Size: 1.1"dia
Playing with my Turtles... This is the last of my recent shipment of wax seals. This one is not an easy one to work with if you want multiple colors. The top one is my favorite and the last of the 3 I made. Boy... did I have problems making that one. The wax stuck in the little crevices- frustrating. I guess I had a bit of silver still stuck in one of them sigh!! But my thickness around the edge is getting better.

Scribbled Lives 2024 - Wk 44 - 1 Word 5 Ways- Color

Oh this was a fun exercise Beth Lee. Thanks. Couldn't resist using the word "Color" Big Grin
Size: 7.5"sq
On Canson Mixed Media used some gouache I had laying around from a project a while back... It's extremely rare I use gouache I prefer watercolors...
1: Copic wide 1st double dipping into 2 colors. When dry outlined with a med blue Juice up pen.
2: Pointed pen, Zebra nib into Kuretake Gold Mica ink.
3: Blue Parallel pen into the darkest of the 4 colors I had mixed.
4: Zig Writer in the multi colored work in one of Violet Smythe's funky styles and painted with the gouache.
5: Pointed pen in Dot Lettering as taught by Mina Taylor and dots created with the embossing tool into the rusty orange gouache.

Wax Seals - 4 Roses

   

Playing with my Rose again...
I like them all... except for still having bulges.

Book In A Box - Floral Alphabet - E - H

On Canson Mixed Media paper drew out the letters and florals with a Juice Up pen that start with that letter. Coloring with various w/c media (Peerless w/c, ), accenting with gel pens.

Wax Seals - 3 Frogs

Size: 1.1"dia
Playing with my Frogs...
I think, my favorite in this batch is the bottom left frog. That one has a pretty even bulge probably because I only used 2 layers instead of my normal 3 or 4. You can see with the other 2 that 3rd layer just goes out of whack...

Abstract WC - Every Sunrise

I was rummaging through some stuff and came across this off cut piece of w/c I did eons ago..
size: 8"w x 6"h
Done on unknown w/c paper adhered to the dark blue cardstock. Quote written with a Gelly Roll white pen in Blue Rider Typeface.

words: Every sunrise is an invitation for us to arise and brighten someone's day. Jhiess Krieg

Book In A Box - Floral Alphabets - A - D

size: 3.5"w x 5"h
On Canson Mixed Media paper drew out the letters and florals with a Juice Up pen that start with that letter. Coloring with various w/c media (Peerless w/c, )

Frog Wax Seal - Said Toad

size: 5"w x 7"h
Created a 3 layers of wax toad seal and adhered to linen cardstock then onto light blue card base.
Quote written with a gold Unibal gel pen in Blue Rider Typeface, then shadowed with a med blue Juice Up pen.
words: "I cannot remember any of the things that were on my list of things to do. I will just have to sit here and do nothing," said toad.

Scribbled Lives - Wk 43 - Same Quote - Apparently

Size: 10.5"w x 8.5"h
On Canson Mixed Media paper penned my large letters in my Uncial style using I think a pen I got from Betty Locke loaded with a lot of water, sprayed Brusho Ost Red powder into the water, then sprinkled a bit of walnut crystals and then a bit of Neuberg Ebel gold powder (hard to see the gold in the image - sigh). When dry shadowed with a gold Unibal gel pen. Rest of quote written with a Juice up pen in Blue Rider Typeface.

words: Apparently there is nothing that cannot happen today. Mark Twain

Turtle Wax Seal - Behold The Turtle

size: 5"w x 7"h
Created a 5 layers of wax turtle seal and adhered to Fabriano 1264 then onto dark blue card base.
Quote written with a med blue Juice Up pen in Dot Lettering, then added the blue gel pen dots.
words: Behold the turtle he makes progress only when he sticks his neck out. James Bryant Conant

Pencil Work - Jasmine - Lonely Woods

While playing with my Crafty Dozen friends created this piece.

size: 7"w x 5.5"h
On Genoa Bond Calligraphy paper wrote out the word "Jasmine" using a Caran d'Ache Grafwood F pencil and paper stump in a funky style. The rest of the text with a Juice Up pen in monoline.

words: Out in the lonely woods the Jasmine burns its fragrant lamps, and turns into a royal court with green festoons the banks of dark lagoons. Henry Timrod

Wax Seals - 4 Apples

Size: 1.1"dia
Playing with one of my newest stamps. Those bulges are driving me crazy...

Made Up Word - Nohowzaway

BVCG November Galleria topic is "Made Up Word". This is so not me... But one of my calligraphy friends (RW) gave me a boost and got me thinking... In the middle of the night I woke up and this word popped into my head. I immediately opened my iPad and wrote down the word because I know 2 seconds later I would have forgotten what word I just thought of... old age is no fun...
size: 9.5"w x 7"h
On Canal St Armand paper drew out the word "Nohowzaway" using a Zig Writer in "Inside Curve Variations" taught by Heidi Stolp. Colored with Kuretake "Gem Colors"  Used an HB pencil and paper stump to shadow the letters.  The rest of the words "no way no how I don't believe u" in "Blue Rider Typeface"
words: NOHOWZAWAY no way no how I don't believe u.

ECS Envelope Exchange Oct 2024 - Arlene Bowles

Arlene Bowles (Oct 2024)
Env: Created the env on Edge Mixed Media Sketchbook paper. I love this Blue Rider Typeface that I discovered a while back for your name on the envie and quote on the card front. Colored with Posca colored pencils. I'm using Tutti Designs Leaves Background "Tutti 388" die from white cardstock then colored with various Distress pads in yellow, red and green. Cut them apart to border the envie.

I've been playing with my wax seals again (it's been years since I used them last...) so had to add one to your card front.

Doodling - Sept 19,24

It seems I never got around to uploading this piece... Just playing at my desk and these ameba shapes evolved. No text - amazing...

On Edge Mixed Media paper using a  Juice Up pen created design.

Scribbled Lives Wk 42 - Tongue Twister - Perfect

Size: 9"h x 6"w
On Canson Pro Marker paper using Lisbet's ZEEP style letters. Wrote out the large letters using a Salmon Kuretake Zig Calligraphy 2.0 marker for large words then shadowed and wrote out the rest of the words with a black Juice Up pen .

words: If practice makes perfect and perfect needs practice, I'm perfectly practiced and practically perfect.

ECS Env Exchange - Oct 2024 - Kathy Gynane

Kathy Gynane (Oct 2024)
Env: I used Edge Mixed Media Sketchbook paper. I love this Blue Rider Typeface that I discovered a while back for your name on the envie and quote on the card front. Colored with Posca colored pencils. I'm using Tutti Designs Maple Vine Frame "Tutti 139" die from white cardstock then colored with various Distress pads in yellow, red and green. Cut the frame apart to border the envie.

I've been playing with my wax seals again (it's been years since I used them last...) so had to add one to your card front.

Fantasy And Reality

size: 6.5"w x 4.5"h
On Edge Mixed Media paper using Juice Up and Zig Writer to created the design and a Sakura UniBall gold gel pen.
Text written in various styles.
words: Fantasy and Reality often overlap. Walt Disney

Painted Leaves - Grand Tapestry

size: 8"w x 9"h
On Canson Mixed Media paper  using Derwent Intense watercolor pencils painted the leaves.
Text written in a monoline style using 2 shades of Gouache and pointed nib.
words: In the grand tapestry of life, season unfurl like chapters, each one bearing its unique hues, moods, and lessons.

Flag Book - Autumn Leaves

Our challenge for our  "Art Of The Fold" November 11th meeting is to create a Flag Book.
I made one from Hedi Kyle's "Art Of The Fold" book in February 2021. So had to make one with a different technique...
Since we're continuing with our goal to use what we have... I raided my off cut orangey & brownish papers... and a piece of a geli print I made.
I cut my accordion 6"h x 12"w from 12 x 12 scrapbook cardstock and folded in 1" increments. I sandwiched the 2 end pieces between the covers cut from the same cardstock and a piece of Elephant Hide paper for added strength.
Cut the inside tabs from scraps in brown and an olive green cardstock scraps. Cut the leaves from one of my geli print papers using Sizzix  BIGZ "Tattered Leaves" die.
Wrote the quote using a Juice Up pen in Blue Rider Typeface style.

 

 

 

Paisley Letters - B& L & L Colored

Paisley Letter L Colored
size: 4.5"w x 5.5"h
I'm taking a class - Paisley Letters with Cecelia Boschi through the Edmonton Calligraphy Society. Fun. This is from day 2.
The pics below are also day 2 and what we started with getting into the rhythm of the design process.  
On Strathmore Black Field Drawing paper created a template to make my oval shape and then created my design. Inked everything with a silver Juice Up pen then colored with Gelly Roll metallic gel pens (red, green, gold and silver)

Paisley Letter B & prototype L for the colored version.
size: B - 2.5"sq & L - 3"w x 4"h
On Genoa Bond calligraphy paper using a Juice Up pen ad a Zig Writer and  metallic Gelly Roll pens. 

Wax Seals - Florals 2

Got  bunch more wax seals - florals, leaves & Butterflies... couldn't resist

Cataloguing them. Love them the only one not so much is the one with the "roses" word. Not easy to do that one with multiple wax colors so ended up using Sharpie markers.

I think,my favorite in this batch is the single rose stem. Pity the ones on the black background didn't photograph well.

Scribbled Lives Wk 41 - Orange - Orange Types

ID: wk 41 - Orange - Fruit Names
Size: 7.5"sq
My turn for the Scribbled Lives theme...

Created my project on w/c Canal Paper St Armand.
Wet the paper and dropped in Yasutomo Vermillion ink, then blotted up some of the really wet spots. Drew out the letters then outlined with a Juice Up pen. Shadowed with a Sharpie then added the white with Bleed Proof white and a pointed Zebra nib.
words: clementine, orange, mandarin, tangelo, tangerine 

Wax Seals - 8 Frames

Cataloguing my new frame wax seals... There are a couple I REALLY like...

Will have to come up with some artwork for them...

Paisley Letters - G

I'm taking a class - Paisley Letters with Cecelia Boschi through the Edmonton Calligraphy Society. Fun. This deviates quite a bit from what she taught on Day 1 but I just went with the flow of how I felt...

On Canson Mixed Media paper  using a Juice Up pen.  Painted the background using a ZIG Clean Color brush pen "Cobalt Blue". I really like this color. Then painted the details with Gansai Tambi "Blue Gold".

Accordion - Removable Spine - Green - The Garden We Grew

Since the 1st one I created was for a client and I really loved this structure and poem... I had to make one for myself.

Created the text on I believe copy paper that I had pre-cut eons ago... so thought I'd use more of it.
Wrote out the text using a Zebra pointed nib and two colors of green gouache (Holbien Terre Verte & Cypress Green) in "Bullet Rider Typeface" style and trimmed down to 5"w x 4"h.
Cut several strips of this pale green colored Mi-Tientes paper to create the accordion giving me a border of 1/4" all around the text piece.
Created the covers using some of my gelli print paper (front and back of gelli print) around some white cardstock, then slipped the ends of the accordion into the cover and held everything closed with the spine insert (the whole thing is removable if desired)

Paisley Letters - Cecelia Boschi - Practice Sheet Day 1

I'm taking a ZOOM class through Edmonton Calligraphy Society with Cecelia Boschi, Oct 5 & 12, 2024.
My practice sheet from Day 1 using a Zebra pointed pen nib and both Black Gouache and Sumi ink done on Genoa Bond calligraphy paper.