Eucalyptus Branch - Believe In Yourself - Norman Vincent Peale

Size:  5.25"w x 8.5"h
On Canson Mixed Media paper painted the leaves with various brands of watercolor.
Text written with a Juice Up pen in a basic elongated monoline.
words: Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you can not  be successful or happy. Norman Vincent Peale

Seahorse WC - Seahorse Wisdom

Size:  6.5"sq
On Canson Mixed Media paper drew out the seahorse using a Zig Writer, painted with various brands of watercolors in a very wet on wet technique and white details with Bleed Proof white and pointed pen.
Title colored with Black Edition colored pen monoline.
words: Seahorse Wisdom
Live a life filled with wonder
Ride the waves
Be Unique
Cherish the magical moments
Stay anchored

WC Lemons - We Are Living

Size:  4.5"w x 7.5"h
On Canson Mixed Media paper drew out the lemons design and painted with various brands of watercolors. Text written with a Juice Up pen.
words: We are living in a world where lemonade is made from artificial flavors and furniture polish is made from real lemons. Alfred Newman

WC - Blooms - No Longer Laugh

Size:  6.5"sq
On Canson Mixed Media paper drew out the floral design and painted with various brands of watercolors. Text written in Dot style lettering as taught by Mina Taylor from SFC using a red Juice Up pen.
words: The flowers in the vase smile, but no longer laugh. Malcolm de Chazal

Wax Seals - Roses Red/White In Scalloped Circles

I had some time on Thursday while it was raining and chilly outside... so decided to play with my wax seals.

I used my electric wax warmer (LOVE that thing) along with my candle burner from Spellbinder's that I recently bought instead of holding my spoon over a candle...

I had done a few before I got what I wanted and of course re-melted what I used getting a nice variegation of white/red mix perfect for a rose. Then melted a combo of gold/bronze/copper and pressed the rose into that. This stamp doesn't have a border so trimmed away the rolled edge and placed into my silicone stamp mold (it has 6 shapes and I like the scalloped and larger scallop shapes the best, although I like the stamp shape one too...

I'm pleased with the results. I think I'll put them on greeting cards with some of my calligraphy. We'll see.

Scribbled Lives 2024 - Wk 37 - Brian Andreas - Moon & Stars

On Edge Mixed Media paper Using a 4.5 Parallel pen (2.4 for the "and's") dipped into Sumi Ink and the edge of pen brushed with Gansai Tambi Red Gold paint wrote out the text in my Funky Neuland style. Shadow edge the thick strokes with a Juice Up pen.

Words: Moon and stars near and far it's all a part of what we are. Brian Andreas (AKA Kai Skye)

Dot Letters - SFC - Autumn Sept - Poppies

Size: 6"sq (plus the small pieces)
Misc brands w/c & B2 nib for lettering
On Baohong paper (w/c)
words: In Flanders fields the poppies grow. Sept. Autumn

WC - Bubbles - Tiny Bubbles

 Size: 6"w x 4.5"h

On Fabriano1264 Mixed Media paper created the bubbles with a Zig Writer then painted with watercolors. Words written with  Juice Up pen.
words: Tiny Bubbles in the wine make me happy make me feel fine. Don Ho

BVCG Env Exchange 2024 - Roxanne Smit

ID: Roxanne Smit (Sept 2024)
Env created from Edge Mixed Media Sketch paper, lettered with Juice Up pens in a funky style (Moshik Nadav style), Geli print border.

The card was a postcard size artwork create a while back using part of a very large stencil and my funky writing. Adhered to a blue top fold card.

Pointillism BFly - Great Things

Size: 6"sq
On Recollections black cardstock using various metallic/sparkly gel pens created the butterfly in pointillism (been a while since I've done this...). Wrote out the quote using a pointed nib and Kuretake Silver Mica ink in Blue Rider style typeface.
words: Great things are done by a series of small things brought together. Vincent Van Gogh

Words Are Bulding Blocks

I accidentally (again) left out a word in a piece of my artwork "BLOCKS" so creatively added them in...
Size: 7.5"w x 4.5"h"sq
On Canal WC paper St Armand outlined the squares with a Zig Writer and painted with Peerless WC. Text written with a Juice up pen, and since I missed adding the word "blocks" I creatively added them in a design element...
words: Your words are building blocks of which you construct your life and future. Charles Capps

A Dozen Bud Roses In A Vase

Size: 4.5"w x 6"h
On Genoa Bond calligraphy paper using various colors of Juice Up pens and a gold UniBall drew out my design. Colored with Posca colored pencils

Scribbled Lives 2024 - Wk 36- Pharrel Williams - Happy

wk 32 - Pharrel Williams
Size: 9"w x 8"h
On Misc Calligraphy Paper created the hot air balloon. wrote in the name and colored with Posca colored pencils. The partial poem written with a Juice Up pen. The sky with the Posca and Pan Pastels.

words: It might seem crazy what I'm about to say
sunshine she's here you can take a break
I'm a hot air balloon that couldn't go to space
with the air like I don't care baby by the way because I'm happy.

Abstract Flower I Am A Cool Flower

Size: 6"sq
On Canson Pro Marker Paper created the abstract floral design with a Juice Up pen and Posca Colored pencils. Text done in Liesbet's ZEEP style lettering with a ZIG Writer
words: I'm not a regular flower, I'm a cool flower.

Leafy Half Circle - The Future Belongs

I had done the leafy artwork a while back but made an error in the text I wrote out... So traced it and created a 2nd piece which you can see HERE, but I didn't have the heart to throw the first one away... I cut out the design to use on this piece...
Size: 8"w x 7"h
On Recollections Black cardstock adhered the cut leafy half circle to my cardstock along the central spine only leaving the leaves to have a 3D effect. They were standing off the cardstock already so just left it be. The quote written with a Nikko G nib and Gansai Tambi Yellow gold paint.
words:
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. Eleanor Roosevelt

WC Leaves - The Answer My Friend

Playing outside again while the weather is nice and saw something by Pat Blair and thought I'd create a painting with leaves...
Size:  5"w x 6"h
On Canson Mixed Media Paper using various brands of WC painted my leaveand using a brown Juice up pen for the branches and lettering.
words:
the answer my friend is blowin' in the wind
the answer is blowin' in the wind
Bob Dylan

Woven Spine Booklet - Rearrange It

A friend sent me these curious words and their rearrangement and I thought they were perfect for another booklet...   
Size closed: 6"w x 4.5"h x 1/2"thk
opens to 60"
I created geli prints on 120# Canson Mixed Media Sketchbook paper using Tim Holtz Spritz sprays (Worn Lipstick, Peacock Feathers, Fossilized Amber, Wilted Violet and Walnut Stain) pressing it onto the geli plate several times with different combos of Spritz till I got a look I liked...

Bound the pages first by punching holes with my standing Crop a Dile (easier to see where the holes needed to go...) then bound with 4ply waxed lined brown thread in a crisscross weave. Added dark brown linen textured cardstock adhered to a plain brown cardstock for strength.

Art Of The Fold - Nested Accordion - Wisdom

Our leader sent out instructions from "A Binding Passion" for our next challenge (Sept 2024). As usual I didn't follow the instructions. I made something in basic paper to see how it would work and then just altered it...
size: 4"h x 3.75"w
(opens to 14.5"w)
My grey paper was cut to 14.5"w x 4"h from Canson Colorline cardstock. The yellow was Recollection 65# cardstock. The covers are 2 pieces of white cardstock adhered together and then covered with one of my geli prints done on Columbia Mills End paper. Text and design element with a Juice Up pen and colored with Posca colored pencils.

After experimenting a bit, what I realized was the thinner the folded spines were the better the yellow paper rested in it.

I made a wrap closure and added an amber oval gem.

words: WISDOM - knowledge gained by experience.

 

 

Scribbled Lives 2024 - Wk 35 - Sunrise/Sunset - May Every Sunrise

wk 35 - Sunrise/Sunset - May Every Sunrise
Size: 8.5"w x 5.5"h
On Canson Mixed Media paper masked off the sun and moon (with poetic license...), painted with various brands of watercolors.
Juice up pen for the monoline text.
words: May every sunrise hold more promise ad every sunset hold more peace. Umair Siddiqui

Wax Seal - 3 Color Bee

I've had wax seal stuff for eons. Used to use them for some envelopes and decorative stuff and then just left it in my misc drawers... So recently I resurrected my stuff and had created a 3 color wax seal that was a bit sloppy so decided to try again. This time I warmed my metal seal to soften the wax to scrape off the excess wax on the 1st pouring.
Then I saw a post by Breanna Chupik from The Paper And Ink Boutique about heating her stamp seal also and decided to write about mine...
I just used a candle burner from Spellbinder's that I just bought instead of holding my spoon over a candle like I used to do... much easier. Melted the gold wax, poured and heated the seal and scraped off (most) of the excess. You can see a bit of it mixed into the purple color... I kind of like that. Then heated the purple and poured and scraped the excess, then poured my white. It was a little too small a circle, hence the not quite round shape... I'll get better with practice. Big Grin

Envelope Donna Uncles - Aug 2024

I'm in my Guild's envelope exchange this year and for some reason I thought I was sending Donna one for Sept... Now you know where my brain is at... I had sent one to Donna a couple months ago. So back to the drawing board for the one I need to send to.

I had made this envelope a while back and it sat sitting in my pile of stuff... I used a too small piece of white paper for the envelope so added left over pieces of geli print paper. Then used the same colors for her name done in Moshik Nadav style lower case letters (I love this lettering style but it's only good for titles and stuff). Used a Nikko G nib and various brands of watercolors for her name. Juice Up pen for the address. The postcard is from a bunch of postcards I made a while back...

And of course I put the name upside down on the front so wrote "Ha Ha Upside Down" on the back of the envie... ROFL

Workshp Week 2024 - Ice Cream & Popsicles

size: 4"w x 7"h

Taught by Anna Koliadych

On Canal Paper Montreal St Armand painted with my watercolors. Added the words with a Juice Up pen

I like speckles of chocolate chips, blueberries and peach pieces with whipped cream topping...

words: ice cream & popsicles

Black Is Magical

I haven't used Gouache in years. Not my favorite medium - can you guess...  but I've been seeing so many posts with people using them so I pulled mine out and put them in a a multi hole palette with a label on the cover so I'd remember what colors are what...
Size:  6"sq
On Canson Mixed Media Paper double loaded a Simply Simons #6 Chisel paint brush and dipped into Lukas Ivory Black  and Pebeo Helliotrope. I really like that combo. Graphite and paper stump shading and white Gelly Roll highlights. Rest of the text with a Juice up pen in serif monoline style.

words: Black is just no beautiful it's magical.

Doodling - Funkiness Exudes

I doodled the center floral stem first and then the rest just morphed into a design... and it just looked funky... and since I was outside playing with double loading gouache on a Simply Simons #6 Chisel brush I used that for the title...

Size: 3"h" x 8"w
On Canson Mixed Media paper using various colors of Juice Up pens created the funky floral design.
words: Funkiness Exudes

Books - Coffee - Macaron - Treasure Island

Came across this book image in my Pinterest feed and just felt like playing with it. Put titles on the books and a mochaccino in the cup...
Size:  5"w x 6.5"h
Done on Canson Mixed Media Paper outlined with a Sharpie pen and painted with Derwent Inktense pencils and a touch of gold from Gansai Tambi set. Juice Up pen for the serif monoline lettering

words: There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate's loot on Treasure Island. Walt Disney

WC Quadrilateral - For The Shape You're In

OK now I've done circles and squares so thought I'd do quadrilaterals... Triangles should be coming next...
size: 5.5"w x 7"h
Done on Canson Mixed Media paper. Drew out the center large quad for my text. Then drew all the other quads again with the extra fine point Sharpie... Painted with various brands of watercolors (W/N, Holbien. Grumbacher exc...) Text written with Zig Writer.

WC Balls - Chains Of Habit

Just doodling again and playing with circles and they reminded me of a ball and chain... the rest evolved like usual.
size: 7.5"w x 5.5"h
Done on Canal Paper - St Armand. All done with an extra fine tip Sharpie pen.  Painted with various brands of watercolors (W/N, Holbien. Grumbacher exe...). Bleed Proof White highlights. Text a la Liesbet's ZEEP lettering (my interpretation).

words: Chains of Habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken.

Scribbled Lives2024 - Wk 33 - Moon - Cold Moon Rising

I was born on Dec 21st, 1st day of winter... UGH!!!
Size: 7"w x 6.5"h
On Recollections dark blue cardstock using Pan Pastels (reg. and irr. pastels in white, lt blue and a touch of pink) and a large circle template created my moon then sprayed with workable fixative. With a Sharpie pen drew my wind blown tree. Mixed some W&N white calligraphy ink and Irr Medium and dipped wrote with a Folded pen (can't remember the name of it).
words: cold moon rising

Celtic In Triangle - Druid Homily

I came across this knot pattern and did one in a circle then thought to do one in a triangle...
size: 7.5"w x 6.5"h
On Canson Pro Layout Marker paper using a green Zig Writer for the triangle outline, a Sharpie pen for the knots, colored with Metallic gelly roll pens, Juice Up Pen for the text.
words: We live in two worlds. The world into which we were born, and the otherworld that was born within us. Both may be a blessing or a curse. We choose. Druid Homily

Believe In The Beauty Of Color

I was watching Tamer Ghoneim on Summer Creative Retreat 2024 doing "Bubbly Blackletters" not so sure they were bubbly but I liked the look of them...
size: 5"sq   
Done on Canson Mixed Media paper using a 6.0 parallel pen and various brands of watercolors letting the colors merge/blend... When dry outlined with a Zig Writer and doodled with a Juice Up pen. Added graphite shading/paper stump.

words: Believe in the beauty of color

Doodled Flower - Sunflower I Am

I seemed to have missed uploading this one... and I really love it...
Size: 8"h" x 4"w (flower only)
On Genoa Bond calligraphy paper, drew out the flower with a Zig Writer, doodled with the Zig or a Juice Up pen and metallic Gelly Roll s, colored with Posca colored pencils. Lettering with the Juice Up.

words: roots firmly planted, head lifted high, sun-flower I am.

Linear Square Block Letters - Crazy

I came across this lettering style through my Pinterest feed and loved the funkiness of it...  not easy to read but fun for single words. And if you don't get confused by all the lines the letters are quite readable especially when in context...
size: the alphabet - 5"w x 8"h
          Crazy -  5.5"w x 1"h
Done on Fabriano Black Black paper and using Gelly Roll metallic pens. Each letter is within a 1"sq.