Floral Doodle - Daisies Are Like Sunshine

size: 6"w x 4.5"h
On Canson Mixed Media paper drew out a bunch of circles and then added the floral petals inside. Colored with various Prisma colored yellows. Drew a black band for the text.
words: Daisies are like sunshine to the ground.

Line Doodle - Shades Of Pink - An Attitude

Size: 4.4"w x 6"h

On Canson Mixed Media paper  drew intersecting lines, then using a calligraphy 3.0 marker drew heavier alternating lines. Colored the shapes with Prisma colored pencils, every pink and purple tone I have (928,929, 931, 932, 934, 956, 970, 993, 995, 996, 1009, 1018, 1029, 2100, 2200). Doodled in 3 small triangles, and wrote the words in the 2 remaining spaces. Blended the colored pencils with a Lyra Splendor Blender.

I really like the look of the colored pencils...

words: Pink isn't just a color it's an attitude too. Miley Cyrus

Foral Doodle - Fantasy World

Size: 6"w x 4.5"h

On Canson Mixed Media paper using a ZIG Writer, started with that 3 petal central flower, adding inner petals. Then worked my way to the edge of the paper. Painted with various brands of watercolor in yellows and oranges and the outer petals with greens. Drew the words Fantasy World and painted with a gold Mica paint.

Triangle Mini Booklet - Pie In The Sky

I had triangle shaped cut offs and decided to make a booklet of the scraps... I also had these geli print sheets from eons ago that I had no idea what to do with them. They were too small for most of my projects... So ended using 2 of them with different coloring... Mish Mash...
size: 5"w x 3"h x .5"thk
There were some single triangle pieces and some that were folded in half. Adhered the single ones together with the geli print. I put 2 folded triangles together. Sewed everything attaching them to the covers (1,2,1; 2,1,2; 1,2,1) to hold everything together... did I say mish mash??? it's cute though.

Mini Booklet _ Blizzard - ATC

size: 2.5"w x 3.5"h x 1"thk
Cut a couple of looong pieces of green light weight cardstock to create the spine/page holder to fit ATC height and width. Glued the folds together to create a solid booklet. Then cut white medium weight cardstock (Canson Mixed Media) for the artwork... (which will happen eventually...) - 32 pages/ATC's 

 

 

Floral Doodle - Start - Where You Are

size: 6"w x 4.5"h
On Canson Mixed Media paper using various brands of w/c created the border with those blobby globs... (love them) then created the frame work.
Saw a funky style of lettering on Instagram by (Daniel Markides July 14/26) and had to use it...
words: Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.

Doodle - Circles Alphabet Florals

size: 6"h x 4.5"
On Canson Mixed Media paper created a whole pile of circles and then added the flowers in the larger ones. Painted with w/c and details with a ZIG Writer. Then looked at all the smaller circles and when counted realized I had enough for an alphabet...size: 6"h x 4.5"

Doodle - Yes No Maybe OK

One of those bored days so just doodled...
size: 6"w x 4.5"h
On Canson Mixed Media paper drew out a bunch of wavy lines again, painted some and doodled in others. (as usual the color is of... Pink is bright pink and yellow is not s orangey). Added the words with a black ZIG Writer

words: Yes No Maybe OK

Doodle - Globs With Letters

One of those bored days so just doodled...
size: 6"w x 4.5"h
On Canson Mixed Media paper drew out a bunch of wavy lines and then created the globs within the lines. Colored the spaces with a black ZIG Writer then various colors of w/c for the globs... shadowed each and then added a letter in funky styles.

Rocks - Choose Your Path

size: 4"w x 4.5"h
Continuing playing outside on this very sunny day and started drawing these rock type shapes, so colored them with Prisma colored pencils, then added the text... then added the dots leading out. Done on Edge Mixed Media paper.

words: Choose Your Path Wisely

Funky Letters - Accomplished Today

Was playing outside on this very sunny day and saw some interesting letters (Instagram by DanielMarkides) and had to try them...
size: 8"w x 5"h
On Genoa Bond Calligraphy paper drew out the letters and colored with Prisma colored pencils and blended with a paper stump. Added a couple swirls.

words: What have you accomplished today?

Doodle - What's There To Think About

size: 4.5"w x 6"h
Another one of my doodling days... just drew the the random shape with the bullet edge of my black ZIG Writer. Then added the gold gel pen lines on both sides. Painted with metallic paints. Then deiced to added some doodle lines in some of the spaces. Then added the text...

words: What's there to think about just do...

Line Doodle - Life's Threads

Just doodling while sitting outside under my umbrella enjoy the beautiful weather.
size: 4.5"w x 6"h
On Canson Mixed Media paper created the line design and colored with Prisma colored pencils.  Added the text.
words: Life's Threads

Abstract Floral Doodle - No Tomorrow

size: 7.5"w x 4.5"h
Just doodling while sitting outside under my umbrella enjoy the beautiful weather.
On Edge Mixed Media paper created the abstract floral design.  Added the quote. Painted with various brand of w/c.
words: Bloom like there is no tomorrow

Blizzard Booklet - Black Black (#1)

I rec'd a request to create a Blizzard booklet (black spine and cover) so to make it a little interesting I used photographic background paper (shiny on one side and matte on the other) for the spine area and heavy textured cardstock for the covers.

It will hold 26 back to back pages.

Mini Booklet - Black Black (Blizzard 2)

I had a left over piece of my black photographic backdrop paper from a previous job I did so decided to use it up...it's shiny on one side and matte on the other.
size: 4.5"w x 6"h x 1.5"thk
Accordion folded into 1" folds to hold 38 pages (Canson Mixed Media). I used a heavy weight textured black cardstock for the covers and  a left over strip of the shiny black paper for the belt.

Not sure what I'm going to put into it yet... time will tell.

words: 

Mini Booklet - A 2 Z

size: 5"w x 6"h x .5"thk
Cut Bogus Recycled Sketch paper and folded in half to page size (8, 8 and 10 pages). Created an oversize and tilted funky letter on each page. Added a shadow then added the rest of the 12 letter words for that letter in monoline.
words: Ambidextrous, Bacchanalian, Catastrophic, Devocalizing, Emobilization, Flimflammery, Gobbledygook, Hardheadedness, Idealisticical, Jackanapeses, Kaleidoscope, Labyrinthian, Machinations, Ebulousness, Obfuscations, Pachdermous, Quixotically, Rapscallions, Scatterbrain, Taramosalata, Utilitarians, Voluptuosity, Wunderkinder, Xylographers, Youthfulness, Zillionaires. 

 

Two Pink Flowers - Comfort Zone

In a mood for flowers... Sorry the colors are totally off - sigh Should be bright pink and deeper greens...
size: 7.25"h x 6"w
On Edge Mixed Media paper created the floral design.  Added the quote.
words: The act of blooming is a reminder to embrace change, take risks, and step out of our comfort zones.

Floral Border - Make It Happen

Another one of those doodling days...
size: 7.5"h x 6"w
On Edge Mixed Media paper created the wavy line to star the ribbon design... then added the flowers. Painted with metallic gold's and regular paint. Added the quote.
words: Some people want it to happen some wish it would happen. others make it happen. Michael Jordan

Wavy Lines Doodle - Explore Your Creativeness

I was sitting and looking at this piece of paper and just drew the wavy lines... then thickened them and the rest evolved (my favorite word...)
size: 6.5"h x 7"w
On Edge Mixed Media paper doodled in the spaces starting with that wormy looking line...don't ask me why I started that way... and like usual the rest just evolved. I used various media (gel pens, Prisma colored pencils, ZIG Writer). Finally I added the words.
words: Explore Your Creativeness

Circle Doodle - Love Requires

I was playing with my circle scissor gadget just drawing circles... and this evolved
size: 7"h x 6"w
On Edge Mixed Media paper colored with various brands of metallic gel pens and ZIG Clean Color markers.
words: Never let anyone convince you that love requires you to disappear.

Doodled Bow - Present Under This Bow

 

I had drawn this bow and never got around to coloring it...
size: 8"h x 7"w
On Edge Mixed Media paper doodled and painted with various brands of w/c paints.
Doodled funky text.
words: Is there a present under this bow.

Whirlpool Of Imagination Booklet

size: 2"w x 3"h x .25"thk (opens to 18")
On Genoa Bond calligraphy paper folded a single sheet (approx 8" x 12"), slitting the folds to create the one sheet booklet.
Doodled with a gold gel pen to create the swirl design adding graphite shading leaving space to add my text.
Text with a black ZIG Writer.
Adhered to heavy cardstock covering with one of my geli prints and adding the belt for closure.
words: Artistic creativity is a whirlpool of imagination that swirls in the depths of the mind. Robert Toth

Floral - Moonlight Gel Pens - On Black

And the last piece I created a while ago and came across while looking for something else...
size: 4"h x 5"w
On black paper (unknown brand...) I started playing with all the Moonlight Gel pens in my set.
words: Moon Light Gel Pens

On Black - Long Orbit - Shine Again

Another piece created a while ago and came across while looking for something else...
size: 4.25"h x 5.5"w
On black paper (unknown brand...) created the orbs and painted with US Art Quest Mica Color Metallic set, then outlined the orbs with a white gel pen. Text written with a Juice Up pen.
words: Maybe I'm not lost. Maybe I'm just on a long orbit like a comet taking the time I need before I shine again.

WC - Don't Make Waves

size: 6"h x 5.5"w
I created this a while ago and came across it while looking for something else... story of my life...
I was experimenting with Stamperia Contour Black to make the wavy lines and text on w/c paper then painted with various brands of w/c.
words: Don't Make Waves

Zing Booklet

size: 12.5"w x 4.5"h x .25"thk
I had this scrap end of some Canson Mixed Media Sketch paper and wrote in the words, coloring with ZIG Clean Color markers. I then decided to fold it into a booklet... each section is 1.5"w. Then I decided it need hard covers, doubled a scrap piece of Staples 110# cardstock for the covers. I had left over piece of geli print and glued it to the back and front of each cover. I really like the results...

words: Zing you make my heart sing! 

Doodle Blocks - A Life Is Built

 

size: 6"h x 4.5"w
On Canson Mixed Media Sketchbook paper created the squares and all the wavy lines, then created the cross hatching with a ZIG Writer and colored with Prisma colored pencils..
words: Block By Block A Life is Built

Doodle ABC - Alphabet Soup

size: 6"h x 4.5"w
On Canson Mixed Media Sketchbook paper created the overlapping wavy lines, doodled in some, colored in others using ZIG Clean Color markers. Added the alphabet letters using the pointed end of the ZIG Writer and added a gold gel pen line.
words: Alphabet Soup

Let Go - Tag Booklet

size: 6"w x 3"h x .25"thk
I was cleaning out a section in my art room (like I do all the time and never get anywhere...) but came across a bunch of tags I had painted eons ago... So decided to finish it. Added funky lettered/doodled words about letting go.

Used various media, w/c, gel pens, ZIG Writer.

Let Go; It Is what it is; Let it be; tomorrow is another day; do what you can & let the rest rest; mind over matter.

Doodle - When The Mind Lets Loose

size: 5.5"h x 4.5"w
On Canson XL Marker paper created the doodle design using ZIG Clean Color markers. Added the first thing that came into my mind for the text...
words: When the mind lets loose