BVCG Envelope Exchange - Nov - Violet Smythe

Violet Smythe (Nov 2024)
Env created from Canson Mixed Media paper, funky lettered with an Automatic Pen (from Betty Locke) using a lot of water then spraying with Brusho powder Ost Red, dropping in a touch of walnut crystals and the Neuberg Ebel gold powder. Let dry then shadowed with a gold gel pen.

The card was created for a Scribbled Lives challenge (Cut & Paste) funky letters cut from brown craft cardstock and doodled with a white gel pen.

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

Frame Flag Book -Quill - Happy Birthday

Continuing on with the challenges from the BVCG Art Of The Fold group -  Frame Flag Book - Quill - Happy Birthday. I am totally pleased.

I raided my stashes of dry embossed pieces and quilled flowers. So my stuff has gone done by a minuscule amount, but at least it's gone down... BIG GRIN

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BVCG Lettering Challenge Feb 2021 - Day 7 - Flourish

 BVCG Lettering Challenge Feb 2021 - Day 7 - Flourish

 I took a recent ZOOM class with Julie Wildman - "Handwritmic Ruling Pen" using Brody Neuenschwander's ruling pen, I thought I'd practice using it a bit... BIG GRIN.

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BVCG Lettering Challenge Feb 2021 - Day 6 - Exemplar

BVCG Lettering Challenge Feb 2021 - Day 6 - Exemplar

I took a recent ZOOM class with Julie Wildman - "Handwritmic Ruling Pen" using Brody Neuenschwander's ruling pen, I thought I'd practice using it a bit... BIG GRIN.

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BVCG Lettering Challenge Feb 2021 - Day 5 - Descender

BVCG Lettering Challenge Feb 2021 - Day 5 - Descender

I took a recent ZOOM class with Julie Wildman - "Handwritmic Ruling Pen" using Brody Neuenschwander's ruling pen, I thought I'd practice using it a bit... BIG GRIN.

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BVCG Lettering Challenge Feb 2021 - Day 4 - Crossbar

BVCG Lettering Challenge Feb 2021 - Day 4 - Crossbar

I took a recent ZOOM class with Julie Wildman - "Handwritmic Ruling Pen" using Brody Neuenschwander's ruling pen, I thought I'd practice using it a bit... BIG GRIN.

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Valentine Cards & Env Day 2 with Julie Wildman

Day 2 was another good day... I'm pooped and now it's almost time for another Zoom class with the Edmonton Calligraphy Society - Foundational hand with Suzanne Cannon.

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BVCG Lettering Challenge Feb 2021 - Day 3 - Baseline

BVCG Lettering Challenge Feb 2021 - Day 3 - Baseline

I took a recent ZOOM class with Julie Wildman - "Handwritmic Ruling Pen" using Brody Neuenschwander's ruling pen, I thought I'd practice using it a bit... BIG GRIN.

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BVCG Lettering Challenge Feb 2021 - Day 2 - Ascender

 BVCG Lettering Challenge Feb 2021 - Day 2 - Ascender

"Handwritmic Ruling Pen" using Brody Neuenschwander's ruling pen. Love this pen.

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BVCG Lettering Challenge February 2021 - Day 1 - Hello Feb

And we're starting another BVCG Lettering Challenge - February 2021. This is Day 1. I shortened the word... I'm taking poetic license this month. BIG GRIN.

I took a recent ZOOM class with Julie Wildman - "Handwritmic Ruling Pen" using Brody Neuenschwander's ruling pen, I thought I'd practice using it a bit... BIG GRIN.

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Mini Books: If You Ever Wonder

 

Another batch of mini books completed... Poetry by Phyllis Cole-Dai "If You Ever Wonder"

Each mini book uses the same calligraphic hand, but each are unique. Different ink/colors, papers,and design elements.

They should be available for sale, some time begin of February on Phyllis's website (https://phylliscoledai.com/store)

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Scribbled Lives - Wk2 - Words - Perspective

Scribbled Lives - Wk2 - Words - Perspective

So I mentioned yesterday I should have used the word Perspective instead of Serendipity, so played today... created these using every color of the caps. I also did one with Sumi ink and colored pencils which I'll upload tomorrow.

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Illuminated Letters T, V& Y

 

 

 

The Edmonton Calligraphy Society had Leslie Winakur give a lecture on the history of Illuminated letters and then a brief demonstration. So thought I'd use a bit of what I learned... 

 

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Scribbled Lives - Wk 1 - New Year

Scribbled Lives - Wk 1 - New Year with no images...

The Edmonton Calligraphy Society had Leslie Winakur give a lecture on the history of Illuminated letters and then a brief demonstration. So thought I'd use a bit of what I learned... 

On 110# Staples white cardstock drew my letter then inked with Kuretake Vermilion Sumi ink. Doodled with Holbien Prussian Blue gouache sprinkled with Neuberg Ebel fine silver powder. Filled is some of the areas with Kurtetake Silver Mica ink. For the text I sprinkled the Prussian blue with Schmincke gold powder.

TG All Caps 2020 Challenge _ letter W and X

 TG All Caps 2020 Challenge _ letter W and X

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Last 4 mini books - Your Turn #11 - 14

 

As I've mentioned a couple times I've been in collaboration with Phyllis Cole-Dai in making mini books with her beautiful poems. I thought I was going to stop at 10 mini books, but then got a special request for 4 more...and I said yes.

I finished them this weekend and they're off to their new owner. Hope they like them. They requested a turquoise and 3 green and you know me...can't make them the same.

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BVCG Nov Lettering Challenge Day 26 and 27

BVCG Nov Lettering Challenge Day 26 and 27

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Scribbled Lives 2020 - Wk-46 - Hats Off - Gentlemen

Scribbled Lives 2020 - Wk-46 - Hats Off - Gentlemen. I was a little too busy this week to get this piece done...

On white Staples 110# cardstock stamped my lady (Kanban "Molin Divas - Belle Femme"). Colored the hat with a red Prisma colored pencil. Wrote out the upper text in my funky curly alphabet  and the lower text in a narrow monoline using a pointed pen and Sumi ink with Schminke gold powder. Colored the upper letters with a red Color Brush.

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Nov/20 - Shalom - Happy Hanukkah

And continuing on in Julie Wildman's class day 3 (Nov 6th) I created this card for my aunt who asked very nicely last year if I would make a Hanukkah card for her. I said yes and almost forgot...

I'm using 23kt gold leaf on the flames, and I really like the way I used the Shalom word to hold up the Menorah. The Shalom is written with Walnut ink with a B-4 nib and sprinkled with Schminke gold powder.

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