Floral Tentacles - Gladys Taber

I seem to be in a funk lately... not sure why.
size: 4.5"w x 6"h
On Canson XL Pen &Ink Paper, Zig Writer, Prisma Colored pencils. Juice Up pens, gel pens.
words: The tentacles of today reach out like an octopus to swallow yesterday. Gladys Taber

Pansy In A Pot - Heart Of A Pansy

A friend created a card with stamps and dies with this kind of pansy image. I really liked it and said I was going to make one too...
size: 6"w x 4.5"h
On Canson XL Pen &Ink Paper, Zig Writer, Watercolors, graphite pencil shading and paper stump.
Text written with a Juice Up pen in Weaver style lettering.
words: nobody can keep on being angry if she looks into the heart of a pansy. Lucy Maude Montgomery

Glazed Donuts - YUM

I guess I must have had a craving for donuts... luckily they were only on paper...
size: 4.5"w x 6"h
On Canson XL Pen &Ink Paper, Zig Writer Prisma Colored pencils. gel pens, graphite pencil shading and paper stump.
words: Glazed Donuts YUM!

Leafy Border - Another Alphabet Whispering

size: 6"h x 4.5"w
Continuing using some of my black drawing paper...
On Canson XL Black Drawing Paper using a white gel pen and Black Edition colored pencils.
Lettering done with a Zebra Pointed pen nib and Twinkles H2º "Indian Copper"
words: There is another alphabet, whispering from every leaf, singing from every river, shimmering from every sky. Dejan Stojanovic

Scribbled Lives Wk 30 - William Morris - Strikingly Beautiful

Size: 4.25"w x 5.5"h
On Canson XL Pen &  Ink paper using w/c for the "T" and a ZIG Calligraphy 2.0 marker "Pure Brown". (needless to say the color on the image did not scan well...).
words: There is no excuse for doing anything which is not strikingly beautiful. William Morris

Rocky Spiral - To Nowhere

Got my new Granulating Colors from Kuretake. Interesting - not easy to photograph though... I used the Blue and the Orange. I like the variations from one color. Size: 6"w x 4.5"h
On Canson XL Pen & Ink Paper, Kuretake Granulating watercolors, ZIG Writer. Brown Juice Up for the lettering.
words: Rocky Spiral to Nowhere

Abstract Doodle - Unique Stones

size: 6"h x 4.5"w
Another linear design I started with no idea where it would lead...
On Canson XL Pen &Ink Paper using a ZIG Writer for the lines and various brands of watercolors. Found a quote to go with it using Pentel Arts Fine Point Color Pens
words: Our Lives are unique stones in the mosaic of human existence priceless and irreplaceable. Henry Nouwen

Flower In A Teacup

size: 6"h x 4.5"w
I was playing with this flower... boy that's a lot of pink!!
On Canson XL Pen &Ink Paper using metallic Prisma colored pencils. Lettering a la Lisa Engelbrecht style using Pentel Arts Fine Point Color Pens
words: A Flower In A Teacup

Another Day Another Dollar

I was just doodling playing with my new calligraphy markers and this emerged...
size: 4.5"sq
On Canson XL Pen &Ink Paper

words: Another Day Another Dollar

Kuretake Calligraphy Pen Sampler

Playing with a new set of Kuretake Calligraphy pens trying out both ends. Love all the colors...

Leafy Letters - Leaves Whispering

I've seen this style of letters a few times and finally got down to creating a complete alphabet using some of the ones I saw as my guide.
size: 4.5"w x 6"h
On Canson XL Pen &Ink Paper, Zig Writer and watercolors.

words: Leaves whispering, shimmering, listen to their song.

Double Flap Card - Center Floral Stem

Size card closed: 4.25"sq
opens to: 9"w

I came across this cute card structure on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/p/DMNkDoJs9n_/) uploaded on July 17,2025 by aveereneecarddesigns called a slim line card. Couldn't resist making one...

Cut 110# cardstock to 4.25" x 9"w
Scored at 2", 2.25", 4.125", 4.625", 6.125" & 6.875"
Fold scores: v,v,m,m,v,v

I adhered geli print scraps from my stash... raided my die cuts to create the floral branch adhering only to that 1/2"w section. added amber gems to the floral centers.

Be careful when opening the card... Have both sides folded back to open the flaps to not damage the protruding florals...

Text will be added when I know what it will be used for...

 

Scribbled Lives wk 29 - Your Country - Gordon Lightfoot

Scribbled Lives -wk 29 - Your Country - Gordon Lightfoot
Size: 7"w x 8.5"h

On Edge Sketchbook paper wrote out part of Gordon Lightfoot's song (Canadian Railroad Trilogy) using 3 colors of blue Juice Up pens in  skinny monoline with exaggerated "O's".

words: There was a time in this fair land when the railroad did not run
when the wild majestic mountains stood alone against the sun
long before the white man, and long before the wheel
when the green dark forest was too silent to be real. So over the mountains and over the plains, into the muskeg, and into the rain, up the St Lawrence, all the way to Gaspé swingin' our hammers, and drawin' our pay.

Zentangle - IDOZ2025 - Crazy Huggins

I saw the replay of International Day Of Zentangle and decided I'd play with the tangle.
size: 5"h x 4.5"w
On Canson XL Pen &Ink Paper using a ZIG Writer for the outlines and a Juice U pen for the details. Colored with Prisma colored pencils and various metallic and gel pens.

words: International Day Of Zentangle 2025 Crazy Huggins

Yellow Daisy On Black - Single Flower

Size: 6"w x 4.5"h
Continuing using some of my black drawing paper...
On Canson XL Black Drawing Paper using metallic gel pens and Prisma colored pencils
words: If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly our whole life would change.

Leaves - Blowing In The Wind

I just bought some black drawing paper and this is the last piece I did while with the gals...
size: 6"w x 4.5"h
On Canson XL Black Drawing Paper using metallic gel pens and Prisma colored pencils

words: Blowing in the wind

Four Gems - Ruby Amber

I just bought some black drawing paper and while with the gals continued using it...

I wondered about the spelling of Saphire and looked it up before I wrote it and this is the way it was spelt... And now writing this post it said I spelt "Saphire" wrong. sheesh... Since writing this post a friend decided to look it up as well and found it said this was an alternative way to write it. thank you
size: 6"w x 4.5"h
On Canson XL Black Drawing Paper using metallic gel pens and Prisma colored pencils

words: Ruby Amber Saphire Emerald

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.