Day 1, 100 Days: New Sharpies! (Brush)

It's Day 1 of the 100 Day Challenge! (100 Days of Inventory/ 100 Days of Art Supplies)

Wasn't sure what to start with, so decided to go with my new brush Sharpies.

Saw these on Jean's blog and HAD to get 'em, as I love anything that shows up well on dark papers.

Some "design" play and a little cataloging with all 5 colors.

Not sure how these will show on other dark papers, as I know with other supplies (gel pens, metallics, Crayola gel markers), sometimes it depends on the paper used. But so far, I love!

folded pen akim quotes

As i've said before, I love Julie W's work. I try to emulate her as much as I can, so after taking her akim class last year, I did these practice pieces i turned into inserts to give away.

"All things grow with love." Walnut ink, gold highlights, pink accents.

The World is but a canvas to our imagination.

walnut ink on textured paper, with color pencils.

Up next....the 100 Day Challenge!

happy V-day! (red WoS glitter brush)

 Another play piece!

Got this new Wink of Stella glitter brush pen in red and decided to try it out for Vday.

(*Scroll for close ups.)

Was using a light touch.

a few more pieces...

Back to Valentine...

Close-ups of the glitter.

I love these pens, as they're so fun, but too bad no refills.

I could use this for my 100 Day Challenge too, but this is rather new.

Lately...

just a few things I've been working on...

This is a page (unfinished) from my Joy Journal. You can't tell (i need to post a better pic), but I hand- cut the side part that says "i create" (see below). I then colored over with metallic w/c's, then added wording on the side, trying my hand at Stunt Roman.

Full page.

Not sure yet what I want to do on the blank part.

This is a page from a mini book I'm creating.

This was a play piece (ruling pen, on side:  says, "i love me") where I added wording on the right... a mixture of Stunt Romans and pp. Diff. inks. (bled at bottom -- 😒)

Side view (can you see the "i love me"?)

And finally, trying to salvage a failed w/c piece. (unfinished)

100 Days Challenge, 2025: "100 Days of Inventory"

In addition to wanting to declutter and organize my art room, I also have a goal of using what I already have, as far as art supplies. (That, and finishing projects I've started from years ago, Creating something from my ideas/ sketches, and Making cards/inserts, etc.)

SO what better way to do this than going through them all for the next 100 Day Challenge!

I'm so excited about this, as that will be a way for me to play with most all my supplies. I keep wanting to inventory everything -- in a fun way -- and have never made time. So, now I am!

Below are a few pics of some supplies i plan to utilize. I'm just not sure quite yet how to go about it. Some of them will be easy (using inks for various projects, "cataloging" all my gel pens, etc.), and others, I'll have to get creative with.

The challenge starts Feb. 23 and I can't wait to partake! (it'll be my 6th time) -- *See below for my other completed 100 Day Projects

Most of my India ink (Dr. Martin Bombay), and a few others, plus gouache.

Wink of Stella brush pens, New W&N pointed brushes (for lettering!) and Pentel brush pens.

Various fun, unique inks. (some from Vanness, some Ferris Wheel Press)

just SOME of my nice papers! (esp. watercolor) and journals.

Markers:  xtra fine pt Poscas (new from Cmas 2023!), neon watercolors, Crayola gel markers and brights, various nibs.

 

Lots of pp nibs (and other lettering pens)

Unique tools: dried brushes, bamboo sticks, etc.

B-nibs

Various Broad-edge pens, I use occasionally.

Most all my pointed brush pens.

These are just a "few"! 😉 (I keep accumulating more...)

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100 Day Challenges thus far:

1.      First one I did was Feb 2021: 10 Quotes, 10 Ways

2.       I then got another idea shortly after starting my quotes: 

 100 Days Neon (Simultaneously w/Quotes), again Feb. 2021.

3.       Fall 2021:  100 Days Redos

*That's 3 in one year!

4.       Early 2022:  100 Days of Markers

5.       Early 2023:  100 Days Journal Prompts (2 books) -- 

i tried to get in the habit of daily journaling

Can't wait to start posting!

Mini Book: Winter

With some of my env. swaps, I receive a lot of fun items, some of which are little papers. I have no idea where the ladies get this ephemera, but I've been using the small fun sheets to make mini books.

I'm still getting the hang of binding, but the most tricky part is lettering so small. Sometimes, it works, other times, it's a fail.  😕  This was one of those times...

I had great ideas for this, but I think the quotes I used were too long. 

i'm still sending, as I spent so much time on it.

For the front cover, I used this sticker and "Winter Wishes" in pp.

Here is one sheet of the fun mini papers.

And another

This rub-on stamp is so old; I couldn't believe it worked!

I was so excited to repurpose this stamp, but it looks to cluttered.

A fun technique with watercolors and salt. Reminded me of snow. (Darn lettering bled though. Waaa.)

Backside with the env. (Env is Lina's name lettered in the shape of a snowflake.)

mini book for Angelique

This was an experimental mini book I decided to send to Angelique. Didn't turn out well b/c of the paper used, but I tried my best to make it presentable!

It was a lettering piece done a few years ago that said "Blessed". (see before piece here:

https://foldedpenfan.blogspot.com/2021/11/grateful-blessed-thankful-redos.html )

It's a Gratitude book.

Messed up the "yourself", as I wanted it gold, but was mixing inks.

I also wish I had kept the right side blank.

Need to work on my pp slants.

You can see from the back that it says "Blessed" upside down.