Zen Coloring My Zen Doodle

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I posted a Zen Doodle I had drawn back in June. My cousin actually went through my doodle art journal and suggested putting them together to create a coloring book. I gave it some thought and decided to color one of my doodles to see if maybe others might like to color them as well.

And the result is featured above! I love the way her hair came out. I used both markers and colored pencils to try and blend my colors. I'm not sure about the face-it looks too small for her hair. But this is just the first draft. I can print up as many as I wish and try different media and colors. But I hope you like this first draft. 

Let me know in the comments if I should continue putting my doodles together into a collection...  

Art Journal - Mixed Media page

 

Today I pulled a page from my art journal. It was created with a combination of markers, colored pencils and black pen. If you zoom in, you can read each line, which is a positive affirmation. The water, land and mountains represent my life path...

Tools of the Trade

There's a new challenge over at Scribbles Designs Challenge blog, and the theme is "Tools of the Trade." I created this 8x8 hybrid canvas for my DT make today. What's a hybrid canvas? It mixes hand crafting and coloring with digital aspects, a different take on mixed media,, don't you think? LOL
My Scribbles Designs images are called "Markers" and "Crayons." I colored them with Copics and framed them with patterned cardstock. My digital elements include Painted Strokes from Good Day Papers kit and Paint Glass Stain from Pour Me a Wine Elements kit by Melo Vrijhof, Doodle Frame 2 by Marisa Lerin, and Shell Hues Glitter Splatter from Pauline Thompson (all from Pixel Scrapper).
What are your tools of the trade? Do you knit or crochet? Groom animals? Work in construction? Write? Whatever your tools are, we want to see them in your projects for this month-long challenge at Scribbles Designs Challenge Blog!!