The last pages of Sketchbook 24

Oodles of doodles

watercolour background, pen drawing [leaves], the orange urn and the blue pattern at the top and bottom were from a piece of packaging from Rhodes

pen drawing, watercolour over applied texture, the bird drawing was glued on

watercolour on textured background, collage - bird drawing, the orange part was from a piece of packaging from Rhodes

pen drawing, watercolour background, collage the orange parts were also from a piece of packaging from Rhodes

watercolour sky, pen drawing, the green part of the tree was a found image [not a tree], the large green area was made up of cut out squares - they were parts of pictures of art work in a magazine

the orange and blue parts are the packaging from Rhodes again, I've applied watercolour and drew the doodles/zentangles on with a pen

pen drawing

Tag Book [p43-46]

Handmade book from recycled envelopes, packaging etc decorated with doodles, found images, tags, vintage postcards etc

Poppies, felt brooch, tag book [p38,39]

The first poppy of the year [in my garden] was in flower today, and it is such a vivid red. These photos were taken by my son, they came out better than mine, but they still look better in real life.

felt embroidered flower brooch with beads

tag book - handmade book from recycled packaging, envelopes etc, decorated with doodles, recycled greetings cards, paper bags, painted doyley, vintage postcard

Tag Book [p27-30]

hand made book using recycled envelopes & packaging, and decorated with doodles, magazine images, vintage postcards, book pages, tags, handmade tags, tickets & other found bits

Tag Book [p25,26], Illustration Friday - Trail

Recycled envelope, magazine images, doodles, paper bag, tag, tape measure

Packaging paper, found images, doodles, doyley, tags

Illustration Friday Challenge - Trail

the sheep need to follow the trail to their own field.

Mixed Media - watercolour, gouche, pastels, sketch sticks, pen

Tag Book [p22,23,24]

Hand made book from packaging, envelopes etc decorated with doodles, vintage postcards, greetings cards, tags, magazine images, music, tickets etc

Tag Book [p17-21]

recycled envelopes & packaging, vintage postcards, doodles, tags, handmade tags, doyley, found images

other side of tag

Tag Book [p14,15,16]

this page is made from an envelope which has been turned inside out and stuck down.

this is the other side - it is the inside of the envelope with a blue pattern

above - before, below - after [it is the inside of a large white envelope]

print of a vintage picture, tag is a recycled greetings card

Tag Book [p11-13]

The first two are the either side of a plain white recycled envelope. Above to the left shows the other side of the tag. Vintage postcard below.

Doodle on plain white recycled envelope. The tag & arrows made from recycled greetings card.

Derwenthaugh and Tag Book p7,8,9

It has been a gorgeous couple of days, it was so warm early this morning, which is very unusual for this neck of the woods. We went for a walk to a nearby place called Derwenthaugh which used to be a coking works and has been transformed - the photos were taken there. There was even a heron on the pond.

you cannot really see the heron above but it was there

Tag book [handmade book using recycled papers - before & after - this was a paper bag

This was a piece of packaging - before

and after

and the other side