I love to doodle. If I made it or if it sits near me long enough, it's probably going to be doodled on. I typically add doodled lines around the primary image of cards that I make. I like how the free-form casual lines frame the image, and set it apart from the rest of the supporting design... and honestly, I just love to draw them.
This dog (who I fondly refer to as "Bruce") by Whipper Snapper Designs needed some grass around his toes. So, I doodled it!
Sometimes I take my doodling even farther than just the simple squiggly line around the border of an image. This frog from the recent Stampin' Up! set "Unfrogettable" is so perfect on his own, but I wanted to set him in an environment and create a story through the images. So, I doodled!
The ponds edge and reeds are my own doodles. The perfect little blue bird is an A Muse image, and one of my all-time favorite stamps. How simple, yet so sweet, can one stamp get?
Sometimes I don't include any stamped images at all in my designs -- only doodles. My Watercolor Window card was created using the Tag Punch by Stampin' Up! Once I had the window created, I drew the single flower and vase as though they are sitting on the windowsill.
My friend Ellen and I were exchanging emails earlier today and she brought up my doodling and the recent "doodle phase" that has exploded in papercrafts. I think it's popular because it's a simple way to really personalize your designs. Later I thought to myself, "ooooh! that will be my blog topic for the day! I've got oodles of doodles!"
You crack me up! Love your oodles of doodles...you're incredibly talented!
Posted by: Asela Hopkins | June 16, 2006 at 06:44 PM
Oh, my! I love your doodling!
I've wanted to do some myself but I'm such a chicken--I only trust myself with stamps. But you know, I bet the more I did challenge myself to actually doodle, the better I'd get at it...I hope. ;) I don't trust myself to do "real art."
Posted by: Nicole | June 15, 2006 at 03:16 PM
your doodles bring oodles of joy to others. Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Paige | June 15, 2006 at 07:04 AM
I love your doodles and have been trying my hardest to copy your little flourishes! Great job sista!
Posted by: Leigh O'Brien | June 15, 2006 at 05:59 AM
You are just too much! I never realized that you did the doodling around that frog! Saaaa-weet! You have inspired me to doodle, that's where the puppy card came from. ;)
Posted by: Lisa - Mona Lisa | June 14, 2006 at 11:00 PM
and oodles and oodles of rockin' doodles :D Love you girlfriend - man you are soooo incredibly talented!!!
Posted by: Ellen | June 14, 2006 at 10:55 PM