Mini Booklet - Celtic Knots

size: 4.25"w x 2.25"h closed
I've been playing with Celtic letters recently because of a class by the Edmonton Calligraphy Society. I decided to make a booklet of the two lettering styles I liked so I didn't have large pages to carry around...
I had these paper ends from my Guilds genoa bond paper laying in my stash and decided it would make a nice booklet. Then the booklet was laying on my desk and decided these letters would fit in nicely...
The letters look similar in the images but they have quite a few differences within the alphabet.
The cover was a piece of cold press w/c paper I had done some sort of background on and laying in my stash. Hand bound with 3ply un-waxed linen thread. Wrote the word "Celtic" in one of the styles with a pointed nib and misc white ink.

Celtic Knotwork 3 - Iris

size: 4.5"w x 6"h
I'm continuing on with the Celtic style lettering from  Pauline Baynes (Edmonton Calligraphy Society). This one uses the 3rd exemplar which I still don't really like but keep going back to it....
On Canson Mixed Media paper using a ZIG Writer & Prisma colored pencils for the Flower and doodling.  Gold Uniball Signo pen and a Juice Up pen for the text.  Iris

Celtic Knotwork 1 - No Excuse

size: 4.5"h x 6"w
I'm continuing on with the Celtic style lettering from  Pauline Baynes (Edmonton Calligraphy Society). This one uses the 1st exemplar.
On Canson Mixed Media paper using a Juice Up pen for the outlines and text and Prisma colored pencils and a gold Uniball Signo pen for the center area of the letters.
words: No Excuse

Celtic Letters - Dream Big

Continuing on from Pauline Baynes Celtic Letters class last month. Thought I'd play with all 3 BIG GRIN. This was the last exemplar. It's the most tedious which I probably won't play with again...

Dream Big...
size: 9"w x 5.75"h
Used the Mica gold for knot outline and Prisma pencils and a splendor blender for the coloring. Thought I'd play on the "big" word

words: Dream big

Celtic Knotwork - Dreams

Continuing on from Pauline's Celtic Letters class last month. Thought I'd play with all 3 BIG GRIN. This was the 2nd exemplar. I think it's my favorite of the 3...

Dreams Be Your Wings:
size: 7"w x 6"h
Again used the ArtQuest w/c for the main knotwork of the letters then Prisma colored pencils, graphite shading.
words: Let your dreams be your wings.

Celtic Knotwork Lettering - Dream On

Edmonton Calligraphy Society had Pauline Baynes teaching Celtic Letters last month. I was not able to attend but she was kind enough to allow me the handouts. Love all the variations but they are definitely time consuming... She gave 3 exemplars and I thought I'd play with all 3 BIG GRIN. This was the 1st exemplar.

Dream On:
size: 7"w x 5"h
On Canson Mixed Media paper,
Outlined with a ZIG Writer, painted with US Art Quest Mica w/c Metallic set, 2B Grafwood pencil and paper stump shadow.
words: Dream On and make them come true.

BVCG Env Exc - Oct 2025 - Bev Duke

ID: Bev Duke (Oct 2025)
Env created on Genoa Bond paper. I decided to go with bit of Celtic... Created the grid layout and colored with various media and doodled with various tools. Bummer you can't see the lion stamp more clearly...

The insert (not a card) was something I created a long time ago creating faux coffee rings and my funky lettering.

Celtic Circles - Hindsight

size: 5"sq
During a class with Valerie Akkerman I started this design...
On Genoa Bond Calligraphy paper drew out my intersecting circles and added the pattern details.
words: Always remember that hindsight is better than foresight.

Celric Decorated Weave - I'm Not Perfect

size: 4.25"w x 6"h
I ABSOLUTELY love this Celtic Weave pattern...
On Canson Pen & Ink paper, Prisma colored pencils, Splender Blender, Uniball White Gel pen, Zig Writer & Juice Up pen.
words: I'm Not Perfect But I'm Trying

Celtic with Valerie Akkerman (June 7/25)

Took a Celtic onLine class through the Westcoast Calligraphy Society with Valerie Akkerman

Title: Celtic - Be There For You
size: 6.5"sq
On misc black scrapbook paper using Prisma colored pencils, Gelly Roll metallic pens and white gel pen.
words: Wherever you go and whatever you do, may the luck of the Irish be there for you.

Celtic Border: (unfinished...)
size 3.75"sq
On misc black scrapbook paper using Prisma colored pencils and various metallic gel pens, and Ritz glitter (Java Bean)

Celtic with Gem:
size: 4" sq
On Genoa Bond calligraphy paper using a Zig Writer, Prisma colored pencils and Uniball gold gel pen.

Celtic In Triangle - Druid Homily

I came across this knot pattern and did one in a circle then thought to do one in a triangle...
size: 7.5"w x 6.5"h
On Canson Pro Layout Marker paper using a green Zig Writer for the triangle outline, a Sharpie pen for the knots, colored with Metallic gelly roll pens, Juice Up Pen for the text.
words: We live in two worlds. The world into which we were born, and the otherworld that was born within us. Both may be a blessing or a curse. We choose. Druid Homily

Celtic - Top Of The Morning

I came across this knot pattern design and thought I'd something with it...
size: 6"w x 5"h
On Canson Pro Layout Marker paper using a Juice Up Pen created the knots within a circular design. Colored the knots with a metallic coppery gel pen. Added the words with a Zig Writer Painted within the letters and the larger and smaller circles.
words: Top of the morning to you. Druid Homily

Celtic Key Pattern - C - Coffe

Size: 4.5"w x 5"h
On Canson Pro Layout paper drew out my 1st pattern then copied it multiple times...

Colored the background with a dark brown Koi watercolor brush pen. The cream colored letters with Prisma colored pencil. It almost looks like the dark brown section says "cup"... but it's really just in-between 4 "C's"

Text with a Faber Castell Pitt calligraphy brown broad edge pen pen and the corner of the pen for the rest of the text.

Celtic Key Pattern - NZN - Comfort Zone

This time only used a ruler to create my design...

Size: 5"sq
On Genoa Bond calligraphy paper drew out my 1"squares, drew in the "Z" and then the 2 "N's" using a Faber Castell Pitt artist calligraphy pen (1/10"). Added design element to distinguish each letter (white dots, dashes and gold mini squares). Colored with Posca colored pencils. Outlined the borders with a red Zig Writer. Text written in a kind of monoline/Art Nouveau style.
words: create a NEW comfort ZONE NOW

Celtic Key Pattern - O - Okay

For this one I went straight to designing

Size: 4"w x 5"h
On Canson Pro Marker paper created my O-Emerald design border using a Faber Castell calligrapy broad edge C pen (1/10"), colored with Posca colored pencils.
Lettering with a Juice Up pen
words: Okay

Celtic Key Pattern - T - Lift Off

Size: 6"sq
On Canson Pro Marker paper created my design border, colored with Prismacolor broad edge markers.
Lettering with a Juice Up pen
words: T minus zero
and we have lift off.

Celtic Key Pattern - G - Quirky

Celtic Key Pattern - G - Quirky
Size: 6"w x 5"h
Again I created a template of the letter from some cardstock and then just twisted and turned it to create the design.

On Recollections black cardstock using a pointed nib and Bleed Proof White ink drew out the outline. Colored with Black Edition colored pencils.
Decorative detail done with Juice Up Metallic pens in various colors. Added the word "Quirky" using a Signo white gel pen in a funky Art Nouveau style.

Celtic Key Patterns - Z - Zees

We had our Celtic ZOOM meeting a couple days ago and some of the gals had done a "Z/T" pattern and then Adrienne created one on Procreate... and I thought I'd do anotherone as well. Mine is different in that it is 2 interlocking "Z's", so I guess it's kind of a Celtic Knotwork pattern as well....

I used the same template as yesterday's post from some cardstock and then just twisted and turned it to create the design.
size: 3.5"h x 5"w
On Fabriano Mixed Media paper using a Signo Black gel pen. Painted using Finetec Rose Gold (given to me by a good friend) and Gansi Tambi "Light Gold #905"

The word is one of the Art Nouveau lettering styles from my recent class with Violet Smythe.

Celtic Key Patterns - Z - Shades of Brown

We had our Celtic ZOOM meeting a couple days ago and some of the gals had done a "Z/T" pattern and then Adrienne created one on Procreate... and I thought I'd do one as well Mine is different in that it is 2 interlocking "Z's", so I guess it's kind of a Celtic Knotwork pattern as well....

Again I created a template of the letter from some cardstock and then just twisted and turned it to create the design.

size: 5"sq
On Canson Pro Marker paper using my cut out template created the design using a Zig Writer, then I thought some of the lines would work as a knot pattern  and then I was in a mood to add spaces between my pattern... You know how these things evolve...
Colored the negative spaces with Posca colored pencils in... shades of brown... and then decided to doodle inside some of the letters using brown Juice Up pen and a Unibal Signo Gold gel pen. Lettering for the words is something I came across on dribbles.com

Slip Knot Binding - Celtic Key Patterns

The challenge for our next Art Of The Fold Group (May 2024) had us making a slip knot bound booklet. I've done several of them and still love them... Since I've started doing Celtic Key Patterns I decided to make the booklet to hold them. I went in a VERY COLORFUL direction...

size: 8.5"w x 9.5"h x 1"thk

Raided my cardstock stash and assembled 14 different colors plus the white covers. Added a strip of 1"w yellow cardstock on both sides of each piece of cardstock to reinforce the binding edge. Punched 3 holes approx 1/2" away from my edge.

Bound it a little differently than usual. I started the binding from the back edge but stopped at the halfway point. Then started from the front page working towards the center of my pages. Attached both sections by tying a double knot bow.

I like this way a lot better because I think it's a lot neater...

Then added the different colored strips of cardstock and the title.

You do have to pay attention to the orientation of your pages, otherwise they may end up upside down... ROFL