I have always enjoyed doodling curly lines, flowers, leaves and so forth but I have never thought that I could draw more than that. I have looked at other people’s doodles and thought that they are artists and I could not achieve any of those results because I am not an artist.

That was until I did a product swap with another author. She took my 2020 planner and poetry book and I took her doodle book. This was the best idea! I was first drawn to her book (Lol, drawn) because she hand-drew the whole book and then had it published like that. It is so beautiful! Then, she shows you from the start of a doodle to the end of one. There is even a CD included in the book.

If you check her Facebook page, you will see that she also gives classes on doodling and other creative things.

The book’s name is ‘A Step-by-step Guide to Hand Letters & Doodle Magic’ and the author and creator is Lisa Nadene. I am in love with this book and spent the time I wasn’t writing and reading this weekend, doing my doodling.

I thought I’d share my creations with you because I am quite proud of the outcome. I didn’t think I could do it.

I started with the bookmarks for the FiloFax Planner which I will be using for 2020.

I then went onto my A4 size drawing pad and did this camera for my Social Media Marketing Flip File where I keep all my social media ideas and tips & tricks.

Lastly, for the weekend, I did a front and back cover for my music flip file. It’s for the music I’m currently practicing.

This is by no means the last I’ll ever do because I have so many ideas for other file covers and Storm also wants bookmarks for her Filofax.

Doodling has a very similar effect as adult colouring in books. I didn’t start that trend when it came out (Storm did though) because I thought that I just didn’t have the time for that type of thing. What I realized this weekend is that you need to have downtime. Time when you can shut off and create. You need to make time for this. I put a series on, surrounded myself with the doodling materials that I currently have and got stuck in.

I was so relaxed and at peace. It’s extremely therapeutic. Thanks Lisa for an awesome book and for showing me a different creative side of myself.

Now I have to force myself to work instead of doodle, ha ha ha!

That’s it from me today.

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