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Gel Pen Ideas and Inspo | Doodles, Rocks, Journals and More

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Did you know gel pens can be used on more than just paper? Yes! I use my Pentel POP gel pens to add color to all sorts of easy craft project ideas. 

Easy Craft Project Ideas With Pentel POP Gel Pens

Pentel Sparkle POP, Milky POP, and Solar Pop gel pens are a fun new way to add color to your life.

The Sparkle POP pens are ultra glittery, I love how the colors shimmer on the page. Vivid Milky POP pens come in milky pastel colored ink that shows up really well on dark papers. Neon colored Solar POP ink actually glows under black light!

Getting Creative with Pentel POP Gel Pens

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Pentel POP gel pens can be used on more than just paper.

In addition to coloring pages, I use these unique gel pens to add vibrant color and details to all sorts of craft projects.

Doodled Canvas Shoes Some of my favorite doodles are succulents and cactus. Cacti and succulent plants are surprisingly easy to draw. Use colorful Pentel POP Gel Pens to draw your doodles on white canvas shoes.

Doodled Canvas Shoes

Some of my favorite doodles are succulents and cactus. Cacti and succulent plants are surprisingly easy to draw. Use colorful Pentel POP Gel Pens to draw your doodles on white canvas shoes.

Materials Needed:

  • Gel Pens Set (I used Pentel Sparkle POP, Milky POP, and Solar POP)
  • White canvas shoes

Use Gel Pens to draw your favorite doodle designs on a pair of white canvas shoes.

Tip: Use a pencil to lightly draw doodles on the shoes before coloring them in with gel pens. You may also want to practice drawing your doodles on paper before doodling on your shoes.

DIY Galaxy Rocks - Painted Galaxy Rocks with Gel Pens

GALAXY ROCKS

I used the Pentel Milky POP Gel Pen (White) and Pentel Sparkle POP (see galaxy rock photo above for: Silver, Pink, and Blue) to add embellishments and decorative elements like stars to my painted galaxy rocks.

Materials needed:

  • Clean rock
  • Sparkle POP and Milky POP gel pens
  • Acrylic craft paint in Galaxy colors (Galaxy Rock color suggestions: black, green, pink, purple, blue, yellow)
  • Foam paint brushes

Directions: Paint the surface of the rock with galaxy colors and allow to dry completely. Add details and embellishments with gel pens.

Flamingo Flower Pot and Cactus Flower Pot

Flamingo Flower Pot and Cactus Flower Pot

Materials needed:

  • Acrylic Craft Paint (White)
  • Gel Pens Set (I used Pentel Sparkle POP, Milky POP, and Solar POP)
  • Terracotta pot
  • Foam Paint Brush

Directions: Paint the outer surface of the terracotta pot with a thin layer of white craft paint and allow to dry completely. Use gel pens to add decorative doodles!

Tip: I used a pencil to lightly draw my designs on the outside of the flower pot. Then I drew over the pencil lines with gel pen inks.

DIY Unicorn Doodle Card with Pentel POP gel pens are a must for your coloring pages, homemade cards, and journals. Pentel POP gel pens come in a variety of vivid colors that make writing, drawing and coloring fun.

Pentel POP gel pens are a must for your coloring pages, homemade cards, and journals. These gel pens come in a variety of vivid colors that make writing, drawing, and coloring fun.

Sparkly gel pens are always a favorite of mine. I find myself reaching for the Pentel Sparkle POP pens often to take notes and write in my daily planner. Sparkle POP and Milky POP gel pens look great on black paper. The ink really pops against the dark background so your writing stands out.

Pentel Sparkle POP and Milky POP gel pen sets look great on black paper. 

It’s fun to see what surfaces you can write, color and draw on with Pentel POP gel pens. Let’s hear your ideas! What other things can you write on with gel pens?


 

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  7. Keri Justice says

    I love the white canvas shoes project with the gel pens. You could make so many different designs.

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  37. Kristina G says

    I really like the clock on the website. It’s super creative, and the colors work really well together.

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    • Nicole says

      Thanks, Ainsley! Although there are Pentel fabric gel pens that are made with waterproof ink, I did not use those on the sneakers. I try to avoid wearing them in rain and snow so they don’t smudge.

      Reply

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