Stem tattoo ideas

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Black line drawing of a tulip and lavender bouquet with long tied stems, a botanical tattoo design shown on paper.
Tulip and lavender bouquet line drawing
Coloured pencil drawing of two red cherries whose green stems curl together to form a heart, shown as a botanical design on a cream background.
Cherries forming a heart
Traditional style flash drawing of a cluster of red roses with dark leaves, held by a grey hand with red drops of blood on the stem.
Traditional rose and gripped stem flash
Ink and watercolour drawing of three daisy-like flowers with green leaves, stacked vertically on paper beside real daisies, a pen and a brush.
Three daisy flowers in a vertical ink and wash design
Black line drawing of a gladiolus stem with open flowers and buds on a white background, shown as a botanical tattoo design.
Gladiolus stem line drawing
Black and grey botanical flash design of two roses with buds and leaves, shown on a white card against pale wood, with no body placement visible.
Black rose cluster flash design
Black fine line drawing of a lotus flower with a long curling stem on a white background, suited to a botanical tattoo design.
Fine line lotus flower design
Line drawing of the number 5 formed into a rose bloom with a purple outline, a spiral inside and green leaves and stem, shown as a tattoo design without any body part visible.
Number 5 designed as a rose
Traditional style flash drawing of two mirrored clusters of blue roses with dark leaves and teal-tipped buds on a parchment background.
Blue roses on stems in a traditional flash design
Black and grey traditional rose flash design with broad leaves, a long stem and a curled swirl, set on a cream diamond-shaped background.
Traditional rose flash design
Black line drawing of a stylised leaf sprig with decorative patterned fills, offered as a botanical tattoo design.
Stylised leaf sprig line drawing
Black ink flash drawing of a botanical sprig with large open flowers, buds and leaves, in a dotwork and fine line style, on a pale background.
Botanical flower sprig drawing in black ink
Black ink drawing of a dandelion seed head releasing seeds across pale paper, a botanical design with fine linework and no body placement shown.
Dandelion seeds drifting from a stem
Black ink design of a heart formed by two abstract figures, with a curling stem and swirled buds on the right side.
Heart formed by two figures with a swirl stem
Black line drawing of a scorpion with a rose and leaves on its curled tail, shown as a tattoo flash design on a pale pink background.
Scorpion with a rose on its tail
Black line drawing of a butterfly with outstretched wings resting on a curved branch with leaves, a botanical design suited to a tattoo stencil, with no body part shown.
Butterfly and leafy branch line design
Black ink line drawing of a botanical lotus flower with a spiral stem and dot accents, shown as a tattoo design on paper with no body placement.
Lotus flower tattoo design sketch
Black line drawing of a heart formed from a trailing vine with leaves, small flowers and a rose, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Floral vine heart design
Black line drawing of several vertical flourish designs, each with scrolls, spirals and tapering stems on a white background.
Swirl and spiral flash sheet
Black line drawing of a shamrock made from interlaced Celtic knotwork, with three heart-shaped leaves and a knotted stem, shown on a white background.
Celtic knot shamrock line drawing
Black ink lotus flower design with curling scrolls drawn on pale paper, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Lotus flower with swirling scrolls
Black ink silhouette design of a butterfly with a flower and leaves on a plain white background, in a botanical style with no body placement shown.
Butterfly and flower line design
Traditional style black rose flash design with shaded leaves and a thorned stem, drawn in black and grey with white highlights on paper.
Traditional black rose with thorny stem
Pencil drawing of a rose whose stem forms a treble clef, with two buds, shown as a black and grey tattoo design.
Rose and treble clef design in pencil
Black ink drawing of a panther climbing through white lilies and leafy stems, in a botanical fine line style, shown as an uncoloured tattoo design.
Black panther among lilies design
Purple ink sketch of two peony flowers with leaves and a long stem, drawn as a botanical tattoo design in a spiral sketchbook.
Two peony flowers in purple ink sketch
Black and grey botanical flash design of two open roses, a rosebud and leaves on a white card, with no body placement shown.
Black and grey rose cluster design
Fine line black ink drawing of a ginkgo leaf with radiating veins on a long stem, suitable as a botanical flash design.
Ginkgo leaf line drawing
Black and grey dotwork and fine line drawing of a symmetrical geometric lotus ornament with a vertical stem, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Geometric lotus-style ornament design
Black ink line drawing of a honeysuckle sprig with trumpet-shaped blooms, curling tendrils and leaves on a white background, a design suited to a fine line botanical tattoo.
Honeysuckle sprig line drawing
Traditional style flash design of a dark perfume atomiser bottle with a red rose on its front and a coral spray cloud, shown on a pale background.
Perfume atomiser with rose, traditional flash
Black ink drawing of a symmetrical pair of poppies with geometric diamond shapes on a tan background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Symmetrical poppies with geometric diamonds
Black line drawing of a lily with a curling stem and two leaves, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Single line lily with curling stem
Hand-drawn fine line tattoo design of a lotus flower within a dotted geometric triangle, with a pen held beside it on white paper.
Lotus flower tattoo design in fine line
Black line drawing of a hand delicately holding a rose stem with leaves, beside a triangle containing the number 13, on a peach background.
Hand holding a rose stem with triangle 13
Pencil drawing of a trailing sprig of daisy-like flowers with feathery leaves on a pale background, a design that could work as a botanical tattoo flash.
Pencil drawing of a trailing daisy sprig
Black line drawing of two roses with leaves and a long stem on a white background, a botanical tattoo design sketch.
Two roses with leaves line drawing
Black line drawing of a woman in profile within a circle, surrounded by lilies and small bubble dots, in an Art Nouveau style design.
Woman in profile with lilies line drawing
Black line drawing of a flower bud on a curling vine with spiral tendrils, a botanical tattoo design shown on a plain white background.
Swirling vine with a flower bud
Black ink pen drawing of a lotus flower on a looping, script-like stem, sketched on paper as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Lotus and looping stem design sketch
Pencil drawing of three realistically shaded roses with stems and leaves on a cream sheet, a design suited to a botanical tattoo.
Three roses in pencil drawing
Two pencil sketches of tattoo designs showing flowers, leaves and butterflies, one in blue pencil and one in graphite.
Floral and butterfly tattoo design sketches
Black outline drawing of a flower with six rounded petals around a small centre circle, with a long stem that curls into a loop at the bottom, on a white background.
Simple line drawing of a flower with looped stem
Botanical flash design of a clock face wreathed in flowers and leaves, with a hummingbird above and a butterfly below, drawn in teal and brown on a cream background.
Clock with hummingbird and butterfly
Black outline drawing of two open blossoms with dotted stamens, leaves and small flowers, a botanical design that could work as tattoo flash.
Line drawing of two flowers with leaves
Pencil line drawing of three peony blooms with leaves and a small bud on a stem, a fine line botanical tattoo design shown on paper with no body placement.
Peony cluster line drawing
Black line drawing of a lotus flower with curling swirls and tendrils, shown as a botanical tattoo design on a white background.
Lotus flower with swirling scrolls
Black line drawing of an ornate lotus flower design with swirling patterns, dots and a curled stem, shown on a white background.
Ornate lotus flower design