1/19/15. Diva Challenge

Fun challenge. 

200 challenge

I am almost recovered from the holidays and having fun playing with my new copic pens. Here is my 200 challenge tile using cadet. 

Congrats on 200 and thanks for all the hard work 

Diva challenge

This week has been the typical busy. I am hoping the temperature will cool off and we can finally have some relief from the Vegas heat. I finished this tile a couple of days ago but didn't have the time to post. I have been working on finding new inspiration. I feel like all my work is the same and I need to learn new things. I did this leaf challenge with the letters of my name (hoping to force some new ideas. Not sure I did that but I like the tile, it's basic and simple but stil kinda fun. 

I used Kathy's Dilema, Arc Flower, Tinker, Hypnotic and Yincut

Phicops vs DivaDance

Busy week and not much time but I did get my tile made. I feel like I am in a creative slump and need some new ideas. Off to search the net :)

The only other fun I have done this week. I cut a large piece of scrap booking paper and pulled out some gelly roll pens to see what would happen. 

 

Diva challenge

I really like this new tangle. Like all others it is so simple yet there is so much you can do with it. My first tile in did all in Ing just to get a feel for the pattern. It's not my favorite bit it was fun to experiment a little. 

My second tile was a lot of fun. I loved using Ing in a circle but I think my shading should of been a little different. I will use this pattern in a circle on my next ZIA and see how shading it different changes it. Any shading ideas ??

New Challenge Tile

Loved the challenge this week. Rows are one of my favorite things to do on my ZIA so I really had fun with this challenge. 

Update: I googled what was going on with my iphone and google solved the problem again...I must of made one of the color filters my default setting. I didn't even know that was possible but with technology I am gifted that way :). Here is a photo of my tile without the filter - big big big difference. 

I am also adding my larger ZIA I just finished.  A few weeks ago I went to Hobby Lobby and bought some colored scrapbook pages. They are a heavy stock, great colors and were inexpensive. Some of the pages have a texture on them that is kinda fun too. I always enjoy stripes and it tends to be one of my favorite patterns to play with:

This is a large 12x12 page and the paper really is this pretty shade of green lol....now what do next???

Diva challenge

Had a lot if fun playing with colors this week on the water inspired challenge. I used water color pencils and a colored pencil blender pen.  I also used gelly roll pens on the top of the tile. As I was making the tile I didn't think I would like it but it has grown in me ;). This tile was very quickly done and only took a few minutes. 

Weekend Fun!

I have had a good time this weekend on a new ZIA. I took a large piece of colorful paper and cut it in four and tried to make each one different.

Challenge tile

I did this one first but I was not ver happy with how it turned out. You can tell I had been feeling stressed and my lines are hurried. One on the things I love about zentangling is that if I do it while worried or stressed I may not like the way the tile looks but I feel better after exercising some of those nerves.

I decided to try again but I was still not in love with the tile:

 With the pattern still floating in my head I later used it on my current  ZIA and I like it much better. It is still a work in progress ( I know I cheat with pencils and erasers on my large pages but I don't on my tiles and/or challenges) :)

Challenge tile

Had a good time with the small size. 

Color

I saw this center design done by someone else and I wanted to give it a try. I don't do a lot of botanical designs but I enjoyed this and decided to add color. I will post the design both before and after color. 

 

Hobby lobby boxes

I went to hobby lobby last weekend and I bought 2 small boxes for 1.99 each. This morning I used water color pencils and my micron pens. It was a lot of fun and I will post pictures if the square box when I finish it. 

I didn't take a picture of the round box before I started but here is the square one to give you an idea of how it started. 

I am happy with the top and will use this design again 

I am not happy with the sides. Nothing really wrong with it but it's kinda sloppy. 

Challenge. Tiles

Knightsbridge and reticulated and river. 

Kieko and roscoe. I did mess up a little on roscoe but I had fun playing with my new color pens. 

Update with photos

It's been a long time and I have been Zentangling like crazy :)

In fact I had my first lass today and it was so much fun. I love learning new patterns and I am trying to learn/understand shading...I will get there. Here are some of my latest pictures.

This is what I made at class today....

More pictures

I moved up to a larger book -I am reading a new book called "Made in the Shade". It's an awesome book to teach shading - For now however I just enjoy making one line and then seeing what happens next with the next line that I haven't spent time learning to shade. It is on my to do list..

First Zentangle

These are some of my very first attempts at Zentangle. I got the book and pens for Christmas and have been doodling every night since. I am hoping when I post more we will all see the improvement. Zentangle is a lot of fun and a great way to unwind after a busy day. It is easy to learn BUT I am sure hard to master. Some of the art work that is done in this style is amazing. Check out the basics at Zentangle.com