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<![CDATA[I am CraftyGirl - CraftyGirl\'s Zentangles Blog]]>Thu, 27 Apr 2023 04:34:43 -0600Weebly<![CDATA[Tile for "It's a String Thing Challenge #230"]]>Sat, 17 Feb 2018 17:55:52 GMThttps://iamcraftygirl.weebly.com/craftygirls-zentangles-blog/tile-for-its-a-string-thing-challenge-230Hello there!, this week at Adele Bruno's "It's a String Thing Challenge #230" we had a string with 4 curved lines, 3 horinzontals and one vertical, and for patterns we had "Skelter", "Funsin"|and "Knightsbridge". I have to say that normally I don't love heart patterns but to my surprise I really enjoyed and actually loved both Skelter and Funsin!

Here is my take on them:

3.5" by 3.5" tile with patterns: Skelter, Funsin, Knightsbridge and a few Pearls

This tile was made with black and brown Micron pens, black Sharpie for wider areas, Crayola colored pencils, white chalk and graphite for shading and white Gelly roll pen for highlights.

I hope you like it and thanks for visiting!

Many Blessings...Stay Inspired!

- CraftyGirl

]]><![CDATA[Tile for "I am the Diva #351, Heart of a Champion"]]>Tue, 13 Feb 2018 00:20:37 GMThttps://iamcraftygirl.weebly.com/craftygirls-zentangles-blog/tile-for-i-am-the-diva-351-heart-of-a-championHello everyone, this week at "I am the Diva Challenge #351" we had a string with hearts and for theme the Olympics. The challenge's title is "Heart of a Champion" very suitable to this moment when we are all watching the amazing Olympians do their best!...while cheering for our countries... Go Canada! ;-)

Here is my tile:

3.5" by 3.5" tile with patterns Printemps, Prestwood, Reeds, Purk, Zander and Msst.

This tile was made with Staedtler Tripus fine liner markers, black and brown Micron Pens and graphite for shading. I enjoyed adding in the background "Msst" with hearts as my representation of all the amazing athletes racing and pushing themselves to their very best with all their heart and passion. Once I finished I thought with a smile that it also looks like bumpy snow paths from "mogul skiers" and the hearts on the top would be the athletes finishing the race ;-)

But after all the most important thing would be all the countries (hearts) joined together in a peaceful and happy sport celebration!

I hope you like it!

Thank you so much for visiting, and may he Olympics inspire you to do your part for a more peaceful and happy world... it all starts from our own home,

Many Blessings...Stay Inspired!

- CraftyGirl

]]><![CDATA[I am back...with two tiles and a tag!]]>Thu, 08 Feb 2018 00:46:14 GMThttps://iamcraftygirl.weebly.com/craftygirls-zentangles-blog/i-am-backwith-two-tiles-and-a-tagHello everyone! I am so glad to be back! I haven't participated in any challenges since Christmas time! I have been so busy, first with all the normal Christmas things and then as a New Year's Resolution I made the executive decision to add my other blog (which is about everything really, from decor tips, to recipes, to ideas I found, party decorations and so on) into this same website. Having both of them in the same place is just so much easier and convenient. Now you can see this blog as "CraftyGirl's Zentangle's Blog" and my other blog is just "CraftyGirl" (you can see both of them on the menu above), maybe you would like to visit it one day ;-). I also made a few decorative changes all around the website, I hope you like them!

Finally all that is done, and hopefully I will have more time on my hands for drawing... at least I hope so!

Now let's get to the Challenges. Starting with I am the Diva Challenge, where we had the beautiful tangle "Rimana" to work with and a heart string. I loved "Rimana" and it goes so well with "Melinda Barlow's Rixty variation"! they both are so flowy and organic I had to pair them with flux. I was so happy with my drawing on the corners and intended to do everything with no color, but once I added Bales, the poor corners kind of disappeared!...keeping with Zentangles idea of don't panic and just keep going I calmed myself and added color... hopefully you will be able to see them!

3.5" by 3.5" patterns: Flux, Rimana, Bales and Melinda Barlow's Rixty variation

I made a tag for my husband you can read more about it on my other blog (link here) where you can see the original intention with them just in black and white... I personally like them more!

For those of you who are new to Melinda Barlow's Rixty variation I added here her lovely YouTube video explaining it.

I also add a few lines inside each "mushroom" just for fun.

Now for Adele Bruno's "It's a String Thing Challenge #229" we had a heart string and the patterns "Olluan", "Caught" and "Tipple" to work with. Here is my tile:

3.5" by 3.5" tile with patterns Caught, Olluan, Tipple and Mooka

I made this tile using black and brown Micron pen, Crayola colored pencils and for the blue background a soft pastel blue stick (adding gently with Q-tip).
When I saw Adele's string and the pattern Stipple on the list I immediately thought of creating something in the lines of "Abundies" one of my favorite tangles. I thought Stipple could be little seeds of love, joy and hope ready to come out ones the heart opens...I like it ;-)
So I leave you with this idea, may your heart be full and open bringing seeds of joy, hope and love all around you.

Happy Valentine's day everyone!

Oops! one last thing, for everyone in the subscribe list, in regards to my new blog in this site, each blog has each own separate subscribing list, they are not mixed, that way you can choose either one or both of them to participate. They work separately so if you are in this blog's list you will stay as before only receive post from this one ;)

Thanks for visiting and I hope you can back often!

May your life be full of Blessings and Joy...Stay Inspired!

- CraftyGirl

]]><![CDATA[Two Challenges in one Tile]]>Fri, 01 Dec 2017 15:37:56 GMThttps://iamcraftygirl.weebly.com/craftygirls-zentangles-blog/two-challenges-in-one-tileThis has been a very busy week for me and I could only find time to draw one tile. I found it really hard to choose which challenge to do, both are so inviting!
In one hand in "I am the Diva Challenge #342" we were asked to use Zentangle Headquarters's new tangle "Dewd" which I was dying to try!. On the other hand, "Adele Bruno's It's a String Challenge#221" had a beautiful Christmas String with three tree cone shapes and after looking at Adele's Zentangled Gingerbread House I loved the idea of drawing something more festive and I felt her string calling me ;-) ....so, I decided to joined both challenges in one, that way I would not miss any of the fun! ... here is my happy result:

3.5" by 3.5" tile with patterns: Dewd, Cayke, Cake, Cuffle, Flux and Printemps

Half way thru, I realized that in the IAST challenge we had to use patterns: Flux, Cruffle and Cake

by Una Wang, but in my hurry I thought it meant "Cayke" by Rose Brown! , that is way you see both of them in my tile ;-0

I loved how "Dewd" turned out with the circles done in color, it almost gives the illusion of a tree with Christmas lights in its trunk and branches ;-)

Well that is all for today, I hope you liked it.

Thank you for visiting and may your life be full of Joy and Peace in this Christmas Season!

Thanks in advance for all of you leaving kind comments.

Spread Joy and Stay Inspired!

Many Blessings,

-CraftyGirl

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