Challenging Monday...

That's New To Me #26: N & Neil Burley

I have seen Narwal used several times and always thought I'd have to try this cool tangle so this was the perfect opportunity...

Numerous pieces of paper later I finally started to get it down...

I really love this tangle just as much as I expected and I will absolutely need to play around with it more another time!

 

And then to the actual New To Me tile...

After Narwal I decided to go for two easy patterns. Swags and Rattia and were both easy looking enough that they didn't need practice. Both great patterns!

The two patterns were from this weeks featured artist Neil Burley. 

Joey's Weekly Tangle Challenge #67: Dugwud monotangle

This tangle took some work for me. I tried really hard to come up with variations but that was not easy at all... I tried shading it different ways and played with the corner circles...

Finally I added a splash of color to spice up the pattern...

But in the end I like the result - so it was time well spent!

It's great learning new patterns, but tomorrow I think I'll stick to tangles I know, that is after all a bit more relaxing! ;-)

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Tackling Tuesdays again!

Tackle it Tuesday... It's back!

And with a new theme... Alphabet strings. 

This week: A... With A-tangles...

I decided to tangle around an A silhouette.

Arukas, aa's, all boxed up, beadlines, squid, dandi... And some random doodling...

It's a String Thing #98

Just two new to me tangles this time, so I went for it...

It took me a while to get Mel Mel flowing... And I found that I like it better in a row than in a circle...

Somehow everything just wanted to be flowers in this tile...

I could not resist the cruffle butterfly...

Two by Two by Tuesday: "Flower of Life"

I had fun with this as a string! I will have to try this in a bigger scale too... And with color...

Joey's #66: Monotangles C: Cornerz

Another new to me tangle. But this one was easy to learn and fun to draw. Great tangle. Great challenge!

If you like monotangles go check out Suzy Mosh's new Sunday challenge "Tangle Me 3". This week starring Cadent.

Every Inchie Monday: "Enjoy"

Go ahead and take a bite... (Z)enjoy....

Inside my journal

Last week in my journal... As always I layered tiles with notes and other stuff underneath...

#whimsybykelly2015 days 174-178

Kelly's challenge is almost into it's second half of 2015 and I'm still going strong! Who would have thought that? Not me for sure.

I'm very happy that I still manage to do just a little creative every day. By now it's sure to be a habit hard to get out of.

New Challenge: Tangle Me 3...

That's right!

A brand new challenge by Suzy Moshier. This one is monotangles with a tangle chosen by Suzy. The catch is you have to do at least two variations... Hence the name... Tangle me 3... 

Now doesn't that sound fun?

I think so too!

Even though Cadent is not exactly a favorite of mine I decided to give it a go. I do love monotangles!

Tangle Me 3 - Week 1: Cadent

Cadent string - Original cadent with squares - cadent with black pearls and double lines and finally a very simple cadent with nothing in the corners...

See... I tangled you four!

Thanks to Suzy for another great challenge!

#whimsybykelly2015 day 173

A week of challenges...

Joey's Weekly Tangle Challenge #65: Bunzo monotangle

Bunzo is new to me and I have to say I really like this pattern.

That's New to Me #24: "R"

Artist Focus - Lily Popcheff

Rixty is an old favorite...

Riki-Tiki and Chechain by Lily Popcheff are both new to me and the latter is now a new favorite.

That's New to Me #25: "F"

Flora by Sandy Steen Bartholomew
Facets by Nancy Pinke
Both of these great tangles were new to me. I'm already a fan of Facets, it looks amazing when shaded...

Be sure to check out Suzy's new monotangle challenge "Tangle me 3". It airs today!


Diva's Weekly Tangle Challenge #222: "Colors of the Rainbow"

Riki Tiki by Renee King

Dust Bunny by Margaret Bremner

I do so enjoy tangling with color...

Inside my journal...

My journal has some extra pages, so I added some zendala dares...

Of course afterwards it occoured to me it would be wiser to remove extra pages as my journal is already mad thick and we're only half through the year...

I have been searching the net for a journal with a bigger spiral so it wont be as bulgy, but so far I'm coming up short...

Every Inchie Monday #25: Apple

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A week in the zen...

Zendala Dare #6

Diane & Carolien’s Weekly Zentangle Challenge: Y-Z-A

I am going through the old zendala dares while waiting for new ones. I used the #6 template as a string for Diane & Carolien’s alphabet challenge.

This was a great template and the first time I have tangled a star!

Yomaha -Zopfe-Aquafleur

Inside my journal

Lately there has come very few tiles from my pens.

But last week I not only tangled a lot of tiles, I also worked in my sketchbook, took part in some challenges and learned some new tangles. What a great feeling!

I layered tiles and below them put notes about what we did last week, a book I read last week, an inchie and a twinchie.

Two by two by Tuesday challenge: Amoeba

 I went for the tangle 'amoeba' which was new to me. I really liked drawing it.

Joey's weekly tangle challenge #64: Alphabet monotangle: Arukas

Arukas is one of my absolute favorite tangles. It has endless possibilities. I made some arukas tiles, but this was the one I liked the best...

I can't wait to see what B-tangle Joey picks for next weeks challenge!

Zendala dare #5

This wasn't my favorite template... But a challenge is a challenge, no cheating!

So I gave it a go... It turned out a bit too busy for my own taste... I tried adding some color to calm it down...

Rick's paradox, all boxed up, cubine, zonked, beadlines, tipple

Every Inchie Monday #24: Etna

I will be forever amazed at how much drawing you can fit in a square inch!

I love this challenge!

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A week with challenges...

The Diva's weekly challenge #220: UMT All boxed up

This is a great pattern to draw.

Muster mixer #7: Jax & Cat-kin

It's been a while since I participated in this challenge. I find it very... Challenging... Which means it takes time.

This time I am familiar with both tangles so I gave it a shot...

Hopefully I cracked the code this time!

Joey's weekly tangle challenge #63

String #6, Jax, Jetties

Inside my sketchbook

I saw this on pinterest and had to try it... Lots of straight lines and no thinking, it's so relaxing...

When I was a kid, I loved playing fold-man. I still do. And so do my kids. We use small pieces of paper, move them around to see which combinations looks funny.

Every Inchie Monday #23: Wave

That's new to me #22: "A"

Ann, Allium, Alicat

Two new tangles under my belt this week as I already knew Ann.

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