Zen in the sun...

It's here! 

The sun, the heat... Summer... Finally...

Just as we were about to give up hope it arrived.

So I had a little zen in the sun, and some of it with my trusty microns...

 

 

Tackle it Tuesday

B-string with B-tangles...

A B to see... Get it? I'm so witty when it's this late... ;)

B-string with a whole lot of B-tangles is how I tackled Tuesday this week...

Be Vee, Bales on a string, Borbz, Btweed, Buttercup, Beadlines and two more that were new to me along with Be Vee, but I cannot remember the names right now...

Added some dangles as all the white space inside the B were poking at my eyes... I also tried for a drop shadow, something I think looks so amazing when I see it done, but man, it is hard to get just right.

I'm already contemplating how to attack next weeks C-string...

It's a String Thing #99

String #99

Tripoli - Tearce - Tracery

These were all new to me. I have seen Tearce used several times and really liked the look. I like it even more now that I have tried it.

Tripoli is so versatile I will also be using that again for sure.

Inside my journal

 

Last weeks entry in my journal.

The backing paper is a paperbag that came with some washi tapes I bought on ebay. I thought it was cute so I put it to use.

 

#whimsybykelly2015 days 181-185

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!

#whimsybykelly2015 day 159-164

A week in color...

The Diva's Weekly Challenge #218: "White on Black"

 I really enjoy drawing white on black so this challenge was right up my alley...

joey's weekly tangle challenge #61: Tangle a flower shaped string
Zendala Dare #3

 

Inside my sketchbook

My son sat down next to me while I was tangling and asked if he could make a tiny drawing too!

He only wanted to color in though so I drew him a string and this is as far as he got before something else caught his attention...

Watching him I just got an urge to color in, it's so relaxing. So I made one for myself too...

Every inchie monday #21: "Envelope"

 This weeks inchie I made on a piece of an actual envelope...

#whimsybykelly2015 day 139-145

Monday again?? That can't be right!

Tackle it Tuesday

I came by a tutorial by Lynn Mead on dewdrops on pinterest and just went for it...

I think it takes a little practice... But I guess it's ok for a first try... 

String #6

Pea-fea, Zonked, Beadlines

Zendala Dare #2

Having fun with the old zendala dares while waiting for a new one...

This was a really great template!

Maryhill, Rick's Paradox, Fasset, Beadlines

I love Maryhill, it's so beautiful, though I find it hard to fit it into a tile...

But this circular center was calling for Maryhill...

I love it when it just draws itself!

Inside my journal...

Last weeks pages in my journal...

 Last week's Tackle it Tuesday's tile is hiding out underneath Zendala dare #1...

Under two tiles is a note about a book I read this week and notes about our week...

 Every Inchie Monday #18: Leopard

That's not much to show for an entire week!

It seems I will be working overtime for at least the next week too...

If only there were more hours in a day...

...And more days in the weekend...

Who ever decided that we work 5 days and have only 2 days off,

when the opposite would be so much more fun?!

#whimsybykelly2015 day 118-124

Out with the green, in with the rose...

Joey's weekly tangle challenge #52: "Rose in a Sphere"

Rose in a sphere...

This was a though one!

I'm not ecstatic... If you read yesterdays post, you know that I messed up the Rose pattern and pretty much gave up on the whole thing...

But after sleeping on it... No, I'm not giving up on more than half an hour work!

Grabbed a sharp blade and cut out the square that I messed up! Then taped a little piece of paper on the back of my sphere, voilá (well, that's what we say in Denmark when we think we have been really smart!) Now you can hardly even see it...

It does look round, but the edges looks flat. Maybe it's the black... I studied Margaret Bremner's sphere (which by the way is amazing!) and thought I did what she did, but no...

This was no walk in the park... But I still had fun doing it...

Can't wait to see what Joey thinks up for next week...

Tangled Thursday: Use the tangle "Zopfe"

Zopfe is a really lovely tangle that I have never used before, so I am very happy to take part in this challenge and fall in love with yet another tangle...

I kept it simple to get well acquainted with Zopfe and only added Beadlines...

The string I did by making a loop on each side of the border...

Now, this tile, I am very happy with!

 #whimsybykelly2015 day 81

Breaking the Saturday Zen...

One of the most annoyingly zen-breaking things is when you mess up a pattern!

And I just did that... Big time... There's no saving it... It's either a doover, a finish and deal or a trash...

This was for Joey's weekly tangle challenge of using pattern Rose in a sphere...

 This was going pretty well... Then... :(

I did however managed to finish a couple of things today without messing up...

My son is going to a birthday party tomorrow and I made this little card for the present he's bringing.

Another card. This one for my boss' 40 year anniversary.

40 years, isn't that amazing?

Yesterday I finished a tile for...

That's New to Me! Week #11: "B"

 

String #19

New to me B-tangles:

Balo by Hsin-Ya Hsu, Beadlines by Margaret Bremner, Binial by Cindy Angel

Btwined by Pegi Schargel and Borbz by Rita N.

Also two non-B tangles; Footlites and Vano.

Beadlines is a new favorite of mine. I have a strong feeling it will be used a lot!

Balo is so very beautiful, but I can't seem to get it as pretty the creator. Practice, practice...

Btwined is so great with blacked holes. I just made it too small... More practice...

#whimsybykelly2015 day 79 and 80