just me creating...: joey's weekly tangle challenge

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Thursday, July 30, 2015

New tangles in old books...

Diane & Carolien's Weekly Zentangle Challenge #17: S-P-V

Static, Printemps, Poke root, Vega

I find Vega really hard to draw. And I couldn't remember it so I googled it and I found this amazing tile by Margaret Bremner (everything she touches is just amazing!)

Look at the way she drew Vega, it looks so cool, I just had to try it!

And while I was drawing the roundings I suddenly had the urge to try that with Hollibaugh which I was drawing yesterday for Joey's Challenge #71...

Inside My Journal

I've been neglecting my journal lately. I just toss stuff in between pages. I really have to get something done because knowing me, if I get too far behind it'll seem endless and I'll never get it done...

My usual layering... Notes about books I've read and what happened during that week.

...

Yesterday I went shopping with my daughter. I love that! We both love looking at everything we pass... Something that drives the boys crazy... lol.

We went to a secondhand store and I found this beautiful old book...

It's an old woodmans book. It has to be pretty old as it's printed in Gothic which I just googled and learned they stopped doing around 1860 and by 1900 everything was printed in antikva.

So it must be over a hundred years old. And well read too. Stained and bend pages.

And would you look at that! It has tangles! Soooold!

Those pages are just begging to be tangled!

#whimsybykelly2015

Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Swapping the Zen...

Every Inchie Monday #29: Energy

The first thing on my mind was windmills... In Denmark we have Vestas, they make windmills which are sold all over the world. Windmills are a part of the landscape here. Also I know people who work with Vestas, so it's no wonder that immediately popped into my head...

Joey's Weekly Tangle Challenge #70: Monotangle "Girdy"

What a great tangle pattern this was. I love the depth it creates.

That last bar went it's own way...

I have found what will probably turn into a new obsession... Somehow I ended up on this blog and she posted pictures of some wonderful tangled ATCs she made for a swap on this site called Swap-bot...

Just imagine actually getting something other than adds in the mailbox. Like beautiful handmade ART in the mailbox. Like zen in the mailbox!

Yesterday I mailed my very first ATC ever. It's on it's way to the states. I'm crossing my fingers the recipient will be happy with it...

Today I have made a card for another recipient in Canada. That will be going in the mail tomorrow.

So why am I not showing off my very first ATC ever?

Because it's a surprise!! It's no fun, if you already know what's in the letter when you open it.

...Waiting by the mailbox...

#whimsybykelly2015 days 198-202

Monday, June 29, 2015

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! ;-)

#whimsybykelly2015 days 179-180

Saturday, June 27, 2015

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.

Sunday, June 21, 2015

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

#whimsybykelly2015 day 165-172

Saturday, June 13, 2015

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

Monday, May 25, 2015

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

Sunday, May 10, 2015

A week in pictures...

Another week has flown by fast as lightning!

Here is some of the creative stuff I worked on this past week...

Joey's weekly tangle challenge #59: Mumsy on black

I have a hard time with mumsy... Compensated with colors and lots of glittery gelly roll!!

It was fun after all and I like the result despite the tricky mumsy...

Thursday my son will be 7! Incredible as it seems like just yesterday he was a baby!

I have been working on a birthday sign for his door...

Something I did a few years back and it's now a tradition of which I am lately reminded daily by my daughter... The signs stay on the door till their next birthday, so I try my best!!

Finally I got this one done...