tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47000415580007968292024-03-01T14:00:04.902-05:00Tangle With MeTricia, CZThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02974366509888338430noreply@blogger.comBlogger139125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4700041558000796829.post-46183728975828862142014-04-10T16:03:00.000-04:002014-04-10T16:03:02.179-04:00" Initial String " - Challenge #162<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Great theme for this week's challenge. Simple, easy and not much to think about! We are to use our initials as our string.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My lower case initials follow a circle contour.....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Happy tangling....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">...and thank you for visiting.</span></div>
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Tricia, CZThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02974366509888338430noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4700041558000796829.post-80272606783487414172014-04-05T13:06:00.003-04:002014-04-05T13:06:46.407-04:00CBS Sunday Morning <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Zentangle community is on a mission to share with the world the benefits of the Zentangle method. "Zentangle is an easy-to-learn, relaxing and fun way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns" *</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the spirit of continuing to communicate this artistry along with its meditative benefits, the Zentangle community has joined forces to introduce the CBS Sunday Morning News Show to our founders, Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Thank you, Maria & Rick!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"> Happy tangling.....</span></div>
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Tricia, CZThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02974366509888338430noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4700041558000796829.post-69545191601486466422014-02-28T14:04:00.000-05:002014-02-28T14:04:17.263-05:00" Curvy GridLock " - Diva Challenge #156<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am lovin' the theme of this <a href="http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.com/">weekly challenge</a>........<strong>Gridlock</strong>!!! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Love to do grids. Really do.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A grid (according to zen-moi) is a line group of teenie-weenie little strings just waiting for the same teenie-weenie little pattern to be penned inside each teenie-weenie little space. What could be more <em>Zen</em> than that???? And the shading is the cherry on top! <span style="font-size: x-small;">(okay, a teenie-weenie little cherry on top!)</span></span><br />
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Happy tangling...</div>
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.... and thank you for visiting!</div>
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Tricia, CZThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02974366509888338430noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4700041558000796829.post-51046957759696315252014-02-16T20:21:00.003-05:002014-02-16T20:21:47.919-05:00It's a String Thing #27<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This week we are using string #33 found </span><a href="http://tanglepatterns.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">here</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> on the TanglePatterns site. All the pattern choices to create this Zentangle<span style="font-size: x-small;">®</span>
or ZIA begin with the letter "E". Adele at </span><a href="http://tickledtotangle.blogspot.ca/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tickled to Tangle</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> always finds a connection between the assigned tangles and the string. She comes up with some great connecting-stories! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I used a tangelation of the official Zentangle pattern called <em>Ennies</em>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Happy tangling!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">...and thank you for visiting.</span><br />
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Tricia, CZThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02974366509888338430noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4700041558000796829.post-14294361733586777592014-01-30T10:20:00.000-05:002014-01-30T10:20:18.638-05:00" Aquafleur " - Challenge #152<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
'Aquafleur': water flower; flower of water; watercolor. This is a new tangle by Zentangle® HQ....... bold, delicate, flowing - and oh, so lovely. (<a href="http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs119/1101168872594/archive/1116292742131.html">find strep-out here</a>) And the challenge, for this week #152, is to use 'Aquafleur' on a Zentangle tile or in a ZIA.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">There are some knock-out beautiful 'Aquafleur' compositions on the </span><a href="http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.com/2014/01/weekly-challenge-152.html"><span style="font-size: small;">Diva's website</span></a><span style="font-size: small;">. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Hope you will have a look.....</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Happy tangling.....</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">.....and thank you for visiting!</span><br />
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Tricia, CZThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02974366509888338430noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4700041558000796829.post-75567786277000881862014-01-09T15:06:00.001-05:002014-01-09T15:06:25.396-05:00" Twenty-Fourteen " - Challenge #149<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Guidelines for this Weekly Challenge are to use <em>New Year</em> - or <em>2014</em> - as the theme.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'll drink to that!! Sláinte!!!!!</span><br />
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Wishing you all a year of happy challenges from our favorite <a href="http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.com/">Diva, Ms. Laura</a>!</div>
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Happy tangling.....</div>
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Tricia, CZThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02974366509888338430noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4700041558000796829.post-63819402332714139712014-01-04T21:41:00.004-05:002014-01-04T21:56:12.533-05:00It's a String Thing #21<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For this challenge, <em>String # 21</em> is to be used with the following tangles: <em>Struzzle, Sugarcane, Summer Sitter, Sundoo & Sunflower</em>. (Strings and tangles are found on Linda Farmer's wonderful "</span><a href="http://www.tanglepatterns.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tangle Patterns</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">" site).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is my first attempt at <em>It's a String Thing</em> challenge, and, man-o-man, it was fun! My tile <span style="font-size: x-small;">(below)</span> is rotated 180° vs. the string sample <span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">(above)</span>. </span>(<span style="font-size: x-small;">I <u><em>think</em></u> that's</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hope you will check out </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="http://tickledtotangle.blogspot.ca/2013/12/its-string-thing-21.html"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Adele's site</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> for more information about <em>It's a String Thing.</em></span> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span> <span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">~</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Happy tangling.....</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.....and thank you for visiting!</span></span></div>
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Tricia, CZThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02974366509888338430noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4700041558000796829.post-32019073725522302792014-01-02T12:34:00.001-05:002014-01-02T12:34:14.881-05:00Zendala Dare #85 & Happy New Year<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="http://thebrightowl.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Bright Owl</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> has started off the new year with an unusually interesting zendala template. I had lots of fun with it - albiet, unconventional. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zendala - Sakura Microns Brown & Black; PrismaColor Pencils on tinted tan paper</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you have not yet seen Erin's Zendala, take a look </span><a href="http://thebrightowl.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">here</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. It is gorgeous!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Happy tangling...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">....thank you for visiting and commenting. I do appreciate hearing from you</span>.</div>
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Tricia, CZThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02974366509888338430noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4700041558000796829.post-35883287623421155292013-12-13T20:48:00.001-05:002013-12-13T20:55:23.372-05:00" Happy, Merry " - Weekly Challenge #148<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><strong>M</strong></span>erry <span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><strong>C</strong></span>hristmas<span style="font-size: large;"><strong><span style="color: #cc0000;">!</span> </strong></span> ...<span style="font-size: x-small;">and</span> <span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><strong>H</strong></span>appy <span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><strong>H</strong></span>olidays<span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><strong>!</strong></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Happy tangling......</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.... and thank you for visiting my pages during the past 12 months. </span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I appreciate your comments and the creative inspirations from all of you.</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am truly grateful.</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Tricia</span><br />
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Tricia, CZThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02974366509888338430noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4700041558000796829.post-53554469254238743922013-11-29T12:36:00.000-05:002013-11-29T12:40:48.244-05:00" PeaNuckle & Well " Duo-Tangle - Challenge #146<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gobble. I am thankful to be back to the tangling arena on this beautiful sun-shiny day. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Happy Thanksgiving week to you. And Happy Hanukkah. No school today, so the children are happy! Black Friday has arrived on a blustery New England wind, and Christmas preparations have officially begun. Hallelujah!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This week's challenge from </span><a href="http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the Diva</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> is a duo-tangle: <em>Well & PeaNuckle</em>. The tangle <em><a href="http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs119/1101168872594/archive/1114757827005.html">Well</a></em> is so fun, with simple line-shifting, curving variations. Lots of fun to play with. </span><br />
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<em><a href="http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs119/1101168872594/archive/1114903004545.html"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">PeaNuckle</span></a></em><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, on the other hand, has me baffled. But it's okay to be baffled while tangling!! The element of surprise looms beyond the completion of each stroke, and it makes the process of tangling more artistically exciting. (I really. had. to. pay. attention. to. each. line. direction.) Ommmmmmmmm ~</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Happy tangling....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.... and thank you for visiting!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">H</span><span style="color: #b45f06;">a</span><span style="color: blue;">p</span><span style="color: orange;">p</span><span style="color: #741b47;">y</span> <span style="color: #990000;">B</span><span style="color: orange;">i</span><span style="color: blue;">r</span><span style="color: red;">t</span><span style="color: purple;">h</span><span style="color: #f1c232;">d</span><span style="color: blue;">a</span><span style="color: magenta;">y</span>, <span style="color: blue;">H</span><span style="color: #f1c232;">o</span><span style="color: #38761d;">n</span>! <em>I love you!!!</em></span></div>
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Tricia, CZThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02974366509888338430noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4700041558000796829.post-80820682687388790722013-09-27T13:54:00.000-04:002013-09-27T13:54:11.970-04:00" Knights over Tipple " - DuoTangle - Challenge #137<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interesting challenge from the </span><a href="http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Diva</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">: tangle only Knightsbridge and Tipple together on your tile/ZIA..... and let's see what ya get........ </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><em>"Knights over</em> <span style="font-size: x-small;">(or under?)</span> <em>Tipple".</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This challenge was real-l-ly fun! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In an upcoming post, I will show you a cool tangled project by my extrodinarily talented granddaughter, Mia. She tangled her Daddy's bass guitar. Want a peek.......?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Happy tangling....!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and thanks for visiting....</span></div>
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Tricia, CZThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02974366509888338430noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4700041558000796829.post-2257391807210749302013-09-17T14:21:00.001-04:002013-09-17T14:21:27.826-04:00Zendala Dare 73<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Great mandala template for this week's challenge. And, <a href="http://thebrightowl.blogspot.com/">Erin</a>, the points did not interfere (at all) with my tangles. I really did get lost in the maze of this design.<br />
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Thank you, Erin.<br />
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Happy tangling...</div>
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Tricia, CZThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02974366509888338430noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4700041558000796829.post-10162819639413045732013-09-04T11:18:00.001-04:002013-09-04T11:18:37.086-04:00" Beamz " - Diva UMT Challenge #134<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This tangle design, <em>Beamz</em>, (created by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stahnlunts/9098114407/in/photostream/">Traci F</a>.) was a lot of fun, once I got the hang of it. Because there are a variety of ways to draw the design, it needs repitition (IMHO) to understand the "concept". (Workin' on it, Gibbs!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Be sure to check out all the other fantasticly creative Beamz Challenge art on the </span><a href="http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Diva's website</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you Traci and Laura.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And, Laura, <span style="color: #990000;">con<span style="color: #0b5394;">grat</span>u<span style="color: blue;">lation</span>s</span> on winning that beautiful <em>Nikon</em> camera in the photo contest! How very fabulous. So happy for you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Happy tangling....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">... and thank you for visiting!</span></div>
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Tricia, CZThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02974366509888338430noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4700041558000796829.post-18039402298228651532013-08-20T12:11:00.003-04:002013-08-20T12:13:02.485-04:00Zendala Dare 70<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This week's mandala template is lovely. Again. Another winner, </span><a href="http://thebrightowl.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Erin</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I jumped out of the box by not obsessing about completely filling an area with a tangle, allowing negative space to circle around the pen strokes and using the opportunity to add simple shading. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Remember the lesson on how to make a "bubble" in the middle of a tangle? (or some refer to it as a "water droplet" or "dew drop").... Well, the outer orbs and circles on this template is where I made an attempt at that technique. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">▼ Hope someone <span style="font-size: x-small;">(Enthusiastic Artist *hint hi</span>nt*) will do an indepth tutorial on the bubble/dew drop technique, and which tangles enhance the bubble quality vs. tangles to avoid. I, obviously, don't get it!! lol</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Margaret,<em> the <a href="http://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/">Enthusiastic Artist</a>,</em> is awesome. She has done wonderful in-depth tutorials on </span><a href="http://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2013/07/cadent-and-then-some.html"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cadent</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and </span><a href="http://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/2011/08/paradox-and-then-some-tutorial.html"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Paradox</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">... and other great creative artistic information. Hope you'll visit <a href="http://enthusiasticartist.blogspot.com/">her site</a>.</span></div>
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Tricia, CZThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02974366509888338430noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4700041558000796829.post-30507779648137110212013-08-14T12:54:00.003-04:002013-08-15T00:04:43.722-04:00Zendala Dare 69<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: black;">"</span>P</span><span style="color: #7f6000;">o</span><span style="color: #cc0000;">p</span> Goes the Weasel"!</span> That's the children's song that popped into my head when I saw </span><a href="http://thebrightowl.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Erin's</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> mandala template for this week! Why? LOL.... it's a mystery to me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've been smiling and humming that song for 3 days!</span><br />
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Tricia, CZThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02974366509888338430noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4700041558000796829.post-2725133124245238332013-08-07T11:20:00.001-04:002013-08-07T11:33:19.245-04:00Zendala Dare 68<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The theme for this Zendala Dare is "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde", which = black and white in my land of Zendala. I love the look of white ink on black paper. I have experimented with many brands of white ink and white gel pens, but I don't like the way the pen lays down the white ink and the thickness of the white lines. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My "perfect white pen" would be as perfect as the Sakura Micron Black Pigment Pens (#01) (that I love to use), preferably a fine nib, #01 or #02. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Even though I struggled with the white ink on this tile, I really did enjoy the mandala template. And, yes, I was able to enjoy the moment while tangling the black on white. Another great challenge, </span><a href="http://thebrightowl.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Erin</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span><br />
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Tricia, CZThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02974366509888338430noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4700041558000796829.post-84234313094295225672013-08-01T17:09:00.004-04:002013-08-01T17:09:54.195-04:00" String Theory " 0- Challenge #129<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I used to really, really like tangling within 'pre-strung' strings..... but somewhere along my Zentangle Journey, it has become a not-so-favorite method-of-choice. Or maybe it just depends on the mood-of-the-day. After all, tangling those weekly mandala designs (<a href="http://thebrightowl.blogspot.com/">Zendala Dare</a>) is pretty exciting. At least it has peaked my interest for now. Sometimes I feel claustrophobic and don't want to be confined to a small area designated by a string. I just want be loosy-goosy and pop out-of-the-box with curving, lingering, random lines exuding from the tip of my pen. The pen does all the work.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This week, the <a href="http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.com/">Diva's</a> challenge is to work with a predetermined </span><a href="http://tanglepatterns.com/2012/06/tanglepatterns-string-004.html"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">string</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. Oy. This <u>is</u> going to be a challenge. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"What can I possibly do with <u>this</u>?", I thought. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, I moaned and groaned (for a brief nano-second!) - until I remembered a very cool, brandy-new tangle that I found and fell in love with this week <span style="color: #666666;">(on line).</span> I have been so anxious to test-drive it, and this <em><span style="color: #0b5394;">predetermined string</span></em> challenge is the perfect time to give it a go. Once again, the <span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Universe</span> has come to my rescue!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Because I don't remember the name of this cool new tangle, I was unable to locate it! So, I put my pen into 1st gear and proceeded from <em>memory</em>.... <em>(always a risky venture</em>!) I'm happy with how that tangle looks, but the tile as a whole..........eh.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you should happen to know/find the name of the tangle in the two- teardrop areas on the tile below, please enlighten me! (Many thanks, in advance.)</span><br />
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Tricia, CZThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02974366509888338430noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4700041558000796829.post-86886420903371857912013-07-28T18:23:00.000-04:002013-07-28T18:23:01.852-04:00Zendala Dare 67<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="http://thebrightowl.blogspot.com/">Erin</a> has designed a very angular template for this challenge. Yes, it was challenging, but also fun. That's what counts for me.<br />
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Tricia, CZThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02974366509888338430noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4700041558000796829.post-1820821503875185052013-07-25T14:50:00.000-04:002013-07-25T14:50:33.590-04:00" Two Pencil String " - Challenge #128<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The </span><a href="http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Diva</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> has offered the <em>Two Pencil String</em> challenge in the past... I believe it was </span><a href="http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.ca/2010/12/weekly-challenge-2.html"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Weekly Challenge #2</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> in March, 2011! (Yes, Laura, we sure have come a long way since then.) I think I was not yet familiar with Laura's weekly challenges, so I missed it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Glad to be part of the <em>Two Pencil String</em> challenge this time. </span><br />
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Tricia, CZThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02974366509888338430noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4700041558000796829.post-2219134877582594832013-07-21T14:46:00.000-04:002013-08-01T16:11:24.202-04:00Zendala Dare #66<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://studio-ml.blogspot.com/">Mariet</a> has created a lovely zendala template for this week's challenge. </span><br />
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Tricia, CZThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02974366509888338430noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4700041558000796829.post-75371786264624966212013-07-18T12:33:00.000-04:002013-07-18T12:34:59.119-04:00Opus & Cirquital - DuoTangle Challenge #127<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The <a href="http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.com/">Diva's</a> challenge this week is to use, <em>"specifically</em>", these two tangles: </span><a href="http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs023/1101168872594/archive/1102039140731.html"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Opus</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and </span><a href="http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs023/1101168872594/archive/1103850010798.html"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cirquital</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span><br />
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Tricia, CZThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02974366509888338430noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4700041558000796829.post-65905920014289129222013-07-17T14:54:00.001-04:002013-07-18T08:26:42.724-04:00Zendala Dare #65<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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When I participate in a <a href="http://thebrightowl.blogspot.com/2013/07/zendala-dare-65.html">Z Dare</a> or <a href="http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.com/">Diva </a>challenge, I always complete mine before scrolling through the other amazing tiles and ZIAs that are posted on Mister Linky's list. So, I was surprised when I viewed <a href="http://studio-ml.blogspot.nl/2013/07/zendala-dare-65.html">Mariet's</a> tile. (She is one of my very-most-favorite tangle artists!) My goodness, our tiles are similar - yet so different?? Honestly. It must be that great minds DO think alike! lol<br />
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Tricia, CZThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02974366509888338430noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4700041558000796829.post-54828347594391517162013-07-08T19:32:00.000-04:002013-07-08T19:33:34.630-04:00Zendala Dare #64 <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
When I saw Erin's template for Zendala Dare #64, I immediately visualized the tangles that I could pen in each space. Finally made-up-my-mind to tangle <u>and post</u> a zendala to <a href="http://thebrightowl.blogspot.com/2013/07/zendala-dare-64.html">Erin Olson's</a> weekly 'dare' challenge. I was excited to get started...so I printed out the template and enjoyed my Zentangle experience.<br />
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Then I read Erin's instructions (<em>after</em> I was finished). <span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #666666;">*big sigh*</span> Seems that, for the 1st Zendala Dare of each month, Erin adds an extra little challenge into the mix. I missed that part! So, here's my plain ol' zendala for Dare #64.....<br />
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Tricia, CZThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02974366509888338430noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4700041558000796829.post-65686618297023230622013-07-05T17:06:00.001-04:002013-07-05T17:07:31.274-04:00" Birdie Feet " UMT - Challenge #125<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This UMT challenge is designed by OwlLovingApril. The name of the tangle is <span style="color: black;">Birdie Feet, see the step-out <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/owllovingapril/6380350569/in/photostream/">here</a></span>. The design looks just like the little footprints that follow the birds around on the beach as they scour the sand for a bite to eat. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have you heard Buttercup's </span><a href="http://featheredangels.org/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">story</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">..... the Duck who recently received a prosthetic leg and foot at the <em>Feathered Angels Sanctuary</em>? Here is a </span><a href="http://www.realclearscience.com/video/2013/07/04/buttercup_the_duck_receives_prosthetic_foot.html"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">short video</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> - Buttercup trying out his new leg and foot for the first time! Amazing.</span><br />
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Tricia, CZThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02974366509888338430noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4700041558000796829.post-84386359803731258272013-06-27T17:47:00.001-04:002013-06-27T17:51:20.535-04:00" Open Challenge" ~ Calgary ~ Challenge #124<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Words of the Diva: <em> "This week's challenge is an <u><b>open</b></u> challenge - i only ask that you
keep Calgary in your hearts this week, and any part of the Earth where people
are dealing with incredible struggles and tragedy."</em> Please see </span><a href="http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Laura's complete web-post here</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am taking this opportunity to post a few zendalas from</span><a href="http://thebrightowl.blogspot.com/p/zendala-dare.html"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Erin Olson's Zendala Dare</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. I have not participated in her challenge 'cuz I have been uncomfortable tangling in a zendala format. Don't know why. Not enough time? Maybe. But I recently bit the bullet and tangled my 1st zendala, using one of Erin's templates...... </span><a href="http://tanglewithme-tricialee.blogspot.com/2013/06/birds-on-wire-umt-challenge-121.html"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">here</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. </span><br />
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Happy tangling...</div>
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... and thank you for visiting.</div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="color: blue;">H</span>ap</span><span style="color: #cc0000;">py</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: blue;">B</span>i<span style="color: #bf9000;">rt</span>h<span style="color: red;">da</span><span style="color: orange;">y</span>, Uncle Charlie!!! </div>
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love you lots.....<br />
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