Floral Challenge #14 at Joey's Place

Last night on facebook I posted the above picture at The Creator's Leaf. I was just starting on the new weekly challenge that Joey runs over at MadeByJoey's. This week's task was to tangle some flowers, or use patterns that resemble flower parts, or use a flower shaped string. I decided to go floral - they are some of my favorite things to draw! And literally everything you see in this picture is a tangle pattern, several with auras. (Auras are those black areas that surround and mimic/aura the tangle itself.)

I used my Stillman & Birn 7" square Zeta Series sketchbook and a Sharpie fine point pen. For patterns I used printemps, flux, tipple, mooka, sunz, fescu, and flora. Lots of loopy, swirly, yummy garden fun!
Check it out at Joey's place -  and join in on the tangletivity! 
Next up - I am going to use some yummy Grumbacher's watercolors and add some spunk to these flowers!

String 005 - it's far out!

Each week Linda at Tangle Patterns gives us a string to tangle. I actually made two tiles today with string 005. Outer space is what I was thinking as I drew this first tile. And it's the first time I've drawn one of the little bean guys! I love it! I used patterns from Zentangle For Kids! (cootie, bean, botto, squid, jetties)

This is the string Linda gave us to use. 

I also drew this second tile. I just went with the line separation provided by the string and filled the spaces. (organza, beaded, hurly burly, betweed, some auras, and sunz (my tangle)

This string was fun to use! I may pull it out again :). All color came from Derwent Inktense Pencils and some water :). If you want to join in on the string fun, visit Linda's page here!

Diva Challenge #72 and String 002

Diva Challenge #72 this week - Tanglation Nation - Crescent Moon. Our instructions were to use only crescent moon in our tile, no other patterns. This is what I came up with - and I am very happy with it. I first watercolored the tile, set it with my heat gun, then drew the string. Next I penned in circles to use for my crescent moon pattern and added auras.  I changed it up by making some areas dark, and leaving one area un-auraed. Easy peasy!


Tangle Patterns offered a challenge as well. A string was provided for us, we just needed to add the pattern.
 
So, in an attempt to catchup on challenges, I combined the Diva's Challenge with the one from Tangle Patterns :). You can check out everyone's work by clicking on the links I just gave you. Feel free to join in!