Zentangle Tile #21 - Challenge String #5

This tile started with an idea and ended with another :)  That ever happen to you guys?  I'm sure it has.  I love the tangle pattern "knighbridge," so I wanted to do this tile with just that tangle.  It did not come out as good as it was in my head but hey!! No judgement here, right?

I don't even know if the flower is an actual pattern or if it is what is the name. I'm pretty sure I've seen it somewhere but for the life of me can't think of it.

I followed the string lines and just tangle on knightbridge in different directions.  He great thing about Zentangle, there are no do overs, just continue on and see where it takes you.  I added some color with my gel pen and some shading and we're done with this string, on to the next!



Thanks for the visit and continue finding joy in the little things!

Wonderingmindfield

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Creative Moment! Card Making Save!

I while back I was on the train in route to the airport to go on vacation (a very short one) and realized I had forgotten to mail some handmade card for a swap I had signed up for. They needed to be mailed by a certain date, the horror! 

What to do when you had no supplies with you and very little time?  First I needed to wait until I landed.  Which by the way was at 11pm! 

The next day as soon as I had a moment I googled Michael's^® and went for a quick trip. I purchased the following:

• Recollections™ Cardmaking Kit
• Recollection Ivory plain cards with envelopes
• Color cardstock
• Elmers® Rubber Cement
• $1 heart charms

I used the kitchen scissors to cut and a metal ruler my daughter’s friend had with her and I created some cards for my swap.  I used some of the materials from the card kit, like the hearts and banners and then decorated some plain ivory note cards.  I used the color cardstock papers to add more color and by cutting them in strips and banners it also added dimension and interest.  I decorated my planner with Heidi Swap washi tape, and what would you know I had some in my purse, used those to to decorate.

Not being in my studio and having limited supplies forced me to get creative.  And you know what?  I really enjoyed the time I spent making these cards.  And as I found later my swap partner liked them too!  Nice save!

Thanks for visiting, take care and here are some pictures of my mess and the cards I created!

This was my work area at the condo I rented!

Card #1 - The words are from
washi tape from my planner!

Card #2 Added some cardstock background

Card #3 Added some charms to the hearts.

Card #4 More washi tape, cardstock & hearts.

Coordinating envelopes

Zentangle Tile #20 (Tangle-Patterns.com String #4)

Here is another one for the challenge!

This tile was created out of String #4 on the Tangle-Patterns website run by Linda Farmer.

Tangles I used are:

• W2
• Pokeleaf
• Peaoo (by Damy)

I do want to make a note on the tangle Peaoo.  I found this tangle in Pinterest®and the link came from a Chinese site.  Click on tangle word for the tutorial link.  I did, however, looked in the Tangle-Patterns site I did not see this pattern.

Anyhow, moving on, I happen to like it and it completed my tile nicely, I think??  :)

Remember for tutorials on the tangles just click on the tangle's word and it will direct you to the tutorial.   Doing this personal challenge is turning out to be fun, I am enjoying getting back to Zentangle®.

Thanks for visiting and as always find your creative joy!

Wonderingmindfield                                                                    

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Scan-n-Cut Marathon!

My daughter, the arts/graphic design student, just recently gave me a stack of paper she had colored with acrylic paint.  Vibrant and colorful and just jummy I kept thinking about what to do with them and then after a couple of days, Voila! It occurred to me to just do some cutting.

Space is limited in my studio/office.  I have good storage on the walls but not much working surface so I have to make the best of it.  One of the things I do often is go through a cutting marathon.  I take out my Brother Scan-n-Cut, my Fiskars Fuse, scraps of paper and assorted dies and I start cutting all kinds of shapes out of the scraps of papers I've accumulated from various projects or as in this particular case I used all the papers my daughter gave me.

I try to think about what I use often, such as dresses, circles, hearts, bookmarks, ATC, and greeting cards, and cut out all types of shapes and stored them in my photo containers.  This way I always have a nice stash of usable shapes and more room to accumulate more scraps for the next cutting marathon.

Here are some of the pictures I took of my cutting marathon!  Have a great day and when you have some time off do something fun!

WonderingMindField

Acrylic paint backgrounds

Pick shapes and feed background

Cut away some fun shapes built in in the Scan Cut

You can cut Pocket Letter size cards

Create!!!