DC 282

This week's Diva Challenge was to use a splotch of color as the string on a tile.  The source of the splotch could be anything you desired.  I decided to go with tea, but after I dropped a bit on the paper, I felt there wasn't enough color, so I added a drop of food coloring to the wet tea.  The coloring bled out into the tea pattern's edges and I love the result.  I felt that tangling "behind" the bright color would allow it to shine.  Will definitely try this again.

I'd tried to use a white gel pen to tangle on top of the food coloring, but even though thoroughly dry, the ink just faded away, so I boosted the color by adding black micron on top of the gel pen.

Diva Challenge 281 and EIM Dolphin

I love this week's featured tangle ING.  It's simple and has lots of possibilities.  It also perfectly illustrates "migraine."  When I looked at one of the examples on Zentangle.com I saw in front of me the pattern that I see when I'm getting a migraine.  I've often tried to explain it, but never quite captured it like this tangle does.  Pretty funny.

And the Inchie word of the week is dolphin.  No explanation needed.

EIM Fjord and Diva Challenge 280

This week's inchie word is Fjord.  I love the challenge of painting on one square inch of paper.  One thing's for sure, you won't run out of paint very quickly!  

The Diva Challenge this week is to be inspired by the Olympics.  It's not very original, but here it is!  The Olympic rings in a Marasu-esk tangle.  If I feel more inspired, I may add to it later in the week.  Until then ...

EIM Whale and Diva Challenge 279

It's been a while since I've completed an inchie ... such a busy summer!  But I'm not sleeping tonight and drawing a whale seems a better idea than watching television.  I love inchies!!

And the Diva's Challenge was a duo tangle using Auraknot and Meer.  I actually love both of these tangles.  I tried to use meer on a bendy pathway and was faced with the decision of keeping all the lines parallel or adjusting them to the bends.  I chose wrong, but it gives me a new idea so the exercise was useful.

Diva Challenge 278

This week's challenge was to use Daniel Lamothe's tangle pattern Knightstar.  I really enjoyed this pattern (though I messed up one part pretty badly!)  Started with Knightstar then decided to use two tangles I'd never used before:  Adante and Cindyer.  Finished it off with a little Arukas.  All in all very Zentangley.  Enjoyed myself so much that I "forgot" to make dinner.  Now I think we'll just have to go out to find something to eat.  Guess that's a win win.  Happy tangling!