Weekly Creative Roundup

Laura's Zentangle challenge this week was to use the official Zentangle pattern Tipple in your offering. Tipple is just lots of small circles or squished circles and a great space filler. So here's my Tipple offering, along with Paushalov and Pippin.

This week I've been noticing patterns everywhere. Here's a few I've spotted on a cushion in the back of a car, a drain cover and the interior of my rickshaw one morning on the way to work {Henna Drum, Bales-ish, and one that reminds me of W2}.

I had a revelation! I realised that I now had some white paint, so even though I never got my white Gelly Roll to work I could finally finish the Ebony and Ivory challenge! So here it is...

And I'm super happy with it. There's some Crescent Moon, Nzeppel, Kuke and Tripoli.

I've also finished a couple of backgrounds for some freehand mandalas I'm planning to do over the next week.

30 Days of Lists is back. This challenge rolls out every March and September. Super easy to do; just answer the daily prompt with a list! A great way to begin Journaling or for those who don't have much time. Then if you want to you share a pic of your journal page on one of the social networking platforms. Mine go on Instagram.

So after I made coconut milk last week I decided to use it in a Thai Green Curry. I used a bunch of not very Thai veggies... button mushrooms, baby corn, potato, pak choy, carrots, and peas. Then I cheated and bought a jar of green curry paste, as it's really hard to get some of the stuff you need for it.
It was yummy! But I forgot to take any photos. Next time... And there will definitely be a next time!

Happy creating... 

Claire 

Ebony and Ivory - Gelly Roll Fail

I was so excited by this Diva challenge... black and white... inspired by a recent Zentangle newsletter.

A perfect opportunity to get to grips with my new white Gelly Roll pen.

I started, on Tuesday, with some lovely Kuke.  On Wednesday I moved on to a little Crescent Moon. 

And that's when my Gelly Roll just gave up...  The ink just stopped flowing.  And it won't start up again.

I don't have any other white pens, so in an act of desperation I turned to a correction pen! It didn't work out! Then I turned to a white watercolour pencil...  Nope, it just wouldn't do the job.

So I've posted this as a cry for help really... Is there any way to get the ink in my Gelly Roll flowing again? Is there any hope?

I'm looking forward to finishing this in the future, so I'll stop before I ruin it.

Where it went wrong 

Happy tangling...
Claire

Zendala Dare 45

This was the template from Erin this week:

And I added a little Voga, Tipple, Crescent Moon and Quabog.

And here are a few of my recent Zentangles, including Practice, Dare 44, Snakes And some Love!

Happy tangling...
Claire

Dansk

The first challenge of the month is always a Use My Tangle challenge, and for this one Laura randomly selected Dansk, a lovely, swirly tangle by Margaret Bremner.

I added a some Koryl and Crescent Moon and snuck in a little of my Khirkee to finish it off.

Happy tangling...
Claire

Zendala Dare 33

Check out this dare set by Erin and the template...

I used Bales, Striping, Crescent Moon, Prestwood and Dyon.

And a little orange!

Happy tangling...
Claire

Zinger!

So Laura's challenge this week is to use the new-old tangle "Zinger".

It's a tangle that Maria has been using for years, that finally got it's official launch in the Zentangle newsletter that went out this weekend.

I enjoyed trying out Zinger. And there were a few other tangles that I've taken the opportunity to try, as I've seen other tanglers using them in their tiles.

In the end, besides Zinger, I used Bales, Koryl, Sand Swirl, Tripoli and Crescent Moon.

Happy tangling...
Claire

Bunzo

At work this morning I was wondering what Laura's next challenge would bring, when I suddenly thought about the new official tangle, Bunzo, released my Rick and Maria in their recent newsletter. "I ought to try it out today... maybe I'll get chance during a meeting..."

So when I checked and saw Laura's post, I opened it quickly to see... Bunzo (Ta-da!)
I think my subconscious is two steps ahead of the rest of my brain!

When I got home I pulled out my sketch pad and green pen to practice a little before I got cracking on my tile. But I had so much fun practicing Bunzo that I got a little carried away!!!

And this is what happened:

Wahey!

Updated: Wednesday 31st October
I had sooooooo much fun with Bunzo that I carried on Bunzo-ing :D

Our office is having a bit of a facelift, so yesterday I was asked to move from my desk for a few minutes so the workmen could paint. What a perfect opportunity for some tangling! So I grabbed my notepad and Uni-Ball Eye Micro in pink, and got cracking:

Bunzo and Bales

When I came home after a stressful day I took a look through some of the other Bunzo offerings, and decided to work on a proper tile with Bunzo.

I started out with TanglePatterns String 011, shared by Yamit Fridman, and by the time I'd finished I had this!

Bunzo
with Crescent Moon, Hypnotic, and Up & Across

 A few close-ups:

There may be some more before the end of the week!!!

Happy Bunzo-ing...
Claire

A Little Help from my Friends

So in this challenge set back in May 2011 by Laura, the idea was to get someone to draw a string for you.

I had MoH draw this string:

MoH's String

and then I worked my magic, and this is the result:

Ta-Da!
Tangles: Nzeppel, Fescu, Crescent Moon,
Meer, Scallops, Paradox

Happy tangling...
Claire