After a very busy couple of weeks I am easing myself back into tangling. Monday was actually the perfect day to start, as it was my day off with nothing scheduled but working my way through a humongous pile of laundry, and I had plenty of time to tangle between loads. Welcome to another Tangled Tuesday!
New Tangles
This week I learned Roscoe, DiamondX, Boxedup, and African Artist, all from TanglePatterns.com.
I also learned Papermint by Sandy Hunter, CZT of tanglebucket.
Challenges
I completed joey’s weekly tangle challenge #83, which was to use Ta-da in a monotangle. I decided to work with a black tile from my new Artist’s Tile Sketchbook and an orange Gelly Roll Stardust Galaxy Pen, and discovered that black paper isn’t really ideal when working with these pens. I ended up adding some highlights with a white Gelly Roll pen and a bit of shading with a white pencil, and the end result was rather unusual (in an “I’m not sure that I like this” sort of way).
ZIA 56 for joey’s weekly tangle challenge #83
You can’t really see the lovely sparkle of the ink, but perhaps you’ll have a better idea from this next picture which I took from an angle.
ZIA 56 for joey’s weekly tangle challenge #83
Then I moved on to Zendala Dare #112 from The Bright Owl, which this week was a lovely ribbon-like template. I didn’t intend to do a monotangle when I first started, but elected to go that route to really allow the Coil pattern to stand out. I think it was a good decision.
ZIA 57 for Zendala Dare #112
Now on to a new week of tangling!
P.S.
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Previous posts in this series are all tagged Tangled Tuesday.
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How have you been creative this week?
Please share!
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October 20, 2015
Laurel, every time I look at one your pieces I am in awe at the intricate beauty of your work. Love the sparkles!
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October 21, 2015
Thank you so much, Mary! 🙂
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October 20, 2015
Wonderful tangles! Subscribed and following on RedBubble (?) I think it was.
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October 21, 2015
Thank you, LuAnn!
Laurel Regan recently posted… Tangled Tuesday No. 64
That sparkly one is cool, and I love the patterns you used in the second one. Lovely work! ♥
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October 21, 2015
Thank you, Kathy!
Laurel Regan recently posted… Tangled Tuesday No. 64
Beautiful work, Laurel. I love your Ta-Da–just gorgeous!
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October 21, 2015
Thank you, Elaine!
Laurel Regan recently posted… Tangled Tuesday No. 64
They are all lovely but I especially like your coil Mandela. Thanks for the link, I will have to learn that one.
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October 21, 2015
Thank you! It’s a very fun pattern, and not too difficult to learn.
Laurel Regan recently posted… Tangled Tuesday No. 64
Love that Ta-da!
Twitter: alphabetsalad
October 21, 2015
Thank you!
Laurel Regan recently posted… Tangled Tuesday No. 64
Roscoe looks pretty fancy, I should try that. The ribbons look fantastic 😀 Beautifully done.
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October 21, 2015
Thank you so much!
Laurel Regan recently posted… Tangled Tuesday No. 64
The coil one is my favorite but I love all of your work. 🙂
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October 22, 2015
Thank you! I’ve been dying to use the coil pattern in a piece ever since I learned it, and this one seemed like the perfect opportunity.
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October 22, 2015
Loving the shiny look, I haven’t seen these from you before.
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October 25, 2015
Thank you! Always fun to try something new. 🙂
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October 23, 2015
I must admit, since I normally enjoy your work, that I did not like the first piece. Sounds like you were a bit disappointed, too. But that’s OK! Took me a long time to learn that, without failing, you never succeed and you never grow.
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October 25, 2015
Yes, I think it’s always good to try new things, otherwise you’ll never know what works and what doesn’t!
Laurel Regan recently posted… Tangled Tuesday No. 64
I love the effect of the glittery pens! The fluorescent gelly pens stand out more on the black paper but I like the softness of the pens that you have used.
When I saw your Bright Owl challenge I had to give it a try, thanks for introducing it to me!
Hope to see more of your challenges!
~ joey ~
Twitter: alphabetsalad
October 25, 2015
You’re most welcome! It’s a great challenge series. 🙂
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October 26, 2015
These sparkle ones are cool! These are different set of patterns and look great. I also saw the pumpkin that you had posted. Looked fabulous 🙂
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October 27, 2015
Thank you so much!
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