Weekly Challenge #205: "Year of the Goat"

Chinese New Year 2015: Celebration Of The New Lunar Year In Australia

February 19th, 2015 celebrates Chinese New Year. According to Chinese astrology, each year (starting from Chinese New Year) is associated with an animal sign, occurring in a 12 year cycle. This new cycle begins the "Year of the Goat".

So, in celebration of the Chinese New Year, The Diva has challenged us to incorporate the Chinese New year into our tile.

I used the Capricorn (goat zodiac sign) star constellation as my string. As I was looking at maps of the stars I decided to include Suzanne McNeill’s tangle pattern 'star map' as part of my tile.

Below are images of my string and completed tile for your enjoyment.

If you would like to take a look at other people's submissions to this weeks Diva's challenge, then head on over to The Diva's Blog and click on the links to other wonderful tiles.

Have a grand Chinese New Year & happy tangling everyone. 

Weekly Challenge #203: "UMT - Athitzi by Eleanor Holt"

Athitzi, by Seven, was the pattern for this weeks Diva Challenge. The first week in the month is a UMT (use my tangle) challenge. Athitzi is such a fun pattern using many short lines.

Fun, fun, fun. If you haven't tried athitzi, give it a go.
Also check out other peoples use of athitzi by clicking on the links at the bottom of the page on the Diva's blog.

Weekly Challenge #200: "Bi-Zen-Tennial Celebration!"

Hello All,

Laura, better known as 'The Diva', has announced her 200th Diva Challenge this week. Congratulations to Laura for her time & wonderful challenges. Making 200 is a major event.

As her challenge this week, Laura invited us to create a tile using our favourite tangle pattern and adding the number 200 somewhere on it. This is her 'Bi-Zen-Tennial' challenge. I love the name and you can read about how the word 'Bi-Zen-Tennial' came about on her blog.

Nipa is one of my favourite tangle patterns so I used it for this challenge.

This is one variation of nipa I have not tried before and I like the way it turned out. Must do this again sometime.

You can see more entries in the 'Bi-Zen-Tennial' challenge here. If you haven't tried a challenge yet, give it a go. They are so much fun!

Weekly Challenge #191: "Monotangle: Betweed"

Hi Everyone,

This weeks challenge by the Diva was to create a monotangle using the pattern betweed.

Betweed is one of my favourite patterns, and like Laura I tended to always use it in the same way. So, for this challenge I decided to make a more open piece and practice my shading skills and shade my betweed in a different way to the usual. I also used a tile I had drawn a string on whilst teaching a 'string class' last week.

I rather like how this tile turned out. It has also opened my eyes once again to look at possible alternatives and not just stick with the status quo. Thanks Laura for sharing the challenge.

Weekly Challenge #189: UMT "Yuma" by Tina-AKUA, CZT

Wonders will never cease!

I've completed this weeks challenge on the first day. I'm normally one of the last ones to complete a challenge & then get it posted for all to see.

This weeks Diva challenge was to use Tina Akau's pattern 'yuma'. Sitting in my cosy bed, the weather outside was awful. Wind howling, pouring rain. Big storm passing through Sydney. I was so having a great time completing this challenge that when all the lights went out, I found a torch and completed this tile by torch light. I didn't want to put it down until I had finished.

I must say, I love the pattern 'yuma'. It's so easy to get into the flow. Thank you Tina for sharing 'yuma' with the Zentangle community.

So here is my tile for 'yuma'.

Want to see what other great creative pieces people have designed for using the pattern 'yuma'? Go to The Diva's blog and click on all the links.

 Until next time, Happy tangling everyone.

Weekly Challenge #185: DuoTangle - Phicops vs DivaDance

This weeks challenge by the diva was a duo tangle using the two patterns phicops and diva dance. Phicops is a tangle I had not tried before but I found it really fun to draw.

After finishing my tile I was not completely happy. To me it lacked life.
Here is my completed tile.

 

 

 

To add more life to my tile I decided to add some colour. I am really happy with the way it turned out & so much fun.

 

 

If you haven't already looked at the amazing results other people have come up with completing this challenge then go to the Diva's blog and check them out.

Diva Challenge #184 - "New Official Tangle: ING by Molly"

Wow! Another week has flown by but I managed to finish this weeks challenge by the Diva.

This week we were asked to try out the new Zentangle pattern 'ing'. This is a pattern I can see myself using over and over again. 'Ing' is so versatile, so in creating my tile this week I show three variations.

I hope you enjoy using 'ing' as much as I do.

Until next time, happy tangling.

Weekly Challenge #183: "UMT - X-Did"

This week the Diva challenged us to use Annette Carlo's tangle pattern 'x-did'. Such a versatile and fun pattern to use.

I decided to use 'x-did' within a grid to explore what this would look like.

Here is my tile.

If you haven't already checked out the versatility of 'x-did' then go to the Diva's page and click on the links to see how other people, who have also completed the challenge, have used 'x-did' when tangling.

Have a great week everyone and happy tangling.

Weekly Challenge #182: "Stripes"

Wow! What fun this weeks Diva Challenge was. After reading the challenge my mind went into overdrive with possibilities, but decided on simplicity.

If you haven't already tried your hand at the Diva's Weekly Challenge click on the Diva Challenge icon on the left and check it out. So much fun, so much variety.

Diva Challenge #180 - UMT MacDee

Another week has flown by but I have completed this challenge which I really enjoyed doing.

This week, being Use My Tangle week we were asked to use Annalee Van Dam's pattern MacDee.

So it it is, actually completed during the week of the challenge & posted as well. My goodness, wonders never cease to amaze.

I hope everyone enjoys a great week of tangling.

Cheers

Lianne

Diva Challenge #166: UMT Diva Style

Hi everyone,

With all the technical issues I have been experiencing, I am well behind on adding some of my challenge tiles.

The Diva Challenge #166 involved a tangle created by the Diva herself. When this challenge was first put forward, Laura had been suffering from insomnia. After calling on all visitors to her blog to name that tangle, 'insomnee' was announced. So here is my tile using insomnee.

The other pattern used on my tile is one I have been playing with for a while. I call it 'sir cut', as it was inspired by pictures of computer circuitry I saw whilst looking for a picture related to computers.

Happy tangling everyone.

Cheers



Divas Weekly Challenge #178: "Duotangle by the Letter!"

Divas Weekly Challenge #178: "Duotangle by the Letter!"

This weeks challenge was to use use any two tangles to create a duo tangle, using the initials of your name. With my initials L & W I chose to use laced and window grilles. There were not many tangles starting with w to choose from.

Laced is a tangle that I have always admired but never got around to trying, so I took this weeks challenge to give it a go. Laced is a very simple tangle with heaps of potential. If you have not tried it before then I suggest giving it a go. It always looks so good.

After completing my tile, I was not very happy with the result. The laced pattern was lost in the window grilles. So after some time I decided to work some more on my shading techniques to provide more contrast for the laced pattern. now I could see the laced pattern but I still wasn't really happy. In the end I used colour to make my laced pattern more pronounced. I am now happy with my results. I hope you like the look as well.

One of the great things about Zentangle is being able to use different techniques and skills to create different results. I am always trying something new.

Anyway, here is my tile for this weeks challenge:

Happy tangling everyone.

Weekly Challenge #172 - Duotangle: auraknot & mooka

Welcome all,

This weeks Diva Challenge is a duotangle using mooka and auraknot. I really enjoyed playing with these two patterns together. Here is my tile.

Interested in seeing more duotangles using mooka and auraknot? Then click on  http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.com.au/ and be amazed at the variety people have created using these two patterns.

Until next time, happy tangling.

Weekly Challenge #168 Tangleation Nation: Rain

Hi Everyone,

It's been a while since I added a post here. I have been experiencing numerous technical issues, which are still not completely resolved, but I won't bore you with them.

This week the 'Diva' challenged us to create a tangleation using the pattern 'rain'. In the glossary of terms on the Zentangle web site, a tangleation is defined as "a variation of a tangle by itself or in combination with one or more tangles".

"Rain" is one of my favourite patterns and this is my tile.

Enjoy your week. Happy tangling!
Cheers

Weekly Challenge #163: New Official Tangle - Rixty

I just love the rixty tangle. It just wants to keep going on and on. With this tile I started out by completing the border. Then as I was completing the middle part it kept whispering to me that it wanted to be coloured. So I went with the flow, and this is my result which I am very happy with. It's funny because I don't usually use colour when I tangle.

Weekly Challenge #162: "String Theory - Initial String"

This week, the Diva challenged us to using out initials as the string for a tile.

I really enjoyed playing with this challenge. I have used my initials on various occasions before and each time I use my initials as the string I come up with something totally different.

This is my tile for this challenge using my initials.

Can you spot the 'L' and the 'W'?

Cheers & happy tangling, until next time.

Weekly Challenge #161: "In a Quandary about Quandary"

This week The Diva challenged us to try our hand at quandry. This has got to be one of the most challenging patterns the master. Knowing this is one I have practiced before, I took the plunge and went straight to a tile.

I started with quandry in on of the sections of the tile I had created with my string. From there it just morphed into a border around the outside of the tile. I rather like quandry as a border and had not used it in this way before. Although I still don't feel I have mastered quandry, I do like what I came up with. 

Thank you to the Diva for setting such a challenging challenge. I will continue to hone my skills with quandry.

Until next time. Happy tangling everyone.

Weekly Challenge #160: "String Theory: Spiral out, Keep Going! (v.2)"

This weeks challenge was to use a spiral as the string. This is my zentangle for this challenge.