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Weekly tangle challenge at I Am the Diva’s blog.

Diva Challenge #283 – Centre Square

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Diva Challenge #283: UMT: Centre Square by Aleesha Sattva CZT

What a busy summer! After not posting for several weeks I am back fresh with another challenge tangle. This week’s Diva challenge is of the Use My Tangle (UMT) variety – this time we are invited to create a tile using Centre Square by Aleesha Sattva CZT. A step out can be found here.

Centre Square is another grid type of pattern. I thought it would be fun to place the grid inside of a rounded off, concave square and added some Flux in the corners. I enjoyed drawing this pattern, however I have to confess that I got “writer’s cramp” after a while! Thanks to the Diva for another enjoyable challenge.

 

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Diva Challenge #270 – Skye

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Tile for Diva Challenge #270. Tangles are Skye, Flux, and Tipple.

The challenge for this week is to create a tile featuring Skye by Margaret Bremner. Skye is a beautiful celtic knot pattern and the step outs can be found here.

I must admit that Skye was not an easy tangle for me  to learn, but it was well worth it. It is so lovely and the possibilities are endless. It would look great as a border too.

For my tile I chose to have Skye as the focal point in the center, and surrounded it with Flux. I filled the interior of Skye with Tipple as well.

Thank you Margaret for this beautiful new pattern, and to Laura for this enjoyable challenge!

 

 

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Diva Challenge #269 – Ellish

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Tile for Diva Challenge #269

The Diva’s challenge for this week is to create a tile using the newest official tangle called Ellish. The step outs are available in the May 20th newsletter from Zentangle.com. Ellish was inspired by the cursive letter L, and of course would make a lovely monogram.

I was first introduced to Ellish at the Zentangle Retreat that I attended earlier this month. My initial attempt was okay, but I wanted to practice and get better at it since it is such a neat tangle. The release of the step outs helped, and I think I more or less have it down now.

For this challenge I went for simplicity. When I finished up ellish I couldn’t resist adding the zingers at the ends. This was a fun challenge!

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Diva Challenge #268 – A Bit of Black

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Tile for Diva Challenge #268

This week’s Diva challenge is to add more black than usual to the tile. Since I had been wanting to do a tangle using StoneStory by Tina- Akua Hunziker, CZT that is what I focused on.  What could be more zen than a pile of stones? I also added some Printemps and Fescu. This was a fun challenge!

Catching up a bit, I also drew a tile for the Diva’s Use My Tangle (UMT) challenge (#266) featuring Crux by Henrike Bratz. I included two variations on Crux and then added N’Zeppel and Nymph.

A Diva UMT challenge using Crux by Henrike Bratz
A Diva UMT challenge using Crux by Henrike Bratz

 

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Diva Challenge #259 – Touch of Irish

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Tile for Diva Challenge #259. Tangle: Lucky

With Saint Patrick’s Day falling on March 17 this week, the Diva’s challenge is to “bring a touch of Irish to your tile.” Very appropriate theme for this week! I wanted to incorporate some sort of shamrock pattern, green coloring, and a celtic knot.

After searching around a bit I settled on Lucky by Adele Bruno for the pattern. A step out is available on her blog here. Since I didn’t feel overly confident in my ability to draw a nice celtic knot, I used celtic knot template 9 from ArtoftheTangle.com. The outline of the knot and the details inside the shamrocks were done with a Sakura Gelly Roll Classic (Ice Icream Smooth) green pen. I colored in the knot with a green Derwent Inktense ink pencil.

Thanks to the Diva for another enjoyable challenge!

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Diva Challenge #256 – Artoo and Boo-Kee

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Tile for Diva Challenge #256 (Tangles: Artoo, Boo-Kee)

The Diva’s challenge for this week is to create a duotangle using the patterns Artoo and Boo-Kee. Both tangles were originated by Laura and named after her two sons. Step outs are available here and here.

I enjoyed learning these two tangles. Thanks to the Diva for another fun challenge!

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Diva Challenge #254 – Valentangle

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Tile for Diva Challenge #254 (Tangles: Heartstrings, Lolo, Scrolled Heart)

With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, the Diva’s challenge for the week is to create a valentine-themed tangle. Anything goes, as long as it is consistent with the theme. Colors may be added as well!

I decided to go with a heart shaped string, and filled it with Heartstrings by Helen Williams. Afterwards I surrounded the heart with a line of Lolo by CZT Hsin-Ya Hsu. Lastly, I added a single Scrolled Heart (also by Helen Williams) at the top.

As always, thank you to the Diva for another enjoyable challenge. I wish everyone a very Happy Valentine’s Day!

 

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Diva Challenge #253 – Molygon

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Tile for Diva Challenge #253 (Tangle: Molygon)

Molygon was recently announced as the newest tangle in the official Zentangle newsletter from Rick and Maria. To give tanglers an opportunity to try out this brand new pattern, the Diva has selected it for this week’s Diva Challenge #253. A step out is available here. To keep up with the latest news, be sure to sign up to receive the official Zentangle newsletter here.

I found Molygon to be both easy and not so easy. The shape is simple (like a crescent moon), and yet not so simple. The main things to keep in mind are, I think, the spacing you want between the shapes, as well as how large and thick you want the shapes to be.

For my tile I wanted sort of a kaleidoscopic feel, and to evoke the image of a flower. For better or worse, this is what I came up with. On a special, personal note I want to say that my daughter (a college student) watched me shading my tile, and then asked if I would give it to her to keep. She said she loved the floral look! This made me amazingly happy, and of course I gave her the tile when I was finished. Ah, the power and serenity to Zen!

 

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Diva Challenge #252 – Tangle Within A Tangle

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Tile for Diva Challenge #252 (Tangles: Rosewood, Lap)

This week’s Diva challenge is another in her String Theory series. The Diva is challenging participants to chose a tangle to use as a string, and then to tangle within that string. As she puts it, “it’s like Inception… but with tangles”.

After a reasonably thorough search through many existing tangles, I settled on Rosewood and Lap. Rosewood was originated by Sandra Strait and  a step out is available here on her blog. Lap comes to us from Lizzie Mayne. A step out can be found here.

I liked the idea of Rosewood as a frame, and then to have Lap in the center. Lap is a lot like Hollibaugh, but creates a cool woven effect. Thanks to the Diva for another fun challenge!

 

 

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Diva Challenge #251 – Moebius Syndrome Awareness Day

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Tile for Diva Challenge #251 (Tangles: Hua, Snafoozle)

January 24th is Moebius Syndrome Awareness Day. The Diva’s youngest son Artoo was diagnosed with Moebius Syndrome at birth. The disorder affects the nerves, and is not well known by the general public. To help raise awareness of the disorder the Diva is asking participants to use the Moebius Syndrome Foundation‘s logo as a string for this week’s challenge. Please read Laura’s post here to learn more.

I wanted to keep my tile simple, so I chose two tangles: Hua and Snafoozle. Both were new to me. Hua is a lovely pattern by Mei Hua Teng CZT (Damy), and a step out is available here. Snafoozle is a pretty tangle by Sandy Hunter CZT and is very versatile. A step out can be found here on Sandy’s blog.

I am happy to artistically support this cause, and I hope that the challenge is successful in creating more awareness of Moebius Syndrome. Best wishes to Artoo, Laura, and the rest of their family.

 

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