Challenge #144 - A Bug's Life

Pea pods, lily pads, Tipple, and Dragonflies
lot's of Auras and embellishments
This weeks Diva Challenge #144: A Bug's Life asks us to use color iand add a bug to the tile. How fun! Laura debutes the video created by Sakura with Samantha Taylor, CZT on her web site, check it out. Great video and lot's of inspirational solutions.

I chose to feature my bug (dragonfly) and embellish it with Sakura metallic gold and white gel pens. My color was added with Derwent Inktense pencils and of course my trusty Sakura micron pens. This was so much fun to create and add lot's of embellishments is my thing. Woo-hoo!

I've been playing around with pea pods; a tangleation of Carol Ohl's Inapod. Love the shape and the wonderful little orbs created by each pod. I have my dragon fly floating above water with lot's of lily pads and ripples. The combination of these elements may only work in my head, but that's okay!

I ran across some amazing Amazon river lily pads online. I couldn't duse them as my reference, but they are amazing. Check out this youtube video. I want some of THOSE lily pads in my garden!
Frank's Banana Spider with Betweed, Shattuck,
Sanibelle, Purk beads, and Bales

I took this opportunity to create a tile for my brother-in-law. He and my sister live in Florida and he has a fondness for the Banana spiders that live in his barn. He was sharing how beautiful they were, he likes to scratch their little backs as they sit on their webs. This one's for you Frankie!

19 comments:

  1. Wow your tile is absolutely gorgeous!

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  2. Beautiful how you integrated the bug in al the paterns, and i love your colors.

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  3. Beautifully done! I love the dragon fly floating above the pond!

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  4. this is a piece of art. it totally shows the joy you had creating this

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  5. Gorgeous tile. I love the exuberant use of color.

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  6. Wow! This is gorgeous! I like your dragon fly. Wonderful colors!

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  7. I love Inapod and how your have worked a variation into your tile. You paid attention when Laura said to try to camouflage a bug somewhere in the tile. Very nice.

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  8. Beautiful colors. Like your creativity.

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  9. Beautiful zentangle, gentle color!

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  10. Love the movement in this tile...and like you, I adore the Peapod tangle. Looks great here. Axxx

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  11. I absolutely love this one. You did great colors, and the peas with your dragonfly is just awesome!

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  12. Gorgeous tiles, Dani! Your work gets better and better. Amazing stuff.

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  13. Love the light wash of colours on your beautiful tile!

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