Challenge #133 - Tipple, I LOVE It!

It's so nice to be back into the Diva's challenge and using one of my favorite tangles, Tipple. I have definitely have a love relationship with this wonderful little orb full of goodness and curves. It makes me feel happy and centered like I'm getting back into the flow.

I began with a simple string and, of course, Tipple, added some Printemps, Auras, Betweed, Hollibaugh, and swirls. I relaxed, smiled, and breathed. Lovely, soothing, mind-relaxing tangling.

Last night it became dark early and the upcoming change of season loomed in the horizon. I decided to add a little green to my tile to enhance and encourage the lengthening of Summer and stave off the impending winter gloom. Water, flow and green things were my focus.

So Happy to be back in the nurturing fold of the Zentangle community and the Diva's challenge! Sitting here with my pens and pencils, ahhh....

Dex with Tipple, Hollibaugh, and line work

Trying to do a little catch-up and get back in the Groooove. Combined Tipple with a little Dex for Challenge #131, it's not a monotangle but a great opportunity to play with Dex. I don't usually use structured tangles, much more of an organic gal, so this was a great opportunity.

Tipple is so versatile, makes a great background fill/texture, especially when I keep it light and sketchy.

Two very different feels. In the first tile Tipple is the "star", the second, it works as a great supporting player. What a great little tangle!

Challenge #35 - Tile on a Tile + Pendril

Wow, how time flies, I can't believe it's been 3 weeks since I've posted. I've been really busy, up North visiting my sister Nancy and her husband where I taught a Zentangle class, played with copper, and vacationed at their cabin part of the time and just busy and tired. I combined challenge #35, which is Margaret Bremmer's of Enthusiastic Artist guest challenge for the Diva's weekly challenge. She asked us to do a tile within a tile, hmmm... Very fun challenge.

It was great to get back to tangling. I've been so busy and in my head so much that it felt great to get back to that calm, meditative state created when doing a Zentangle. Letting the pen flow and the tangles build themselves, one upon the other, not worrying about the outcome, just enjoying the process. Breathe, relax, smile applies to so many aspects of life. It's nice to get off the little hamster wheel that can be my brain, as many have said, being in my head is not a safe place to be.

So, I'm back on the blog bandwagon and glad to be here enjoying the ride!

For this challenge I also incorporated the new tangle "Pendral" (challenge # 33) so I'm nearly caught up.

I talked to my sister Nancy yesterday and she mentioned she hadn't seem me post in a while, it was a good wake up call. Yes, I can get busy, but the Zentangle process is something that I enjoy and fills my creative spirit, so I'm back ON my favorite addiction... tangling and blogging. Yippee!