Long Post . . . Sorry!

     Seriously.  I am sorry this is going to be such a long post, but most of the length is artwork, so maybe it won't be too bad.   I meant to break this into a few posts, however that little thing called time.  I have been trying very hard to get my tangle notebook fixed before school starts and that has taken a lot of my time.  Fortunately, it is fun and I don't mind it.  I will tell you more about that and share some pics when the post isn't so long already.

     Dare #66

     Bright Owl's template comes from one made with Genevieve Crabe's stencils.  I have been playing with those some this summer (will share those in another post).  They are amazingly fun and if you haven't bought them - rush out and do so.  I won my set last summer and was so afraid I wouldn't be able to use them.  Not so.  They are really easy and produce a cool zendala.  Anyway, this template was beautiful.  I love the large open areas and the flow.

Dare #66

     I had been looking for a place to play with a new tangle I came up with and this template provided the space.  I have the steps to the tangle later on in the post.   The last one has tangles that are more "alphabet related", hence the name.

Dare #66 - Zanzee

Alphabet Soup

Every Inchie Monday

     I had great plans.  My first thought was to draw a hobbit home.  I had just finished watching the movie and that was fresh on my mind.  The drawing didn't work.  Then there was the idea of a unicorn.  Uh, no.  Finally I used a sticker and enhanced it with my gel pens.  The song "When You Wish Upon A Star" keeps going through my head.  Sort of fantasy, I suppose.

fantasy

Challenge #128 - Two Pencil String

      I love these.  They are lots of fun.  This gave me another chance to try my new tangle and see how it works with being a border.  I also decided on some parchment looking scrapbook paper and brown pens.  I just love brown tones.  You need to head over to Diva's site to check out the other artist's work.  But you need to go to see her photos of her adorable little boys.  They are so precious and her photos this week are priceless.

Breeze

"Zanzee"

   While roaming around on Pinterest (I will NOT confess to how many hours I can waste spend doing that) I found an interesting pattern on a piece of architecture from Zanzibar.  I am not sure whether I can post the picture without infringing on copyrights.  Anyway this simple but striking pattern intrigued me and I have been playing with it on lots of things.  I hope this isn't a tangle that someone else has done and if it is I apologize.  I am calling it zanzee.  I would love to know what you think!

      Okay.  I'm through.  I hope you are having a wonderful week.  I am so enjoying all this free time to tangle, make cards and just relax.  I think summer spoils me.  Thanks for dropping by and have a great week!