Monday, June 6, 2011

"Zendala" weekly challenge

This week CZT Geneviève Crabe is guest hosting the weekly challenge and has presented a mandala template for us to use to create Zentangle inspired mandalas. For some reason I don't really like the term "zendala", but I haven't yet figured out why. I decided to use the tile sized template rather than the larger one.

I knew I wanted to use Betweed around the edge. Then the 'Ixorus' star developed, and the Hollibaugh ribbons, and the dotty patterns in the 'star'.

Tangles: Betweed, Caviar, Hollibaugh, Tipple

I think I became a bit over-confident with the second one. It seems just too simple (simplistic?). I think it looks a little too much like a coaster. I have plenty of tiles that I think would make terrific coasters, but that's partly because they don't look like coasters!

Tangles: Ixorus?, Sanibelle, Snookums and something resembling Shattuck sort of.

Then I decided to add a true string, which divided the mandala template into some interesting sections.
Tangles: Caviar, Crescent Moon, Fescu, black Pearlz, Striping

All in all, I think I like the first one best. That's unusual; I usually like the later tiles in these challenges.
Thanks Geneviève!
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23 comments:

  1. KimiJune 6, 2011 at 4:58 PM

    Awesome! I love the black on the outside of the first one!

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  2. KarenJune 6, 2011 at 5:12 PM

    All very pretty and interesting, but I also like the first one best. It reminds me of the lace doilies my grandmother used to crochet, but modernized.

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  3. ledenzerJune 6, 2011 at 6:52 PM

    I love the totally different zendala's. They are gorgeous and I appreciate the way you tangled around the zendala

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  4. stARTJune 6, 2011 at 7:01 PM

    These are AMAZING! So beautiful!

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  5. Carol Bailey FloydJune 6, 2011 at 7:01 PM

    It was an amazing Zentangle journey just looking at these amazing tiles. Love that you did a string on the last one. The first one is just STUNNING!

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  6. JJ LaBarberaJune 6, 2011 at 7:08 PM

    They are all so stunning. The first is my favorite. Amazing!

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  7. AnonymousJune 6, 2011 at 8:19 PM

    Love what you did here! Very cool

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  8. bev o'danielJune 6, 2011 at 8:27 PM

    They are all beautiful! I do like the first the most because of the dark background.

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  9. Shelly BeauchJune 6, 2011 at 11:57 PM

    All three are magical in their own way, I really like the 1st one, it seems to be popping off the page and the last one is truly intriguing!

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  10. DonnaJune 7, 2011 at 12:11 AM

    Love these, especially the first one

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  11. Carole OhlJune 7, 2011 at 6:36 AM

    All beautiful. But number three is talking to me most:) I love its playfulness.

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  12. Sue ClarkJune 7, 2011 at 8:30 AM

    They are all beautiful, but I would vote for 1 & 3 as my favorites.

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  13. KreanimoJune 7, 2011 at 12:33 PM

    Hey I agree with Carol.
    Somehow the 3rd one speaks to me more too!
    But I have to say they are all lovely.

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  14. ErinJune 7, 2011 at 11:23 PM

    I like them all but I think is pretty gutsy to put a string over a mandala like you did in the third one. I love the end result!

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  15. RoshandaJune 9, 2011 at 3:26 AM

    Love how you have added a background!

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  16. La_tigressJune 9, 2011 at 7:31 AM

    All of the are lovely!

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  17. GenevieveJune 9, 2011 at 6:14 PM

    Wow, you went all out! They're so different, and all beautiful. And I love the string idea in the last one.

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  18. Diane TrewJune 9, 2011 at 8:10 PM

    They are all great! This challenge was fun to experiment with, and the possiblities are endless.

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  19. DarkskyeJune 9, 2011 at 10:32 PM

    Oooooh! And actually, I like the simplicity of the second one. These are all fantastic, and you've given me an idea...

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  20. MariëtJune 10, 2011 at 3:29 AM

    Oh...wow, these are so beautiful!

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  21. JayeJune 10, 2011 at 9:09 PM

    Well, I would have a lot of trouble if I had to choose a favorite...they are all so unique!

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  22. JoniJune 11, 2011 at 6:42 AM

    All are wonderful, but I agree with you Margaret, the first in my favorite.

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  23. Tinkered ArtJune 12, 2011 at 6:12 PM

    All are quite lovely but the first one just draws me into the zendala and beyond to the hollibaugh - really sets it off

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