zentangle #43 finished...

I have finished another tangle....

I was going to do some coloring on it and decided not to. I like how "light" and "airy" it is and decided not to... I liked how it turned out. This is the one that I played around with doing a repeat design on the computer.  I am actually going to try another but not in my journal. I am going to draw it on a piece of paper so it will be easier to do the process.

I have also joined Liberate your Art postcard swap over at The Kat Eye View. I am excited to receive and send postcards of artwork. It will happen in July... check it out.

Happy Easter everyone... I need to get ready to go to church. Then my family is getting together.  Have a beautiful day!

Karen

started a new quilt....

This weekend I spent some time in the beginning of the day working on a new quilt...

This quilt is for my sister-in-law who has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Her favorite color is purple and blue. I am making a quilt that as you are piecing you are quilting it at the same time...

I laid out a few of the blocks that I put together....

It is a fairly simple design to make. Reversible Quilts by Sharon Pederson is the book the instructions come from. I have actually done some free motion quilting in the triangle... I will have to take a picture of it. The quilt will be assembled by a sashing. I have made a couple of smaller things using this method. I am trying to get it done by the end of the month. The other thing I did this weekend was teach my friend from work how to use her sewing machine. Her husband gave it to her for Christmas and she has been afraid to try.... now she is not so afraid of it. It was fun, will have to show her more.

Thanks for looking...

Karen

journaling...

All was forgotten about cleaning the attic...

my daughter and I went to some thrift stores

my journal page in progress

using my ruling pen

 

 

finished with the ruling pen

my next page to work on...

my cat scooter

looking out the window wondering if it is going to be gray all day long....

I am so glad I had a chance to finish my journal page... reflections. Even though I am craving to see the sun the weather does make it easier to stay inside and be creative. I tried to show how to use a ruling pen. I have a book, Acrylic Revolution by Nancy Reyner and that is were I learned about the ruling pen. My first try with ink not so good but with paint much better.  The book has all kinds of techniques in it. I have tried a few so far. I also picked out some fabrics to make a quilt for my sister-in-law. She has been diagnosed with breast cancer and will soon start chemo, she lives in another state so when my husband goes to see her in May I will have it finished. I am going to quilt it as I go using a technique from the book Reversible Quilts by Sharon Pederson. I have done a few things out of this book, it's fun.

Well better head off to work now.  Thanks for looking!
Karen

zentangle #43 in progress....

I feel like I fell of the edge of my creative world... but tonight I managed to work on my latest zentangle:

It seems that spring kinda of here... (may get snow tomorrow) so there has been some cleaning going on in the garage, the barn and one more tree cut down. The tree was about 18 years old and the last on that had to be done... after getting the chain saw wedge in the cut (my husband was cutting) and I had to climb up into the tree to figure out how to get it out and indeed may I say that at 52 I can still get into a tree. Ha! One rope later and my husband pulling on it while I was in the tree holding the chain saw, the LARGE branch came crashing down. When we got that huge limb cut up there still was a tree to cut down. So this morning I searched on Google and found great directions on how to fell a tree so while I was at work the tree came down. Yippy it's done!

Now that it was done while I was at work, tonight I had a chance to do a little bit of drawing on my zentangle. This is the one that I play around doing the repeat on. I have actually changed some of the design. I need to do some more details and then I am going to try and do a repeat design with it again.  I also purchased some new things to try... Transfer Artist Paper by Lesley Riley and Lutradur. If my husband forgets about cleaning out the attic this coming weekend, I may get a chance to try them out along with practicing with my ruling pen. Which I hope to share more on...

Well thanks for looking!
Karen

zentangle in progress...

So I have started a new zentangle and one night I was reading and started thinking about repeats in fabric... I did a search in google and found this blog...  http://www.designspongeonline.com  so, I have been wanting to try it out so, I scanned in my drawing last night and here it is time to go to work and I am playing around in my Corel program and did this:

It's pretty rough but... I am excited to try more! 

Better run so I am not late for work!  Thanks for looking...
Karen

There is something to be said for a rainey day...

It has rained a lot this last week and weekend so, I got to get away to my room and....

Oh and here are my puppies.... they are waiting for some red bell peppers.

 

I have always loved paisleys.... So of course I am painting some more. I have two things in mind to use them for but not sure so time will tell. I also had to chance to work in my journal. I like the direction I am going with it. I experimented with masking fluid on the pages, I cannot wait to try it again. Last weekend I purchased a ruling pen... I tried that too. I ended up with big ink drops on the paper and  more ink on my fingers than on the page. I defiantly need to practice with it more before I try it with a a project.

In closing I wish you all a great week... Thanks for looking!

Karen

zentangle #42

Just a quick post, zentangle number 42 is finished...

After American Idol (great show tonight like last night) was over I went to my room and finished my zentangle #42. I am glad I enjoy this and have the drawing as an outlet... it's been a long week. My eyes are heavy and I need to get to bed, one more day at work and the fun spring cleaning this week (ha ha). Thanks for looking,

Karen