I was glad to see there was a Diva Challenge this week, as she said she’s getting ready to go on her summer hiatus. I will continue to post tiles every week, even when there is no diva challenge, so I hope you’ll drop back by throughout the summer.
I was glad Laura picked Aquafleur because I don’t think I’ve ever really looked at the stepout for it and done it as intended. Okay, I know I’ve never done it as intended. It gets a bit messy and chaotic for my liking. But I tried, I really did try to draw it spiraling in on itself but stop short every time. I think the way I like it most is all drawn from one point be it in the center or near the base of the original shape/outline. I enjoyed working with it.
My husband, Michael, and I celebrated our 30th anniversary yesterday. It is hard to believe we have been married that long but then I remember that my oldest son is 26 this year and I even have a grandchild and I’m knocked back into reality. I used aquafleur on the heart on the card I made him. I didn’t shade it though. I just completely forgot to.
The Square One: Purely Zentangle focus tangle this week is Flez. This one reminds me of Meer a bit. It has orbs down the middle instead of a wavy line and then Flux-ish parts where Meer’s lines would be.
I decided to do one large shape and place Flez between the black strips of Aquafleur.
Here it is before shading.
And here it is with the shading.
I’m surprised by the difference!
You all have been so kind with your comments about my shading! Thank you soooo much. I was afraid to shade my tiles in the beginning, afraid I’d mess them up. I really cannot say any one thing helped me. I first got Cris Letourneau’s book Made in the Shade, a Zentangle Workbook several years ago and thumbed/scanned through it but didn’t take the time to sit down and work through it.
Then I saw how some were making great strides in their shading by joining Eni Oken’s Shading Zentangle group, so I went ahead and joined. I eventually bought her Shading Fearlessly book and once again thumbed/scanned through it but did not sit down and work through it either. But I started sharing my tiles in her Facebook group and would get the occasional suggestion. I also saw what others did and seemed to start picking it up, little by little. And that is how I got to where I am today. I’m very pleased with this one, even though I didn’t quite do the tangles justice. And I still struggle with sparkle. Well, I think practice will help that too.
Thanks for visiting. I appreciate your encouraging comments.
Until next time, God bless,
Michele ºÜº
What a lovely (and loving) card you made, even without shading 🙂 Congratulations with this anniversary!!!
Beautiful card for your hubby. Congrats to you both. I love the idea of a heart Aquafleur shape and smart thinking to include Flez.
Nice job of shading. It is quite revealing what a little shading can do to enhance a tile. You did well.