ALL BOXED UP

I Am the Diva, CZT

Weekly Challenge #220

"UMT: 'All boxed Up' by Alice Hendon, CZT

This picture is a reflection in the granite at the bar, just underneath the floating billows above. (Doesn't it look like jelly fish?)

   My husband and I had a quick little getaway to Vegas. Wow!!! Talk about tangle inspiration!! My eyes were going crazy, and I think I was driving my husband crazy too!! I wanted to take pics every turn we made. Whether it was on the floor, the walls, or the ceiling, inspiration was EVERYWHERE!!!! (The top pic, above, was from an amazing Italian restaurant we ate at, and the one below, was hanging above a bar that we sat at.) Just beautiful!!! Anyways, I do have some inspirations that I want to break down and try to create new tangles.

   So while my husband was at the Recycling Expo, I had time to have a little RandR! While doing so I enjoyed playing with the tangle 'All Boxed Up' by Alice Hendon, CZT, of Creators Leaf. What a fun tangle it is!!! Thank you Alice for sharing it with us, and thank you Laura for introducing it!!! 

   I wished I had taken a picture of my string, before tangling. I just went with it,....and enjoyed the process!!!! I felt the need to add some organic flow to it too though!! 

I also felt the need to add color.!

Here with a little more color and flipped!

   I may just want to play a little more with 'All Boxed Up'! What fun it is!!

   Again, thank you for the friendly comments! All are read with a smile on my face! :0)

(I almost didn't get to this post. I usually can post on Instagram much quicker than a post.) You can follow @5acarlo. I will see you there!

 

Go put 

some

Zen 

into this

TANglEd 

world

!

:0)

"KEEP 'EM STRAIGHT"

I Am the Diva, CZT

Weekly Challenge #219

"Straight Lines, All the Time"

  

The official sign for our Memorial celebration! (See some Zentangle in there?)

   On Monday, the 25th, we celebrated Memorial Day! For all the soldiers that have lost their lives for our freedom! Also to remember others that have passed from this life. We have an annual get together with my side of the family. We start out at the near by cemetery for a mass and then we visit the gravesides of our loved ones. Afterward, it is time to play at my parent's house. It has been a tradition for fifty some years. My parents have been hosting the party for thirty something years. 

   Unfortunately, this is their last year to host the party. Their home is being bought out by developers, also, just like my sister's house was on the opposing corner from my parents. It was a bitter-sweet on Monday. Among those celebrating the day and the last one, were 105 family members and friends. (mostly all family). My parent's home has always been one with a revolving door!! People coming and going. My mom, always home in the kitchen, feeding whoever happened to stop by. 45 years in one place, it's gonna be a tough move for my parents. My only wish for them is, that they can make a HOME out of the next house they move to.

   Sorry for the lil' blurb of info, it's just I'm still a little sappy from everyone's realization settling in about my parents home.

   On to the Diva's Challenge!!!!

Loved this challenge!! Even though my favorites are organic tangles, I thoroughly got into my Zen with this challenge!
(please click on any image to enlarge)

 

These were just a few of the body paintings that I did on the kiddos on Memorial Day! I won't tell you how many big kids, (past the age of 50,) got a lil' body or face painting done too!

And here is the last of photo sharing! My lil' girl just finished her first year of school! Preschool is over, next it's KINDERGARTEN!!!!! (Hopefully, mom's gonna have more time to tangle, blog, and Oh, my!!!! The things that I can think of!!!)  :0)

Have a blessed day, and thank you to all who visit my blog and leave rays of sunshine!!!

Go put

some

Zen

into this

TAnGlEd

world

!

:0)

WHITE on BLACK

I Am the Diva, CZT

Weekly Challenge #218

'White on Black on Found'

   For the Diva's weekly challenge, she asked us to use white on black, this time. Since I have been playing with Rock decorating, I thought I might as well try using the calligraphy pen w/nib and ink to do my entry. Wow, I love how easy it flows. Mind you, the nib has to be dipped into the ink, here and there, but it shows up so strong and it's easy to make fine lines. You oughta give it a try! I am still learning though. It takes some mastering and getting used to. I then used the white charcoal pencil to do some shading. Fun, fun, Fun!!!! Thank you Laura for the great challenge. I don't use white o black as much as I'd like to.

Here are the products I used. (click on images to enlarge)

My 8 year old son came up with this quote, I thought it was so precious that I just had to use it!  (Since I leave Zentangle
Acts of Kindness with quotes on them, all around, he wanted to come up with some that I could use.)

Here are just a few more rocks that I have done to give away. Please check out this blog MagaMerlina , I found her on Pinterest. Her post got me inspired to try rock decorating!!! She is awesome!!!!

My daughter's preschool teacher.

   We have been having such wonderful weather here. Staying in the low to the mid 70's. Love, Love, it!!!!!!

The kiddos enjoying the weather and eating lunch outside.

   Just want to send a great BIG "THANK YOU" for all your loving messages last week. My Mother-in-Laws funeral is tomorrow and it has been a tough time for family. But we are making it through. 

(((((hugs)))) to you all! 

   I apologize if I don't leave a response to your message on my blog, but I can't seem to leave a reply. I checked everything in blogger, but I don't know why it doesn't allow me to do so. So if you do leave a message, I do try and reply on your blog. Thanks for the sunshine!!!

:0)

Go put 

some 

Zen 

 into this 

TanGLeD

world

!!