tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49110758770970992902024-03-13T15:45:00.433+01:00Anneke (Merry-Go-Round)Anneke (Merry-Go-Round)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04824621551949084596noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4911075877097099290.post-61935696909239675742017-07-15T21:50:00.001+02:002017-07-15T21:50:58.025+02:00Pluk een roos!Wat neem je mee op je wandelvakantie in Nederland, behalve je wandelschoenen en je regenjas (al was die nu gelukkig helemaal overbodig)...? Nou een tas vol teken- en stempelspullen!!<br />
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Na de wandeletappes ben ik graag even bezig met "fröbelen", lekker mijn gang gaan zonder echt een plan te hebben. Vandaar dat er ook zo'n vracht meegaat, want hoe kan ik van tevoren nou weten waarmee ik aan de slag wil?!<br />
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Deze keer had ik zin om wat stempelsets van <a href="https://www.artchicksstudio.nl/shop/badass-losse-verkoop-individual-stamp-sets/" target="_blank">BadAss Stamp Studio</a> mee te nemen, o.a. de Grunge Grunge-set en de set, die Marlene Meijer-van Niekerk speciaal voor het <a href="https://www.artchicksstudio.nl/shop/badass-stempel-abonnement-nl/" target="_blank">abonnement</a> heeft ontworpen. Thuis was ik daar nog niet serieus mee bezig geweest, dus dit was dé gelegenheid. Het vierkante blok tekenpapier waarop ik tegenwoordig mijn mandala's maak zat ook in de tas en daarom was het enige wat ik bedacht, dat het dus maar een mandala moest worden.<br />
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Met potlood heb ik een eenvoudige cirkelverdeling gemaakt om de stempels op de juiste plaats te zetten. Voor de achtergrond én het stempelen heb ik de Ecoline Brush pennen gebruikt in de kleuren Magenta (337), Blauwviolet (548) en Hemelsblauw (578). Als finishing touch kwamen de Pigma Microns en de Glaze gelpennen van Sakura plus wat kleurpotloden goed van pas.<br />
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De rozen op het hoofd van het meisje doen me steeds denken aan het rijmpje:<br />
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Dat heb ik er eerst met potlood omheen geschreven en met een kleine aanpassing paste het precies twee keer om de mandala heen!<br />
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Zo is de mandala uiteindelijk geworden:<br />
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Ik ben heel benieuwd, wat jullie ervan vinden!<br />
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<br />Anneke (Merry-Go-Round)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04824621551949084596noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4911075877097099290.post-65061844991453162802016-12-08T23:34:00.001+01:002017-01-11T23:29:35.978+01:00Zentangle Workshop at Jude'sHi there, I'd love to share this 'feel good' post with you!<br />
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It was a great pleasure introducing the Zentangle Method to five ladies, who were not familiar with it at all. Yesterday, early in the afternoon, we met at Jude's place and after a cup of tea or coffee with homemade cookies we went at work... Take a look at the results and you'll understand how proud of them I am!! For more pics of this ZENsational workshop click on the 'Photo Gallery' tab.<br />
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As always, I wish you lots of creativity!<br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="" lang="en">Het was een groot genoegen om de Zentangle Methode te introduceren bij vijf dames, die er nog nooit van hadden gehoord. We troffen elkaar gisteren vroeg in de middag bij Jude thuis en na een kopje thee of koffie met zelfgebakken koekjes gingen we aan de slag... Kijk maar naar de resultaten en je snapt meteen hoe trots ik op ze ben!! Klik voor meer foto's van deze ZENsationele workshop op de <i>'Photo Gallery'</i>-tab.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="" lang="en">Zoals altijd wens ik je weer veel creativiteit!</span></span>Anneke (Merry-Go-Round)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04824621551949084596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4911075877097099290.post-3649734670814304012016-04-25T23:13:00.000+02:002016-04-25T23:13:30.035+02:00MMM #13 - DELAYEDPlease have some patience! This weekend I finally started decluttering our attic (pfftt!) and totally forgot to write my post... I'll write asap!<br />
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And yes, it's about this bad!<br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Heb alsjeblieft nog even geduld! Dit weekend ben ik eindelijk eens begonnen met het opruimen van onze zolderverdieping (pfftt!) en heb helemaal vergeten mijn berichtje te schrijven... Ik zal het z.s.m. doen!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">En ja, het is wel ongeveer zo erg!</span>Anneke (Merry-Go-Round)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04824621551949084596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4911075877097099290.post-2504248926098822552016-04-18T23:04:00.000+02:002016-04-18T23:05:24.661+02:00Merry Mandala Monday #12Hi there, here's the next Merry Mandala Monday story. Our provider had to do technical adjustments to the server, that's why this post is a little late!<br />
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At first, quick sight this mandala looks a bit like a yantra, but it didn't turn out that way. It's because I was inspired by the Dutch book <i>"Werken met Yantra's"</i> by Marga Walburg, but I don't like to copy.<br />
I started with the double rim and the square. I thought, it would be nice to draw a border with the same witdh in this square. Then came the connections and the small circle in the center. That one needed some filling. Because of the circles and the square I decided on two triangles forming a hexagram. There is too much to tell about this symbol to do it here. Just Google!<br />
I love to draw Lotus leaves (I really have to watch out, that I don't use them in every mandala!), that urge I couldn't resist here ;-)<br />
The almost luminescent square contrasts really nice with to the nightblue background.<br />
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Have a creative week!<br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Hallo daar, hier is het volgende </span><i style="color: #0b5394;">Merry </i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Mandala Maandag verhaal. Onze provider moest technische aanpassingen doen aan de server, daarom is dit bericht een beetje aan de late kant!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Op het eerste, snelle gezicht heeft deze mandala wel wat weg van een yantra, maar dat is het niet helemaal geworden. Dat komt omdat ik wel was geïnspireerd door het boek: <i>"Werken met Yantra's"</i> van Marga Walburg, maar ik houd niet zo van precies namaken!</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">Ik ben begonnen met de dubbele rand en het vierkant. Ik vond het wel mooi om ook in het vierkant een rand te tekenen met dezelfde breedte. Daarna volgden de verbindingen en de kleine cirkel in het midden. Die cirkel had wat opvulling nodig. Vanwege de cirkels en het vierkant heb ik er twee driehoeken in getekend, die samen een hexagram vormen. Er is te veel over dit symbool te vertellen om dat hier te doen. Zoek het maar eens op met Google!</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">Ik ben gek op het tekenen van lotusbladeren (ik moet echt oppassen, dat ik ze niet in iedere mandala gebruik!), die drang kon ik hier niet weerstaan ;-)</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">Het bijna lichtgevende vierkant steekt prachtig af tegen de nachtblauwe ondergrond.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Ik wens je een creatieve week!</span>Anneke (Merry-Go-Round)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04824621551949084596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4911075877097099290.post-24502878184296561862016-04-11T16:47:00.000+02:002016-12-08T23:37:49.005+01:00Merry Mandala Monday #11Hi there, most welcome to the 11th edition of the Merry Mandala Monday!<br />
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One day my son, who was then 6 years old, talked about "a sea of wonders". I thought that was such a poetic expression, that I promised him to draw a mandala about that. A few shells from our collection were my 'models', because I sure can't do that by heart, now way! The seahorses are somewhat based on a black and white photograph from the animal encyclopedia... Nevertheless, they have really become 'my' horses! The starfish even arose without an example, I've caught a lot of them in my childhood ;-) I think, the rim with the chasing little fishes is funny. The extra rim with the wavy water frames it all beautifully. What do you think?<br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Hallo daar, van harte welkom bij de 11e editie van de </span><i style="color: #0b5394;">Merry </i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Mandala Maandag!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Op een dag had mijn zoon, die toen 6 jaar oud was, het over een "een zee van wonder". Ik vond dat zo'n poëtische uitdrukking, dat ik hem beloofde er een mandala van te maken. Een paar schelpen uit onze verzameling stonden 'model', want uit mijn hoofd lukt me dat niet, hoor! De zeepaardjes zijn enigszins gebaseerd op een zwart-wit foto uit de dierenencyclopedie... Eigenlijk zijn ze toch wel helemaal 'mijn' paardjes geworden! De zeester ontstond zelfs zonder voorbeeld, want daar heb ik er vroeger heel wat van gevangen ;-) De rand met de elkaar achtervolgende visjes is grappig geworden. De extra rand met het golvende water maakt het geheel helemaal af. Wat vind je ervan?</span><br />
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Apologies for skipping last Monday's blog post, but we were having a nice holiday on the Spanish island Lanzarote :-)<br />
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Well, don't you agree, this mandala is peculiar?? Like I wrote before, I like to experiment with materials, etc. This time I was playing with my so-called <a href="http://www.victor.nl/mobius-ruppert/schaatsmal-mr-32cm-3st-set" target="_blank">Burmester set</a> or French curves. On a grid of auxiliary cirkels and lines I draw several overlapping shapes, The spirals arose during the coloring and eventually they became a kind of snail shells.<br />
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And again it was much later, when I realised that my husband and I were thinking about moving into another house... That (still) didn't happen!<br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Hallo daar, welkom bij de 10e <i>Merry </i>Mandala Maandag!</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">Excuses voor het overslaan van het bericht van afgelopen maandag, maar we waren heerlijk vakantie aan het vieren op het Spaanse eiland Lanzarote :-)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Vind je dit nou niet een vreemd geval?? Ik vertelde al, dat ik graag experimenteer met materialen, enz. Deze keer zat ik wat te spelen met mijn zogenaamde <a href="http://www.victor.nl/mobius-ruppert/schaatsmal-mr-32cm-3st-set" target="_blank">Burmesterset</a> of 'schaatsmallen'. Op een grid van hulpcirkels en -lijnen heb ik wat overlappende vormen omgetrokken. Tijdens het kleuren ontstonden de spiralen en dat werden weer een soort van slakkenhuizen.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">En alweer was het pas na een hele poos dat ik me realiseerde, dat mijn man en ik er over dachten om te gaan verhuizen... Dat is er alleen (nog steeds) niet van gekomen!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Ik wens je weer een creatieve week!</span>Anneke (Merry-Go-Round)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04824621551949084596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4911075877097099290.post-53622121446040312032016-03-21T15:01:00.001+01:002022-06-13T12:26:09.798+02:00Merry Mandala Monday #9<div style="text-align: left;">
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It was such a pleasure to work on this mandala! Drawing lines with the ruler to connect the eight dots on the circle, to double them... Creating the border with this sort of Greek pattern. It's not closed, but you have to zigzag to come in or go out. I guess, it means I needed some protection at that moment, but I remained open to impressions from outside and for sharing feelings and/or emotions. Funny to realize that, because I actually don't care about interpretations that much! The stars were created during the coloring to make it more interesting.<br />
When it was ready, this mandala somehow reminded me of magicians. The wonderful song <a href="http://anneke-merrygoround.blogspot.nl/p/lovely-lyrics.html" target="_blank">"(It's) A Kind of Magic"</a> by Queen popped up in my head. From that same day it is de title of this mandala to honour the legendary Freddie Mercury!<br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Hallo daar, hier is het volgende <i>Merry </i>Mandala Maandag bericht!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Het was een genot om aan deze mandala te werken! Het tekenen van de lijnen met een liniaal om de acht stippen op de cirkel te verbinden, ze te verdubbelen... Het ontwerpen van de enigszins Grieks aandoende rand. Die is niet gesloten, maar je moet wel een beetje zigzaggen om erin of eruit te gaan. Ik denk dat dat betekent, dat ik wel wat bescherming kon gebruiken, maar dat ik toch open stond voor indrukken van buitenaf en voor het delen van gevoelens en/of emoties. Grappig om me dat te realiseren, want eigenlijk geef ik niet zoveel om 'duidingen'. De sterren zijn tijdens het kleuren ontstaan, want het geheel dreigde wat saai te worden.</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">Toen het af was, deed deze mandala me op de een of andere manier denken aan goochelaars. Onmiddellijk schoot de prachtige song <a href="http://anneke-merrygoround.blogspot.nl/p/lovely-lyrics.html" target="_blank">"(It's) A Kind of Magic"</a> van Queen me te binnen. Ter ere van de legendarische Freddie Mercury is dat al vanaf die dag de naam van deze mandala!</span><br />
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<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en">This one is called: "Red Flower with Green Leaves". What a dull, </span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps alt-edited">uninspired</span></span> name... I have to think about something much better than this one!! It could be the heart of a poppy or a tulip, but it isn't. </span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en">Perhaps the colors red and green make you think of Christmas, but it has nothing to do with that either.</span></div>
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<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"></span></span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en">The flower just came out after filling the divided </span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en">circle with shapes. It could have an nice striking color, and thus my favorite red colorpencil from Bruynzeel came in handy again! To finish it off, I thought of the wreath from green leaves. To get those </span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">as equally as</span></span> possible I did a little cheating... </span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en">I've used a </span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">homemade</span> <span class="hps">template to accomplish that ;-)</span></span></div>
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<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en">If you like to know more about color theory, </span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en">you'll find detailed articles at <a href="http://sensationalcolor.com/">sensationalcolor.com</a>!</span><br />
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<span class="short_text" lang="en">Have a creative week!</span><br />
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<span class="short_text" lang="en"><br /></span><span class="short_text" lang="en" style="color: #0b5394;">Hallo daar, het is weer <i>Merry </i>Mandala Maandag!</span><br />
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<span class="short_text" lang="en">Deze mandala is getiteld: "Rode bloem met groene bladeren". Wat een saaie, inspiratieloze naam... Ik moet toch eens een betere verzinnen!! Het lijkt op het hart van een klaproos of een tulp, maar dat is het niet. Misschien doen de kleuren rood een groen je aan Kerstmis denken, maar daar heeft het ook niks mee te maken.</span></span><br />
<span class="short_text" lang="en" style="color: #0b5394;">De bloem kwam gewoon te voorschijn, toen ik in een onderverdeelde cirkel wat vormen had getekend. Hij kon wel een lekker opvallend kleurtje hebben en zodoende kwam mijn favoriete rode potlood van Bruynzeel weer goed van pas! Om het geheel af te maken heb ik de groene bladerkrans bedacht. Om de blaadjes zo gelijk mogelijk te krijgen heb ik een beetje gesjoemeld... Ik heb er een zelfgemaakt sjabloontje voor gebruikt ;-)</span><br />
<span class="short_text" lang="en" style="color: #0b5394;">Als je meer wilt weten over de betekenis en het gebruik van kleuren, dan kun je leuke artikelen vinden op <a href="http://inspirerendleven.nl/">inspirerendleven.nl</a>!</span><br />
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<span class="short_text" lang="en">Ik wens je een creatieve week!</span></span></div>
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Anneke (Merry-Go-Round)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04824621551949084596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4911075877097099290.post-36550332611656791882016-03-07T10:03:00.000+01:002016-03-14T13:31:47.219+01:00Merry Mandala Monday #7Hi there, today again a short story!<br />
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In fact, there's no <span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en">particular story to tell about this one! It's a tradional lotus </span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en">mandala that </span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en">we learned at the course. Not so very complicated, just following the instructions. The color advice for the lotus was pink. I didn't feel for pale pink, so I used a more intense pink. The green leaves and the illusion of water form the soft border of the mandala.</span><br />
<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en">Drawing all those <span class="hps">leaves was fun, and by coloring them I was able to practice the shading technique.</span></span><br />
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<span class="short_text" lang="en"><span class="hps">Have a creative week!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="short_text" lang="en"><span class="hps">Hallo daar, vandaag alweer </span></span>een kort verhaaltje!</span><br />
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<span class="short_text" lang="en"><span class="hps">Er is eigenlijk niet zoveel bijzonders over deze mandala te melden! Dit is een traditionele lotusmandala, die we tijdens de cursus hebben geleerd. Niet echt lastig, gewoon de instructies volgen. Het kleuradvies voor de lotus was roze. Ik had geen zin in bleekroze, dus heb ik een fellere roze gebruikt. De groene bladeren en de illusie van water vormen de zachte rand van de mandala.</span></span></span><br />
<span class="short_text" lang="en"><span class="hps" style="color: #0b5394;">Het tekenen van al die bladeren was heel fijn om te doen en met het kleuren kon ik weer oefenen met de schaduwtechniek.</span></span><br />
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<span class="short_text" lang="en"><span class="hps" style="color: #0b5394;">Ik wens je een creatieve week!</span></span>Anneke (Merry-Go-Round)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04824621551949084596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4911075877097099290.post-51498263427949016202016-02-29T21:12:00.000+01:002016-03-14T13:32:02.636+01:00Merry Mandala Monday #6<div style="text-align: left;">
Hi there, the mandala story of last week continues!<br />
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The next day I <span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en">decided to do another one (with the same materials of course), because I found mandala #5 too 'messy'. </span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en">I deliberately wanted to give this mandala a relaxed look by drawing less different patterns. </span>What I liked about the first one, I've repeated in the second! I was very content about the small mandala in the large mandala, so it was allowed to come back.<br />
<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en">The final result made me very happy, with the curvy lines and the </span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">mosaic </span></span>shapes filling the spaces between them. I especially like the look of the small mandala!</span><br />
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<span class="short_text" lang="en">Have a creative week!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Calmcalmcalm... (2003/02/09)</i></td></tr>
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<span class="short_text" lang="en"><br /></span><span class="short_text" lang="en" style="color: #0b5394;">Hallo daar, het mandalaverhaal van vorige week gaat verder!</span><br />
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<span class="short_text" lang="en">Omdat ik mandala #5 veel te rommelig vond, besloot ik de dag daarna een andere te maken, uiteraard met dezelfde materialen. Deze mandala wilde ik heel bewust een rustige uitstraling geven door veel minder verschillende patroontjes te tekenen. Wat me beviel aan de eerste, heb ik in de tweede weer gedaan! Over de mandala in de mandala was ik ook zeer tevreden, die mocht er dus ook weer in.</span></span><br />
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<span class="short_text" lang="en" style="color: #0b5394;">Ik werd erg blij van het uiteindelijke resultaat, met de gebogen lijnen en de mozaïek-achtige vormen die de ruimtes ertussen opvullen. Vooral de kleine mandala vind ik erg goed gelukt!</span><br />
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<span class="short_text" lang="en" style="color: #0b5394;">Ik wens je een creatieve week!</span></div>
Anneke (Merry-Go-Round)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04824621551949084596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4911075877097099290.post-35809366780589949552016-02-22T08:46:00.001+01:002016-03-14T13:32:33.767+01:00Merry Mandala Monday #5<div style="text-align: left;">
Hi there, here's my mandala story again!<br />
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Now we are really dealing with <i>'Zentangle avant la lettre'</i>...<br />
Sometimes I create a mandala because I want to try out certain materials. In this case it was a cheap set of metallic gel pens, I <span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">had</span> just <span class="hps">purchased. So pretty on a black sheet of paper!</span></span><br />
<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps alt-edited">The patterns arose quite naturally and </span></span></span><span class="hps">they are a good match with the pens! Such a funny thought: it's the year 2003 and in that same year </span></span>Maria Thomas and Rick Roberts developed their Zentangle method!<br />
<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Do you recognize <i>Echoism</i>, <i>Eek</i>, <i>Scoodle</i>, (a kind of) <i>Static</i>, <i>Tidal</i></span></span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><i> </i>and</span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"> <i>Triangles</i>? There's also something like <i>Droplets</i>, <i>Hypnotic </i>and <i>Shattuck</i>. And now I'm giving it another closer look, I see a very simple <i>Tripoli</i> to</span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en">o!</span></div>
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<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en">As for me, this mandala looks pretty restless. I presume I </span>was <span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">quite</span> <span class="hps">busy with</span> <span class="hps">everything at that time, so its name suits well.</span></span><br />
<span class="short_text" lang="en"><span class="hps">To be continued next Monday!</span></span><br />
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<span class="short_text" lang="en"><span class="hps">Have a creative week!</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Busybusybusy!! (2003/02/08)</i></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Hallo daar, hier is mijn mandalaverhaal weer!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="short_text" lang="en"><span class="hps">We hebben hier echt te maken met<i> '</i></span></span><i>Zentangle avant la lettre'</i>...</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">Soms maak ik een mandala, omdat ik bepaalde materialen wil uitproberen. In dit geval waren dat de vrij goedkope metallic gelpennen, die ik net had gekocht. Prachtig op zwart papier!</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="short_text" lang="en"><span class="hps">De patroontjes zijn helemaal spontaan ontstaan en ze passen prima bij de gelpennen. Toch wel een grappig idee: het is 2003 en in datzelfde jaar waren Maria Thomas en Rick Roberts hun Zentangle methode aan het ontwikkelen! Herken je hier ook </span></span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><i>Echoism</i>, <i>Eek</i>, <i>Scoodle</i>, (een soort van) <i>Static</i>, <i>Tidal</i></span></span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><i> </i>en</span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"> <i>Triangles</i>? Er is ook iets, dat veel weg heeft van <i>Droplets</i>, <i>Hypnotic </i>en <i>Shattuck</i>. En terwijl ik er nu nog eens goed naar kijk, ontdek ik ook nog iets dat lijkt op <i>Tripoli</i></span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en">!</span></span><br />
<span class="short_text" lang="en" style="color: #0b5394;">Deze mandala heeft op mij altijd een onrustige indruk gemaakt. Ik neem aan dat ik het in die tijd nogal druk had met van alles en nog wat, daarom past deze naam er goed bij.</span><br />
<span class="short_text" lang="en" style="color: #0b5394;">Wordt volgende week maandag vervolgd!</span><br />
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<span class="short_text" lang="en" style="color: #0b5394;">Ik wens je een creatieve week!</span></div>
Anneke (Merry-Go-Round)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04824621551949084596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4911075877097099290.post-34043569465876314542016-02-15T09:02:00.001+01:002016-03-14T13:32:58.605+01:00Merry Mandala Monday #4<span class="short_text" lang="en">Hi there, mandala time again!</span><br />
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<span class="short_text" lang="en">In my stash of color materials I found some bottles of </span>Ecoline® from Royal Talens,<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"> a ready to use liquid water color. </span> <span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en">Not being used very often, m</span>y 'aged' set of 6 must be over 40 years old! When the sketch of this mandala was finished, I knew I wanted to do something with the ecoline. I was curious about what it would look like after I had outlined the shapes and drawn some details. Well, I'm still very happy with the result!<br />
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At the course we were told, that when you draw a rootless flower or tree, which represents <i>you</i>, it means you are not 'grounded', have a lack of self-confidence and self respect, and are not living in the present... Ouch! That's why I thought, it was better to give those little flowers those little roots, just in case... ;-)<br />
By the way, does anyone know the <span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en">symbolic meaning of </span>d<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en">ewdrops?? I've not been able to find anything so far!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="short_text" lang="en">Hallo daar, alweer mandala-tijd!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="short_text" lang="en">In mijn verzameling kleurmaterialen kwam ik een paar flesjes </span>Ecoline® van Royal Talens tegen, kant en klare vloeibare waterverf. Ik heb het niet heel erg vaak gebruikt, en dus zal mijn 'bejaarde' set van 6 toch al gauw zo'n 40 jaar oud zijn! Toen de schets van deze mandala af was, wist ik dat ik iets met de ecoline wilde doen. Ik was benieuwd hoe het eruit zou zien, nadat ik de vormen had omgetrokken en wat details had getekend. Nou, ik ben nog steeds heel tevreden met het resultaat!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Tijdens de cursus werd gezegd, dat als je een wortelloze bloem of boom tekent, die <i>jou </i>voorstelt, dat dat dan betekent dat je niet 'geaard' bent, weinig zelfvertrouwen en zelfrespect hebt en dat je niet in het heden leeft... Au! Daarom dacht ik, dat ik die kleine blommetjes maar beter van worteltjes kon voorzien, gewoon voor 't geval dat... ;-)</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">Weet iemand trouwens de symbolische betekenis van dauwdruppels?? Ik heb namelijk nog steeds niets kunnen vinden!</span><br />
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<span class="short_text" lang="en">For </span>my elder daughter t<span class="short_text" lang="en">his mandala has always been </span>very special... On Octobre 14, 2013, the day after she returned home from Suriname and my birthday, she had it tattooed on her arm.<br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Mijn oudste dochter heeft deze mandala altijd heel speciaal gevonden... Op 14 oktober 2013, de dag nadat ze is teruggekomen uit Suriname én mijn verjaardag, heeft ze hem op haar arm laten tatoeëren.</span></div>
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Anneke (Merry-Go-Round)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04824621551949084596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4911075877097099290.post-73262347699002762422016-02-08T22:59:00.000+01:002016-03-14T13:33:14.586+01:00Merry Mandala Monday #3Hi there!<br />
Another Monday, another mandala :-)<br />
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This time <span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">I</span> <span class="hps">felt like doing some linear shapes, nicely relaxed playing with my compasses, ruler and protractor. </span></span>Again <span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">I</span> <span class="hps">was attracted by something I discovered somewhere. This symbol is titled: '<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinity_symbol" target="_blank">lemniscate</a>', nowadays very well known as the 'infintiy' sign. It appealed to me because of the 'over-under' </span></span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en">principle.</span><br />
<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en">Some meetings before t</span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en">he course leader introduced a method of shading, which was a complete eyeopener for me! </span>S<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">uch</span> <span class="hps">fine 3D-effects so easy to accomplish!! And the 'orbs' became <a href="http://suite101.com/article/the-symbolic-meaning-of-the-sun-a286919" target="_blank">suns</a>.</span></span><br />
<span class="short_text" lang="en"><span class="hps">Because of the colors I'd already used, it was a logical thing to finish this mandala with a <a href="http://suite101.com/article/the-symbolic-meaning-of-the-rainbow-a334659" target="_blank">rainbow</a> colored border (the border of a mandala means 'protection'). Much later I noticed a rainbow </span></span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">is my personal symbol for</span></span> hope and joy.</span><br />
<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en">The red pencil to color the </span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">fortress</span><span class="">-like point</span></span>s is the most red pencil I know: a simple, inexpensive (Dutch) Bruynzeel pencil from a set of 12 for children...</span><br />
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Have a creative week!<br />
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<span class="short_text" lang="en"><br /></span><span class="short_text" lang="en" style="color: #0b5394;">Hallo daar!</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">Een nieuwe maandag, een 'nieuwe' mandala :-)</span><br />
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<span class="short_text" lang="en">Deze keer had ik zin in rechte vormen, lekker relaxed een beetje spelen met mijn passer, liniaal en gradenboog. Toch was er iets dat ik ergens gezien had en wat me wel aansprak. Het is het symbool, dat we '<a href="https://marreiki.wordpress.com/2012/11/20/lemniscaat-symbool/" target="_blank">lemniscaat</a>' noemen. Tegenwoordig is dit heel bekend als het 'infinity'-teken, dat staat voor oneindigheid. Mij trok het destijds aan vanwege het 'onder-over' principe.</span></span><br />
<span class="short_text" lang="en" style="color: #0b5394;">Een paar bijeenkomsten eerder had de cursusleidster een manier van schaduwen geïntroduceerd, die voor mij een complete openbaring was!! Een prachtig 3D-effect én hartstikke makkelijk!! En de 'bollen' werden <a href="http://www.arendlandman.nl/2010/06/de-zon-als-symbool-van-vitaliteit-vreugde-en-vernieuwing/" target="_blank">zonnen</a>.</span><br />
<span class="short_text" lang="en" style="color: #0b5394;">Vanwege de kleuren die ik al had gebruikt leek het me wel logisch om de mandala af te maken met een rand in de kleuren van de <a href="http://dame-blanche.plazilla.com/page/4295092330/de-symbolische-betekenis-van-een-regenboog" target="_blank">regenboog</a> (een rand om een mandala betekent 'bescherming'). Pas veel later merkte ik dat een regenboog mijn persoonlijke symbool is voor hoop en blijdschap.</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">Het rode kleurtje van de fort-achtige punten is van het meest rode potlood, dat ik ken: een eenvoudig, niet al te duur Bruynzeel potlood uit een kleurdoos van 12 voor kinderen...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Ik wens je een creatieve week!</span>Anneke (Merry-Go-Round)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04824621551949084596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4911075877097099290.post-32236943216198111222016-02-01T00:12:00.000+01:002016-03-14T13:33:50.611+01:00Merry Mandala Monday #2Merry Mandala Monday again! Time to tell you something about the second one I drew, a long time ago.<br />
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In the beginning it was fun looking in books for some inspiration. But just like most of my mandalas, this one is made<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"> entirely</span> <span class="hps">intuitive! </span></span>In a wonderful (Dutch) book, "<i>Zien door Rozetten, zicht op het eeuwig motief</i>" by Robert la Boresa (text and illustrations), I saw little motifs, that appealed to me. They appeared to be his interpretation of the <span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en">symbol which is known as 'vesica piscis'</span><span lang="NL-BE" style="mso-ansi-language: NL-BE;">. I didn't know anything about its meaning, but I wanted them in my mandala. </span>Besides, they were pretty challenging to draw...<br />
<span lang="NL-BE" style="mso-ansi-language: NL-BE;">The cross-like motif and the crescents came out totally spontaneous. Almost everyone thinks that the round motifs behind them are lemon slices, but I didn't have any intention whatsoever, LOL!</span><br />
<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">The same</span> <span class="hps">is true for my choise of colors: not on purpose. If you are interested in the meaning of colors, you might want to read the articles by Kate Smith from "<a href="http://www.sensationalcolor.com/category/color-meaning/color-meaning-symbolism-psychology#.Vq6L77LhDIU" target="_blank">Sensational Color</a>" ab</span></span>out yellow, green, blue and purple.<br />
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<span lang="NL-BE" style="mso-ansi-language: NL-BE;">These are the </span><span lang="NL-BE" style="mso-ansi-language: NL-BE;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">wonders, </span></span>that happen: </span><b><i>miraculous mandalas</i></b>!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Vesica Piscis (2003/02/03)</i></td></tr>
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<span class="short_text" lang="en"><br /></span><span style="color: #0b5394;">Alweer Vrolijke Mandala Maandag! Tijd om je wat te vertellen over mijn tweede mandala van weleer.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">In het begin vond ik het leuk om in boeken te kijken en me te laten inspireren. Toch is deze mandala, net als de meeste van mijn mandala's, puur intuïtief tot stand gekomen. In het prachtige boek <i>"Zien door Rozetten, zicht op het eeuwig motief"</i> door Robert la Boresa (tekst en illustraties) zag ik motiefjes, die me wel aanspraken. Ze bleken zijn interpretatie te zijn van het symbool dat bekend staat als 'vesica piscis'. Ik had geen idee van de betekenis, maar ik wilde ze absoluut een plekje in mijn mandala geven. Ze waren trouwens nog een aardige uitdaging om te tekenen...</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">Helemaal spontaan volgden ook het kruisachtige motief in het midden en de halve manen. Vrijwel iedereen denkt dat de ronde motieven daarachter schijfjes citroen zijn, maar ik had er geen enkele bedoeling mee, hoor!</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">Hetzelfde geldt voor mijn kleurkeuze: geheel onbewust. Als je geïnteresseerd bent in de betekenis van kleuren, lees dan de artikelen van Anne-Lies Smal van "<a href="http://www.inspirerendleven.nl/gebruiker/anne-lies/" target="_blank">Inspirerend leven</a>" over geel, groen, blauw en paars. Met veel humor geschreven en midden in de roos!!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Wonderen bestaan: <i><b>mirakelse mandala's</b></i>!</span></div>
Anneke (Merry-Go-Round)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04824621551949084596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4911075877097099290.post-3691813051013208502016-01-31T19:56:00.000+01:002016-01-31T20:11:44.870+01:00Keeping my promise with Challenge #252Last Sunday I promised my new FB friend <a href="http://www.boomeresque.com/zentangle-diva-challenge-252-blizzard-of-2016-edition/" target="_blank">Suzanne Fluhr</a> to start over with participating in the Diva's Challenges. Promise is a promise! And it's about time to get rid of my tangler's block...<br />
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The Diva wanted us to use a tangle as our string (read <a href="http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.nl/2016/01/weekly-challenge-252.html" target="_blank">here</a>). Easy peasy: <i>Phicops,</i> because it has always been one of my favorite tangles!! It just screamed to be filled with <i>Finery</i>, that I'd practiced but never used before. Then some <i>Pearlz</i>. After shading, it still looked a bit dull. That's why I gave it a wash. I guess, it was the Diva's intention to use more tangles, but I'm happy with this result.<br />
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Well, it was great fun, after such a long time! Thank you, Susanne, for getting me this far ;-)<br />
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Happy Tangling everyone!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tangles: <i>Phicops, Finery and Pearlz</i></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Afgelopen zondag heb ik mijn nieuwe FB-vriendin <a href="http://www.boomeresque.com/zentangle-diva-challenge-252-blizzard-of-2016-edition/" target="_blank">Suzanne Fluhr</a> beloofd om maar weer eens mee te gaan doen aan de Diva's Challenges. Belofte maakt schuld! En het moet nu ook maar eens afgelopen zijn met mijn tangle-dip...</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Dus...</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">De Diva wilde dat we een tangle zouden gebruiken als string (lees <a href="http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.nl/2016/01/weekly-challenge-252.html" target="_blank">hier</a>). Een makkie: <i>Phicops,</i> omdat dat altijd al één van mijn favorieten is geweest!! Het schreeuwde er gewoon om om opgevuld te worden met <i>Finery</i>, dat ik wel eens had geoefend, maar nooit eerder gebruikt. Daarna nog wat <i>Pearlz</i>. Na het schaduwen oogde het nog steeds een beetje saai. Daarom heb ik het een "wash" gegeven. Ik vermoed, dat het de Diva's bedoeling was om meer tangles te gebruiken, maar ik ben wel blij met dit resultaat.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Nou, het was hartstikke leuk om te doen na zo'n lange tijd! Met dank aan Suzanne, die me toch maar mooi zover heeft gekregen ;-)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Veel <i>Tangle</i>plezier allemaal!</span>Anneke (Merry-Go-Round)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04824621551949084596noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4911075877097099290.post-90176176984446631622016-01-25T21:17:00.000+01:002016-03-14T13:36:41.247+01:00Merry Mandala Monday #1Really, it's high time for blowing new life into my heavily neglected blog... I am very happy to have such loyal followers, who have not abandoned me. Even new followers signed up. Thank you all for your confidence!<br />
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Because there is this huge pile of mandalas, waiting to be uploaded to my <i>"Miraculous Mandalas"</i> page, I've decided two things: 1. From now on my Monday will be <b>Merry Mandala Monday</b>! And 2. I'll just start from the beginning, but that's because of a "technical issue" between Blogger and me... ;-) Pardon me please!<br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Het is echt de hoogste tijd om mijn zwaar verwaarloosde blog eens nieuw leven in te blazen... Ik ben erg blij met zulke trouwe volgers, die niet eens zijn afgehaakt. Er zijn zelfs nieuwe volgers bijgekomen. Allemaal reuze bedankt voor jullie vertrouwen!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Omdat er nog steeds een hele stapel mandala's ligt, wachtend om te worden ge-upload naar mijn <i>"Miraculous Mandalas"</i> pagina, heb ik twee knopen doorgehakt: 1. Mijn maandag is voortaan <b><i>Merry</i> Mandala Maandag</b>! En 2. Ik begin gewoon bij het begin, maar dat komt door een "technische kwestie" tussen Blogger en mij... ;-) Sorry!</span><br />
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Today I'd like to tell you about the very first one I drew in 2003, which - <span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">how</span> <span class="hps">could it be otherwise</span></span> - is called "Opus I". At that time I was taking a course. Although it was presented as "Mandala drawing", it turned out to be more like "<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Therapeutic drawing". Nothing wrong with that (we learned a lot about ourselves!), </span></span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">but it was not </span></span>before <span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"></span><span class="hps">the</span> <span class="hps">third meeting</span></span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"> the </span></span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">course leader told us a little something about how to construct a</span></span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"> </span></span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">mandala. </span></span>E<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">nough for</span> <span class="hps">me to finally get started!</span></span><br />
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<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">I</span></span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"> <span class="hps">grabbed my</span></span> <span class="hps">pencils, compass, ruler and </span></span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">protractor, and </span></span>gathered</span> <span class="hps">all the </span></span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps alt-edited">color pencils in the house... </span></span></div>
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<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps alt-edited">So nice and </span></span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps alt-edited"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">liberating</span></span>: no planning, no thinking, not blocked by any (</span></span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps alt-edited"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">lack of) </span></span>knowledge, just drawing and coloring.</span></span></div>
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<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps alt-edited"><br /></span></span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps alt-edited">That's what I've done ever since that day! I sit and I create, and I'm always surprised about the results.</span></span><br />
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<span class="short_text" lang="en"><span class="hps alt-edited">If you like to see and read more, please come back next week!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Vandaag ga ik iets vertellen over de allereerste, die ik heb getekend in 2003 en die dus ook - hoe kan het anders - "Opus I" heet. In die tijd volgde ik een cursus. Hoewel die aangeboden werd als "Mandala tekenen", was het toch meer "Helend tekenen". Niks mis mee (we hebben een hoop over onszelf geleerd!), maar pas op de derde bijeenkomst legde de cursusleidster iets uit over het construeren van een mandala. Genoeg voor mij om eindelijk aan de slag te gaan!</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">Ik heb mijn potloden, passer, liniaal en gradenboog gepakt en alle kleurpotloden verzameld die ik in huis kon vinden... Hartstikke leuk en bevrijdend: geen plan, niet nadenken, niet geremd door (gemis aan) kennis, gewoon maar tekenen en kleuren.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">En dat is precies wat ik daarna altijd gedaan heb! Ik zit en ik creëer, en ik ben altijd verbaasd over het resultaat.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Kom volgende week alsjeblieft weer terug, als je meer wilt zien en lezen!</span>Anneke (Merry-Go-Round)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04824621551949084596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4911075877097099290.post-69056050204209820382014-03-17T00:03:00.000+01:002014-03-17T00:03:13.548+01:00St. Patrick's Day ZIAThis ZIA is <span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">for all</span> <span class="hps">Irish</span> <span class="hps alt-edited">people around the</span> <span class="hps">world, and many others, who are celebrating St. Patrick's Day today!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Deze ZIA is voor alle Ieren over de hele wereld, en vele anderen, die vandaag <i>St. Patrick's Day</i> vieren!</span></span></span><br />
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<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">The base of this card</span></span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"> I've made </span></span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">quite a while ago</span></span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">. The background is one of my "<a href="http://anneke-merrygoround.blogspot.nl/2013/03/more-more-mooka-madness.html" target="_blank">Zen papers</a>". On top is a freestyle <a href="http://tickledtotangle.blogspot.nl/p/lucky.html" target="_blank">Lucky</a> (a tangle pattern created by CZT Adele Bruno), which I first tangled with bleach. I then traced all the lines with a black micron 0.1 and filled in some sections. I took a darkgreen color pencil for shadowing. After scanning, I've already used this card several times to send people a digital wish, like "Good luck"! I simply add text in Paint....</span></span><br />
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<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span style="color: #0b5394;">De basis van deze kaart heb ik een een poosje geleden gemaakt. De achtergrond is één van mijn "<a href="http://anneke-merrygoround.blogspot.nl/2013/03/more-more-mooka-madness.html" target="_blank">Zenpapieren</a>". Daarop heb ik eerst met bleekwater een freestyle <a href="http://tickledtotangle.blogspot.nl/p/lucky.html" target="_blank">Lucky</a> (een <i>tangle</i>patroon van CZT Adele Bruno) getekend. Daarna heb ik alle lijnen omgetrokken met een zwarte micron 0.1 en wat vlakken ingevuld. Voor de schaduw heb ik een donkergroen kleurpotlood genomen. Na het scannen heb ik de kaart al verschillende keren gebruikt om mensen een digitale wens te sturen, zoals "Veel geluk"! De tekst voeg ik gewoon in Paint toe....</span></span></span><br />
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<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Happy Tangling everyone!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Voor het gemak heb ik een nieuw tabblad toegevoegd: "<i>Pick my patterns</i>". Het is nu een stuk makkelijker om de instructies van mijn <i>tangle</i>patronen te vinden!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Vorige week vond ik bij het opruimen van een laatje wat schriften van mijn oudste dochter.... Van op z'n minst van 7 jaar geleden, toen we nog nooit hadden gehoord van Zentangle. Zij was een echte doedelaar en vanwege de vele grappige tekeningetjes heb ik er een paar bewaard. Wat ik tegenkwam, hebben waarschijnlijk alle doedelaars wel eens gedaan. Ik in elk geval wel!!</span><br />
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Now, how would that look like as a black & white tangle pattern?! I really wanted to know that! And once I started, I couldn't stop, so much fun it was! Here are the steps to draw a simple pattern with many possibilities.... Please go ahead, just use your imagination!<br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Nou, hoe zou dat eruit zien als een zwart-wit <i>tangle</i>patroon?! Dat wilde ik wel eens zien! En toen ik eenmaal begonnen was, kon ik niet meer stoppen, zo leuk werd het! Hier volgen de stappen om een eenvoudig patroon met veel mogelijkheden te tekenen.... Ga lekker je gang, laat je fantasie er maar op los!</span></div>
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Step 1: Draw curvy lines in the same direction, instead of in the zigzag manner. Remember: "One stroke at a time" and "deliberately"!!<br />
Step 2: Draw smaller curvy lines in the separate sections (mostly I work from large to small). Don't forget to slowly turn your tile as you follow the shape....<br />
Step 3: Turn your tile <span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">180<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">°<span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></span></span>and continue with drawing the small curvy lines<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Step 5: Add shade.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en" style="font-size: small;"><span class="hps"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">HINT: When you skip the</span></span></span></span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en" style="font-size: small;"><span class="hps"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> turn of </span></span></span></span>step 3 and continue with "V"-shapes in the same direction, you'll create a totally different result....</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: small;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Stap 1: Teken gebogen lijnen in dezelfde richting in plaats van op zigzagmanier. Denk aan: "Eén lijn tegelijk" en "weloverwogen"!!</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: small;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Stap 2: Teken kleinere gebogen lijntjes in de afzonderlijke vlakken (meestal werk ik van groot naar klein). </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><br /><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> Vergeet niet om je tegel steeds een beetje te draaien bij het volgen van de vorm....</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: small;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Stap 3: Draai je tegel </span></span></span></span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">180<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">°<span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></span></span>en ga door met de kleine bogen.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: small;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Stap 4: Vul in met zwart.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en" style="font-size: small;"><span class="hps"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Stap 5: Voeg schaduw toe.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en" style="font-size: small;"><span class="hps"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">HINT: Als je de </span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en" style="font-size: small;"><span class="hps"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">draai van stap 3<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> overslaat en verder gaat met "V"-vormen in dezelfde richting, dan creëer je een heel ander resultaat....</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Here is, what you could do more:</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Hier zie je wat je er nog meer mee kunt doen:</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">And some more ideas:</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">En nog een paar ideetjes:</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">The first thing, that came in my mind was: "Those are shark teeth"! So it was a tiny step to call this pattern "JawZ". I've never seen this pattern before, but with so many patterns I might have missed it.... If so, please tell me! Please do the same in case the name already exists. </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Het eerste dat me te binnen schoot was: "Dat zijn haaientanden"! Het was dus maar een ministap om dit patroon "JawZ" te noemen. Ik ben het nog nergens tegen gekomen, maar er zijn zoveel patroontjes, dat ik het misschien gemist heb.... Als dat zo is, laat het me dan alsjeblieft even weten! Ook in het geval, dat de naam al bestaat.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">This is the monotangle with JawZ, I made for the 2nd swap of the Dutch Zentangle Swappers (DZS).</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Dit is de monotangle met JawZ, die ik heb gemaakt voor de 2e ruil van de Dutch Zentangle Swappers (DZS).</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en" style="font-size: small;"><span class="hps"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Veel <i>Tangle</i>plezier allemaal!</span></span></span></span></span>Anneke (Merry-Go-Round)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04824621551949084596noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4911075877097099290.post-17193143589249973592014-01-19T00:37:00.001+01:002014-01-19T00:37:49.820+01:00First swap from the DZS<span style="color: #0b5394;">Vorige maand vroeg <a href="http://tanglepatterns.com/2013/11/how-to-draw-xeni.html">Jacqueline</a> me of ik mee wil doen met een nieuwe groep op Swap-bot, speciaal voor Nederlandse Zentangle beoefenaars: de Dutch Zentangle Swappers (DZS). Nou, vanwege een diepe tangle-dip kan ik op dit moment de bekende stok achter de deur goed gebruiken.... Graag dus!!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">De 1e ruil heeft al plaatsgevonden. Er moesten 2 ATC-tjes getekend worden in zwart/wit - uiteraard! - én groen. Leuk, want ik houd wel van groen! Ik heb niet eerder op dit formaat getekend, maar dat bleek helemaal geen punt.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Voor Aly heb ik de beginletters A en S van haar namen gebruikt voor de string en die gevuld met patronen die beginnen met de letters van haar hele voor- en achternaam. De A en S overlappen elkaar een klein stukje op de beide kaartjes, zodat ze echt een setje vormen.</span></div>
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Last month, <a href="http://tanglepatterns.com/2013/11/how-to-draw-xeni.html">Jacqueline</a> asked me if I want to take part in a new group on Swap-bot, especially for Zentangle zealots in the Netherlands: the Dutch Zentangle Swappers (DZS). Well, because of a deep tangle dip I could use "a stick behind the door" ;-)) .... So, I'd love to!!</div>
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<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en" tabindex="-1"><span class="hps">T</span></span>he 1st swap is already a fact. We had to draw 2 ATC's in black & white - of course! - and green. Nice, I like green! The ATC format was new to me, but that was not a problem.</div>
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For Aly I used her initials A and S for my string and filled it with tangles, that begin with the letters of her complete name. There is an overlap from the A and S at both cards, so they really belong together.</div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">En dit is het uiteindelijk geworden....</span><br />
And this is the final result....<br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Dit was geweldig om te doen! In februari komt de volgende swap....</span><br />
This was great to do! The next swap will be in February....<br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><u>Met dank aan:</u></span><i><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"> </span></span></span></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Jacqueline voor het organiseren van deze swap;</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">CZT®</span></span> Linda Farmer van <a href="http://tanglepatterns.com/">TanglePatterns.com</a>, </span></span></span><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">waar je de instructies voor de patronen kunt vinden</span></span></span></span></span>;</div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Jou voor het lezen van deze post.... en misschien zelfs voor het achterlaten van een reactie!!!</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Veel <i>Tangle</i>plezier allemaal!</span></span></span></span></div>
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<u>Thanks to:</u><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"></span></span></span><br />
<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Jacqueline for organizing this swap</span></span></span></span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">;</span></span></span></span><br />
<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">CZT® </span></span>Linda Farmer from <a href="http://tanglepatterns.com/">TanglePatterns.com</a>, </span></span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">where you can find the instructions of the patterns</span></span>; </span></span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"></span></span><br />
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You for reading this post.... and maybe even for leaving a comment!!!<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"> </span></span></span><br />
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<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Happy Tangling everyone!</span></span></span></div>
Anneke (Merry-Go-Round)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04824621551949084596noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4911075877097099290.post-66490462871107360962013-12-24T22:06:00.000+01:002013-12-24T22:38:50.387+01:00Merry Christmas!!Today my son sent me <a href="http://www.viralnova.com/simon-beck-snow-art/">these link</a> and wrote: "think, you'll like this...."<br />
Well, I think it is THE best way of wishing all my Zentangle friends from all over the world a<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>MERRY CHRISTMAS!!</i></span></blockquote>
With love,<br />
Anneke <br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Vandaag stuurde mijn zoon me <a href="http://www.viralnova.com/simon-beck-snow-art/">deze link</a> en hij schreef erbij: "dacht dat u dit wel mooi vond...."</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">Nou, ik denk dat het DE beste manier is om al mijn Zentangle-vrienden van over de hele wereld een</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>VROLIJK KERSTFEEST</i></span> </span></blockquote>
<span style="color: #0b5394;">toe te wensen!!</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">Veel liefs,</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">Anneke</span>Anneke (Merry-Go-Round)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04824621551949084596noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4911075877097099290.post-85615723642800977312013-11-24T15:04:00.000+01:002013-11-24T15:04:58.826+01:00Gripped by Quib! (Challenge #145)It's about time (well, isn't that an understatement....?) to write a post again!!<br />
No, I'm not ill or too occupied with other things, but I just took a time-out from tangling.<br />
But now the new official Zentangle pattern <i><a href="http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs119/1101168872594/archive/1115527264827.html">Quib</a> </i>has truly gripped me and I couldn't ignore the Diva's <a href="http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.nl/2013/11/weekly-challenge-145.html">Weekly Challenge #145</a>! I really enjoyed when drawing this combination of <i>Quib </i>with <i>Beadlines </i>and <i>Diva Dance</i>.<br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Het werd wel weer eens tijd (op z'n zachtst gezegd....) om een berichtje te plaatsen!!</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">Niet dat ik ziek ben, of te druk met andere dingen, maar ik was gewoon even een beetje klaar met het <i>tanglen</i><b>.</b> </span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">Maar nu ben ik echt in de ban van het nieuwe officiële Zentangle patroon <a href="http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs119/1101168872594/archive/1115527264827.html"><i>Quib</i></a> <span class="" id="result_box" lang="nl"><span class="hps">en kon</span> </span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="nl"><span class="hps">ik </span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="nl"><span class="hps">niet voorbijgaan aan de</span> <span class="hps">Diva's</span> <a href="http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.nl/2013/11/weekly-challenge-145.html"><span class="hps">Weekly</span> <span class="hps">Challenge</span> <span class="hps">#</span></a><span class="hps"><a href="http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.nl/2013/11/weekly-challenge-145.html">145</a>! </span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="nl"><span class="hps">Ik heb als vanouds genoten</span> tijdens<span class="hps"> het tekenen van</span> <span class="hps">deze combinatie van</span> <i><span class="hps">Quib</span></i> <span class="hps">met</span> <i><span class="hps">Beadlines</span> </i><span class="hps">en <i>Diva</i></span><i><span class=""> Dance</span></i><span class="">.</span></span></span><br />
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Hopefully I'm back again....<br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="nl"><span class="">Hopelijk ben ik weer helemaal terug....</span></span></span><br />
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<u>Thanks to:</u><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"> </span></span></span></span><br />
<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">CZT® </span></span>Laura Harms </span></span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">aka the Diva for this "gripping" Challenge;</span></span><br />
<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Rick and Maria from <a href="http://www.zentangle.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21&Itemid=131" target="_blank">Zentangle®</a> for </span></span></span></span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><i>Quib</i> and <a href="http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.nl/2012/12/weekly-challenge-100.html"><i>Diva Dance</i></a>;</span></span><br />
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<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">CZT® Margaret Bremner </span></span></span></span>for <i>Beadlines</i> </span></span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">(no online instructions)</span></span></span></span></span></span>;</span></span></div>
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You for reading this post.... and maybe even for leaving a comment!!!<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"> </span></span></span><br />
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<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Happy Tangling everyone!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><u>Met dank aan:</u></span><i><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"> </span></span></span></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">CZT® </span></span>Laura Harms </span></span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">alias de Diva voor deze "aangrijpende" Challenge;</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Rick en Maria van <a href="http://www.zentangle.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21&Itemid=131" target="_blank">Zentangle®</a> voor </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><i>Quib</i> en <a href="http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.nl/2012/12/weekly-challenge-100.html"><i>Diva Dance</i></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">;</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">CZT® Margaret Bremner </span></span></span></span>voor <i>Beadlines </i></span></span></span><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">(geen online instructies)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>;</div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Jou voor het lezen van deze post.... en misschien zelfs voor het achterlaten van een reactie!!!</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Veel <i>Tangle</i>plezier allemaal!</span></span></span></span></div>
Anneke (Merry-Go-Round)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04824621551949084596noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4911075877097099290.post-90119519787817380122013-09-18T00:58:00.002+02:002013-09-18T00:59:39.102+02:00"Colour Colour Everywhere", Challenge #136Oh boy, it really was my intention to take part in every Weekly Challenge this year.... and now I have missed four (#133 is ready - I LOVE Tipple!! - but is not posted yet). Blame it all to our very relaxing (and extremely hot) holiday, that we've spend with our eldest daughter and her boyfriend, who live and work in Paramaribo/Suriname for a year. Together with our <span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">other two children we've had three unforgetable weeks!</span></span><br />
<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">I still need to get into the daily rhythm again....</span></span><br />
<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">But the diva's <a href="http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.nl/2013/09/weekly-challenge-136.html">Weekly Challenge #136</a> is a nice one to start with. An unfinished zendala </span></span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps alt-edited">was perfectly suited to</span> <span class="hps alt-edited">this mission! </span></span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"></span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"></span><br />
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<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"></span></span><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Oei, het was echt mijn bedoeling om </span></span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">aan alle wekelijkse Challenges van dit jaar </span></span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">mee te doen.... en nu heb ik er vier gemist (#133 is klaar - ik ben nl. stapel op Tipple!! - maar is nog niet geplaatst). Geef de schuld maar aan onze zeer ontspannende (en extreem hete) vakantie, die we hebben doorgebracht bij onze oudste dochter en haar vriend, die een jaar in Paramaribo/Suriname wonen en werken. Samen met onze twee andere kinderen hebben we daar drie onvergetelijke weken beleefd. Ik moet nog steeds in het dagelijkse ritme komen....</span></span></span><br />
<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Maar de diva's <a href="http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.nl/2013/09/weekly-challenge-136.html">Weekly Challenge #136</a> is een hele fijne om mee te starten. Een onafgemaakte zendala was uitermate geschikt voor deze missie!</span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Tangles:</i> <span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><i>Beadlines</i>, <i>Buttercup</i>, <i>Crescent Moon</i>, <i>Flukes</i>,<br /><i>Knightsbridge</i>, <i>Opus</i>, <i>Printemps</i>, <i>Scoodle</i> and <i>Zander</i></span></span></td></tr>
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<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">I've used black Microns with different sized nibs for the drawing and </span></span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Luminance 6901 pencils from Caran d'Ache® for the coloring.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Ik heb zwarte Microns van verschillende diktes gebruikt voor de tekening en </span></span></span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Luminance 6901 potloden van Caran d'Ache® voor het kleuren.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<u>Thanks to:</u><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"> </span></span></span></span><br />
<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">CZT® </span></span>Laura Harms </span></span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">aka the Diva for this colourful Challenge;</span></span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"> </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Rick and Maria from <a href="http://www.zentangle.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21&Itemid=131" target="_blank">Zentangle®</a> for </span></span></span></span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><i>Crescent Moon</i>, <i>Flukes</i>, <i>Knightsbridge</i>, <i>Opus</i>, <i>Printemps</i>, <i>Scoodle</i></span></span></span></span> and <i>Zander</i>;</span></span></div>
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<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">CZT® Margaret Bremner </span></span></span></span>for Beadlines </span></span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">(no online instructions)</span></span></span></span></span></span>;</span></span></div>
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<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">CZT® Sandy Steen Bartholomew for <a href="http://lifeimitatesdoodles.blogspot.nl/2012/04/review-giveaway-of-tangled-fashionista.html"><i>Buttercup</i></a>;</span></span></div>
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You for reading this post.... and maybe even for leaving a comment!!!<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"> </span></span></span><br />
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<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Happy Tangling everyone!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><u>Met dank aan:</u></span><i><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"> </span></span></span></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">CZT® </span></span>Laura Harms </span></span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">alias de Diva voor deze kleurrijke Challenge;</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Rick en Maria van <a href="http://www.zentangle.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21&Itemid=131" target="_blank">Zentangle®</a> voor </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><i>Crescent Moon</i>, <i>Flukes</i>, <i>Knightsbridge</i>, <i>Opus</i>, <i>Printemps</i>, <i>Scoodle</i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><i> </i><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">en </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><i>Zander</i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">;</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">CZT® Margaret Bremner </span></span></span></span>voor <i>Beadlines </i></span></span></span><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">(geen online instructies)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>;</div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">CZT® Sandy Steen Bartholomew </span></span></span></span></span></span></span>voor <a href="http://lifeimitatesdoodles.blogspot.nl/2012/04/review-giveaway-of-tangled-fashionista.html"><i>Buttercup</i></a>;</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Jou voor het lezen van deze post.... en misschien zelfs voor het achterlaten van een reactie!!!</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Veel <i>Tangle</i>plezier allemaal!</span></span></span></span></div>
Anneke (Merry-Go-Round)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04824621551949084596noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4911075877097099290.post-17898632521779036222013-08-11T23:11:00.000+02:002013-08-11T23:11:51.018+02:00Challenge #130 with "Henna Drum"My apologies: I have no time to write about "the making of" of my entry to the Diva's <a href="http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.nl/2013/08/weekly-challenge-130.html">Weekly Challenge #130</a> (Use My Tangle "Henna Drum" from CZT® Jane MacKugler). And I hope you'll forgive me for not leaving a comment on your blog or Flickr page after you've been so kind to do so here....<br />
Just one thing: I loved to try Henna Drum and I will certainly use it more often!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Tangles: Henna Drum and Tipple</i></td></tr>
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<u>Thanks to:</u><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"> </span></span></span></span><br />
<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">CZT® </span></span>Laura Harms </span></span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">aka the Diva for this flowery Challenge;</span></span><br />
<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">CZT® Jane MacKugler for <i>Henna Drum</i>;</span></span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"> </span></span></span></span><br />
<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Rick and Maria from <a href="http://www.zentangle.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21&Itemid=131" target="_blank">Zentangle®</a> for<i> Tipple </i>(no online instructions)</span></span>;</span></span><br />
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You for reading this post.... and maybe even for leaving a comment!!!<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"> </span></span></span><br />
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<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Happy Tangling everyone!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><u>Met dank aan:</u></span><i><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"> </span></span></span></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">CZT® </span></span>Laura Harms </span></span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">alias de Diva voor deze bloemrijke Challenge;</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">CZT® Jane MacKugler voor <i>Henna Drum</i>;</span></span> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Rick en Maria van <a href="http://www.zentangle.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21&Itemid=131" target="_blank">Zentangle®</a> voor <i>Tipple </i>(geen online instructies)</span></span>;</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Jou voor het lezen van deze post.... en misschien zelfs voor het achterlaten van een reactie!!!</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Veel <i>Tangle</i>plezier allemaal!</span></span></span></span></div>
<br />Anneke (Merry-Go-Round)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04824621551949084596noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4911075877097099290.post-89799692605549370452013-08-04T10:21:00.000+02:002013-08-04T14:08:05.806+02:00Another TP String 004 for Challenge #129Earlier this week I had, more or less, promissed Kathy from <a href="http://katydidsworld.wordpress.com/2013/07/30/weekly-challenge-129-string-theory-v-xxv-tanglelpatterns-string004/">Katydid's Tangled World</a> and Mariët from <a href="http://studio-ml.blogspot.nl/2013/07/challenge-129.html">Studio-ML</a> to create another tile or ZIA for the Diva's <a href="http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.nl/2013/07/weekly-challenge-129.html">Weekly Challenge</a>, using TP String 004. And promises need to be fulfilled, so here is my second entry!<br />
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Again it's on Mi-Teintes paper from Canson, </span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps alt-edited">yellow ocher</span></span> this time. For the coloring I used Luminance 6901 pencils from Caran d'Ache® and the <i>Black Pearlz</i> are with a Sakura Glaze pen and a Metallic gelpen for the sparkles. The result</span> <span class="hps">is totally different</span> <span class="hps">from what I</span> <span class="hps">had in mind at first!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Eerder deze week heb ik Kathy van <a href="http://katydidsworld.wordpress.com/2013/07/30/weekly-challenge-129-string-theory-v-xxv-tanglelpatterns-string004/">Katydid's Tangled World</a> en Mariët van <a href="http://studio-ml.blogspot.nl/2013/07/challenge-129.html">Studio-ML</a> min of meer beloofd, dat ik nóg een <i>tile </i>of en ZIA zou maken voor de Diva's <a href="http://iamthedivaczt.blogspot.nl/2013/07/weekly-challenge-129.html">Weekly Challenge #129</a> met TP String 004. En belofte maakt schuld, dus hier is mijn tweede bijdrage!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Het is weer op </span><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Mi-Teintes paper van Canson, dit keer okergeel. Voor het kleuren heb ik Luminance 6901 potloden van Caran d'Ache® gebruikt en de <i>Black Pearlz</i> zijn gedaan met een </span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Sakura Glaze pen en een Metallic gelpen voor de glimmertjes. Het is wel totaal anders geworden dan ik van te voren in gedachten had!</span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Tangles: Ciceron, Leaflet, Flux, Koryl and Black Pearlz</i></td></tr>
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<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">CZT® </span></span>Laura Harms </span></span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">aka the Diva for this funny Challenge;</span></span></div>
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<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Mariët Lustenhouwer for <a href="http://studio-ml.blogspot.nl/2013/07/ilana-ciceron.html"><i>Ciceron</i></a>;</span></span></div>
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<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Helen Williams for <a href="http://alittlelime.blogspot.nl/p/step-by-steps-patterns.html"><i>Leaflet</i></a>;<i> </i></span></span></div>
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<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">CZT® Lara Williams for <a href="http://laralina-tangleware.blogspot.ca/2012/04/new-tangle-koryl.html"><i>Koryl</i></a></span></span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">;</span></span></div>
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<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Rick and Maria from <a href="http://www.zentangle.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21&Itemid=131" target="_blank">Zentangle®</a> for <i><a href="http://maggiekattangles.blogspot.nl/2012/10/flux.html">Flux</a></i></span></span> and (Black) Pearlz;</span></span></div>
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You for reading this post.... and maybe even for leaving a comment!!!<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"> </span></span></span><br />
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<span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Happy Tangling everyone!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><u>Met dank aan:</u></span><i><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"> </span></span></span></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">CZT® </span></span>Laura Harms </span></span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">alias de Diva voor deze grappige Challenge;</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Mariët Lustenhouwer voor <a href="http://studio-ml.blogspot.nl/2013/07/ilana-ciceron.html"><i>Ciceron</i></a>;</span></span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Helen Williams voor <a href="http://alittlelime.blogspot.nl/p/step-by-steps-patterns.html"><i>Leaflet</i></a>;</span></span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">CZT® Lara Williams voor <a href="http://laralina-tangleware.blogspot.ca/2012/04/new-tangle-koryl.html"><i>Koryl</i></a></span></span><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">;</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps">Rick en Maria van <a href="http://www.zentangle.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21&Itemid=131" target="_blank">Zentangle®</a> voor <i><a href="http://maggiekattangles.blogspot.nl/2012/10/flux.html">Flux</a></i></span></span> en <i>(Black) Pearlz</i>;</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Jou voor het lezen van deze post.... en misschien zelfs voor het achterlaten van een reactie!!!</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="short_text" id="result_box" lang="en"><span class="hps"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Veel <i>Tangle</i>plezier allemaal!</span></span></span></span></div>
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