Tuesday, 2 June 2015

Diva Challenge #220. UMT 'All Boxed Up', more inks and stencils

Today's Diva Challenge was indeed just that. A challenge! Asked to use Alice Hendon's  tangle "All boxed up" I made many mistakes as you can see by my first effort. Then I realised I shouldn't have the lines so close together, and to not be such a smarty pants trying to do it on curves when I haven't even done one on a straight line!! So my second effort was created using straight lines and not so close together. I added shading to give some special effects, and colour to top it off. I was pleased with that result. I'm being brave showing first one as its so bad, but to encourage anyone else who struggles.. to persevere!


Continuing to explore spray inks, this week we tried using stencils, finally realising that less is more!!



I think I'd say they all need some fixing up! Some of the good papers I have used for cards.  Show you those next week. To finish off with something a bit more successful are my bookmarks for the Facebook swap group. I've forgotten which ones I've shown already so I'll just put them all on.

Tangles: Wud, Ovy, finery, Bales, Coaster, Pin Bawl and Crescent Moon.

Tangles: Purk, Bales, Sindoo, Wud, Pokeleaf, Flux. I don't know what the flowers are called (but would like to know)


The next two have to be cut into two yet. They doubled as offerings for Stacked and Tangled group on FB.

Tangles: Apulia, Florz, Bales, Chard, Leaflet, Knase, Golven, Fandango, Camelia, Hibred, Reticulated.

Tangles: Chard, Camelia, Leaves, Leaflet, Jetties, Camelia Hibred and Fandango.

All were rendered in Copic or Mexpy markers.

Thank you to those who left such encouraging comments. They are much appreciated.



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11 comments:

  1. David Hunter2 June 2015 at 09:23

    What a stunning Post, Anne. Your All Boxed Up tiles are wonderful. I love the pillow effect you achieved in the first tile, and the angularity in your strings in the second tile. Beautiful shading for very effective depth and your color centers are so cheerful. Your spray ink explorations are fabulous. Your bookmarks and staked tiles are stunning. Love the patterns you used, and so beautifully composed and drawn. Beautiful work.

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  2. Suzanne Fluhr 2 June 2015 at 12:01

    David Hunter took the words right out of my mouth/keyboard. Thanks for sharing both your All Boxed Up tiles. The first works a lot better than you think and the second looks like a very finished, interesting product. I really like that last composition with the reds, yellows and oranges. It is very professional looking.

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  3. Ilse2 June 2015 at 12:04

    Beautiful work with beautiful colors! The second Diva tile is my favorite of the two.

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  4. Loca4crafts2 June 2015 at 20:49

    Everything in this post is so beautiful, but I especially love your bookmarks. They are so beautifully colored. Amazing work.

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  5. Anne's tangle blog2 June 2015 at 22:55

    You really show how different a tangle can be! I love the bookmarks, the second is my absolute favorite.

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  6. Chrissie Frampton3 June 2015 at 11:46

    My favourite All Boxed Up tile is the one with the blue and green colouring. It's great. Some of the colours you used on your bookmarks are great, you see to have a good eye for colouring.

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  7. Annette P.-L. 4 June 2015 at 04:46

    Absolutely wonderful post! So many to see here! I totally agree with David´s words! Beautifully done!

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  8. never2tired2tangle5 June 2015 at 05:09

    Such a beautiful post. I loved every tile. I think the last is my favorite - but it's a hard choice. they are all gorgeous!

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  9. Melissa6 June 2015 at 01:32

    Re. the Diva tiles, isn't it amazing how different one pattern can be interpreted/executed? I love the movement in the first and the color in the second. Both are great!

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  10. Tangles and More6 June 2015 at 10:02

    Nice subtle use of color in the challenge tile.

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  11. Lynell Harlow / Dreamweaver Stencils6 June 2015 at 20:59

    LOVE the colored shading on your bookmarks! Whoa! Very beautiful...reminds me of the 60s/70s and some of the fabric we used to sew with back then. Your UMT challenge piece with the color was my favorite with the bits of color in the middle. Nice work as usual Ms. Anne.








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