Monday, July 2, 2018

Do you Zentangle?

Created to delight the heart of someone who always wanted to draw. This is mindful, sort of directed doodling. It's so much fun. And I actually made one I like during my first explore.

First, creating a signature:





Start learning patterns:




And the one I like is the second one I made:


I'm not using the best pens and pencils that I actually already own. (Micro-Line or Microns are recommended as well as a graphic sketching pencils for shading.)

I'm not even using the recommended paper.

Tomorrow I'll get out my Micro-Line pens and my Derwent pencils. Tonight I'm playing like a kid...and loving every minute.

Click here for more Zentangle info. I have a friend that gave me a card she made using the technique. It was amazing.

I hope you're having fun, too.





Saturday, June 30, 2018

It's a two crane day.

I do love my new journal. The cranes are glued down so that I can open them up and have a 3-D journal. Too fun.


I didn't realize just how messy my handwriting has become since I type almost everything!