No more Ninna's 52 weeks zentangle challenges

I have decided not to do any more challenges. I am very sorry for that.
It didn't had that response I wanted, so that is why I end up with them.

Now I am going to put my effort on doing others challenges and educate me more in the zentangle world.
Maybe some day I come back on doing challenges, who knows...

Ninna

Ninna's Challenge week 15 - Duotangle Kandysnake-Florez

First of all, SORRY for the delay...

 



Ninna's Challenge Week 15 (already)

DUOTANGLE - Kandysnake vs. Florez

 

This week I have been inspired of my clothes. I have found out that my clothes have all sorts of zentangle patterns. These 2 sweathers have the patterns Kandysnake and Florez (a variant).

Funny!

 

KANDYSNAKE

CLOSEUP KANDYSNAKE

FLOREZ (A VARIANT)

 



 

A CLOSEUP OF FLOREZ (A VARIANT OF)

So the challenge of the week is to combine these 2 patterns in a DUOTANGLE.

 

The string is composed by myself.

You can use it or choose another string.

 

Here is my string:

 

As usual you find the patterns at www.tanglepatterns.com

 

So come on, what are you waiting for!!!

 

I will post my drawing later on, I haven't finished it quite yet.

So I am eager to see what you come up with!

 

Pls post your contribution at the bottom of the blog.

Mr Linky.

There are not so many contributions, that is why I have only one Mr Linky

for all weeks. And it's free, and don't cost me anything.

If more people will do the challenge, I'll have to change Mr Linky.

So now you know why.

 

 Ninna

 



Ninna's Monotangle Challenge week 14 - IXORUS

Welcome again! And Happy Easter to all my friends once again!

I thought I would have a Monotangle Challenge this week.

Something light after the heavy (!)Easter. I guess you have been eating good food and enjoyed the company of relatives and friends. And maybe your easter isn't over yet, mine isn't. I am free tomorrow too, and maybe I do some work from home tomorrow.
Well, over to the Challenge.

I have chosen String No 43. Thought it looked nice enough :)

 

And the pattern this week is IXORUS, not too difficult.

 

As usual you can find strings and patterns at www.tanglepatterns.com

The best site for us tanglers :)

 

And here is my result:

 

 

Please post your contribute at the end of the blog

in Mr Linky, so that we all can enjoy

each others zentangles.

Thank you!

 

Happy Easter-Ninna's Week 13 Duotangle

HAPPY EASTER to all of you!

 

This week's challenge is a Duotangle :)

What can be better for this week than these two patterns

WARPED EGGS and CRACKED???!!

 

This week I have created an own string.

You can copy my string or chose another one.

 

Here is the string:

 

 

You can of course see what it lookes like, yes, it's

AN EGG :)

 

The patterns WARPED EGGS and CRACKED you can

find at www.tanglepatterns.com

as usual.

 

And here is my result for the week:

 

 

Looks like the egg will crack soon and jump out of the picture :-)

 

Have fun with this challenge, and pls post your drawing at the bottom of

the blog at Mr Linkys so we all can enjoy each others drawings.

Thank you!

 

HAPPY EASTER and HAPPY TANGLING!!

 



Challenge # 12 - Monotangle Escalator in Blue

Hello! It is a new week, and here is the new challenge for the week.
I have chosen the pattern Escalator in a monotangle and colored with blue.
The string is #040 from tanglepatterns.com.

Here is the string:

 

 

And here you can find instructions to do the pattern Escalator.
It wasn't so easy as I thought, it took some time to get it right.
I guess you will notice that :)
http://blog.suzannemcneill.com/2012/08/10/zentangle-3-day-workshop-in-fort-worth.aspx


And here is my finished result after coloring the monotangle in blue. I have used 2 different blue Gelly Roll pens (Sakura) and 2 water color pencils, and the black Unipin 0,1.

 

Hope you enjoy it!

Happy tangling!

Pls leave a comment below, and post your contribution at the end of the blog in Mr Linky.

Thank you!

Duotangle Week #11-Sugarcane & Jambalee-"Biggify"

Hello!!
I have been so tied up in work, so that's why this challenge is late.
But here it is. The string I have used is No 008.
This week's challenge is a duotangle, and the patterns are Sugarcane and Jambalee.
As  usual you can find the string and patterns here:
www.tanglepatterns.com

Here is the string:

 

This time I want you to try something that is called

to "biggify" the patterns.

That means you should draw the patterns bigger than you normally do.

But within the lines as usual.

It was a challenge to me, I often draw small zentangles which take a lot of time.  And this time I had to biggify them.

Quite useful to learn I think.

 

Here is my finished piece.

 

 

Happy tangling!

Please leave a comment after linking.

You can find Mr Linky at the bottom of the blog.

Thank you!

 



Monotangle Challenge week # 10 - Twile/Stoic

Hello !!

The challenge of this week is a bit late because I have been working so much.

Hope you don't mind... :-)

When I saw the pattern Twile/Stoic, I immediately wanted to give it a try.
This time I have not chosen a string.
I have made it easy for me and only followed the instructions at tanglepatterns.com
So it was a challenge for me to.
I had problems with the shading. I realize that I didn't start the shading from the lines, so I got a line of white which messed with my shading. I was too careful when I shaded, not to shade over the line.
That is the reason.
I tried again, and shaded nearer the line. And the places the shade went over the line, I used the eraser :)

Here you can read about how to draw TWILE/STOIC and hopefully give it a try.

http://tanglepatterns.com/2013/03/how-to-draw-twile.html

And here is my result for TWILE/STOIC.

 HAVE FUN!!

Don't forget to post your drawing at the bottom at Mr Linkys.

And leave a comment, please!!

Challenge # 10

I am sorry for the delay, but I am working quite a  lot now.
Hope the challenge will be out tomorrow.
So please be patient :-)

Duotangle Challenge week 9

EYLET&RIBBON AND HYPNOTIC.

Hello all of my creative friends!
I am well now, and back for new challenges.

Challenge of the week is a Duotangle with patterns Eylet&Ribbon+Hypnotic.
As usual you can find the patterns and how to draw them at http://tanglepatterns.com

This time I said to myself that I should draw a pattern that I haven't done before and that is not so common.
So I googled up some patterns, and Eylet&Ribbon, isn't drawn so many times.
It's sad, for it's a very lovely pattern.
Hypnotic, need I say more.... is a very very very popular pattern. And one of my first patterns I tried out when I started zentangling last year.

THE STRING for this challenge, you can find in your own mind..... I just drew some lines and went from there. (Pls excuse for miss-spellings, using wrong words etc etc... I hope you understand me anyway...thks)

Well, and here is my finished piece. Enjoy and let your creative flow!

 

I say as Jason and Grant says in the end of their program Ghost Hunters:

ON TO THE NEXT ONE :-)

 

Pls post your contribution at Mr Linky, right down at the bottom of the blog.

And leave a comment if you like. Hope to see you soon!

Monotangle week #8 - Bales

Hello all zentangle challengers out there!!

I promised I would get the challenge out yesterday, but unfortunately I have been sick, I have a cold, so hope you haven't been waiting too long for No 8.

This week I chose a quite easy pattern, called Bales.
How to draw Bales, you can find here : http://tanglepatterns.com/

And also I have used String 020, which you also can find at http://tanglepatterns.com/
You don't need to use that string, you can chose which ever you like.

In this monotangle, I thought I would go OUTSIDE-THE-BOX, which means that you draw a little bit outside the area "box" with the pattern. In my drawing you can see that in the pattern in the centre. Hope you understand what I mean.

Here is my finished result.

Please post your drawing at Mr Linkys down at the bottom.

And make a comment if you like.

Thank you!

Duotangle Challenge week #7 - Diva Dance and Hearty

Hello all of you creative people!

 

It's time for Ninna's 52 week challenge zentangle again!

 

Here comes the challenge for Week No 7! You shall create a DUOTANGLE with the patterns

DIVA DANCE and HEARTY.

It's VALENTINE'S DAY this week, that's why I have chosen HEARTY.

The string I have used is STRING NO 025.

 

Strings and patterns you can find at this site:

http://tanglepatterns.com/

 

Here is the string:

Of course you can use any string as you like :-)

 

Though I am not a CZT or have taken any classes, I try the best I can to create zentangles. I think I have created a flow in this.

 

Here is my finished result:

 

 

Hope you enjoy it.

Come on and join the challenge for this week.

You can post your contribution at the bottom in Mr Linky,

and please leave a comment after you have done that.

If you having trouble posting you can search the net how Mr Linky works.

Or you can mail your pictures to my mailadress:

tigrinnan@msn.com

So can I post them for you.

Thanks!

And Happy Tangling!

Monotangle week # 6 - TORTUCA

Hello there! Here comes the challenge for week #6 - a monotangle with the pattern Tortuca.

This time I used string 022 from tanglepatterns.com  You can create an own string if you like.

 

And here is my final result:

TA-DA!!

 

If you can and will, leave your contribution at Mr Linky down at the bottom of the blog, Thank you!

Happy tangling!

 



DuotangleWeek #5

Hello all of you!

Here is the challenge for week No 5: a duotangle.
And here is the string I have used, No 24.

The string I have used you can find here:
http://tanglepatterns.com/2012/10/tanglepatterns-string-024.html

The patterns I choose this week is called Nzeppel and Jonqal, they are described in this link:
http://tanglepatterns.com

And here is the final result:

 

Pls leave a comment after you have posted your contribution.

The Mr Linky is right at the bottom.

Happy tangling and good luck!

Monotangle week #4 - Strircles

Here comes week no 4 - a little too late, but there is no time limits for the challenges. I have had some problems with Mr Linky, so I have put Mr Linky down below in my blog, and there you can post all of the week challenges. If I dont do this, I have to close Mr Linky after a week, and you are not able to post anything at that week, and that is not good. I dont like stress... and tangling is a way to release the stress. So feel free to choose any of the week challenges and take as much time as you want to do them, and then post them with a commentary which week you are participating in and how you liked the weeks theme. Thank you!

For No 4 I choose the pattern Strircles and of course it is a monotangle. Intructions for the zentangle pattern, you can find here: http://tanglepatterns.com/2010/05/how-to-draw-strircles.html

I created my own string, which you can see here:
It looks just like space with earth in the middle.
And here is the final result with a little bit of shading. A lot of orbiting planets around the earth.

Please share your contribution at the bottom of the blog. You can choose any week challenge and post it in Mr Linky, pls leave a comment about this weeks challenge. Thanks!
Next week, No 5, I am planning to do a duotangle challenge. Hope you enjoy!
Thanks for participating!

Monotangle #3 - Striping

Here is week no 3, a monotangle called Striping.

Create your own string for this Challenge and fill it with Striping.

Here is my attempt:

 

 

Don't forget to post your contribution down below. You can choose any of the week challenges and post them there. That Mr Linky is always open, and you enter with your blog URL.

Monotangle #2 - Lightfoot

This is week no 2.
Here I have used String No 005 at www.tanglepatterns.com and filled it with the pattern Lightfoot.
Come on and try it you too!

 

 

Don't forget to post your contribution down below. That Mr Linky is always open.

Monotangle #1 - Nightsbridge

Here is my challenge for week 1. A monotangle!
I have decided that I would try and do a mono- or duotangle every week this year.
Feel free to join me if you like.
In this first challenge I have created a zentangle only with one pattern: Nightsbridge, which I love.
I have used string # 001 at http://tanglepatterns.com and the pattern you can also find there.

 



And here is my attempt.

 

I usually draw most ZIA's and Celtic Freestyle Doodles, so I think this is a good excersize for me to draw real zentangles in the format 89mmx89mm.

Below you can share your drawings with us at Mister Linky.

Have fun!

 Down below you can post all of the challenges, that Mr Linky will always be open, so you can share your drawings with us at any time :)

 

Hello!

My name is Ninna, I am a woman, 50 years old, single, and have a daughter 26 yrs old. I live in Sweden. I have 2 dogs, one cat and one bird.
I have discovered Art again, I am so happy :)
I have created drawings on and off in my life, mostly with graphite pencils and aquarelle colors. I have only a minor education in aquarelle painting at the Swedish Art School, and I have also been teaching aquarelle painting earlier at ABF School, courses for adults and children. When I was much younger I finished a Swedish course called "Lär Dig Teckna" with the Swedish artist Åke Skiöld http://seriewikin.serieframjandet.se/index.php/%C3%85ke_Ski%C3%B6ld. When I was in my thirties some of my paintings were displayed at an exhibition at Länsarbetsnämnden in Stockholm.
That is what I have done in brief.
I discovered Zentangle by an event, and I fell for it. I love the art form! And I also love doodling, mandalas, zendalas, zia's and a lot more. I work as an accountants assistant with lot of figures all day, and Zentangle is quite similar to mathematics. You have to think a lot about how you should do the zentangle; which patterns, pens, paper you should use, you have to count lines and divide strings etc.
You can learn more about zentangle at www.zentangle.com and http://tanglepatterns.com.